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Show IMPERFECT CEXSl'i KETIRJS. Complaints are loud and ticpiunt, t'roin all parts of the country, concerning concern-ing imperfect census returns,. Not only do they come from places where elections are about to be held, and where it in said the lists of registered voters show a larger number approximately approxi-mately than the census return", but fro n many other placed, including some of the principal cities in tin Union. We notice ly the dispatehc-that dispatehc-that President Giant has ordered u new census of Philadelphia, which is evidence that the belief exists in official circles that a correct census has not bee made there. Iu some places the marsh lis to whom the work was entrusted en-trusted have been charged with g:oss neglect of duty; and, what is worse, the charges have been proved. Kami lies have never been ealled upou, noi have their names been entered upon the census sheets. It was believed that the principle of payment adopted, to remunerate ihe census marshals, would have secured full returns, as they were to be paid jer capitum so much for every name entered on the lists; but many cases exist where the amount to be realized might not, in the estimation of the marshals, counterbalance the difficulties difficul-ties in securing full returns. Take this Territory, as an example. The census was taken at a season of the year when out-door labor was being attended to. Hundreds were in the canons, on the ranges and in various places absent from home, somotimes with their families, and away where it might probably have cost a day's travel to find one or two persons or families. We Lave no idea that all these names can be found on the census returns of this Territory. 'What arc the given figures of the population of Utah we cannot say. We called at the U. S. marshal's office some time ago, but the gentleman who was there, the marshal being absent, did not feel authorized au-thorized to furnish them for publication. publica-tion. We have heard them placed at some 80,000 for the Territory, and under 13,000 for this city. If these are the figures that appear on the census cen-sus sheets, we are satisfied a full census has not been made probably for the reasons stated. "Without throwing any particular blame upon the gentlemen who took the census iu this city and Territory, it i3 possible their returns migh: be incorrect as well as those of marshals elsewhere. Aud from what we hear of the returns, which must have been completed some time ago, we would be strongly of the opinion that they are. |