Year: 1869

The N EXT GEN SUS.


The taking Of the sensus Of our
country at the beginning of each de-
cennial period is an affair Of consid-
erable political Specification, as well
as of importance to the business of
of the whole country. Each census,
like the wand Of fate, removes polit-
ical power from one section and be-
slows it upon another. 1t was not
so much the election Of Lincoln, as
the facts Of the census of 1869, that
hurried the madmen of the South
into rebellion, in an attempt to re-
tain in some way, a governing in
fluence in the land. They were not
willing their section should keep
step to the music Of progress and
hence they sought to wrench the
States they could control from their
true and natural relations to the ma
ton Of which they were inseparably
a part. The census of 1870 will
make revelations quite startling to
the men who manage politics, and
assume to dictate the leading meas
ures of the two great parties. The
New York World INDUCES in the
following speculations in regard to
the future:


I questions purely financial the
West and South are natural allies
the chief industry of both sections
being agriculture-and the influence
of the South in national politics has
been practically abolished since the
census of 1850. But during the
next decade, the South will be in the
Union with increased power. The
South will have an increased repre-
sentation ii Congress in conse-
quence of the abolition of slavery,
which will cause tfve- fifths ofits col
ored population to be counted, in
stead of three -fifths as under the last
census. The weight of the South
in the national councils will thus be
increased and from similarity of in
terests, the South will reinforce the
West, and their joint influence will
operate as unit. But the West
will take the lead, and the increase
of it's Representatives will enable it
to dictate the politics of the nation.
After the next census the West can
not be successfully resisted and all
speculations respecting the future
course Of our politics will go widely
astray, unless they are based on a
correct estimate of the tendencies
of Western opinion.


The West is the child of the East,
and in opinion and interest there
will be no essential antagonism be-
tween the sections. But the West
will join hands with the more intel
ligent and progressive men of the
East, as the most enterprising only
find their way to the West. The
West carried with it the church and
school house, as well as a hearty
love of honesty and freedom. The
West will cherish schools, colleges,
manufacturers, and liberal and
progressive spirit as regards public
improvements. Negrophobia, re
pudiation, insane theories Of the fl
nance, in short, all the humbugs in.
vented by partisan demagogues
have to run too severe gauntlet O1
criticism to succeed among the men
of the West. The influences which
have blighted the progress of the
South have no existence in the Wes'
so that we may hail the census as
greatly increasing the power, il
Congress and the. Electoral College
of the party of most liberal, just ant
progressive aims.


The Republican States o
the Moth west will have increased
political influence in the Union here
after, and in this we may all rejoice
We wish, therefore, to be recorded
as profound believers in the censu:
, of 1870, with all its benefcient in
fuences~ and results. Figures
truthfully arranged, always testif.
in favor Of justice, truth and pro
gress.-Tozedo Blade.


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