The Portland daily press., 1871-04-28
specuinhons Concerning the Fuurs Pop
"ia'ion Of Europe and the United States
A LARGE CROWD EXPECTED.

People who dislike crowd should take
great care that they do not live till 195O-and
to secure beyond any chance this timely de-
mise would do Vel to remove to strong
democratic neiShborhood in the South and
give unrestralned utterance to Radical politi
cal doctrines. Samuel B. Rugges. commits.
sioner to the International Congress at the
Hague in 1869 has made report from which
we make the following extract:
The preparation of this part of the report
has been unavoidably delayed by the necessi-
ty OF obtaining numerous statistics of the popu.
lation of the various nations of Europe. not
only at different periods, but frequently with
boundaries largely changed, rendering the
population tables of little value. It was also
necessary to await the completion of the re-
cent census of the United States in 1870 TO
show its progress in comparison with that of
the States of Europe as whole and also sep
erately, and especially those who are TO cor
tribute, in any considerable degree, to the en-
igration into the United States.
Reserving the full exhibition of these inter.
estlng particulars for detailed report, it NAV
now be stated, in general, that the rate of in
crease OF the population of Europe during the
century from ITO to 1870 has varied hnt Iittle
compounded at the end of every decade. bay
ing been largest in some ofthe earlier horizons
OF the period, and diminishing with tbe last
three or four decades until the present time
when it is but little more than six-tenths ri
one per cent. yearly, compounded at the end
of the decade. Its population in ITO did MT
exceed 120,000,000. In view of the diminisb-
ing fecundity in marriages, Shown by tho lat
ter A in the United Kingdom, and only "a
In France, for each marriage,) and the con-
stantly increasing laxity and changing man.
ners OF the civilized world, the rate ofincrease
VI VI i,s population may very possibly continue
70 diminish, SO that it would hardly he safa
ar rs 1t;Hie, even for the UnitedStates, a great
turv fpo ,or the remainder of the present CEN
9, rom 1870 to 1900 than two and balf
pno ,,ar yearly, and for Europe six-tentbs of
" ~ pel osht: yearly, both to he comnounded
or no honr ~ eacn decade. 1t should bowev-
and stealth ~ mind that largely Increased
Asiatir em;gra,io,, n ;t how of European or of
Aeia.ic emigration into the United S,atau y, VI
increase Its population three or thr noaees may
nan per cent. per annum, or eyer anu que
figure. e'eh higher
AT the moderate rates above speci6od 49,
pounded every ten years, the populatio In u.
Europe, amounting in 1870 to The aoor om oi
OF 29S,0O0O00, at six-tentbs of one Der cent
yearly, will be increased in the wear 1o0o =.
354.917,6S0; that of the United States. nov w
38,554,S70, estimated at two and one-half ner
cent, to 1902 ,495; estimated at three Der
cent 84,705,049. Adopting the lowest of the
precedingi estimates foT the United States for
its populations in 1900, being in round num-
bers $4,000. 0J0, and reducing the rate OF in
crease for the fifty years next succeeding to
one per cent, per annum, compounded at the
emu OF every decade, and the rate of increase
III Europe to one-half Zone per cent. yearly,
similarly compounded, their comparative pop
ulatlons in 1850 would stand in round num-
bers as follows:
Europe. . 49,, -. go
w. '..''.............. 120 000, 900
Ii Tue rate IN the United States should he