Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-22
what the Census shows.

The preliminary report OF the eighth census,
for 1860, Just issued shows the increase i'm the
population of the United States. in the decade
from 1850 to 1860 Fifteen savcholdng States
contain ~ 2l0 900 inhabitants, of which s079..
600 are whites. 25l 900 free colored and 1885,
600 slaves The actual gain of the whole popu-
latiOn in these States Is equal TO % 80 per
cent The slaves increased 23i4 per cent.
The nineteen free States and seven free Terrific
ries contain 10, POI $40. including 81 ,749 Indians
IL $40 $40 are white and 237 DIS free colored
The increase is Al "a per cent No more salts
isiactory indication of the advancing prosperity
of the country could be desired than this general
and remarkable progress in population. The
dsprOpOrtiOn between the gain of the free States
compared with the slave States is attributed TO
immigration. The gain in population in all the
States and Territories is more than 50 per cent
Ia the same period of time more than fifty
millions of acres have been brought into cultiva-
ton. The quantity of wheat grown was ILL.,
ls3,3ol bushels an increase of 10 per cent, or
double the increase OF population. The crop OF
Indian corn vas $50 45l .707 bushels or an in
crease OF more than 40 per cent. the produc.
ton of le4D The cotton produced amounted to
5.l96 1874 bales, or more than 10 per cent in ten
years. OF butter, there were 460 500 ,s5i pounds
produced, an increase of 46 per cent The amount
OF cheese was los, SIS, 80 pounds The value of
slaughtered animals was S2l2. 81 .653. Number
of sheep. 23.3l7 1856 Amount of wool, Gu SILL
343 pounds Amount of sugar, 800 2O5 hogs
heads. OF 900 pounds each MoiaSses. 1881
0s6 gallons; from the sorghum. .235, 050 gal.
Ions OF maple sugar, IS 500, ssh pounds
Tobacco. 429, 390,77l. Wine, ,s60,00c gal
Ions Hay. 1921 S tuns; this is not
proportionate 20 the increase of live stock in
the country, but il appears that, with better farm
ing, more roots and cut straw aud rough fodder
Is used. The amount OF clover seed was 929 Ol0
bushels, nearly double what the production was
in 1850. Orchard products valued at Si9. 759-
Sol very large increase. The great increase in
agricultural productions, so much greater in pro-
portion than the increase OF population, is attribu
ted to the very general use of improved agricul-
tural machines upon farms.
The products of manufacture no less
markable in the amount and increase They
increased, IN the ten years, nine hundred mil
lions OF dollars. at the rate of SO per cent,
and are valued at nineteen hundred millions OF
dollars The mechanic arts, in our country ap-
pear To contribute more directly than any others
to the general comfort and Improvement of the
people. The items which make up the large
amount of production above stated were given in
tile columns ct the Ledger some months ago
The banking capital of the country increased
from 1927 400 Oh. in 1850 to S42l $50 .095, in
1860, while the circulating currency was aug
mented $50 0e0 $50. The amount of insurance
increased 1911 10000 More than % 900 miles
and the capital involved increased from 1896
64O,l4S. in 1850, to sll5l $50 500, in 1869
Lines of telegraph we're extended over the whole
country like spider web. Our internal and
foreign trade kept pace with our advance in pro
duction and increase of capital. Education has
been made more accessible, and crime has rather
diminished. The value of real and personal es
tate exceeds the sum of sixteen thousand mil
lions of dollars representing an increase OF l26ls
per cent. in the aggregate, and an increase of 6S
per cent per capita Of the free population The
wealth OF Pennsylvania per capita is S4o7-an
increase of 90 per cent IN the last ten years
These figures show what the prosperity of our
country previous to the rebellion. That
event has checked this advance somewhat but
not to the extent apprehended. vast debt is
being accumulated. but the tact that we have,
in the last twenty five years, doubled our mum
bers and quadrupled our wealth, shows our ability
to pay any debt which the maintenance of free
institutions may require of Us to incur Phila
delphia Ledger.