, 1862-08-01

which is found Indispensable to the develop
ment Of truth, either in the religious, the po-
ntieal, the literary, or the scientific world. In
! each and all Of these domains the newspaper
and the periodical haye accordingly become
And In no country has their inaueuce BEEN
more sensib1y Witnessed, or mora widely ex-
| tended, than in the United States. The uni.
| versa1 diffusion Of education, combining With
the moderate prices at which the daily visits
OF the public press may be secured, has given
to the newspaper very great currency amoug
| us. And where SO large share Of the popu-
Lar activity is, from the very nature Of our
civil institutions, engrossed in social aud po-
! Hncal , discussions, It is easy to predict that !
which renders it mighty for good or for evil,
according to the intelligence and the virtue Of
those who preslde over It's conduct.
| 1he 1an9lar statement appended to this re-
port, relating to this subject, striklngy illus
States are peculiarly - newspaper. reading
nation and serves to chow hoy large pof-
| ton Of their reading Is political OF 4,05l
| papers and periodicals published In the United
States, at the date OF the census of 1850,
S.242. or thirty pei, cent, were political IN
! their character Two hundred and ninety-elght,
orS.3s Per cent, are devoted to literature
Religion and theology compose the province
Of 27, OF SO per cent, while 234, OF SIT per
| cent are clas6ed as miscellaneous.
The last decade in our civil history has been
enc ef extraordinary political agitation. Ac-
cordipgly, We find that there has been very
neEs anJ nes;na;aoi III aaanes ~ " p91llSl pa'
o5G rs staupa'gn - "le9cni-
puo.ea9ionS 1ezo ~ sae ualt VI tae
Frsn " isGai T. x.aa ~ asS thsr & aaaner Wa
Of nearly 100 per cent In 1850, the number
In 1sSo It Ras stated A. ri Etin~ an ;ncrassa
sf as nar cent ~ ,nIofsa. ~ ~
and periodicals of every class In the United
States Has z, ,526. In 1850, the aggregate uu-
der this head reaches, as before stated. ,051,
showing rate Of increase Of 80.37 per cent.
The to- total CIRCULATION Of all kinds amounted
ANIMAL circulation is stated at 927, ,951 ,54S
copies, showing ratio Of increase OF over LII
per cent
-. The total white Population OF the United
States was stated at the date Of the census Of
1851 to be Il, 553, Ia: In 1860, the census re-
Turns r.port it at ,008 0Sl, the ratio of in
crease being " II. These figures show how
largely the increment OF the newspaper ana
Periodical circulation has exceeded the in
crease of Population, during the lastt years.
afforded nearly twenty-five copies to each
] white person in the Onion. In 1860, the tots1
circulation vas ut the rate Of over thirty-f -four
per person
oel{ sn S5ates whien, as compared with the date
number Of copies Of papers and periodicals
p13iE p11p3nsnga %atnin tnelr limits; IN the States
~ MAY !auu ala vermont, 2nQ Enc Dis!rict OF
Eol4Mpla, tne emissions OF the public press
~ -. e"o ua'ea arc neaIly unuorl Inc
laigeas - II % Gl, mn1 nave oeea expecItol
oSsn,s ~ .ae e1a.s VI Cal!ornla. ~ Tue 5qtal
Tn.,- pe!,, u Gue nee etasss, new
~ sea o5e \, 1sanis aau AlIssaeaa:et, 1ut
uasn .u eofse, " cohslae1aply H1ore
! 'nan aall Oh tne aggregate anoltE
| CONCLUDING REMARKS.
| It has been MY endeayor in the foregoing
! statement 10 represent imparttally the c,ndi.
| tion Of the material interests nj the countvv
far the wear ending Jnne i 1Ss6 the vear ,y ;,n.
medlateIy preceding the one in which the
| present unhappy rebellion against The integ-
| ritv Of the government assGmed shane npd
| fi,rm. However imnerfrct II NAV he II det ~
| and deficient in comn1efpnrss It has HON nv
Ann to imnart a7i th ;nforn,at;nn a7,;ishia A5
G,1,, oaaee-.tah1. - ~ - naaaae1 III
Tho f1onras sb;cb 20 ht.sa 1r;ra.s .,, :.
onnesr That tnr;no the decsde fsam 1Ssn ~ ~
| 1Si onr nonnut;on ;n the aaorp1ste yo hae ~, ~
| craoss5 ,5ora 10, 4hf-+r - 60 &c. IN
than n mi mn ac-aS ~ ionG 80. 80 h~r,,,rt ~
cr1t;rat;on rhe ,,d"at;n,e ~ nos.gan,t, tno
mn1tn,;ed IN rstia oreater t6an ~ r7onnIa1
t;on The nrodncts 6f nennfctn,a ~ ;,per!atad
som eG1 lo ~ At the rota ~ e;4htE's; 7so-
| cznf The f1ankinr canife1 ra1 m - frp1a pn,
s22T 46a M IN 1S53 tn s1s1 ssh ao5 +, 1sg0
Nh;ia ~ e;rcn1sf;n, cnrra,o.3. a1t 49, 1Soo3
| ~. .{ls9 5A5 Tha amonnt II n ;nsnr5nnea ;n.
cr.assG aho,,+ sa11 IN nnn ~ 49, 4ha., ~ an1 1
1n;1as If ro;1rosd 1rsra rn1nn7atad o.,5 -
9a5 or1a1 ~ 9 a ane me sap
ism ~ 81 *, EG0 500 n 1sen. rb;Ia - ~ ~
cate IN tha nan ~ INV ~ eosn,rs t1e 49, ~ "
t4IseEan1 wonld he tn rcnraesnt tu 4Ha We5 ~ ~
he sn;der oyer its rnfire smrface nnr ;nt.'r w.
sa 49,. 49, 10 sn1a i. su.tass. val lnts1-
Ene. e IN AZ hps pssa WI ~ oms az
Eano..;, - ea.' ~ t.uu 49, ~ capAtal.
'oae noaaeauu, @ Icy s,,g W gleas esssae, LUIS peen
u 9in1n1b oiH aeStssln, H. ana cr1e nag rashet
| VI
soar,a4 ~ , Rss.lenGs, aer oul eounlty
sssneo .als tAe enosen aooue VI prosperity ana
peaaIS :. 4.o+ ~, :,a.;o .o,.z
~ du,,rses nas .nT ~ ~ penaea
brneles of inamst1v end ~ nnpas tSa nat3oy ang
~ Sa.t ~ " ,fuuss, auG pluusea ~ nAtlo9
bi,e +a @ or5i,ars Al pI nuo ~
10 amonnt han hsan snenendad of 800, a's +,, -
| North A. i Wet and tho s5nth +bara ,nar No ~
| fnpnd ahnndant cs1,sss tor tbsnE.n,oaaa that at
the mass Of our population has thus far 'a ex.
I nrr;enced hnt gens fv 1he sntf-r;nas ana dnso.
iation u:uallv aItendant mon \ cjril garnf 81
wiacsnread and sf.r;ons E,t11rs 10 IL. ~ h.s sc
nrnyed The nafion mav seen r. - hand sm1 ,;tls a7
| ifs nresent burdens Init the American neon1e
| possess a abuoyancy and energy equal to The
| emcrrencv. The truth is The mass Of mr.
| nenn!t feei somc If thr calan;tnns eff.cte ~
III 5nsnrToctian lea than fhose ~ o,h.r s,ool ~
eTnments s.,tfsr from them and u The eE sinSS1sr
t cuI .,,omaIc1,e foct ;s onnar.nf - II 9sa+
whi1e the neonie ~ ths FIn;+aa 2to+a h'o1aa% .e;
+he ;rcct 1pnnca " of - +tn rehaiinn ,i ~ ate
const;tnte 1srra 1,ra1,nr4nn ~ ~ an1 nhah mdo
itants arr nrosnR1;up II eEsrv =, br,noh 1 ~ ~.
| dnetrr and rrh;fo nn1 nornmnant eaon.;t;'.s
are be,no ea"ttly ahsnr6ed and the atot.Es s4e ot
The nort6erEStafes Are convertsd s at nrrm;nm N
manr NJ tha nnworfn1 ~ E1-nrea ~ w;tE,ase ~
nros1rotion Is their monnfactneee md ds.1ina
af commerce with se1;ous annrehensinns sI % ieat
the pressure On thcir neooie nav ieati tn de-
nlorahlc sn{ferinos NA ~ Nv
The manuf1c1uTes of the North md the 40.
ricnlture Of the vast West have prozr.s=ed
with vigor altogether beyond expecsa.ion,
ana while The inaaz Of eold and TIC uueyame
pied exports Of brcadsIutfs, and the demand
Tor army supplies, in provisions, forage.
horses, and various fabrics Of our own prod1c.
ton, have protected the North and West from
financial conyulsions and pecuniary suffering.
/ the spirit of selt.dependencc which the cor5,
pa1aliyclY helpless coudition of many Of the
Southern States, cut of from foreign sunn1ies,
has compelled them to encourage in thg bro.
motion Of manufactures, will doabtlega exer-
else q pholesome elTect mon their fntrr re
prosperity.
THAT. amid the imn,ense and nnexamn,ed
eSnoTtat;ons ri Tr,in an5 Drov;s;one ~ ,p-ero