The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-12


Popululation Are Not rs Large as An
ticirated-He Claims That tho Census of
the South Was Very Defective.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The twelfth
census bulletin issued to-day says: The
population OF the United States on Jane
!, 1880. as shown by The first count Of
persons and families. exclusive OF white
persons ii The Indian Territory, Indians
on reservations and A';!Ska. was Is, lSO-
$40. These figures may be slightly
changed by later and more exact COM
pilations. bat snch changes Will not be
material.
In 1880 the population was 50135,-
,S3. The absolute increase Of the popu-
lation in ten wears was 12.324. l3I. and
the percentage Of increase 24ol. In
1870 the population was stated at 5S,-
55S.311. According to these figures the
absolute increase in the decade between
1910 and 1880 was 1857 ,4l2, and the
percentage OF increase was 3O.OS. Upon
their face these figures slow that the
population has increased between 1850
and 1880 Only 127.3i5 more than be-
tween 1910 and 1850, while the rate Of
increase has apparently diminished
from 3O0S to 2i.51 per cent.
If these figures We're received from
correct data, they would be indeed dis
appointing. Such reduction IN rate of
increase in face Of the enormous imnl-
grafton during the past ten years would
argue a great diminution in the fecun-
dity of the population or a corresponds
ing increase in its death rate. These
figures are, however, easily explained
! when the character Of the data is under
stood. 1t is well known fact, having
been demonstrated by an extensive and
thorough investigation, that the census
Of 1870 was grossly deficient in the
Southern States, so much so as not only
to give an exaggerated rate of increase
of the population between 1870 and 1880
in these States, but to effect very matcrl-
ally the rate Of increase in the country
at large.
These omissions were not the fault
nor were they within the control OF the
| Census Office. The census Of 1870 WAS
taken under law which Superlnten-
dent Walker characterized as clumsy,
antiquated and barbarous." The Cen
sus Office had no power over its enumer-
ators save barren protest, and this
right was questioned in some quarters.
In referring to these omissions the
Superintendent of the tenth census
said, in his report in relation to the
taking of the census in South Carolina:
1T follows, on the conclusion Of the
highest authority, either that the cen
sus of 1870 was grossly defective in re-
gard to the whole State or some con-
Siderable parts thereof, or else that the
census of 1880 was fraudulent"
Those. therefore, who believe in the
accuracy and honesty OF the tenth cen
sus-and that was Thoroughly estab-
| liShetl-must accept the other alterna-
tive offered by General Walker, namely,
that the ninth census was grossly de-
fective." What was true Of South
Carolina was also true, in a greater or
less degree. of all the Southern States.
There is, Of course. no means OF as
certaining accurately the extent of
these omissions, but in all probability
! they amount to not less than 100000.
| There is but little question that the
| population Of the United States in 1870
was at least 100000 instead Of 3S,-
55S,S7l. as stated. If this estimate OF
! the extent Of the omissions IN 1870 be
correct, the absolute increase between
1870 and 1850 was only about 100000,
and the rate Of increase was not far
from % per cent. These figures com
pare much more reasonably with SINH
lar deductions from the population in
| 1880 and 1880.
1t will be seen that the absolute in
crease between 1880 and 1890 exceeded
that between 1870 and 1850 by 1855, ,603,
and that the proportional increase was
| but - per cent. less.
The population of the several States
as found By the census enumeration Of
the United States in 1890 is 81 $40.
The following are the populations Of
all the States, as announced.