The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-20
] OF the Census, p. 1874, the incroas. o,
population in Virginia was as follows.
from i,9O TO l800 1888 per cent
A" 1910 1920 gSI
" 1920 1880 1871
1880 1870 2s4
" 1910 1850 ID go
1850 1860 1929 a
The increase of population In Pe,n.
sylvania was: '''"
From 1890 70 1900 1857 "a
1900 1910 3A49
1910 1920 29b5 a...t
" 1920 " 1880 2s AZ
+" 1880 " 1910 27s7
4" 1910 1850 S4O9
81 1870 q Ioao ~ -,
I60U !" 1850 2bT


In 1890 the population og v,.o,,i.
was was '4o, 5lS; in 1920, L065, l29. and in
I96O, l,bO6,Sl8. In 1890 the population
OF Pennsylvania WAS 1883; in l92O
l1S4S,2S3, and in 1860, 2,9O6 lis. Thus
from 1880 TO 1920, before the inaugnra,
!ioh OF the protective policy, the relative
increase of the population of Pennsvlya.
MA, as compared with Virginia. was verv
Jar greater than from 1920 20 1860 Il
70 Pua's clear, then, that the tariff had
w, vo inhuence IN depressing the progress of
mia. Aen"SyNA-
Having shown how much The mator;.l
progress of Virginia has been retsrdeJ
by slavery, let us now consider ita efTsct
ment N'''ioP'
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIoprcALs-Tbo
number OF newspapers and periodicals. In
tennsylvania in 1860 washer. Of which
q" were political, 43 religious. 2b liz
erary, ~ miscellaneous; and The total
number OF copies circulated in 1860 w.s
Il6,O94, ,4SO Census Tables. Nos II
90 The number in Virginia was 40
OF which III were political I3 reIi1ions
literary, miscellaneous and ,ba
number Of copies circulated In 1850 ,vss
zo'f'z,o6S, being much less tban ona-
fourth that OF Pennsylvania Tba @ Vn
Der OF copies of monthIy peyiadiosIa 49,.
Selaeeu 1en eo1. IN Pennsylvania In 1860 was
nVa,Goi' n,naT ana in Virginia, 43,9Oo; or
PennsylvsniA. '~'or :"
AS regards schools, colleges academ;o.
aoraries, and churches, must taks tho
census OF 1850, those tables for 1seo M,
Deing yet arranged or printed IT,
number OF public schools In Pennsnisa
MIA IN $500 was 9,0ol; (eacbers M nos.
pupils 4l3,706; colleges, academies r.
pupils 2e,l l42; attending school d,w;n1g
tne year, as returned by families 5oIe
olO; native adults of the State wba a..
not read or write, 81 ,2s3; ppblic Iih,s.ia.
393; volumes 363,400 valoe Of chy.ahes ,es
Sll,863,29l; per centage Of n.,;.a V.ss r..s
population (adults) who cannot 80 nv
"II,e, TOO Comp Census of 1861
Inc number OF public schools In Viz.
ginia In 1860 was 1897; teachers soos.
pupils, 61 ,43S colleges, academies Syc
pupils, 1885 attending school a. ' rs
turned by families, 1O9.775. n.,;vo
whRe adults of the State who csnaa,
read or write, 75,s6s; public Bbrsri".
54; volumes, 8S, S,462; value OF chnsnhss'
~ ,9O2'220; percentage of natjvo fsaa
adults OF Virginia who cannot rssS ~
write, 1890. Comp. Census of ist0I
thus, the church and educational st.,;sI
Iics Of fennsylyania, and especislIy ~
Tree adults who cannot read or vrr,ta a.
as live TO one nearly in favor of pa,as,-i =
san'a, Hnen we recollect that nearly
ohe.t third OF the population of PeppsyI.
wanna are Of the great German race ssd
speak the noble German languaee. ~
which they are greatly attached and
henoe the dliiiculty Of introducing com
non English public schools ip he s,"ta 49,
the advantage, in this respect OF ponr
syiVsnia over Virginia, is most extraor-
binary. Va v Aor-
These Official statistics enable ma. tbo,
again TO say that slavery Is hosiiIs ,o a.
progress OF toealh and education, fo sS,'e1 ,N
ana literature, to schools, ooIle0es. and n,,;
verst'es, to books aud Hbrarieg. 10 eI,,,,'I,.
ana religion, TO the PRESS, and tb.r.ca.o
TO FREE dovERsMEHT; hostile 10 ~ aNa..
keeping them in rant and i1aor,1,.'. -. teD' ts-
we 70 Iaoor, reducing il 20 sevitu,le. and
decreasing tiso hiniS the value If ;,s
products; hostile to nloyab. repndiai,ne
among slaves, the marital and nsronta1
condition, classifying them bv iaw a.
cHATrELs, darkening 6is immortal so,I and
making u crime 10 teach millions ~
hunIa beings TO read or torite.
And yet, there are desperate leadera Of
the Beaee party Of PennsylyaniA. deae-
Grating The name Of Democrats. but An
tact, Tories aud traitors, who would
separate that glorious old commonwealth
rom inc North, and bid her sue in abjocl
slave States Of the rebel eonf.deraov.
Shades Of Penn and Franklin and of
The thousands Of martyred patriots of
Penhsylyania, who have fallen In defonse
OF the Union from l776 70 1868. forbid
the terrible degradationl