The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-21

Nountry the conditions Of that popular intelligence
s.1s Essh called Ss rs
little than the present Court Circular In respect Of
y %sss Tal We IT, periodical visits from London 70
the brief space Of . fortnight or three weeks"
AZ the present day the newspaper and the periodical
have become popular educators"
Instead OF chronicles Of formal proceedings or
Dasang events they repositories Of discussion
enlist the activity Of figure of society
free press has thus become the Representative and for
the masses the organ Of that FREQ speech which found
indispensable 70 the development Of TRUTH either the
religious, the POLITICAL tho literary or tho scientific
world. IN each all OF these domains the newspaper
and the periodical have accordingly become most efficient
agents.
bly, witnessed widely extended than the United
etatss The universal dision OF education, combining
Nth p: ny y g Visits Of the
very great currency among w. And where SO large
share q the popular :c'vi.y Is from tho very nature Of
which r.aass sn mighty Rass,
virtue Of those who preside over ito conduct.
Ma \ HEwsPArm READING NATION.
ing this subject stikngy illustrates the fact that the
people OF the United States peculiarly "a newspaper
s:.Ssg 1.:SS .rS ,Sr.s, . - show y. how large portion
edcals published in the United States date Of the
census Of 1850 S242 and forty two 5000 per cent
ere devoted to literature Religion and theology com
pose the province Of 277, or $50 per cent, while
Is
INCREASE IN NEwsPAPKRs AND PERIODICALS. ~
The last decade In civil history has been Of OK
tfa0rdnary political agitaton Accordingly find
that there has been large nCr the number
OF political papers and periodicals compared with cor
responding publications at the date Of the preceding
S242 being an Increase Of nearly 100 cont In 1850
che number Of religious papers and periodicals l9l
In 1850 1t stated at 27 being increase OF Is per
cent. In 1850 the number Of papers and periodicals Of
every class in the United States In 1880 the
aggregate under this head reaches before stated
VI.
cuaton Of a kinds amounted IN 1850 70 426 078
PIES In 1850 the annual circulation Is stated Mt 927
o6 6i8 copies showing ratio or increase OF III 81
Tho total white population OF the United States was
sta the date OF the OF 1850 be 10 653 ia
In 1860 tbs returns report 10 at n Jos 08l tho
ratio u increase being 80 - These figures show how
largely the increment Of tho newspaper and periodical
circulation has exceeded the increase Of population
during the last ten years.
In 1850 the circulation Of oil kinds afforded FL
les each white person In the Union. In 1860 the
total circulation at the rate Of 1896 per person.
NEW HAMPsInRE SOUTH
the only States which, compared with the date OF
1850 show any considerable decline in tbs number OF
copies OF papers and periodicals published within their
limits. In the states Of Maryland and Vermont and
the District Of Columbia the emissions Of the public
press the dates Lsarly uniform Tie largest
increase as might have been expected, occurs in the
State Of California Uf tie total circulation in the
try, three States, New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts furnish $50, 26lN copies, considerably
more than half OF the aggregate amount
TIE POPULATION IN 1850.
Table Shotcsg the Number Of In1db Ints of The States and
Territories at Each Census from 1880 10 1860 Inclusive
end the Number Of Whites Free Col0red and Slaues
Aespsciuely, Together otA The Rate Of Icrease of Each
Cas- During ne Several DscenniaJ Terms and for the
Whole Period.