Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-08

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The afth section OF the new apportlonment
bill bars the admission to the Union, as a
State Of any Territory not having the ncces-
sary population to eutitle 1t 10 at least ono
representative according to the ratio Of rcp-
reseutltiou fixed by the bill, which Is under
stood to DO lSL675. According to the re-
yiscd and final returns Of the ninth census,
the total population Of the thirty.seven States
aud the twelve Territories, among which is
included the District Of Columbia, Is 3S, S23, =
2iO The total constitutional population Of
the States alone Is IS, ,eO3 $40, their repre-
sentative population being 3S, ll3 253, or 50, :
eST Ices, while the aggregate population OF
the twelve Territories ls 10000. Dcducting
from this number 1871, 100 for the District of
Columbia, we have left population Of $751;
800 for the remaining eleven Territories, nine
Of which may be regarded "A embryonic
States. An inspection Of the census returns
with regard To these nluo organized Terri
tories shows on aggregate population Of 49,
6S7, emitting tho Chinese and Indians, or an
average Of l0,965. Including 7,OT5 ChlIese
and 143, las Indians, the returns show their
aggregate population to DO 59g0Oi, or an
average of 66659. A further insTectlou ol
the census returns pertaining to these niue
Territories reveals the fact that New Mexico
leads the van with population Of Ill. 3O3,
while the rest follow In their turni Utah
with 90 5si; Colorado, a, l6i; Arizona, A.
TlO; Dakota, 40, sol; Montana, 80 sos; Wash
lngton, 37,432; Idaho, go SsSi Wyoming
bringing up the rear with woman suffrage
and population Of only ll,5iS-which Is a
crumb OF cold comfort to the suffrage re-
formers. But should Wyoming pursue to Its
logical conclusion heS liberal policy with re-
gard to the extension Of tho elective fran
chlse, 70 as to enfranchlse her l43 Chinese,
and her q 400 Indians, she would even then
have an aggregate representative population
Of only l4.l91, or about 10 per cent. of the
required number.
The indications are, should the bill In ques-
ton pass the Senate without material modin-
cation, that some Of these nine Terrific os
would not have to tarrY long before their
boards are grown, while others, to attain the
coveted number (l3I, I,GT5) within the next
decade, would have to exhibit rate Of In
crease In population which, 10 q Malthusian
philosopher, would be perfectly appalling.
But go common ls tho phenomenon of rapid
growth In the great West that We need feel
no surprise II the Territories which arc now
most spar5Gly settled shall within few yeas
have grown into populous States. The entire
northern tier Of Territories, from Minnesota
to Puget Sound, will undoubtedly be greatly
hastened In their development by the proxl-
mate completion Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, especially as they lie directly In the
path OF the great tide Of immigration con-
stantly flowing In from Scandinavia aud other
portions Of northern Europe. The country
through which the Southern Pacific railroad
Is To pass must also feel tho effect Of the con-
structiOn OF that road In q considerable In
crease In the rapidity Of its settlement; but Il
Il possible that some years may elapse before
the completion Of this enterprise. The draw
back in connection with these and other roads
Is that their effects In promoting settlement
arc In danger of being ncutraliZcd, and, In
some Instance, more than noutraIiEod, by the
monopoly Of public lands.