The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-05-05
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
The official census of the city of Chi
cago reports 2OS,9I7 persons as residing
within its limits on the first day of
| June, 1870, of whom l54, APO were
American born, and IA, 557 were for
eign born, showing that nearly half the
total population of Chicago are foreign
ers. But if we shall credit the Ameri-
can born minor children of foreign par
ents to the side of the latter, the foreign
population would exhibit very large
majority. An examination OF adults
would also exhibit large foreign pre-
ponderance. One half the population
of Chicago are under 20, anu one half
over 20 years of age. OF the 10000
souls under 20 years, more than 100000
are native born; while OF the 10000
over 20 years, at least $4,000 are foreign
born leaving not more than $4,000
adult natives. The males over 20 years
Of age number $4,000, against 10, 900 fe-
males. OF the adult males, "a per cent.
are foreigners and &c per cent natives
Notwithstanding this large preponder-
ance of adult foreigners, the majority OF
naturalized over native voters is not
equally great, for the reason that it re-
quires a ive.years' residence in the
United States before All alien can be
come a citizen, and many aliens neglect
to be naturalized for q longer or short
er period after they are entitled to their
certificate of citizenship - indeed,
quite a number never take out their
papers.
The voting population Of Chicago
numbers fully $4,000, OF which about
$4,000 are natives and $4,000 foreign
born. If the advocates OF prohibitory
liquor laws, and coercive Sunday OBJ
seryances, viii study these figures, they
will discover the case OF the difficulties
that are encountered in attempting to
impose their views on the rest OF the
community. 1t is always uphill work
when the minority undertake to subject
the majority to Its will. 1t was sup
posed by many persons that the Irish
element outnumbered the German in
Chicago but the census returns proves
the contrary. The number OF German
born people is 52,3lS, while the Irish
is 39,9SS. The English and Scotch to-
gethered numbered If, 22l. The Scan
dinavians (Swedes, Norwegians, and
! Danes, numbered 1910, or something
less than the British. The Dominion
sends Us 5000, of whom 100 are ne
groes and, by the way, the negro pop
uiatiOns turns out 10 be far less than
was popularity supposed. 1t only num-
bered $500. of whom about 500 are
voters. OF the native population 56 per
cent. were born in Illinois, and Ii per
cent. in the State of New York. No
other State furnished one quarter as
large an addition to our population as
New York. All New England only
contributed 1917, while New = ork
sent ~, 5l5 persons. From France there
are only l,4l7, but, reckoning French
Canadians and Belgians, there are prob
ably 5000 persons in Chicago Of the
| French race.
Chicago is truly cosmopolitan city.
Every State and Territory in the Union
is represented, Every nation III Eu-
rope, including Greece and Turkey, has
its representatives here, and some of
them in immense numbers. Every
province Of British America, West IN
dies, Central and South America,
China, Africa, Asia. Australia, Pacific
Islands, Sandwish Islands, New Zealand,
the Isle Of Malta, and the Isle OF Man,
as well as Iceland, and even old ocean
are all represented III this conglomerate
city. In Chicago almost every language
under the sun is spoken, and every re-
ligion has its believers, and every race
its equal rights.