workingmen of all the rest of the world.

_Population._

In 1790, 3,922,827
In 1800, 5,305,937
In 1810, 7,239,814
In 1820, 9,638,191
In 1830, 12,866,020
In 1840 17,069,453
In 1850, 23,191,876
In 1860, 31,445,080

RATIO OF INCREASE.--From 1790 to 1800, 35.02; from 1800 to 1810, 36.45;
from 1810 to 1820, 33.13; from 1820 to 1830, 33.49; from 1830 to 1840,
32.67; from 1840 to 1850, 35.87; from 1850 to 1860, 35.59. Thus it
appears (omitting territorial acquisitions) that our ratio of increase
was much greater from 1850 to 1860 than during any preceding decade.
This was the result of augmented immigration, which is still to go on
with increased power for many years. Making allowance for all probable
contingencies, and reducing the decennial increase from 35.59 to three
per cent. per annum, our able and experienced Superintendent of the
Census, in his last official report, of 20th May, 1862, gives his own
estimate of the future population of the United States:

1870, 42,328,432
1880, 56,450,241
1890, 77,263,989
1900, 100,355,802

That, in view of our new Homestead law--our high wages--the extinction
of slavery--increased confidence in our institutions--and augmented
immigration, these results will be achieved, can scarcely be doubted. As
population becomes more dense in Europe, there will be an increased
immigration to our Union, and each new settler writes to his friends
abroad, and often remits money to induce them to join him in his Western
home. The electric ocean telegraph will soon unite Europe with America,
and improved communications are constantly shortening the duration of
the voyage and diminishing the expense. Besides, this war has made us
much better known to the European _masses_, who, everywhere, with great
unanimity and enthusiasm sustain our cause, and, with slavery
extinguished, will still more prefer our institutions.

From all these causes there will be an augmented exodus from Europe to
America, when our rebellion is suppressed, and slavery overthrown.
Besides, the President of the United States now proposes appropriations
of money by Congress in aid of immigration, and such will become the
policy of our Government. We have seen the official estimate made by our
Superintendent of the Census, but if we take the ratio of increase of
the last decade, the result would be as follows:

1870, 42,636,858
1880