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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1870. 



fcim herself can be redeemed from the remorse 

 that leads her to suicide, by a reconciliation 

 with society, or repentance, in many instances. 

 It thus ignores the policy which takes no 

 other notice of their humanity than by the 

 infliction of a penalty that knows no forgive- 

 ness, and asserts that the legal treatment of the 

 evil in St. Louis has worked beneficially, and 

 it is recommended to the serious consideration 

 of the authorities and people of the United 

 States as a mode which has in its practical 

 operations proved salutary in its effects upon 

 society, and has served to ameliorate the con- 

 dition of the unfortunate class, without pre- 

 judice to the morals of the community. 



A large Commercial Convention was held in 

 Baltimore on September 26th, 27th, and 28th. 

 The principal subjects of discussion were rail- 

 roads, interior lines of water communication, 

 public lands and immigration, domestic com- 

 merce, foreign commerce, finance and taxa- 



tion, American navigation and ship-building, 

 State inspections, and mineral and mining 

 interests. 



(For the financial condition of the United 

 States, see the article FINANCES. The foreign 

 relations of the country are presented under 

 the title DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE, and in 

 the President's Message for December, 1870, 

 for which see PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. For the 

 military and naval affairs of the country, see 

 ARMY and NAVY, respectively; and for the 

 general condition of internal affairs, see CON- 

 GRESS and the States, respectively.) 



UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1870. 

 The following table gives the number of per- 

 sons born in the year 1870 in the United 

 States ; in each State and Territory, and also, 

 by States and Territories, the number of the 

 natives of the eight foreign countries of Eu- 

 rope most largely represented by emigration 

 in the population of the United States. 



Of the native born, 51 were born in Alaska 

 and 2,263 in Indian Territory; 12,262, partic- 

 ular locality not stated; 169 at sea, under 

 United States flag. Of the total population, 

 10,892,015 have one or both parents foreign ; 

 * Including West Virginia. 



10,521,233 foreign fathers; 10,105,627 foreign 

 mothers; 9,734,845 both parents foreign; 27,- 

 663,968 both parents native. The columns 

 of the foreign countries in the table include 

 only whites; 9,645 colored persons and 1,136 

 Indians were foreign born; 518 Chinese were 



