The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-06

linus lar In our history no OtaIe mas
declined in population. Vermont has
remained nearly stationary during the
last decade. Illinois has increased the
fastest, doubling her population within
the lasa ten years Indiana stands next,
her gain during the same period being
362,000 The rate of increase in the
whole population of the country has been
nearly uniform for many years; and if it
should continue, our population will be
in the year 1900 as high as 100000, ,0O0
The increase of population in the
Slave States has been, from 1850 to
1860, 27.33 per cent, whilst the gain in
the Free States and in the Territories
has been 4l.24 per cent In this decade
the increase of the free colored popula-
ton has been but 1928 per cent, whilst
the increase in slaves during the same
period is 22.44 per cent
Whilst the whites, from 1850 to 1860,
have gained SO per cent, the slaves and
free colored have increased somewhat
less than % per cent, and the total in
crease of the free colored and slaves for
seventy years was but 4S5 per cent,
against 757 per cent for the whites AT
the present rate of increase, the free col
ored and slaves will number at the year
1900 somewhat over 100000, less than
one-eleventh of the whole population IF
the country There is, it is evident no
danger of this countrys being overrun
by the negroes, as some have extrava-
gantly supposed.
Attention is called to the excess of the
male population in the United States
over that of other countries In Califor-
MIA the males Outnumber the females
near $1,000, whilst in Illinois, it reaches
$4,000 or one-tenth of the whole popula-
ton In Colorado the males are twenty
to one female Whilst in Massachusetts
on the other hand, the females outnum-
Der the males some 81, GOO
The report contains some interesting
statistics in relation to slavery among
the Indians. The Choctaws held 2,297
slaves, the Cherokees 2,504, and other
nations in less population. A few are
large shareholders, but for the most part
they viii average but six slaves to a
Shareholder.
With regard to fugitive slaves it is sta
btO biAt%I tiAC VI StzlN OS w IO COOd "
ed from their masters in 1860, is not
only much less in proportion than in
1850, but is reduced numerically All
the folly about the increased number of
fugitives is overturned by these statistics.
The next census will, however, be slight
ly different we imagine, in this respect.
AS the number of representatives de-
pends upon population, we find that the
RIFfpona66FvaanHGcff a66FvaanHcfdg d %gsf#3aqpt virginia
which in 1870 had nineteen representa-
tives has now only eleven, whilst Ohio
which was only admitted into the Union
in 1902, has now nineteen represen-
tatives. Thus whilst the Northwestern
States have been rapidly advancing in
population, they have also acquired in
population, political power. The power
of the old States is gradually declining,
whilst that ofthe new, as rapidly increas-
ing. Though her greater increase in
population during the past fifty years,
the North has gradually attained the as
cendancy in political power, in the
Union.
The rate of representation under the
census of 1870 was one representative to
every $4,000 of representative popula-
ton, whilst it is fixed by the last census
at one representative to every l27, 900.
From the statistics of mortality we
find that in Oregon, California, Michi-
gan and Minnesota, there has been the
least per cent of deaths The lowest per
cent is in Oregon, and is 046. The
greatest is in Arkansas, and reaches
200 In Indiana it is 10; in Illinois,
LA Thus it viii be seen that the pro-
portion of deaths is the least in the
Northwestern States. Whilst it is the
greatest in the Southwestern States, Ar
kansas ard Louisiana.
The number of deaths has been great
est in May March is the next fatal
month.
There arc many things which might
be given of interest but want of space
forbids We give part of the conclusion
of the report III full
"The figures which we have given
make it appear that during the decade
from 1850 to 1860, our population, in the
aggregate has increased more than thirty
FIVE per cent More than fifty millions
of acres of land were brought into cul-
tivation. The productions of agricul-
ture multiplied in ratio greater than the
ture increased three hundred millions OF
dollars or at the rate of eighty-six per
cent. The banking capital run up from
1927 ,469,074 in 1850, to $42l, ,8SO,065,
in 1860, while the circulating currency
was augmented $52,0S9,56 The
amount of insurance increased about
$311 100000 More than $4,000 miles
of railroad were completed, and the cap
ital involved increased from 1926, ,640,-
14S in 1850, to 81, ,l5l, 500, 800 in 1860
While to indicate on the map of oul
county the lines Of telegraph would be
to represent the web of the spider over
its entire surface Our internal, and
foreign trade kept pace with our advance
in production and increase of capital
Education, free to a great extent, has
been made more accessible, and crime
has rather diminished. We experienced
no effects of wide spread pestilence, anC
our country seemed the chosen abode o
prosperity and peace.
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