Thus, the annual circulation of the press in New York
was twelve times as great as that of Virginia. As to periodicals: New
York had 69 monthlies, of which 2 were political, 25 religious, 24
literary, and 18 miscellaneous; 10 quarterlies, of which 5 were
religious, and 5 literary; 6 annuals, of which 2 were political, 2
religious, and 2 miscellaneous. Virginia had 5 monthlies, of which 1 was
political, 2 religious, 1 literary, and 1 miscellaneous; and no
quarterlies or annuals. The annual circulation of the New York monthlies
was 2,045,000; that of Virginia was 43,900; or more than 43 to 1 in
favor of New York.
As regards schools, colleges, academies, libraries, and churches, I must
take the Census of 1850, those tables for 1860 not being yet arranged
and printed. The number of public schools in New York in 1850 was
11,580, teachers 13,965, pupils 675,221; colleges, academies, etc.,
pupils 52,001; attending school during the year, as returned by
families, 693,329; native adults of the State who cannot read or write,
23,341. Public libraries, 11,013; volumes, 1,760,820. Value of churches
$21,539,561. (Comp. Census, 1850.)
The number of public schools in Virginia in 1850 was 2,937, teachers
3,005, pupils 67,438; colleges, academies, etc., pupils 10,326;
attending school during the year, as returned by families, 109,775;
native white adults of the State who cannot read or write, 75,868.
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