The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-19

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census OF 1910 those states nave lncrcas'
Cd ~ population more than the Soulnerl,
and among those which have ihcrcaseu
The most are those mentioned ID ',c 'oi'
lowing table. but in order 10 oh'iate
amy difference ut opinion ~ 10 Tue cor
fcctuts> ct estimates. Ne VIII CIV. our
calculation the same Disadvantage ol ny
ures six years old. IL $50 The ioio"'
ing named Northern states wcr" uudtf
Democratic government:
States. Population
California. 5j0,2l7
Connecticut. .....,............ 531 .l5i
Indiana. ............. ,Gs0. 631
Massachusetts .....,............. ,I51 ,3jl
Nevada .................. ~. i0l
New Hampshire ........,,......" 5is,5V
New Jersey. ............... sn6.OJJ
New York ......,........,............ I.3S2,769
Ohio. .......................... 2,GG5.260
Orruon ..........,......... 9o.a23
Iotal.....,. ...,...,..... ........,..l2.64l,a lN
That Is, ten out OF the twenty-five
northern states. aud more Than halt the
whole population of tlte northern states.
were. OF their uHn free viii. living under
Democratic state governments. Ihr"
of the above named states must be- omit
crnments in ls1G. they are:
Massachusetts,. l.i5' .33l
New Hampshire. ................ 1880
.......,.... 2,GG3, 2to
Iotdl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,1lV,"lI
Driucting which tron the foregoing
aggregate viii leave seven northern
states with an aggr,ga;o population OF
s,2nn.60. nos under Democratic state
administrations. Ihat /, onC-thirl at
The entire population ui the northern
.tatcs. l. this situation of 1875 and thi,
centennial year merely the effect If a
'soli! south" with few "allv, in tllc
North :" Arc these iaiilion- Of mort cTn
people simply under "'hc old
rebel und coppcrhcad r,le
IL mas De objected that We give the
whole populations OF these states when
in II slity the political character Of the
governments only represent the scnti-
mcnt> OF the majority. We might in
GREASE the Total Democratic majority hy
summing up he inaiorities III the several
states, bat taking the aggregate as above
presented, AMI asrrrtaining the majority
of the whCla. we find that on n bare mn
jOriy OF about seven millions in 1873.
and ahout five millions in 1876, of the
their prtftrcGc" for Democratic admins
trati0f OF Their stat" governments. MAY
any one set these millions OF northern
people down ~ q handful Of "allics' oi
the "-niii Sluth' and a. a few "coppr-
heads" ia REASONABLE sympathy With ia"
"oll rebe! Interest,"
Bui We iiav. another ties. of northern
sentiment which shows that We need NOT
cut iown the above estimates 10 the bare
majority OF the aggregate population,
What we have TINS Tar shown relates 10
domestic >tate government. and IL might
ho suggested by som" OF the Republican
Performers from within that our figures
merely prove that the people were re-
sorting to a rigorous method Of correct
ing evils AT home. but when the issue
should come on national affairs they
would spurn the Democrats. Let us
look at the situation from a different
point of view. In the Forty-tourth con-
grcss there are - Democratic Representa-
tiveS from II northern sta,ea. These ~
members represent about II 900. 600 Of
the people Of the North. That Is. nearly
one.halt OF the people ct the North have
chosen repre- aentatives who are mere
allies OF the "solii South" simply
"cnpperheads" eager to concnrt Treason
with the "old rebel interest