The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-02-11

sage, saws the New York Express, that
the aggregate increase of the Presidential
vote in 1864 over that of 1860, including
Kansas and Nevada, is 1851. He then
refers to soldiers in the field, people in the
Territories, ETC., and then says: 1--WE
NAV, if need be, sustain the contest in
definitely. This as to men,"
Now let us test this statement by the
official figures of the Government:
Total vote for President III !s.s e:
O." 1864 .......3, 9s2 ,Oll
The total vote for President in. 1860
contained the vote for the eleven Cs1ffvdi!!
crate States, including also West Virginia.
The vote was 8S6, 524, if we deduct from
it the vote Of West Virginia 1876
there remains 700, 800, as the vote of the
eleven States now in arms, given in 1860.
Now let US deduct this 790,329 from the
whole vote Of the country in 1860 and
we have remaining the vote of the Union
States at that time-viz: 3.SSl.34l.
The increase in the Presidential vote in
1856 over that Of 1852 was ,............. 92i T3s
Ditto in 1860 over 1876 .................,hls2O 3
Ditto in 1861 over 1850. l7O
The Southern vote cast in 1860, which
was as above mentioned, 790, 1929, is about
q one sixth Of the whole vote given. Ii
we regard this as a fair proportion for
previous years, and deduct one sixth from
the increased vote, Of .aach Presidential
election, then the incfeaSe Of the North.
ern vote will stand as follows:
Northern increase in 1856 over els
Ditto in 1850 1876 ...................5l5 l6g
Ditto in 1864 over l70
We thus SEE that the destruction of the
war has already been such as to make the
increase from ell sources in 1864 over
1860 abont two and half per cent. The
increase in 1860 over $3.50 was more than
thirteen per cent, and that Of the pre-
vious election, If We could get all the data,
would prove to be about eighteen per cent.
The report on the last census saws The
population Of the country has varied in
the different decades from thirty two and
six tenthS per cent. increase tn thirty six
and half per cent" From 1850 to 1860
the increase Of the white population was
thirty eight per cent
There are some unuSual elements which
have aided to make MP this two aud hall
per cent. increase. The number Of emf
grants landed in New York from January
LIST, 1859, to November 31th. 1863, was
472,SSS. By an act Of Congress passed
in 1862, any alien serving one year in
the army, and obtaining an honorable dis
charge, becomes a citizen. The number
who obtained naturalization papers on
these certificates Of discharge was very
large in some parts Of the country. How
many Of these were among the arrivals
between 1859 and 1863 it is impossible to
estimate.
We have omitted Kansas and Nevada
in our statement above, in order that We
might see the moventat in the older parts
Of the country. Incluling them, Mr. Lin,
coin saws the increased yntr is las. ISL, in
four years. That l. 3i,43S in one year.
Now how many shaul be deducted from
this number iDr Aliens natura!izel who
are over 40 years Of age? Let US say one
out Of SIX, CT oNc.sjXth. This deduction
will leave about s., 200. ACCORDING to
the report OF Provost Marshal General
Frv, in 1865, one third Of the men ex-
amincd uHlrr the enrolment and diaIt
law, were OK mpiri on account IF phy>i
cal disability. Deduct 80 per cent. fer
this caus". and you have an annual III.
crease OF 20, 600 men Of military agH. Mr..
Lincoln called for 900, QUO from Otto.
her, 1863, to October. 1864. Senator
Wilson says he got over 100000 between
October, 1868 and May, 1864, How flr
would an annual increase Of 2o,o0J all
him towards Sustaining the contest in
defnitely?
But there is another view of the matter
which a statesman should con-iier..-
Thirty years is the estimated life of gem
Grafton. The popular vote is undergoing
q constant change a. respects the indivii-
ualS who compose it. Ii the increase is
two and half or three per cent. in four
wears, then the annual increase is one
fourth Of that. This annual increase will
represent but little more than the amount
Of increase physical disability. Mr.. Lin
coin, therefore, is in the position Of the
merchant who has been doing an exhaust
ing business. tie must now begin 10
draw on his capital - continue his bust
ness. Another four years OF war will not
only show no increase Of voters, but II
will show an alarming decrease from the
vote Of 1869. Such is the exhaustion OF
war.
The Provost Marshal reported in 1868
that there were 8, 10000 men liable t.
draft in the country. Deduct one miIinn
or one third for physical disability. An
other million has gone into the field sine
thu rannrt uaS mad. Mr. Lincoln ".