New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-07
Our National strength md Gov. sey nour''
Threat Of Reputation.

As regards our national resources, the sugees
ton Of GOV. Seymour Of the possible disgrace Of ma
tonal reputation. echoed and repeated Win character
stic arrogance bJ The London I~ts las led 10 more
familiar acqnaiufanoc with the statistics OF our census
md wifhon, wishing 20 dC,air you long upon this point
Won will perhaps allow % remind YOU u the leading
facts Of our condition as compared Win me nations oil
the world. IhCv bot only illustrate Chi' reason 90 inc
foreign jealousy that hiss been o. late exhibited TOW ard
our fepublc bit thoy throw food Il light upon tho
great question Of our present pohey n iAe treatment OF
this Rebellion.
/ Our territory which embraced ~ the peace o. 1913
600 900 square miles enlarged By the purchase OF
Louisiana the acquisition Of Florida che annexation o.
Texas, and the Oregon treaty and TIE treaty WIZ NICK
Co 10 10000 square miles, almost four times us org
mai area nearly double the of al Europe, 'Xcild
ing Russia and twenty times as large ns Great hr am
or popullton has increased from about four millions
in ,Oto thirty millions in l-hn Che annual ncr'1s1
huying been -four times tha Of Russia six times mat OF
England nine times tint Of Austria. and ten times uih
Of France and acc riding 10 tho ratio OF increase
lao would DO about one hundred and seven millions
II this seems !anciiul and exaggerated, femrnhrr
that resort % statistics ~ tho only safe mode q o-
tauinC correct idea for to present and future ~ p.l
country and ~ Lord STANLEY who hy tho way nppfe-
ciatcs ar'flt ihe AmeIl,'h feetN"h-l'' wen
marked, When In discussing The social question we
fpp.y tie statistical test arc really doing more
Tim appealing from Imagination ~ incis' nom % ll-
perfect 10 perfeC; system Oi observation
Durinr tho Inst decade then from l-59 10 1890 Willie
the population Of Great Britain increased JESS than one
per cent. that Of the United states increased tti
per cent. During tie same ten ycars willie The csti
mated Increase II national wealth in Great Britain was
3 per cent the increase ~ our national wealth was 10
pcr cent rising from seven thousand millions a. lI-
10000 in 1850 30 sixteen thousand millions Qt M ot.
900 st0 at the rate Of more than line hundred !'
Er pcde Hreulen From this little item Of the census
von can Judge Of tie statue Of your country. vol
umc of statistics coud hardly show more clearly Gle
length and breadth and height Of the gigantic nation.
ailty which tlis Rebellion. Inttigatol by the ambition
Of handful Of Shareholders, IS attempting 10 destroy.
a territory twenty times as largo as Great Lritlin
population increasing M the rate n - per cent o Der
Der cent and national wealth increasing four imcs
as rapidly. despite her monster captil Accumulated
through centuries and hci cGly superiority n agrc4l-
turc. commerce. arts and manuflctnrCsi
1 dr0p the topic Of comparison. which have irfld-
duced-nOt 10 encourage IN this trial hour spirit Of
b1a,ifuncss for which VIII be time enough wien we
have put our Hrmor off, but simply 70 cnIhic nf the
more readily 20 appreciate ON actual position now.
Although stil III oJs cai est youth, We are exhibiting
ygor without precedent ~ The history ~ nations
whose annals commenced thousand years ago. and u
h worthy of careful note that while the utrrsc OF 0u
numbers has been steady al nbon 80 per cent fr each
decade, the ratio OF increase OF our national weairhls
been always IN excess OF the Increase 81 population ana
Of late uncxampled iu iis advancement
From 1880 10 ls40 our wealth increased ~ per cent
from 1870 10 1850 80 per cent and from leD 20 1900 ns
have said l3G per cent At the rate. IN 1870 10
would be 80 per cent. Gnf As Mr.. Walker has shown
in the year ls3OtWoniy years from to-dayunr ma
ona wealth would be nearly fonr times that Of Great
Brit in fact that should tend to relieve The anxiety OF
our English friends IN regard 20 our ability 70 pay
debt hardly half o. large ~ their own.
Our national wealth .D 1860 n We look simply 10 The
States ia possession estimated at nearly l2OJj
millions about four times that oi the Rebels and, al
the annual rate OF increase of twelve and hllf per
cent has increased in the four years since 500 some
GOO millions.
The loyal States despite the boasts Of Davis aud bis
cabinet that they would water their horses in The iud
son. occupy the palaces cf New-Hcrk. and plant rrir
Confederate counterfeit nj our flag Ianouil il
have escaped tie dosnlation and destruction of war
thanks 10 the brave Amy Of The Potomac under Nc
Cellan at Antietam and under Meade 40 Gettysburg.
The national payments are chiefly 10 our own people
Emigration that ucAhausfab.o source Of wealth and
and powor. has incIcaf d. S. increasing, aid viii con
iiuge % increase despite al the efforts ol Mayor Gun
Their 10 prevent it. The States and Territories
rapidly filing up On resources are being uarVe!ausy
developed; and the American who IN the face OF these
facts ventures to suggest fhe darrer ~ renudiafon
though The ugFc lion hc simply fl lrly purposes,
shows that his discretion his ntoli nco aud his hon
efty are all upon l1r.
Even in England, where pIlaQ., tie wish was of
times father ~ the thought and .l nonst!Ous .Gyeu.