Area, 7,800 square miles 11,124 square miles. Population in 1790, 378,717 319,728. " 1860, 1,231,066 687,049. Products in 1859, $287,000,000 $66,000,000. " per capita, $235 $96. Railroads, 1,340 miles 380 miles. " cost, $61,857,203 $21,387,157. Freight of 1860, $500,524,201 $101,111,348. Tonnage built in 1860, 34,460 tons 7,789. Bank capital, $64,519,200 $12,568,962. Imports and exports, $58,190,816 $18,786,323. Value of property, $815,237,433 $376,919,944. Gross profit on capital, 35 per cent 17 per cent. Copies of press circulated in 1860, 102,000,760 20,723,472. Pupils at public schools in 1860, 176,475 33,254. Volumes in public libraries, 684,015 125,042. Value of churches, $10,206,000 $3,947,884. NEW YORK.--Free State. VIRGINIA.--Slave State. Area, 47,000 square miles 61,392 square miles. Population in 1790, 340,120 748,308. " 1860, 3,880,735 1,596,318. Product of 1859, $606,000,000 $120,000,000. Per capita, $156 $75. Gross profit on capital, 34 per cent 15 per cent. Value per acre of farm lands, $38.26 $11.91. Railroads, 2,842 miles 1,771 miles. " cost of construction, $138,395,055 $64,958,807. Freight in 1860, $579,681,790 $110,000,000. Canals, 1,038 miles 178 miles. " cost, $67,567,972 $7,817,000. Tonnage built in 1860, 31,936 4,372. Bank capital, $111,441,320 $16,005,156. Exports and imports, 1860, $394,045,326 $7,184,273. Copies of press circulated in 1860, 320,980,884 26,772,518. Pupils at public schools in 1860, 675,221 67,428. Volumes in public libraries, 1,760,820 88,462. Value of churches, $21,539,561 $2,002,220. Percentage of native free population who cannot read or write, 1.87 19.90. Compare the column as regards Virginia with the returns for Pennsylvania, and the result is nearly as remarkable as that of New York.