TABLE SHOWING THE PROPORTION OF THE FREE COLORED POPULATION IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, BY COUNTIES, AS PRESENTED BY THE CENSUS OF 1840 AND 1850, TOGETHER WITH THE POPULAR VOTE FOR AND AGAINST THE ABOLITION CANDIDATE, HON. S. P. CHASE, AT THE ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR, OCTOBER, 1855.
| SOUTHERN COUNTIES. | MR. CHASE. | NORTHERN COUNTIES. | MR. CHASE. | ||||||
| COUNTIES. | 1840. | 1850. | FOR | AGAINST | COUNTIES. | 1840. | 1850. | FOR | AGAINST |
| Hamilton, | 2,576 | 3,600 | 4,516 | 18,764 | Ashtabula, | 17 | 43 | 3,772 | 1,156 |
| Clermont, | 122 | 412 | 2,434 | 2,879 | Lake, | 21 | 38 | 1,640 | 521 |
| Brown, | 614 | 863 | 1,571 | 2,129 | Geauga, | 3 | 7 | 1,816 | 486 |
| Adams, | 63 | 55 | 1,139 | 1,629 | Cuyahoga, | 121 | 359 | 3,965 | 3,545 |
| Scioto, | 206 | 211 | 1,042 | 1,497 | Trumbull, | 70 | 65 | 3,109 | 1,505 |
| Lawrence, | 148 | 326 | 1,092 | 1,067 | Portage, | 39 | 58 | 2,660 | 1,871 |
| Gallia, | 799 | 1,198 | 344 | 1,972 | Summit, | 42 | 121 | 2,242 | 1,326 |
| Meigs, | 28 | 52 | 1,515 | 1,504 | Medina, | 13 | 35 | 2,032 | 1,526 |
| Jackson, | 315 | 391 | 714 | 906 | Lorain, | 62 | 264 | 2,693 | 919 |
| Pike, | 329 | 618 | 641 | 1,156 | Huron, | 106 | 39 | 2,295 | 1,411 |
| Highland, | 786 | 896 | 1,209 | 2,599 | Erie, | 97 | 202 | 1,564 | 1,191 |
| Clinton, | 377 | 598 | 1,640 | 964 | Seneca, | 65 | 151 | 2,332 | 1,976 |
| Warren, | 341 | 602 | 2,306 | 1,821 | Sandusky, | 41 | 47 | 1,382 | 1,509 |
| Butler, | 254 | 367 | 1,960 | 3,235 | Ottawa, | 5 | 1 | 369 | 406 |
| Preble, | 88 | 77 | 1,567 | 1,326 | Lucas, | 54 | 139 | 1,618 | 1,156 |
| Montgomery, | 376 | 249 | 2,746 | 3,830 | Fulton, | [133] | 1 | 715 | 453 |
| Greene, | 344 | 654 | 1,953 | 1,357 | Williams, | 2 | 0 | 890 | 878 |
| Fayette, | 239 | 291 | 909 | 757 | Defiance, | [133] | 19 | 592 | 626 |
| Ross, | 1,195 | 1,906 | 2,160 | 2,255 | Henry, | 6 | 0 | 440 | 511 |
| Vinton, | [133] | 107 | 722 | 901 | Wood, | 32 | 18 | 1,099 | 636 |
| Hocking, | 46 | 117 | 927 | 1,199 | Paulding, | 0 | 1 | 362 | 115 |
| Pickaway, | 333 | 412 | 1,521 | 1,862 | Putnam, | [133] | 11 | 528 | 858 |
| Fairfield, | 342 | 280 | 2,474 | 2,726 | Hancock, | 8 | 26 | 1,238 | 1,359 |
| Perry, | 47 | 29 | 1,772 | 1,540 | Vanwert, | 0 | 47 | 602 | 483 |
| Athens, | 55 | 106 | 1,634 | 1,072 | Allen, | 23 | 27 | 1,235 | 929 |
| Washington, | 269 | 390 | 2,212 | 1,774 | Wyandott, | [133] | 49 | 1,143 | 1,106 |
| Morgan, | 68 | 90 | 1,776 | 1,235 | Crawford, | 5 | 10 | 1,449 | 1,753 |
| Noble, | [133] | [134] | 1,361 | 1,030 | Richland, | 65 | 67 | 2,220 | 2,329 |
| Monroe, | 13 | 69 | 1,451 | 1,901 | Ashland, | [133] | 3 | 1,580 | 1,660 |
| Belmont, | 742 | 778 | 1,755 | 2,856 | Wayne, | 41 | 28 | 2,421 | 2,585 |
| Guernsey, | 190 | 168 | 1,893 | 1,491 | Starke, | 204 | 159 | 3,343 | 3,044 |
| Muskingum, | 562 | 631 | 2,551 | 3,204 | Mahoning, | [133] | 90 | 1,592 | 1,552 |
| Franklin, | 805 | 1,607 | 2,487 | 4,033 | Columbiana, | 417 | 182 | 3,118 | 2,170 |
| Madison, | 97 | 78 | 562 | 1,012 | Carroll, | 49 | 52 | 1,502 | 1,082 |
| Clarke, | 20 | 323 | 1,866 | 1,404 | Tuscarawas, | 71 | 89 | 2,552 | 2,179 |
| Miami, | 211 | 602 | 1,787 | 1,977 | Coshocton, | 38 | 44 | 2,064 | 2,014 |
| Darke, | 200 | 248 | 1,685 | 1,829 | Holmes, | 3 | 5 | 1,194 | 1,675 |
| Champaigne, | 328 | 494 | 1,353 | 1,463 | Knox, | 63 | 62 | 2,166 | 2,135 |
| Union, | 78 | 128 | 1,222 | 829 | Morrow, | [133] | 18 | 1,631 | 1,371 |
| Delaware, | 76 | 135 | 1,602 | 1,504 | Marion, | 52 | 21 | 1,220 | 1,184 |
| Licking, | 140 | 128 | 2,021 | 3,252 | Hardin, | 4 | 14 | 903 | 725 |
| Harrison, | 163 | 287 | 1,712 | 1,259 | Logan, | 407 | 536 | 1,424 | 1,119 |
| Jefferson, | 497 | 665 | 2,156 | 1,654 | Mercer, | 204 | 399 | 492 | 968 |
| Shelby, | 262 | 407 | 955 | 1,286 | Auglaise, | [133] | 87 | 643 | 1,286 |
| Total, South, | 14,924 | 21,745 | 72,915 | 95,941 | Total, North, | 2,450 | 3,524 | 73,877 | 59,319 |
TABLE VI.
TOTAL COTTON CROP OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE AMOUNTS EXPORTED, THE CONSUMPTION OF THE UNITED STATES, NORTH OF VIRGINIA, AND THE STOCK ON HAND, SEPTEMBER 1, OF EACH YEAR, FROM 1840 TO 1859, IN POUNDS.—London Economist, 1859.
| Years. | Total Crop. | Exports to Various Places. | Consumption of U. S. North of Virginia. | Stock on hand 1st September. | |||
| England. | France. | Other Points. | Total. | ||||
| 1840 | 871,134,000 | 498,716,400 | 178,986,000 | 72,698,800 | 750,401,200 | 118,077,200 | 23,376,800 |
| 1841 | 653,978,000 | 343,496,800 | 139,510,400 | 42,303,600 | 525,290,800 | 118,915,200 | 28,991,600 |
| 1842 | 673,429,600 | 374,252,400 | 159,251,600 | 52,594,800 | 586,098,800 | 107,140,000 | 12,722,800 |
| 1843 | 551,550,000 | 587,884,400 | 138,455,600 | 77,714,800 | 804,052,000 | 130,051,600 | 37,794,400 |
| 1844 | 812,163,600 | 480,999,200 | 113,074,000 | 57,722,800 | 651,796,000 | 138,697,600 | 63,908,800 |
| 1845 | 957,801,200 | 575,722,400 | 143,742,800 | 114,037,200 | 433,502,400 | 155,602,400 | 39,368,000 |
| 1846 | 840,214,800 | 440,497,600 | 143,881,200 | 81,888,000 | 666,716,800 | 169,038,800 | 42,848,800 |
| 1847 | 711,460,400 | 332,363,600 | 96,594,400 | 67,530,800 | 496,488,800 | 171,186,800 | 85,934,800 |
| 1848 | 939,053,600 | 529,706,000 | 111,668,800 | 101,929,600 | 1,743,304,400 | 212,708,800 | 68,587,200 |
| 1849 | 1,091,437,600 | 615,160,400 | 147,303,600 | 128,672,400 | 891,141,600 | 207,215,600 | 61,901,200 |
| 1850 | 838,682,400 | 422,708,400 | 115,850,800 | 77,502,800 | 636,062,000 | 195,107,600 | 67,172,000 |
| 1851 | 942,102,800 | 565,306,000 | 120,534,200 | 107,634,800 | 795,484,000 | 161,643,200 | 51,321,600 |
| 1852 | 1,206,011,600 | 667,499,600 | 168,550,000 | 141,408,800 | 977,458,400 | 241,211,600 | 36,470,400 |
| 1853 | 1,305,152,800 | 694,744,000 | 170,691,200 | 145,924,800 | 1,011,360,000 | 268,403,600 | 54,257,200 |
| 1854 | 1,172,010,800 | 641,500,000 | 149,623,200 | 136,536,000 | 927,659,200 | 244,228,400 | 27,120,600 |
| 1855 | 1,138,935,600 | 619,886,400 | 163,972,400 | 113,824,000 | 897,683,600 | 237,433,600 | 28,667,200 |
| 1856 | 1,411,138,000 | 768,554,400 | 192,254,800 | 221,033,200 | 1,181,842,400 | 261,091,600 | 25,668,400 |
| 1857 | 1,175,807,600 | 571,548,000 | 165,342,800 | 164,172,000 | 901,062,800 | 280,855,200 | 17,703,200 |
| 1858 | 1,245,584,800 | 723,986,400 | 153,600,800 | 158,594,800 | 1,036,181,000 | 184,692,800 | 40,410,000 |
| 1859 | 1,606,800,000 | . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . | 1,208,561,200 | 304,087,200 | . . . . . . . . . . |
Consumption for Virginia and South of that State, for 1859, is estimated at 66,973,600 lbs. The crop year closes, August 31st.