MILES OF CANALS AND RAILROADS IN THE SLAVE STATES—1854-1857.
| States. | Canals, miles, 1854. | Railroads, miles, 1857. | Cost of Railroads, 1855. |
| Alabama | 51 | 484 | $3,986,208 |
| Arkansas | |||
| Delaware | 14 | 120 | 600,000 |
| Florida | 86 | 250,000 | |
| Georgia | 28 | 1,062 | 17,034,802 |
| Kentucky | 486 | 306 | 6,179,072 |
| Louisiana | 101 | 263 | 1,731,000 |
| Maryland | 184 | 597 | 12,654,333 |
| Mississippi | 410 | 4,520,000 | |
| Missouri | 189 | 1,000,000 | |
| North Carolina | 13 | 612 | 6,847,213 |
| South Carolina | 50 | 706 | 13,547,093 |
| Tennessee | 508 | 10,436,610 | |
| Texas | 57 | 16,466,250 | |
| Virginia | 184 | 1,479 | |
| 1,110 | 6,859 | $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 | $15,597,891 | Arkansas | |
| Illinois | 2,513,790 | Delaware | 1,393,175 |
| Indiana | 7,281,934 | Florida | |
| Iowa | Georgia | 13,413,100 | |
| Maine | 7,301,252 | Kentucky | 10,369,717 |
| Massachusetts | 54,492,660 | Louisiana | 20,179,107 |
| Michigan | 980,416 | Maryland | 10,411,874 |
| New Hampshire | 3,626,000 | Mississippi | 240,165 |
| New Jersey | 5,314,885 | Missouri | 1,215,398 |
| New York | 83,773,288 | North Carolina | 5,205,073 |
| Ohio | 7,166,581 | South Carolina | 16,603,253 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,864,825 | Tennessee | 6,717,848 |
| Rhode Island | 17,511,162 | Texas | |
| Vermont | 3,275,656 | Virginia | 14,033,838 |
| Wisconsin | 1,400,000 | ||
| Total | $230,100,340 | Total | $102,078,948 |
TABLE NO. XXXIII.
MILITIA FORCE OF THE FREE AND THE SLAVE STATES—1852.
| Free States. | Slave States. | ||
| California | Alabama | 76,662 | |
| Connecticut | 51,649 | Arkansas | 17,137 |
| Illinois | 170,359 | Delaware | 9,229 |
| Indiana | 53,918 | Florida | 12,122 |
| Iowa | Georgia | 57,312 | |
| Maine | 62,588 | Kentucky | 81,840 |
| Massachusetts | 119,690 | Louisiana | 43,823 |
| Michigan | 63,938 | Maryland | 46,864 |
| New Hampshire | 32,151 | Mississippi | 36,084 |
| New Jersey | 39,171 | Missouri | 61,000 |
| New York | 265,293 | North Carolina | 79,448 |
| Ohio | 176,455 | South Carolina | 55,209 |
| Pennsylvania | 276,070 | Tennessee | 71,252 |
| Rhode Island | 14,443 | Texas | 19,766 |
| Vermont | 23,915 | Virginia | 125,128 |
| Wisconsin | 32,203 | ||
| Total | 1,381,843 | Total | 792,876 |