TABLE V.

INFLUENCE OF THE COLORED POPULATION ON PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

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.FORAGAINSTCOUNTIES.1840.1850.FORAGAINST

Hamilton,2,5763,6004,51618,764 Ashtabula,17433,7721,156

Clermont,1224122,4342,879 Lake,21381,640521

Brown,6148631,5712,129 Geauga,371,816486

Adams,63551,1391,629 Cuyahoga,1213593,9653,545

Scioto,2062111,0421,497 Trumbull,70653,1091,505

Lawrence,1483261,0921,067 Portage,39582,6601,871

Gallia,7991,1983441,972 Summit,421212,2421,326

Meigs,28521,5151,504 Medina,13352,0321,526

Jackson,315391714906 Lorain,622642,693919

Pike,3296186411,156 Huron,106392,2951,411

Highland,7868961,2092,599 Erie,972021,5641,191

Clinton,3775981,640964 Seneca,651512,3321,976

Warren,3416022,3061,821 Sandusky,41471,3821,509

Butler,2543671,9603,235 Ottawa,51369406

Preble,88771,5671,326 Lucas,541391,6181,156

Montgomery,3762492,7463,830 Fulton,[133]1715453

Greene,3446541,9531,357 Williams,20890878

Fayette,239291909757 Defiance,[133]19592626

Ross,1,1951,9062,1602,255 Henry,60440511

Vinton,[133]107722901 Wood,32181,099636

Hocking,461179271,199 Paulding,01362115

Pickaway,3334121,5211,862 Putnam,[133]11528858

Fairfield,3422802,4742,726 Hancock,8261,2381,359

Perry,47291,7721,540 Vanwert,047602483

Athens,551061,6341,072 Allen,23271,235929

Washington,2693902,2121,774 Wyandott,[133]491,1431,106

Morgan,68901,7761,235 Crawford,5101,4491,753

Noble,[133][134]1,3611,030 Richland,65672,2202,329

Monroe,13691,4511,901 Ashland,[133]31,5801,660

Belmont,7427781,7552,856 Wayne,41282,4212,585

Guernsey,1901681,8931,491 Starke,2041593,3433,044

Muskingum,5626312,5513,204 Mahoning,[133]901,5921,552

Franklin,8051,6072,4874,033 Columbiana,4171823,1182,170

Madison,97785621,012 Carroll,49521,5021,082

Clarke,203231,8661,404 Tuscarawas,71892,5522,179

Miami,2116021,7871,977 Coshocton,38442,0642,014

Darke,2002481,6851,829 Holmes,351,1941,675

Champaigne,3284941,3531,463 Knox,63622,1662,135

Union,781281,222829 Morrow,[133]181,6311,371

Delaware,761351,6021,504 Marion,52211,2201,184

Licking,1401282,0213,252 Hardin,414903725

Harrison,1632871,7121,259 Logan,4075361,4241,119

Jefferson,4976652,1561,654 Mercer,204399492968

Shelby,2624079551,286 Auglaise,[133]876431,286

Total, South,14,92421,74572,91595,941 Total, North,2,4503,52473,87759,319