Young folks' history of the United States . ny of them have taken theremedy into their own hands, and have removed intosome other State in hopes of better treatment. Manyof them went to Kansas especially, where they werewelcomed as settlers. But time has gradually diminishedthe sore feeling between the two races in the SouthernStates; and these States were never before, on thewhole, prosperous and orderly as now. In the largestof them, —Virginia, — there has lately been a change ofthe old parties; and the white citizens have shown them-selves quite willing that their former slaves should vote.
Young folks' history of the United States . ny of them have taken theremedy into their own hands, and have removed intosome other State in hopes of better treatment. Manyof them went to Kansas especially, where they werewelcomed as settlers. But time has gradually diminishedthe sore feeling between the two races in the SouthernStates; and these States were never before, on thewhole, prosperous and orderly as now. In the largestof them, —Virginia, — there has lately been a change ofthe old parties; and the white citizens have shown them-selves quite willing that their former slaves should vote. 33^ Census of1880. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. At a late election in Virginia the successful party,called the Readjuster party, was elected largely bythe votes of the colored people. This prosperity has been shared by the whole census of 1880 showed an enormous increase ofpopulation in the United States, and there was no Stateor Territory which did not share this increase in agreater or less degree. Between 1870 and 1880 the. GOING WEST. whole population increased from about thirty-eight and aa half millions (38,558,371) to more than fifty millions(50)^557S3)j this being a gain of more than a million ayear. This estimate includes all persons residing withinthe limits of the United States, except the Indianswithin the Indian Territory, or supported elsewhere bythe general government, and the inhabitants of are omitted because they are not regarded asbeing legally citizens of the United States. HAYES. GARFIELD. ARTHUR. 337 Great as this increase has been, it is probable that the ^^^ ^v^^ increase in results of the next census in 1890 will be yet more sur- popxiiatioaprising. The facts as to immigration alone are enoughto show that the population of the United nowincreasing faster than ever before. During the five yearspreceding 1880, the number of foreign immigrants intothis country never reached half a million a year. In
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