The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-05

a population of 1907 1893, while Virgin
la had only ,42l .66l less than halt t..
number in New York. To 1871 the ex-
ports of Virginia were worth 1925. 400
more than New York in 1852 the ex-
ports of New York were estimated at
$67 .4s4.456; those of Virginia at only
So 724 ,657; being less than they were in
'9l, and less than New York hy Ssl ,759,-
799. In 1850 the value of real aud per
sonal property IN the State OF Virginia.
including negroes, was 1891 GAG. .435. In
1856 the real and personal estate iu the
City of New York alone was assess cd at
S5ll,740.49l. So the City of New York
alone could buy up the whole State of
Virginia, and bave more more than one
hundred and taoenty millions Of dollars LETT
At the period of the war of independence,
the commerce of Virginia was four times
larger than that of New York; now it is
not to be compared With it,
Again, let US look at the States of
Massachusetts, and North Carolina; the
area of the latter being more than seven
North Carolina had 5000 more inhabi
tants than Massachusetts in 1850 Mas
sachusetts had l25, 900 more than North
Carolina. In 1850 the products OF man
uiactures. mining and the mechanic arts
in Massachusetts were worth Sl42 .000,-
600 more than the same produ in North
Carolina; and in 1856 these products of
Massachusetts, bad increased to S2sS, 600,
600, more than twice the value of the eu-
tire cotton crop of all the Southern States!
In 1850, Massachusetts (where all are
free) had real and personal estate to the
value of more than $4,000, 900; the
value of the same in North Carolina, iu-
cluGing negroes, was only S226. 600, 600.
In 1856 Boston alone possessed real and
personal estate amounting to within a
fraction of $3.50, 900 900, thus showing
that this single city could buy up the
State of North North Carolina and have
over serenity tGUe millions Of dollars surplus.
In 1850 there were in NJ as. acbusetts l =
SCI native white and free colored persons
over 20 years of age who could not read
and write; at the same time In North Car
olna, excluding slaves, there were 60,-
0s3.
But, again, let US look at the States of
Penusy ylyania and South Carolina, and
see which side of the "irrepressible con-
fict'' we fnd the gamer in this compari-
son. South Carolina was settled in the
year 1910, Penusy Ieania in 1852. In
1880 the cash value of all the farms, far
ming utensils and machinery in Pennsyl-
yania vas worth more by S336, 900, 900
than the same kind of property in South
Carolina. At the same time the value of
all property in Pennsy ylvania was greater
by SAL 600, 900 than all the property in
South Carolina, including the value of
negroes, estimated at that time as worth
S28S, 100000. The City of Philadelphia
alone is worth more in real and personal
estate than the State of South Carolina
by at least tfty millions Of dollarS The
cause Of education make- no better show
for the Southern State The annual in
come of public shools in Pennsylvania in
1850 was over 81 200. .000 more than iu
South Carolina In the former State
there were in 1850 363 Libraries other
than private; in the latter 26; in Penn
sylvania 80 newspapers circulating S4.
000. 900 oil copies; III South Carolina on
ly as newspapers, circulating but 7 So
900 copies SO much for Freedom and
SlaGery in these States
With few general statistics we close
ibis branch of our article Let it be re
N mcmhered that these statistics are chiefly
compiled from the last United States Cen.
sus report, and are to be implicitly relied
upon.
The value of the hay crop in the North.
ern States, in 1850, consisting of IL $50, ),
992 tons at 81 20 per ton. was worth
more by $4,000 .00O than all the cotton,
tobacco. rice hay, hemp and sugar cane IN
tie entire South Where is Southern ag.
ricuture, aud where King Cotton OF
tho bushel measure products OF the Union
/ in $50, the North had balance in her
favor of nearly l7a millions of bushels
in value worth nearly As millions of dol
lars more than in the South. OF pound
measure products raised in the United
States in $50, the figures sbo r balance
in favor of the North Of "a 539 900 00O
(tacenty four bilious fee hundred and Mir
nane millions of pounds; which, valued il
dollars and cents. is worth $4,000, ,00C
more than the pound products of the
South So we could 60 on in relation &c
domestic animals, revenue, expendi
lures, tonnage, exports and imports
nutactures. canals. railroads, banl
capital, schools, Libraries, newspapers,
churches. patents issued, etc, aud they
would all be found to be very largely il
favor Of the Freedom side of the ''irre
presrible conflict" But we pause at the
Post Office Operations, aud find from a
report of that Department in 1888. diff
ferent state of things. The number O.
stamps sold in The North during tha
year amounted to 81 ,052, 96s more thar
ia the South; the total postage collected
in the North wa S3,ll7, ,537 more thar
in she South; but the cost of transporting
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