Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-10

a0nieai II certain. The iibsrAtion of +
zaeFss b the dassraction Of prosperity ae-
qYirsd III decent eg parehask, the same |
aaany liner psopsr15. Ik8no less true
~ hav@g been ofaen sai6 that the pso-
- OF &c South sss no mess xespoUsi=3
Die for The introduction Of this property |
than are the people Of the North and |
when il 10 remembered how unhesisasiug-
Iy We all ass s0ston, sugar, and share the
profits Of dealing IN sham, il MAY not DO
quite safe 70 say thai the South has been
more responsible than the North for its
sonsinaanes. II, thsn, for q common
ahisss, khis psspsSsy 10 20 be sssviGsed.
Ia Ii not Just thas it BIO done at common
charger And Ii with less money, or
money more easily paid, We can preserve
the baasGts of the DaiGn by this means,
than we can by the war alone, 10 II not
economical to do it2
AZ EeoNskfoAL VIEW.
Let Us consider il thaa let IL aaser-
tain the sum we have expended in che
war since the compensated emancipation
was proposed last Aareh, and consider
whether, If thai measure had been
promptly accepted by even sons Of she
slave States, the same sum would not
have done more 70 close the war than haa
been otherwise done. IL 30, the meas
uEs would save money, and in thai Eisw,
would be prudent and scoasmieal masa-
ure, certainly. -....-... ...
Il il not 30 easy TO pay something a. il
is 10 psy nothing, but it 10 easter to pay
. large sum than larger one %. 8
The aggregate sum necessary for com-
pensated emancipation Of course would
be large, but it would require no ready
cash nor bonds any faster than the eEnau-
cipation progresses +.-.+&.ss be-,
SHARING TAE BURDEx WITH PosTxaETE.
This might NOS and probably woald mol
close before the end Of the thirty ssy en
years. At that time we shall probably
have 100000, 900 people 10 share she
burden, instead of 81 600 600 as nov,
and not only so, butsthe increase of Gu
population may be expected to sontinu'
for long time after the period 40 rapid
: " as before, because our territories viii
, not have become full. do not stass thu
ineonsiderately. Al the same ratio o
l increase which we have maintained on al
q average from cur fret national census Il
: 1890 until 1860, we should in 1900 hsv
: populate 3n of l03, 2S, 4l2, and wa,
! may we NOT continue that ratio Tar be
. t y y0ua !. sa - - iseEsed
r oUR TEAAEToRY,
: ON abundant room, our broad nation
/ al homestead, Is an ample resource
!, Were our territory ~ limited as ara sh
British isles, certainly cur populAtio
could not expand as stated. Instead Q
receiving the foreign born as now, "
should be compelled to send part OF tn
:, native born away, hut such is NOS gu
y condition. We have 2, 963, 900 Of squaE
miles, with a population Of 70 and ons
= third persons 10 the square mile. WI
u may not oar soansYy al soma time szel
,. age 80 msay2 l. is less fertile? Has
more waste surface By mountains, river
y lakes, deserts and other causes Ii
: inferior to Europe ID any natural advar
3 tsge2 -.
= PROSPECTIVE aRwoTH or POPULATION.
- II then we are 10 be as populoas a. b
rope. how soons As TO when this ms
be, We may Judge OF the past and pre-
eDt as TO when, il viii evgg depend, mus
on whethar wa maintain the Union. Sc
y eraI of our States are ADORE the averas
le Of Europsan population, of Z and on
10 third 70 tAe square niis. Massschases
lE has ISL, Rhode Islaad l3S, New York Al
IN New Jersey each 50, also two other gre
st States, Pennsylvania and Ohio, are n
10 far below, The former having 60 and 9
Of latter So. The States direct above t
E. European average, exeeps New York ha
l. increased in ~ rapid q rasio since pas
IN ing that point as ever before, While I
be one of shem Is equal to some 9th
ae parts of the country Ia natural eapae
Nj ~ for sustaining u dense population.
~ Taking the ratio in the aggregate We III
as its population and rate of increase (
the several decimal periods as follows ::
AZ MATE9 or TBCAEAgE,