The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-04-01
THE OLD NORTH STATE
COMPARED WITH OTHER STATES
IN POPU LATION.
Our Correspondent Replies to Our New
Ork Contributor and Gives Some In
teresting Facts and Figures.
Especial Cor. STATE CHI

Especial Cor STATE CHRoHIcLE
MARCH p, 16S6.-I am very much
obliged to you for the kind Introduction
which you gave my letter # March 10Th.
Ny only purpose was to yindicate the
state against what seemed TO me, a very
dangerous charge. This charge was this
There is an intolerance in North Carolina
! that is oppressive That ! might do no
injustice to your New York correspondent,
I | gave his exact language He gave, as
cyiden g of this intolerance, the fact that
! 293, 800 natives OF North Carolina were in
| other States
! In referring TO my letter of the 10Th, he
says That IS an interesting letter (for
its errors) in the last CHRONICLE about
population, which contains several things
that | (and | think other people, would
| like to talk about" Now would have been
very much obliged to him if, instead of
! cOntenting himself with charging errors in
my statement about population, he had
| pointed out one error am sure that not
one was intended. OF course | care moth
! ing for his i'll natured illusions to anony
nous correspondents, but III spite of them,
| | trust he will permit me to assure him
| that 1t was not my purpose to indulge IN
| any unklnd reflections upon him, but
| wished to deal only with, it seems to me,
| fallaciOus arguments and conclusions.
Was there any error in my statement?
| stated that North Carolina had increased
! IN population from 1870 to $780, in a ratio
/ greater than that of the average of the
| United States. Is not this true! Not only
! 50, but the increase in native population
was much greater than the ratio given, for
| the average was made of all the popula
| ton including the millions of foreigners,
most OF whom went West.
stated that the percentage of increase
! had been greater than in any of the orlgl-
nal thirteen States except South Carolina
Is not this true That it had been greater
than any of the Northern States East of
the Mississippi, except Michigan. Is not
this true! Greater than Alabama, Connec-
! Kentucky Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
| Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia or
Wisconsin. Is not this true? If you will
examine table Ill Of the compendium of
the United States census for 1880, you will
find the percentage of increase given in
! round numbers with fractions of tenthS.
If you will make the calculation and carry
the fractions to hundredths, you will find
my figures verified, but | can hardly sup
pose that your correspondent could have
reference to errors in fractions of less than
pondon: nor any one else properly inform
ed, will say that the facts given by me in
regard to the population of North Carolina
as compared with other States are not
substantially correct
Now | know that ,EcOmparisOnS are Odi-
Gus" and mean no attack upon other
States, but when it is sought to disparage
North Carolina, in any respect, by com
parison with other States, | trust you will
correspondents statistics, to suggest to
him few more facts in regard to popula-
ton and he will pardon me for suggesting
also, that When he seeks to find arguments
| to sustain the charge of intolerance he had
better cOnfne himself to theories and
fances and not venture into the field OF
facts and figures.
The argument is: 293. 500 people born
in North Carolina are living in other States,
therefore North Carolina is intolerant
Now | suppose your correspondent found
his fact by a calculation made from table
- of the 1st vol. os the compendium OF
the censu1- from the same table, if he viii
take the pains to make the calculations, be
will find that IN proportion to population
there are fewer natives of North Caroline
living in other States than of any one o.
the old thirteen States, except Nassachu
setts, and it is a Singula. fact that Massa
chusetts has neither increased within hel
own borders at the same ratio that Nortf
Carolina has, nor has she furnished popu
lation for other States at the same ratio
Some how it seems not to be coed STATE
for children.
Now for the iaots, which anyone car
; verify VINO will take the pains to make th'
calculations. In proportion to the native
born population, there are fewer native
of North Carolina living in other State
than there are from Alabama, Connecti
cut Delaware, Georgia, illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
Ohio, pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Soutl
Carolina Tennessee, Vermont, Nirglni
or Wisconsin. Let me give figures Nortl
Carolina has a population OF 1896, ,00S
{; born in the United States. She has 293,
, 500 natives living in other States. Alabam
! !, ,252, III, and she has 304, $50 in othe
I States Connecticut has 492, 70S, and 40
, 621 in other States. Delaware 1877, 140
, 44,S74 in other States. Georgia l, ,531 GIG
: and 323, 81 in other States. Illinois ,,
434, 29j, and 553, $50 in other States. In
), diana 1,s34 1913, and 443, 925 in othe
States Kentucky has 1,3Sa, 1l3, an
> 454, 1870 III other States. Maine 800
Z o52, and lS2 357 III other States
!, Maryland So, 1877, and l95, 800 in othe
states MISSISSIPPI mas 4,4S1, dSS. an
! 1913, sos in other States. New Hampshr
: 300. 6D1, and 1913, sos in other States. Ne
;, Jersey 600, 4l6, and $50, 391 in other States
New YORK has 3,S71 1872 and 1, 1877, 90 i
e other States. The people born in Ne
York and now living in other States of til
% Union number nearly one-third of all th
y people born in the United States, NOW LIN
- ING IN THAT STATE; IF THERE Is ANYTHIN
le IN THE ARGUMENT OF YOUR New YORK COZ
= RESPONDENT, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ANY
4 ONE WHO WIetiEs TO ESCAPE OPP RESSIyE l,
: TOLERANCE CAN 60 TO THAT STATE. fTOl
/, which 1,197, 153 people have gone to otht
States. Is it not wonderful that your co
II respondent did not examine the statistic
III and go to some State where tEeIa is MOI
p FREEDOM AND 1OLERATION! Ohio has 2
"a 500, 119, and 941 ,219 in other States; but
i suppose free speech and fair elections
le Cincinnati had something to do with thi
~ Pennsylvania has 3,695, ,062, aud 7aS, Is
er in other States. Rhode Island a0a, sd
I and "a, ,a3a in other States. South Carol
ma has 9e5, ,s91 ,and $50, 916 in other State
s. Tennessee ,525, 627, and Alb, ,952 in 9th
lg States. Vermont 291 1927, and 17S, ,661
rs other States. Poor Vermont! How O
d pressed! Virginia has l,49i, sea, al
e $50, $50 in other States, (more than twi
of as many as North Carolinal. Wisconsi
o. new State, has 91O,O7a, and 200, 76s
other States.
The foregoing has reference only