, 1875-05-25
A Philosophical statement of the
Fncts by IL Gcrnnn Critic.
Tho Causes of the Disappointments in
the Last General Census.
American Women Unwilling to Endure
tho Pains of Maternity.
The Intense Desire Of Common People to
0ntshine Each Other.
Agricultural Pursuits Brought into
Disrepute.

Dlsreputo.
J Special CorFtsrondeHct n Tie Chicago 7fioant.
BEnLly. April Is, 1875.-1surna dwolls on tho
Importance of aocing oufaclvca as oshors rec III,
nnd tho psoAet state Of affairs invites moro than
n.uaIly 10 such mrror-connulting. Tho Amert-
ea,l Hation-s!t venfa verbo {for nnton in tho
European HnilHe docs not oxtht)-,B now, aud will
cuntlnno to DO for roma time, IN know-thyeslf
mood. 1t kceCa ita attention and regards moro
iutrovestc1 than ever, aud the lacling 10 Eo1iora
that the United Htates have now To mcet crisis,
after having tnasio no muct. ado about pretended
crises that Dickens Hat!ricaily could writo about
them nH n chrpnio tlircnso of tho great sun-ayer
people. Tho German savnns begin hlicady 10
trtud tho ALARM. nr. II. I'iock publishes. In
Fancher'n ro1ilico'ccouomica Qt.arsrrly l1'orltn:
1s73), fiji interesting cssay with tho oniinoua
title,
1.-THE TCnStNG-ro1Sr III NORTH A,EntoA."
DaHinE lts reasoningH oil the results Of tho
last consus, ho puts seriously tho question:
Docs It not sconi lint tho tllo in tue material
{poittco-cconomcaD development OF tho United
States l,as been turnine7" and tho an.wer in
clines towards tho affirmative. Another writer
OF note, Fricdricl, Kntzol. ,nasiuG = tour OF OBJ
ecsvation through tho Gn,tcd Btatcs rs special
correspondent Of tho Cologuo Gazette. though
e.nrllns frnm different premises, arriyaa at SIM
iar conclusions vhilo at tin samo timo, by his
impressions gained flouH real life. complement
lug most happily the Bomewslat dryer and moro
statistical ucubrasions Of his learned co-laborer
Oil this s1jo Of tho ocsan.
Let up first hear tho statistical mourner. Ito
points to n focling of disappointment In tho
Cnitci States at tho slackcnch pace Ut increase
in numbers. 1ltrty-ciglt and oue-l,alt millions
of Inhabitants did mot satiafY tho Americans.
Insscaei Of eleven millions expected according
70 EEana!l WatHosl's prophecies, which up to
1870 weto 40 successful. tho increase Of popula-
tiol. was ou1y aeven millions between 1860 and
1870 There must Aayo boon a chec.s
Ioa,awhcre, Or, U,ock rightly coucudes.
F,c,o must havo l,cc, draw,mct.. t,ot,, of ,,oc..
..'. .'o.t.:., -
a'e a"u p's'l'o nature 70 account lof 9h's oo'
'icst of totir millions The great civil war aad
lts sacrifices Of human liycu might explain for a
rart OF tlcBo four millions. but orcn iu regard
-.
1na' tat,. e1Eef'enee ,aaese2 'nas Allee l'1eAs
wars pes'ltohee'' etc. tao Eaps III popn'at'on
RIO goucrnlly sooo flied up again by al, iucroauo
I, -
tn. NUMBER OF n1aTas.
Ibis lncroaAo has certainly not only been want
Ing in The United Statos, but therO musk havo
bean in /. 1arce number of families oron 1csser
nun,bcr of ,rr,b, thep In tho ,1cca,o fro,o
n,'l'uss nun ,, W ois.na 'aIn III 'n' oec@ao ''o.n
rats Of increase (rcazcd from 1920. /. e.
oIoyeu millions oyory ten yoars. Tho aver
e,,r to I'm poi,. .pd +ro,htcs ~ u.tor.
s.;,s rA A"1 .s,,..
among tlo natiTo Atnoricann. 1u 1854
tho number Of children Of forotgn-born parents
in Boston was already twice as large - OF those
NJ nottyo.,o,n naIsnta In 1877 thc Min. A..
s,.. 49,
coEalnB 70 Ut. Alien, had increased 10 1.l. Ac-
coFdng to tho twentieth registration report OF
Nhodo 1Bland, there hava bceu G,1AJ births dur
;nv 1R7a of which . ton ,vcro In A,norcan fan,,.
~ :, urc -, to-a;.,, 49,, ,, ~ IT. r.,,,io. ~
w. .'c'o III iolu's"-o.'''' "''a 80 =" ~,
latin OF Klodo island In 1870 counted 2l7,953,
o. WON I'LL. .31 were nattvcs. aud a5,3W fur-
eIGuei', Counting lilo TIT children abovt-mcn-
tionsa 11;a. a3ong tho foteisn-born, wo Laya two
eiil1Ich =. oycry hundred Americans, and ak
chllaIch ioF every hundred immigrants Tho
importation y immKrAnte, iu great many
othcr reapeets n-aIly 10 t,atcnt, threatens for
tne taturo 20 ernh into di,ncnHlonA that my
ei"nHo stu further tn, very character and habit
pr t!.o na'lyes atl'l eyei rodurs them from
THE cAu::a
nl that growing dislike of tns duties OF mater
nty tho csna'ist linds in mora. doc.y, that in
~ place is again tho consequence Of great
changes IL ths lllo aud haolts Of al ,aaBes. AS
long aa agriculture fornlca Tho staple vocation,
pco|!o l1vea trnS'lly anu simply; fatuIy tsta
Ncro firmly knit; and that dangerous al,iLtio,i
70 10 as good m nnyi'Gty else aud tl-d sight
better tns s'e Ffoncbslan, raiD did ncarcely
csist. Il.cn. ihcro woro only faw great cities,
few fuctor'ou. forming waa \ generally respected
ana coveted calling. No" tho wioo aspect Of
society 1nB been changed. farming is iookod
aowh Hnon, cohalucrcd tesi!olsa BY the very aonH
Of the farmer, a1!d no city gtl uuuld now think
ot marrying Out iuto tho country, wAiio On
tho other side country buys aud girls