Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-28
Progress Of tho United states.



The United States were too prosperous They had
advanced at a rate without parallel In the history of
human progress aad accomplished more in ten years
than other countries in century They broke up
time when the elements Of power about to be de-
veoped which would ultimately place them in the front
rank of the great nj itary and naval powers Of the
world What they had done in the ten years preceding
ne rupture will be learned from few cts derived
from the eighth taken in 1860 Whether the
broken fragments Of the once powerful federation shall
reune is for tine to determines but the free,
wit acut the bO der States would still form q grand
power and by their conpsctn- and resources txer-
e Sc a controlling influence on the Amers continent
The of 1860 interesting the last, urobsby
of the UnioH and though its details bad been circu-
lated America before the civ war yet is known
in those entries of the wonderful at which both
FREQ and slave States progressed in the decade between
1850 and 1860.
The genere population increased thirty five per cent
about eight Millions and contained three-quarers Of
2 million males than femaes-.he only country,
we believe in the world containing excess Of males
The popu alton doubed and quairupled in wealth IN
TWEEN y-fY- years, and fifty millions Of had been
brought under cult eatoa in ten years Uny imagine
very nearly large as England aud ireland,
conquered from nature in chat brief period Much Of
this iand cf course, is impefectly cleared but the
w. e Is productive. million Of acres nothing
tho United stare government Railroad companies
quired nmen concessions, bHt as a set OIL TO this
pr1digaity edrcaiiOu promoted with ants
ng to Efy million II sup rose each acre to b.
worth at some time or other, dollar year here will
be an education fund of ten millions g erliug
If the rupture should terminate in separation it is
probab change VIII take pi4ce n the p5oy o for
Vduc iOn, which would be regarded a sacred fund by
the sat suleu Of the South weu of the North
XV,f fine eose Of b tueptai war eIni-rsfoD ,aysr
in earnest Before then i. shailew stream which
increased every year in vollme, u1t the Irish famine
svraed il into dee ana rapid river. Since 1-l4 three
and a quarter iion smigrauts had arrived from Eng
land, Scotland ID Ireland nearly Oue-haf many
from Cferusny and pos 006 from France Oftha whole
pu Ons fifth, Or tvv3uy per ceut attend school,
We aw ys Thought New OTk city increased more tn
any other in The Union but it preceded 10y Philael
phis. In tae years The increase of New York
fftv.six per cent?, that Of Phadelphia ixy-iye per
Tgu fflrr 1anIfn re IAN MaV-K K1r f Tho
ten years between 1910 and 1850, but fed Of 10 the last
decade The value OF domestic manufie ures in,lud-
inc fisheries and mines, increased eighty six per
between 1880 aud 1863 orone hundred and TWEEN hres
per can't greaercha the Incr- Of poUulHiO giving
about tive psunds sterlingfor every man, and
child This valuation does not me- de mechanical
productions below 4l03 per anuum. Manula,tur
gave employment to J. 10000 men and 2s5900 7v0 en-
ana supported nearly five million per ons, oa IS
of the population American ingenuity, r. .-y5i6ilg
lsbor and facilitating ts processes IS astonishing ana
department have they displayed more skid than IA
ssyrie lltural implements.
Their notions such as the milking nscliae-have
practical use while in ughiug sowing reapins snd
threshing, they have produced ma binery which the
practical m nds OF England mas eagerly aio2te1 and, IN
some respects improved The progress Of American
agriculture may be inferred from the value OF their
ricultural implements which, IN 1900 exceeded three and
half millions sterling, an increase Of 100 per cent
$50 in thrashlg machinery alone 34S patents have
be en- issued and calculated that gsther the crops
would require thi " steam threshing mach which
would save the lsbor of 46 coo men
The value Of live stock in 1850 exceeded two hundred
and millions ing, which does not inc ude The six
Territories valued at abou twenty-five millions. The
increase in dairy productions has bern frtysix per
cent We have so frequently referred TO corn produe
rion in America and the almost boundless quantities It
capable Of producing thai omit this element in the
national resources In real and personal estate the in
has been hundred and TWEEN tysix per cent
in the years In 1850 Yaued ct fourteen hum
dred and twenty-five millions sterling. Iowa increased
ut the astonishing rate nine hundred per cent The
next but far below Iowa. was Pennsylvania the chief
manufacturing State Of the Union which increased
-nfr araH zrNunrH
and New York seventy per cent
Raj 2ds were ia tiiutOn N America before
thy made any gres progress ia Europe in 1850 over
three lions of m les were IN operation, whieh cost
about two hundre5 and twenty-five IN lii0us ster.ng
They conveyed per mile gat huns si ard nifty tuns
giving 'otal Of uearlV six IN ID Z tuns Mote thsl
three urhs Of bis frac hs1 e. ere sted snes 1850
The State ef New York eOntans two thou ssnd i've
hondred an SIX nm niles or nearly doubs q the
mileage OF ali and while ia Slse Of Mssa- -husatts
Is almost level with us We shan rot enter into the
ba king dep rtment VII ca hes und rgore g great
chang since ls60 erc7a ion and specie IN insurance
the smount OF Ere ead marine RISKS in ieoj ves six
hrn ired mil ions stering-oss by -e fops aud a half
Bili ms an By marne Eve and half milioas while
tbs smouut at risk in life nsurzness excee ed thirty
fur mil ions
We have only Sc e ted few Of the move impor aut
items to IL us ate he rer Tkase prOgr 81 f tbs Uni
ted states before the rupture whatever b thu re t.
Union or spArst on bof frcons contain ali TIE ce
nients Of eat property Bol viii develop exIaor.
TER an masit b ID will be compelled intsTebaugs
of commodi les aad interd pendenca each other
They may be temooreTi = elnoarrasse0 but bsRkrnpt
ey never can De il they are ness and draw on the
resOnTees to n 5et Their hghiites. In on ource Of
atengih tie North id be hene f0rs arr deficient com
ps'ed with the ahfaence-of her tiin Amig alton
ivli decline zen in zFeser ratio t5ao in the FIVE
years Def re the Heavy taEatoa and hga prices
viii cr.ve the emigr IT 10 m7re pr 5misi g aelds.
l7 The Confederate Major alluded to IA the
Noithem telegrams, having been captured by the
biocEaders off this harbor, doubtless MAJOR Reid
Saunders, son Of George n Saunde $, who was, We
believe bearer Of dispatches from the Confederate
governm Mt tor its agents abroad He rsshly attempted
10 the blockade in a very small sailing vessel,
though earnestly advised to await promising
porunity i is surpri ug that be has been bagged
CkGrlest0R Mercarl
"a It Is easy TO say grace bat not half easy to
possess it.