New-York tribune., 1871-04-26
PROGRESs OF POPULATION II EUROPE AND
THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, April 2J.--The President, dur
ING the last Of Congess in compliance with
resolution Of the Senate Transmitted 10 that body the re-
port of Samuel b. Rueeles delegate from the United
states 70 the International Con at Tie Hague, in
the year lse9 It concludes as fO'lows:
PRgFAToRY TO PART 2D OF TIE RErORT or CONPARA
TIVE PROGRESS VI POPULATION IN LUROFE MblN IhN
The preparation Of this part Of the report has been
avOidably delayed by the necessity Of obtaining nnneI
Gus statistics OF the population of the various nations Of
Europe rot only al din ren; periods, but frequently with
boundaries largely changed, rendering the population
tables of Little value IL WAS aso necessary 10 await the
completion of the recent Census OF the United states in
1870 TO show It's progress IN comparison WIN Dat OI tue
uegree, 20 the emigration into the United states
Reserving the fu exhibition or these interesting par
tGnlars Tor detailed report 1t now be stated IN
general that tie rate OF increase o! the population o
Europe during the century ITO to 1870 has varied
ut little from per cent yearly 10 per cent com
pounded the end Of every decade having been largest
W OF tie carrier portions OF The period and diin-
shng with the last three four decades until tho pres
cut t,ue when II is but Iii than sXteuths OF one
Per cent yearly, compounded at the end OF The decade
IL population i did exceed 100 O00O Inyiew OF
the diminishing fecunditY la marriages lshown by tie
atte1 - IN the United Kingdom ana Only 3J IN france
Tor each marriage and the constantly Increasing Iaxy
tsd changing manners Of the civilized world me rare OF
diminish. that would be hardly safe 70 assume even
for tho Cnited states, greater ratio Tor ne Tennder
OF the PRESENT century, frc 1919 10 ls lhan Two
half per yearly, and forHErope sxtentns Oh one
pes eens Yearly 6oth to DC go ~ 'S nd e9 o ot
largely increased and steadily continued no| vi EURO
of Asatle emigration nitO inc OIltc idJes may
Increasdis pJpuatiOn three Iee ana haII per cent
per annunl, ur even higher figure..
AZ the moderate rates above specified Compounded
every ten years, the population OF Europe anounng IN
iel0 tO the aggregate OF % 100000 AT sXtonths OF per
cent yearly viii increas in the year 1900 10 3
mat O tbe United States, 3S55i,SO estimated AZ u
Pi Sn 70 1530f95: estimated at per cent
hdOpunt the lowest OF the preceding estimates lOF .hS
LIhe0 halos for its population in 1900 being IN roua
huutIs SpvO and reducing the rate OI IncIcase doi
'np MY years next succeeding 10 per cent per hnnu
coMoahlc1 AZ the end o. every decade ana the iae
ilcidN III Europe 70 one-haf OF per cent yearly sin
Adr! "hpl'haed their comparative populations III lsOo
@OGiI s,Snl ~ round Numbers follows: EulOPo
.JYVO i1e United States coo; total, 613 OOO
Al lho fal ~ inc United States should be- as some sup
pos, as .l,n as per cent yearly, decenniaIy COM
ip0Onlcu Tue population In 1850 would be I19,O0OoO0.
It should Do understood that by the term " United
States Is htohded only tie portion Of America now
possessed ~ tie National Union It should also De
borne 10 nina that while the aggregate population Of
iurDpe and the United States NAV amount 10 or exceed
1JO, the prOpOrt0nhte amounts OF each NAV largely
vary with the varying volume Of imni grafton ON the
ud hsnd IL ~ possible that the aggregate itself may be
largely increased especially If reliance can be placed on
sanuine estimates heretofore made In official d6cuneut
while on the other hand IL may be seriously dionhed
Og war peStilence. OK other Unforeseen ealalnities
la ,eCt however 20 any possible danger OF 10 neral
Hame Ii may be safey assumed that with the cereal
capacities Of the United states demonstrated by er-
perenee its 751D0OO0 inhabitants In 1900 viii be fully
ae 10 supply ctres food sufficient not only for them
selves nut ior at least 2O00o0O Of the population OF