New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-16
THE CENSUS.
>,u,r THE PEOPLE HAVE To TELL THE MAR
'' SHALs.

SHALS.
Tho work of taking the census is beginning,
-, :, sbo,,d be the business OF every man and woman
-4'- an the Aid in their power to make the
go, Of people property and all that Government calls
- . nerfert A. possible. We might set down score Of
,,S reasons for this advice, but single will be
uacept Upon the laid the foundation OF our
xIoverument-the basis OF representation. Any mate
ai error In the enumeration, therefore may he the
ground on which member Of Congress may be lost to
state That alone enough show the vast importance
Of the utmost accuracy. 1t is equally important that
natural zed citizens and aliens should be recorded; for
aliens are not counted representative population,
nor are they subject 10 military jury duty Thus the
protection Of both classes requires accuracy There Is no
danger Of drafting, and militia duty is next to nothng
80 there be reason for dodgng-besdes the man
who lodges is TO be known, and his name VIII ~
Immediately upon the military and jury rolls to punish
him. n FOR no other reason. The census has no uO'
reference 20 taxation; the Internal Revenue omceIs No.
already got a perfect census OF all who can De I'"'
assessed q.
We hope the people will Danish any silly prJuioe Una.
NAV q st and help make perfectreeoIu w Pt
hoss a. affecting individuals is to he made public
nor can access be the returns without much am
entity The only part made Immediately known VIII oo
tbe whole number OF citizens and aliens IN eaeh district
This does not involve the exposure of any ones name
age business property anything whatsoever Ihere
i no sause Of APPREHENSION on that head; every man
will ne rroected; no one can find out his assets from the
census the whole amount of property capital &C. IN
Bstr,ct is formally returned in bulk there is no pubca
dion OF details.
The Marshals have in all FIVE schedules, viz:
1-I~HABr1A NTs.-(A copy Of this is given below
2-MoRTALITT.-Personsw who died between JUNE l.
iS6s, and May 81, ls5o -. ..,,,-oo e. Gov the
p-MASUrAcrUREs.-Prod of industry, capital
S"s6cIAL sTATIsTics-Relates to town and country
chiefly valuation Debt, Taxation, Pauperism Crime,
1brares Wages Colleges, Schools, Churches, Newspa-
Sers g.
The frst Of these schedules most nearly affects the
people and give exact copy Of il, filled up with
imaginary There are 20 columns in all; the first
Two are for the alone Then comes column
the first questiOu-and here the names OF all members
OF the family boarders usually living in the house,
must De given in full Those who are temporarily absent
ar also given. The other columns explain themselves,
with these notes After name OF Peter Smith, in the
Fourth column the age should be IL months, which the
Marshal will write down 1l2 eleventwelfths Of year
ACES o. more than year reckoned closing with
Hhe as birthday before the lst OF June ladies need
not telling the truth the Marshas are sworn TO Sc
rrecy and else get at the recOrd) The fifth
column puts down male and female, though names usu
Hy tell that For white persons the sixth column Is left
Blank other noted 10y the proper letter Then
occupation, profession, trade, in which the
6larslas expected very careful 10 get the per
son's exact business. The instructions say:
The inquiry Profession. Occupation, Trade" is
ONE OF the most important questions Of this schedule
Make . study Of II. Take especial pains TO avoid
meaning terms, or such as are too general to convey
Ccfue ldea OF the occupation. Call factory
Band or mill operative State the kind Of mill or
Factory The better form OF expression would be, works
L. cotton mill works in paper mill" &c DO not eall
man shoemakeT' " bootmaker,' unless he makes
the entire boot OF shoe IN small shop II he works In
t9r tor loot and shoe factory say so DO not Apply
9n1 lis'e,ts Je"fSI "a LIge ma 81
G'1ve-,c,r," "professor.7 a treasurer a "cop-
tractor" or "sieculator' without further exDlaDa
u AZ q tate he
1eut,r,' apothecarys apprentice" When LAWYER a
merchant, manufacture has retired from practice
business say retired lawyer retired merchant" &c.
When clerks sre returned describe them as clerk in
ttore,, clerk in wooden mill" "R. r. clerk" bank
possible describe him more accurately Distinguish
between stone masons and brick masons. Do not call
baper-hOunet maker bonnet manufacturer, lace
maker lace manufacturer, chocolate maker chOeo
OF manufacture, &c.
The property columns eight and nine enough;
The value meant is the full market value known est
mated BE to give state Of foreign country Of
birth. viz Maine, not New England: Prussia not North
herman Confederation, sc. Columns II and u i'm
pOJtaut showing where residents came FROM and
shoud be fully answered it is not required to give the
State nation Of father moher-thOugh would be
desirable 10 do So; IL enough however TO yes
Or The other columns, with few exceptions are
rear yh. Where marriage birth happened during
he year state the month"; If read but not write
BY 80; deaf, dumb, bind and insane are separately
Etated column 70 includes all native and naturah5ed
males voters years OF age. The restrictions
voting alluded 10 in the last column explained in
lie following section from the Instructions
Many persons try 70 vote and therefore do not
know whether their night 20 il is not abridged
j. not only those whose votes have actually been chal
lrugrd and refused at the polls for disability OF
want ~ Qualification, who must be reported IN this
Iu.umu; but all who within the scope Of State
Jaw denying abrId-ug suffrage TO any class or indi
dull any other ground than participation in rebel
Jon. o1 legal conviction of crime Assistant Marshas,
lhetr ~ will be required carefully 10 study the laws or
Tier states IN these respects, and TO satisfy them
selves the OF each male citizen Of the United
bte above the Of Il years, whether he does or does
Dot come within one OF these classes.
H. our fac-simile Of the schedule, the letter IN this
ta coumn in the first instance will mean that Andrew
L l. not a voter because be is insane in the second
t4 ebo Jacob is supposed to lack the required resi-
1ene,
Th. much by way OF explanation, and now we give the
krbedu.r.