The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-10

money more easily paid, we can preserve the
benefits Of the sRion by this means betisf
than we can by The war alone, is II not also
economical to do it? .
THE PLAN PRACTICABLE.
Let us consider it then. Let US ascertain
the sum We have expended in the war since
compensated emancipation was proposed last
March, and consider whether, il that meas
ure had been promptly accepted by even
some OF the Slave States the same sum would
not have done more to close the war than
has been otherwise done. If SO the measure
would save money, and In that view would
be prudent and economical. Certainly It is
not so easy to pay something, as to pay noth>
| ing. But 1t is easier to pay a large sum than
to pay larger one, and it is easier to pay
any sum when we are able. than it is before
we are able. The war requies them at once
the aggregate sum necessary for compensa-
ting emancipation of course would be large,
but it would require no ready cash, 10 bonds
men, any faster than The cmancip ption pro-
| gress,s.
| INCREASING POPULATION. ....
| This might not and probably would not
close before the end oI thirty seven tesrs.-
By that time we shall probably have 100.
100000 ofpeople to share the burden, instead
OF 81 100000 as now, and not only so, but
the increase of our population may be ex~
rected to continue for long time after the
period as rapidly as before, b. cause our Ter
| ritories will not have become full. l do not
state this inconsiderately in the same ratio
At the increase which we have maintain.
ed on an average from our national census.
in 1890 until that OF 1860, we should in
1900 have population OF 103 pos, AIS and
why may we not continue that ratio far be
yond that period? Our aoundent room, our
broad national homestead, is an ample re
source. Where our territory limited as were
the British Isles, very certainly our popula-
tin could not expand as was stated, and in
stead OF receiving the foreign born as now,
we should be compelled to send part of the
native born awav, but such is not our con.
dition.
| vAsTEEss OF TERRtfSRy.
We have two millions nine hundted and
81 xty three thousand square miles. Europe
has three millions eight hundred thousand,
with a population aRerageihg seventy three
and one third persons TO the square nile
| Why may not our country at some time av>
erage as many? Is it less fertile? Has it
more aste surtice by monntsins, rivers lakes
desc rts, or other causes? Is it inferior to
Europe IN any natural advantages? II then
we are at some time to I've IS populous as
Europe, how soon? AS to when this
may be we can Judge by the past and the
present, as TO when it WILL il ever, depends
much on whether we maintain the Union.
Several OF our States are above the average
European population OF seventy three and
third to the square mile. Massachusetts,
has l57 Rhode Island 1873, New York and
New Jersey each 50 also two other great
States, Pennsylvania and Ohio are net fat
below the former having 63 and the
latter SO. The States already above the Eu-
ropean average except New York, have IN
creased in as rapid ratio since passing that
as ever before, while no one OF them is equaI
to some other parts OF our country in na'u.
Ial capacity for sustaining dense population
luYf RATIO OF INCREASE.
Taking the nation 10 the aggregate, and
we find It's population and ratio OF increase
for the several decehaial periods to be as
foIl' VS. ...a ,...... ......
1908 500 837. a..
1900 5,3O5, 937. 35,02 per cent iratio o
increase.
l8lo-7,239,814. 3G,45 per cent. ratio o
increase.
l82o-9,638,l3l. 1913 per cent ratio o
increase. ,..
18ao-128e6,o2o 33,4o per cent. ratio o
increase.
1840-17 069 .453 1897 per cent ratio o
increase.
185o-23. 191, ,876. 35,S7 per cent. ratio o
increase. ....r... ...- ."... ..
1860 3d. 443, ,79o. $3.50 per cent ratio o
increase.
Ihis shows an average decimal increase O
"a so per cent in population through the
seventy years from first to our last census
taken. 1t is seen that the ratio oil increase
at no one OF these seven periods is either
per cent. below or 2 per cent. above the av
erage; thus showing how inhexibe, ant
} consequently how reliable, the law Of in
crease in our case is. Assuming that it vii
contirue, it gives the following result: 1870
AZ, ,323,3 ,372; 1880, 56 SB6, 2t6; 1890, 76 677,
/ 872; 1900, O3,208, AIS; 1910, 138,918, ,526
1920, 1856 ,984 1886; 1880, PSI, ,690914. 1
CAPACITY TO SUPPORT POPULATION.
These figures show that our country may
be as prosperous as Europe now is at some
point between 1920 and 1880, say abou
1925, our territory, at 73 Is persons to th'
square mile, being OF the capacity to contaii
2l7 1856, Geo; and we will leach this too,
we do not ourselves relnquisa the charlie
BY the folly ard evils o! dsunior, OF by lony
and exhausting war sprinsing troin the opll
great element of national discbra among us
While it cannot be oreseen exactly Low
much one huge example Of secession breed
ing less er ones indefinitely, would retard tn
population, civilization and prosperity, NJ
one can doubt that the extent OF it would b
very great and injurious. The propose
y !, emancipation would shorten this war, per
u petuale peace, insure this increase of popu
= lation, and proportionately the wealth Of th
+ country. With this we should pay all tha
= emancipation would cost, together with ou
. other debts, easier than We should pay ou
= other debts without it.
THE cosT OF THE PLAN.
five had allowed our old national debt
n run at six per cent. per annutn, simple inter
y est, from the end OF our revolutionary struc
q gle till to day, without paving anything o
either principal or Interest, each man OF L
a would owe less upon that debt now tha
I each man owed upon it then, and thus bt
!. cause our increase Of men through the whol
q period has been greater than six per cent
!. and has grown faster than the interest upo
q the debt. Thus, time alone relieves
debtor nation, SO long as its population IT
creases faster than uupaid interest accumt
i lates upon its debt. This fact would be n
excuse Tor delaying the payment of what
lastly due, but it shows the great importane
q Of time, in this connection, the great advar
i tage of policy by which we shall not hav
\ to pay until we number an hundred Million
What by different policy We would hav
to ply now, when the number is only thirt
one millions. In word it shows that
dollar will bS mitch harder to pay ior the wa
r. than will dollar kr emancipation on Il
!, proposed plan t 5@t