Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-12-28
Massachusetts and the SeceS-
sion States. A Statistical
Comparison.


Comparison.
The following statistics from the census
Of 1850 presents comparison between
the State Of Massachusetts and the five
States making an outcry about seeding
from the Union, which is worth examining.
The area of Massachusetts is about
800 square miles; South Carolina has
29,3s3 Georgia, $4,000; Alabama, 30
- - Florida, 59,26s Mississippi, H.,
l2ti-total, 244 , ,53l.
Massachusetts, has eleven members Of
the House of Representatives, based on
white population. She five States have
the following number, based upon white
population and thrce-hths OF all other
persons :" South Carolina, s. Georgia, );
Florida, S; Alabama, : Mississippi, > !;
total -
The population of Massachusetts, in
$50 was 994 ,499; that of South Car
oliHa WIS 6GS. S.5l7, of which - ,5e3 were
white and 3S4 ,9O4 colorcd Georgia 903,-
f72 whites and 81 So color
ed: Florida, ST, ,jl3-41,203 white and
39.310 coIorcd Alabama 7739, ,35S-l26,-
oil white aud 5l2,S4i c0lored MiSSis-
sippi. 6l5, ,596-29j, lis white and ;l9,-
y ) colored. Total, l,565,510 white aud
S,69S colored--.3,024.2 .26S.
The bank capital OF Massachusetts, III
lN59 Was S64,5l9,200. That Of South
Carolina was Sl3,5SS, $50; Of Georgia,
'','o--'1GV - ono ~ ona ~ w. W;;n.; soo 400
'','i,a, ,",a1 s.,s ,1 s5o S51
-19,1'' T%,-, I-' =. H.. .ro1rntions or No.sa.
III, ~ ;,''1 ;1s :, "a W. ,.o sl5I l3-I45 The
o"lse'.t r III ls, Iag w.; =; Santh r,raJ;n, ws.
@'"1 n,., % o',',', ",r,. =: axG 53i. FIor.
- ''o1,.;. r',.;. '3,s \1'tan, 81 AN ~.
,ua ,I e-,"@S ta,aI s.,1 200
" WE, ,,S'sa'll''' ; - -'Y'= '9,'''' :
3T Nv -, ;.,..z..l :, ,aonaf,e,,r;a.
i,e e'p's"' ., ,'''e3''' sl@i%;-Gi5 ~ ,,' In
:" ,h - - ,h, a,no,,,t ! s';0l; St;5.
'94,o elr9,5t' ,r" ,ae I.''2';'' 1U% = E,e;I 81
nl. IN 1'co,3', -, ,;n,; -, u.;;,,
o92 ,,., y ,,o ,,,'''''a ,.i - a1-suiI2I
: Ni,,,, I''' ,t,''' i, manufct,,r.
,,..' o,,S -. Sor,b c,rolina =
lns l'2'''o persons 2GI''a "l l'''''''"'
~ ',,' '..,'. - ~, - -, total
aha,na' f'''o -N'SS''S'lI'' ~ - '0'''''
IN .rI -, a.. mint N Ma.
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'ag,,aI..,-' ,- ~ '9. IL - go, f. ,ia fys
:, i''''7 7,H.'i' ~, :, ,tn-- sa,I t,,ra.
states tue 't'''e S'''''N ."", ,,,,,,
',..Il'r''i''' ma - 80" "a, ~, la
'i'''P0 u''''l.,,.t ~ 80. - 49,
ga. ..-. Iggt'l''1' ,s', ~ - ~ Tar;
1','o >o-lg.,e''n'3 = l,.,,., .i'2,, III
I|-Fofe.p.9 '-''',2- ~ :, .''',,i' ,II,,',
>2---ae"giy,,,s' ''2-''' ,.,.,a s,,;s
I'gfiP'I' 81 i'2 .,1 - .,,: U;;,
'-2-t'neiehgI, y 10 - ''2-' ,,;,,ro s!d
.teeeiPtS' ie''' a. - ''>-' ~ rta1 -.
oot-4enIlenss' - 60. ~, =, 80 1;,to
ctip'' III Ine i'e 9'"l.s, .,., H, EG-' t;,;e,,,
oil eNl l'ehli!uI's' - = =
: :, - - = 1s,o - .;t;gons NJ
ia'ei''' iSSue' ,o1 ~ i1,9 l,. - ,.;~ t,sns ot
H'ass"'nuSet''' - ~; "''.o ~ yS. LIor;.
,oe'i' ea'9','i'' - -. vi n ;,,, %.
ia 4 A'apani'' - u n'S9'''iP''
total l. l,...L.. :,
Inc c'pl'"' ln'es'." III 81" I|'! inI l,'l. sSS :
Ma>N'tnuse''S "'''o,"'o =, o. ,IllIl-f. n
Di'to IN ooo,h e%Io.''H, a., -l TO, ';nn.
"eofS'a' ol''-,'ii- - 'o' :,'' u;'';-;,,;
IN Alabaina' - ~ ~ u '9''N'' li'
% 'o---to'ai' CO. 95''2i, -, c,,,3a,
ne money eA I,t'ne' 1 III NV. .He Is ~ -
Sth0Ol tdtoC Ill nassau -