The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-04-20
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By rrierencs 10 tie Hsgis,rAtson Re
ports ~ TIE State ior The eleven years
past ls57 G. Inclusive, i appears that
tie tosal plumber q births during that
period Wa &c. $50 and u deaths a, STa
showing an apParsss increase oi poPu
laiiou Of l9.053 Or mean annual en-
cess u births oyer deaths Of LISA Yet
the United States census gives only in
crease q ~ from 1880 70 1850 DGr-
Jog one half 81 The period covered by
that census. ihs excess Of births over
deaths wAs eqaal to an annual increase
a 2. 2S5 Statements differing 50 vide.
u can hardly both Of them be true
And ye, that Vermont is losing in pop
ulailon by the tide q emigration which
i flowing steadily away from her Dor
defs. can hardly admit 81 doubt
Ycrmonters are found IN every State
and Territory u the Union, The bone
sud snew, 10 telhgenee, enterprise and
worth q the Green Mountain State
are giving character aud energy to the
great West and sunny South, The ez-
tent Of this depicting process BY which
Vermont is constantly being deprived
u Der best citizens, is showE by the
fact that from 1850 10 1860, la, 735 Of
her inhabitants emigratod to other
States and Territories, whilst only AZ,
1913, came to Vermont from other
States. In 10 years, Vermont lost OF
her inhabitants by emigration alone,
1871, 567 or Is, i56 annually. Or deduc-
ting the excess Of births over deaths in
the State during the period covered by
both the United States Census and the
Registration Reports l857-G0 inclusive,
and We still have a net loss Of 1872, 427,
or ,142 annually. II this rate Of de-
pletion has continued since and we
know Of no cause which has arrested
I'D the 9th United States Census will
show large actual decrease Of our pop
ulation; and that while we have year
~ excess Of births over deaths, still en-
igration absorbs all that excess and
largely overbalances the apparent in
crease.
II this view be correct, the unwel-
come fact is forced upon our attention
that Vermont has suffered positive
loss Of inhabitants, and is declining u,
population As natural consequence
she must suffer loss in all those inter
ests affecting the public good, or con
tribute to the welfare Of every citizen
Of the State. Should not this startling
fact awaken thought and investigation
in the minds Of all our citizens, and es-
pecially Of our Legislators, that such
wise plans adopted as shall restrain
this annual exodus, or which shall at
least strengthen the things that re-
main.
BIRTHS. number OF births for
The year 1869 was G,46S. The average
annual number for eleven years 1857
81 is G.039 which is 1,732 more than
the average annual number Of deaths
for the same period The birth rate
for 1867 was 2 .05 or one to about 4s7
Of the inhabitants II was tho highest
in 1859 being I'll or one in every At
Of the population, and the lowest in
1854, the rear previous to the close Of
The war, being 6s or one in CT Of the
inhabitants During the FIST year OF
peace it rose to Ice. In 1866 it was
207 The average fof eleven years Is
. SO or one in 50 25 Of tie population.
In England, with population Of
eighteen millions during 20 years from
1888 TO 1868 the average birth rate was
333. 10 Massachusetts, with a popula-
ton Of / 267,03l the highest birth rate
was $50 in 1852; 2S5 in 1856 60; the
lowest in 1862 5, the war period, 246
and IN 1866 rising to 2G9
The proportion Of the sexes born in
the State in 1867 was lOl males to each
100 females.
TIE counties were prolific in the FOL
loving order Rutland, sexes equal,
Wipsor, cAitlanden, Franklin, Wash
ingtop, sexes equal, Bennington, Wind
ham, which shows tie greatest dispro-
portion u sexes, Caledonia, Orange,
Orleans, Lamoile. Grand Isle, Essex,
The largest number 81 births, 4s0
occurred in October, last year IN Sep
tcmber, the smallest in March, last
year il January. One hundred and
thirty plural births are recorded, among
which we're four cases Of Tnplets, viz
ia Monkten :ioo females and one male
ii Whiting aud Benson each three males
and ID West Haven three females, 4
Eighty-two are recorded as shH-bora,
which is probably somewhat under tbs
actual number.
In regard 10 pArantage the greatest
ratio d American births was in 1861
the first year Of the war, when il was
IS Z and the smallest ratio ii 1854 the
year before IFS close, when il was 50. =
The ratio has been gradually increasing
since and is now very nearly what il