Godwin versus Malthui. AAl 



many of the newly settled districts they do not exceed seven or 

 eight. 



Finding, therefore, that the number of children to a marriage 

 is the same in America as in Europe, and tiiat ihe mortality is 

 not less in America than in Europe, that the increase in America 

 is clearly demonstrated to have arisen chiefly from immigration, 

 we must exclude America from all reasonings on the rate at 

 whicli mankind can increase in number. 



The population returns of this country are of little use to the 

 statistical inquirer. We know that our population has increased, 

 hut it certainly has not increased at the rate of that of Sweden. 

 The return of ISOl is evidently inaccurate; and though from ISOl 

 to 1811, there has been an increase, that increase has not been 

 so great as stated iii the returns. !f we take the number of houses 

 for a guide, and suppose the same number of people to a house 

 in 1690 as in 1811, the population at the former period was up- 

 wards of 7 millions, while at the latter it was 10,488,000. Mr. 

 Rickmaim's calculation from the Registered Baptisms is not to 

 be depended on, as they have evidently been very irregularly kept. 

 The births certainly fall far short of the true number. For in- 

 stance, 6i millions of people, at the rate of the Swedish tables, 

 would produce all the births of 1801, while the return makes our 

 population then 9,168,000. 



We conclude with observing, that we think Mr. Godwin fully 

 entitled to insist, that, taking all circumstances into considera- 

 tion, there is every reason for supposing that the increase of the 

 ])opulation of Sweden, being nearly one half in 54 years, is the 

 greatest that has vet taken place in any country where there has 

 been no immigration. 



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