Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05

Union by this means, thar We can by th
war alone, rs t not aeconolnisall todo it !4
ia AN EcoNoaIcAL wv. -
81 Let us consider then; let us ;isccttainth
sum we have cxpcn led in theAw,r sine
compensated emancipation was proposed
last March, and consider whether, if that
measure had been promptly accept,d hy
even some of the slave States. the same sum
would not have done more to close the war
than has been otherwise done. Ifso, the
measure, would save money: and inaaihat
view, would be prudent and economical
measure, c, rtanly. -. ..~...-. ~
noteS',casy to ray something as it is
to pay nothhr, hnt it is easier to pay "a large
sum than larger one.
The aggregate SUN necessary for compen.
stated emancipation Of course would he large,
but il would require no read, cas- IN, oT bonds
any faster than the emancipation progresses.
SHARING THE BURDEN WITH PosTERITy.
This mightrnet and probably would not
close b,forrsthe end of the thirty seven wears.
AT that time We shall probably have 100
600, 900 p oplc to, share the bur den instead OF
81 900, 300 rs now. and not Only so, but the
increase of our population may be expected
to continue for long time aflerths period as
rapidly AS before, because our territories VIII
not have become full. | do not state this in
considerably. At the same ratio Of incr 'ase
which we have maintained on an average
from our first national eensus in. l79u until
1866, -we,sheuld inslgJO have population of
l03, 200, Alb, and why'mayG we not continue
that ratio far beyond that period? t Ss
... .r. OUR TERRITORY. t. ...rar...s
Our abundant room, our broad national
homestead. is an ample resource. Were our
territory as limited as are the British isles,
certainly our population could not expand as
stated. Instead of receiving the foreign born
as now, We Should be coInpclled"to send part
of the native born away, but such isnot our
condition. We have'2, 1868. 900 square miles.
Europe has $500. 900 square miles, with a
population averaging 73t persons to the
square mile. Why may not our country at
some time average as many? Is it less fer
tile? Has it more waste surface by noun
tains, rivers, lakes, deserts, and other causes ?
Is 1t inferior to Europe in any natural advan-
tage .-...-.. a.-..H. I..-'
- PROSPECTIVE GROWTH OF POPULATION.
If then we are at some time to be as popu
lous as Europe, how soon? As to when this
may be we may judge of the past and present
As to when, it will depend much on whether
We maintain the Union Several of our States
are above TIL average OF European population
oil 73s to the squarr mile. Massachusetts, has
l57, Rhode Island 1873, New York and New
Jersey each 80, also two other great States,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, are not far below,
the former having 63 and the latter So The
States direct above the European average, ex-
cept New York, have Increased III as rapid
ratio since passing that point as ever before,
while no one Of them is equal to some other
parts of our country in natural capacity for
sustaining dense population. Taking the
ratlv in the aggregate we find its population
and ratio of increase for the several decimal
periods as follows: F".. Il. r''