MILES OF CANALS AND RAILROADS IN THE SLAVE STATES—1854-1857.

States.Canals, miles,
1854.
Railroads,
miles, 1857.
Cost of Railroads,
1855.
Alabama51484$3,986,208
Arkansas
Delaware14120600,000
Florida 86250,000
Georgia281,06217,034,802
Kentucky4863066,179,072
Louisiana1012631,731,000
Maryland18459712,654,333
Mississippi 4104,520,000
Missouri 1891,000,000
North Carolina136126,847,213
South Carolina5070613,547,093
Tennessee 50810,436,610
Texas 5716,466,250
Virginia1841,479
1,1106,859$95,252,581

TABLE NO. XXXII.

BANK CAPITAL IN THE FREE AND IN THE SLAVE STATES—1855.

Free States.Slave States.
California Alabama$2,296,400
Connecticut$15,597,891Arkansas
Illinois2,513,790Delaware1,393,175
Indiana7,281,934Florida
Iowa Georgia13,413,100
Maine7,301,252Kentucky10,369,717
Massachusetts54,492,660Louisiana20,179,107
Michigan980,416Maryland10,411,874
New Hampshire3,626,000Mississippi240,165
New Jersey5,314,885Missouri1,215,398
New York83,773,288North Carolina5,205,073
Ohio7,166,581South Carolina16,603,253
Pennsylvania19,864,825Tennessee6,717,848
Rhode Island17,511,162Texas
Vermont3,275,656Virginia14,033,838
Wisconsin1,400,000
Total$230,100,340Total$102,078,948

TABLE NO. XXXIII.

MILITIA FORCE OF THE FREE AND THE SLAVE STATES—1852.

Free States.Slave States.
California Alabama76,662
Connecticut51,649Arkansas17,137
Illinois170,359Delaware9,229
Indiana53,918Florida12,122
Iowa Georgia57,312
Maine62,588Kentucky81,840
Massachusetts119,690Louisiana43,823
Michigan63,938Maryland46,864
New Hampshire32,151Mississippi36,084
New Jersey39,171Missouri61,000
New York265,293North Carolina79,448
Ohio176,455South Carolina55,209
Pennsylvania276,070Tennessee71,252
Rhode Island14,443Texas19,766
Vermont23,915Virginia125,128
Wisconsin32,203
Total1,381,843Total792,876