voring to defeat compromise of any kind.
The two sections — their strength in 1860.
From the official census returns of 1860 are made the following tables of population in the North and the South, and in the Territories, showing the increase since 1850 in each section, and the alterations in the apportionment of members of Congress:
Population of the Northern Confederacy.
StatesPop'n. 1850Pop'n. 1860New Apportionment for Congr'ss.Old Apportionment.
Maine583,169619,95856
N. Hampsh'e317,976326,07233
Vermont311,120315,82733
Mass994,5141,231,4941011
R. Island147,545174,62112
Connecticut370,792460,67044
New York3,097,3943,851,5633033
Pennsylv'a2,311,7862,916,0182325
New Jersey489,333676,03455
Ohio1,980,4272,377,9171921
Indiana988,4161,350,8021111
Illinois851,4701,691,233139
Michigan397,654754,29164
Wisconsin305,391768,48564
Iowa192,214682,00052
Minnestoa6,077172,79312
Oregon18,29452,55611
California92,597384,77032
Kansas--143,64511
Total13,454,16918,95