Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-02
Hefline Of Population.

It is a quarrel in which religion has no part.
Decline Of Population.
The figures of the census, as far as secured,
do not encourage the hope that Vermont will
show an increase in population. If 1t does
not turn out that the State has suffered an
actual and serious decrease, We shall be glad.
We published day or two since the figures
for eighteen towns in Chittenden and Add
son counties. OF the eighteen but six show
any increase. while the net decrease amounts
10 425. Nine towns in Chittenden County
show net decrease Of 402 and nine towns
in Addison County Including Middlebury,
which shows an increase Of 201) show a net
decrease of %. In this county the hand
some growth of Burlington, which will sho"
and increase of over 5000, and Of Winooski,
which has probably doubled in population
will bring up the figures so that the county
will show considerable increase. The
growth Of Rutland, St Adams, St. Johnsbury,
and Bennington will probably do the same
for their counties. Washington County, we
hear. in spite Of the growth of Montpelier,
will show a net decrease. Addison, Grand
Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Windham and Wind
sor counties are likely also to show net fall
ing of in population.
This process Of decrease is not confined to
Vermont. In New Hampshire the losses are
very considerable, nearly all the agricultural
towns showing an actual deficit. The State
will lose 10000 In Connecticut there is
loss Of Il j per cent. IN five years. In the
old States generally, population has fallen
Of in the rural towns Where there is an
increase, it is in the cities and the manuiac-
turing villages Farms grow larger, and the
farming population grows more meagre in the
old States. As the population Of cities Is
generally less than was anticipated, so the
entire population of the country shows a fall
ing of from the regular rate Of increase. This,
however, was to he expected; and was antici-
pated by thoughtful men who took into con-
sideraton the losses occasioned by long
war. It will take decade of peace to csta-
blish the former rate Of growth Of the popu-
lation of the country.
We hesitate whether or no to notice the
Rutland Hrqid's leading article of Thurs
day morning. The Hr0H il evidently very
much excited, and throws out imputatons
Of misstatement. falsehood. SANDER, Sc., in "a
very loose way, and Of which its editor will
some day be ashamed, if he lives.
We have no earthly object to mi-represent
the affairs Of the First District. We have
aimed to keep our readers, many Of whom
reside in that district, posted as to the sItua-
ton of things, and in d position 20 form a
fair and impartial judgment. We fear it
Will only further agsrarate the Hera'dto say
that we have no doubt that leading repub-
lean Of that county was about right when
be sail that tl-s who cared % learn the .
opinions and state Of mimi of the Hr0 Us .
editor On the Congressional question should .
read the Rutland Hraa, and that those
who wished % know the tq1s about tbe
Convention. &C.. better read the FrEz PEs-,. .
We know that our reporter was a reliable .
and accurate one. and we are assured that
Dur report Wa, correct. The HrqH's as
.ertion that over sixty delegates left tie COM
.entiln in a body before the nomination Of
Mr. Willard vas made, We are informed by
most responsible gentlemen whowerc present,
= wholly incorrect There was. they say,
% such leaving in q body, and u, pcrcepti
be lcsseDing Of the numbers of the cJnven-
ion The number who left. we believe
rom the best information we can gain. To-
ave been apar twenty. But if even aHV
laI left, out Of a body Of 100, one hlmar,a
.ad tlr'g must have remained, who nomin-
ted Mr. Willard unanimously. By what
ort of figuring, pray. can the Hsrs3 make
nut that a majority Of the district was un-
eprescnted, when over two thirds of the
delegates were present, by its own showing? .
The official figures vindicate the integrity
nd success Of President Grants admini,tra-
ion. The following summary shows the
ayment- made on the public debt, under