Middletown transcript., 1868-12-26
Formulation Of ,h. United states.

We have received from Hon. Alexander
Delmar the annual report, dated Novem-
ber 49,, 1868, of the bureau of statistics
to the Secretary of the Treasury. We
find in it interesting statements both of
our population and foreign commerce, be-
sides many other valuable facts. 1t gives
the following as the results of the census
of the population of the United States
which was obtained by the bureau during
the year 1867, in accordance with the
practice instituted in the year 1866. The
results have been obtained by means of in
quiries instituted through the internal rev.
enue organization, the jurisdiction of whose
numerous officers covers the entire area of
the country. The population for 1867 is
put down as follows:
Six New England States, 3,480, 397
whites, 80, ,f01 colored-3, 511 ,098 total !;
five Middle States, 9,072,647 whites,
352, 460 colored-9,4 ,425, 116 total; thir-
teen Southern States, 6,7G4, ,92S whites,
1884, ,532 colored-10, $40 AGO total; thir-
teen Western and Pacific States, 1885,
0S1 whites, 81 ,493 colorcd- IL, ,667 ,574
total nine Territories, 435,774 whites,
54,176 colored- $50 total. Total
United States, 80, 109, 1927 whites; colored
4,633, ,371--total, 36, ,743, 1893.
This is an increase from the total popu-
lation of 1866 of 2,237, 1915, and total
increase since 1860 of 5,298,118. The
total colored population (slave and free) in
the Southern States in 1860 is set down
in this report at $3.50, ,0a7, and in 1867,
1884, ,532. falling off of 5,505. In con-
sulting the census of the United States,
however, we find that it gives the number
of colored persons (slaves and free) in the
Southern States in 1860 at 1 ,435, 100, and
if this is correct the falling off of the CO.
lored population of the Southern States
since 1860 shows the large aggregate of
551 lit.
During the ten years from 1850 to 1860
their increase was 79G,947, and every
previous decade for seventy years had
shown a steady and large increase. The
total population, white and black, of the
Southern States has Increased from 10,-
259, OF in 1860 to 1064p, AGO in 1867.
The white population has increased in the
South since 1860, 5,94S, so that TIL
numerical losses of the war in that section
are more than compensated. Whilst, how
ever, this is a slight gain, notwithstanding
the losses of the war, it will be sufficient,
in order to estimate what check to her
progress in populuIi N the South has re-
ceived, to rem ember that the actual gain of
the whole population in the fifteen slave
holding States from 1850 to 1860 was
1927 900.
The value of total domestic exports from
the United States during the twelve months
ending June goth, 1868, was $454, 1885,
500. Of these breadstuffs were valued at
$6S, 1884, 34S, cotton, $152, ,782, $40, gold
and silver $S3, ,746, l61. The total re-
exports were $22, 195, ,43S. Value of to-
tai import entries $373, 400, ,418.
The tonnage Of American and foreign
vessels which enter, d and cleared at each
collection district of the United States from
and to foreign countries during the fiscal
year ended June 30th, 1868, was: Ell.
tered, American, tonnage, $3.50, $50
foreign 4, ,495 ,465-total 8, ,O46 OILS; Clear
ed, American, 3,717 ,956; foreign, A.
561 ,0G0-total 8,279,016