The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-06

South has been more responsible than
the North, for ITS continuance. If then.
for a common object, this property is to
be sacrificed, is it not just that il DO done
at common charge?
And II, with less money, or money more
easily paid, we can preserve the benefits Of
the Union by this means, than we can by the
war alone, Is 1t not also economical TO do il?
Let Us consider it then Let us ascertain
the sum we have expended in the war
since compensated emancipation was pro-
posed last March, and consider whether,
If that measure had been promptly ac-
cepted, by even some of the slave States,
the same sum would not have done more to
close the war, than has been otherwise
done II so, the measure would save
money, and, in that view, would be a pru-
dent and economical measure. Certainly
II is not so easy to pay SOMETHING as it
is to pay NOTHING but it is easier TO pay
q LAKGE sum, than IL is to pay LARGER
one. Aud il is easier TO pay any sum WHEN
we are able, than it is to pay it BEFoRE
we are able. The war requires large sums,
and requires them at once. The aggregate
sum necessary Tor compensated emancipa-
ton, Of course would be large. But it
would require no ready cash nor the
bohdo even, any faster than the emancipa.
ton progresses. This might not, and
probably would not, close before the end
of the thirty seven years. At that time
we shall probably have hundred millions
of people to share the burden, instead Of
thirty-one millions, as now. And not only
so, but the increase Of our population may
be expected to continue for a long time after
that period, as rapidly as before because
our territory will not have become full.
do not state this inoonsiderately. At the
same ratio Of increase which we have
maintained, on an average, from our first
national census, in 1890, until that Of
1860, we should, in 1900, have a popula-
! of l03, 20S, 4l5 And why may we not
continue that ratio far beyond that
period Our abundant room-our broad
national homestead-is our ample resource.
We're our territory as limited as are the
British Isles, very certainly our popula-
ton could not expand as stated. Instead
Of receiving the foreign born, as now, we
should be compelled to send part Of the
native born away. But such is not our
condition. We have two millions nine hun
dred and sixty three thousand square miles
Europe has three millions and eight hun
dred thousand with population averag-
ing seventy-three and one third persons &c
the square mile Why may not our couu.
try, at some time, average as manyb Ii
il less fertile? Has it more waste surface
by mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts, OF
olhes causes Is it inferior to Europe
in any natural advantage If, then
we are, at some time, to be as popu
lous AS Europe, how soon? As t.
when this MAY be. we can judge by
the past ard the present; as to when i
WILL be, If ever, depends much on whether
we maintain the Union Several Ct oul
States are already above the average o.
Europe seventy-three and third TO tn,
square mile. Massachusetts has 1877; Rhod,
Island 1873; Connecticut, 80; New York auC
New Jersey, each 80. Also two other grea
States, Pennsylvania and Ohio, are not IA
below, the former having SO and the latte,
50. The States already above the Europe
on average, except New York, have in
creased in as rapid a ratio, since passing
that point, as ever before while no one 0
them is equal 10 some other parts Of GU
country, in natural capacity for sustaining
a dense population.
Taking the nation in the aggregate, an,
We find it's population and ratio OF increase
for the several decennial periods to be q
follows: