New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-23
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THE AMERICAN PRESS.

THE AGERatAN FhESS.
Mr.. Kennedy, the experienced and capable
Superintendent Of the Census, has in press his
Preliminary Report on the Census of 1860, en-
bodying and cOllating the general results ana
more important details Of that Census in an oc-
tayo Of three hundred pages, intended to e1
hibit fairly and impressiyely the progress OF
this Republic in Population, Industry, Wealtn'
Art Intelligence. &C., during the last decaoe
As a specimen of the work, we extract APP
pendix Table No. Sc. which is as iollows
THE PUBLIC PRESS.
tina elements which determine the choracersIic OF
u.op no brauch social statistics occupies more I'M
portso, than which exhibits tie number variety
and diffusion Of newspapers and other periodicals. Composing
a. they do part othe reading Of all they furnish nearly the
whole Of tue reading which he great number whether from
inclination necessity permit themscve to enjoy; and
was in rtue ofth, thar philosophical Of British
.,s,e.men sisnalzed ea,paper calculations more
important instrument the popna intelligence that was
generally imagined IN his day. The writer's OF these papers
ne ldded indeed for the greater part either unknown
in not; but they ike battery in which tue
stroke o. any one bs produce, effect but the amount OF
continued repetition Let only suffer any per-
tell hi, story orn.us and evening bu' 'or stee
month and he will become OR master"
And if tho idea OF Burke respecting the iniueDce
Of the pubic PRESS /, equally that he quality and the
Accumulation 80 g,re sheets be 'sd TO ssond az an
of the ntegen and h- domestic economy
Of any people.
IL was in ih view that Lord John Russell IN hts great
speech on Parliamentary reform delivered in the year la'
cited multiplication oud improvement in ne"s7aper'a
-,yrg evidences OF the augmented we,h and expanding
cur. OF the middle clas.. ia Great in And il was In
t view also ths. Greek scholar accustomed -
say single Newspaper published in the age Of Peiice'
(hsl that cse produced any such pheAosenon) "oua
h,uled down be better indie OF Aheaisn he and
manner. than be ound in any existing memorials o.
the G.rcsn civil cation.
The nespapcr periodical. pres now covering % WIDE
held oil activity every department thouhi hss won i'
way 10 the anains position occupies from small
bc-ianine. Taxing ~ origin ia Aiy and under on beer
ius resemblance 20 hat OF modern ume capable oil
bein- traced the SIX cn,h century tie newspaper has In
our dsy enlarged equally The Of ia diffusion aud me
character contents while the CELEBRITY with which II
disseminated eauaes throughout large tact, Of country the
condition. o. et popular intelligence which make an en-
shtened public opinion Tie earliest Eoslsh new.Psper
entitled me uIrurir i,,lc than the present
Cour, Ccpss" Ia respect Of It's matter while lis period
cal yi.i. FROM London to ior1 in tho time Of Cromwell
accomplished IN the bnei space Of fortnight o. three
week"
Atts present day the Newspaper sud the periodical have
become ropulsr .dlcstors"
lac. OF chronicles ef orA proceedings or psssng
event. lev re vast DISCUSSION ADD Information
topic. which enssae "a, thoughts enls; the atvy
Of in lie ociey. rec press has thus become
tine representative ard he the oEou OF that free
,rsso eLi, ,ound n, reu,be to the development OF
ruth either n he e iou' the political the literary, or the
c.nlc world In each sud .. Of thesr domains tie news.
prer aud tie periodical have accordingly become most Ell
Z cieut agents.
And 70 country b., heir influence been .eu.by
Witnessed O. more widely offended. than IN III, tn,ed
Ih. diusion II education combining with
the moderate prices which the ds Wat. Of the public
pTsss n, he ID Us given tie very great
currency auioug Aud where lsrss share OF III. popa
lar activity Il. from the very ns.,e c. civil Institutions
ensro.se1 ~ social 70 ice dcusons it easy pre-
DICT hs, tie public rfss here power which
lenders L mighty for good of evil according tie iute
senc. .nd ID. virtue Of those who preside its con61ct
Tho tabular appended 30 this sfor', relating
,ti, subject .,rk.y Illustrates the st that the people Of
he United States p li-rly newspsper-resdns
nation" and show how large portion Of hsf read
ing political OF oSl pspers and perodcs.s published in
the In ted states, III. ds,e OF TIE # ge1 three
thousand two h1nled an ,ef.y,wo. SO cent
roi:ic. in ser cisIseer Two hundred and uinety.gh
Or 71s Per cent ,e devoted 70 literature Religion and
Theology compoe 'he province Of two hundred and seventy
,s.n or 6Sl per ceut Viii. two hruced snd f1 our
81 Per cent, oa,sed a. miscellaneous.
The ,st decade 10 civil history lac t.el OF
ordinary political ssl,ten. Accordingly md il, thefe
has been worry increase in tie nunser 81 Yeiics
repen and periodicals, pared win ,orespoEdas pub
ic,ons the da', Of N. e,sd.nr u 1880 their
number lt'c in 100 twas J2f! he.ug .reseh'e
nssry 100 per cent In So the nlmbe reioas Par.ns
tud perodirsvss le Ia 1000 s',tet It ~. being
Of pes e.Ht lu l1 e., OF q.leFs an
srod.ct 81 every las in The lted ststs. "as t2 In
1860 tbe sFr.sss undcs IT,. head rcae sheors sts't
<c5l, showing % ress,, q t.. ps cent The total
ceustion o. all hind. r'cd IN $50 20 +2n4os ~ cop'es
In 1870 tn. annual cc t,or {, ,;.d sts.49iit cori.'
showing ratio Of ircrca,. of over M per cent.
The toto rhite population of, urst ','i,, wa 's'ed
a. ihs d.. oft. c,sus @. t too. is1,il lu itto tAe
census g.rort t .Ol III, rao q Increase
being 2af fh'e t.'row now :sy tie Increment of
ne ltu.f4peT arc p,i1d..s c seor eIceeeed tie in
c,.ss. of Tor llsi.ou daiins he ltst ten year
ia 1880 tire 81 cfs.,iou ~ d. alas salt't n.aiy =
,op,. ,ich rhe f.-,ou m Union In boo the total
circulation wasn't he rt'e oil qvcs Pc per- f'r'or.
Ne.Haar.his. ana South C,fours s.e d.. only states
which, cemgatd with 60, as,s ls". snow consider
.lc decir. Foo thc nnatcr ofccrso OF rsres and peocs'
published within le.f imits lr ;le >r'' of Maryland I'D
lermcni and tue sc, o Cc,uh. .e eni''.on' q tie
publ. rr.s t.e t.o,a,s tTs lsiy rcfn The iu-e..
lcl..,r. o.. ,t nave re- ca e,e. 'o1Js m the >iss Of
C.aiorni.. o.. ,h- toiI ,.cus on b. ts coo.ty, three
sts's New 'or Peln,, 'gsaA tAd Va H hasett 't.ni-h
qta .- cori,, Considerably ror' tH i.. q DO s.-'
F''e amount
( Tie iBoHg Neaderd a-ser' pregnant
/ truth when. IN rehnkas the panlc-maslng