November; Voter, citizen of the state one year, may vote for a member of the House of Commons, but must own fifty acres of laud to vote for a senator; sends Members of Congress, 13; Electors, 15.
South Carolina. Settled 1689, by English; 24,000 square miles; capital, Columbia; General Election second Monday in October; Legislature meet 4th Monday in November; Voter, resident of the state two years, and six months of the district where voting; sends Members of Congress, 9; Electors, 11.
Georgia. Settled 1733, by English; 60,000 square miles; capital, Milledgeville; General Election first Monday in October; Legislature meet first Monday in November; Voter, citizen of the state, and six months’ residence of county where voting, and have paid all taxes imposed upon him; sends Members of Congress, 9; Electors, 11.
Louisiana. Settled 1699, by French; 48,000 square miles; capital, New Orleans; General Election first Monday in July; Legislature meet first Monday in January; Voter, to reside one year in the county, and paid taxes within the last six months; sends Members of Congress, 3; Electors, 5.
Ohio. Settled 1788, by English; 39,000 sq. miles; capital, Columbus; General Election 2d Tuesday in Oct.; Legislature meet 1st Monday in Dec.; Voter, one year’s residence in the state preceding the election, having paid, or been charged with, state or county tax; sends Mem. of Con. 19; Electors, 21.
Kentucky. Settled 1775, by Virginians; 42,000 sq. miles; cap., Frankfort; General Election fist Mon. day in August; Legislature meet first Monday in November; Voters, two years’ residence in the state, and in the county where offering to vote, one year preceding the election; sends members of Congress, 13; Electors, 15.
Illinois. Settled 1749, by French; 52,000 square miles; capital, Vandalia; General Election first Monday in August; Legislature meet first Monday in December; Voter, residence in the state six months, but can only vole in the county where he actually resides; sends Members of Congress, 3; Electors 5.
Indiana. Settled 1730, by French; 36,000 sq. miles; capital, Indianapolis; General Election first Monday in August; Legislature meet first Monday in December; Voter, one year’s residence in the state preceding the election, entitles to vote in county of residence; sends Members of Congress, 7; Electors, 9.
Alabama. Settled 1713, by French; cap., Tuscaloosa; General Election first Monday in August; Legislature meet fourth Monday in October; Voter, citizen of the United Slates, one year of this, and three months’ residence in the County where he shall offer to vote; sends Members of Congress, 5; Electors, 7.
Mississippi. Settled 1716, by French; capital Jackson; General Election first Monday in August; Legislature meet first Monday in November; Voter, citizen of the United Stales, and one year’s residence in this, and in county six months, and have done military duty, or paid taxes; sends Members of Congress, 2; Electors, 4.
Missouri. Settled 1763, by French; 60,000 sq. miles; capital, Jefferson City; General Election first Monday in August; Legislature meet first Monday in November; Voter, citizen of the United Slates, one year’s residence in this state next preceding the election, and three months in the county; sends Members of Congress, 2; Electors, 4.
Tennessee. Settled in 1765, by English; 40,000 square miles; capital, Nashville; Gen. Election first Tuesday in August; Legislature meet first Monday in October; Voter, citizen of the United Sales, and six months in county where his vote is offered; sends Members of Congress, 13; Electors, 15.
Florida, for near 200 years under Spain, was ceded to United Slates in 1819, and the East and West formed one Territory in 1822; St. Augustine is the oldest town in the United States; Tallahassee is the capital; Pensacola, U. S. naval station.
Michigan. Settled in 1670 by the French; contains 63,000 square miles; Indians, 30,000; capital, Detroit; Soil rich; Iron, copper, and lead mines abound; Qualifications, &c. not ascertained.
Arkansas. Settled by French from Louisiana, and formed from a part of Missouri in 1819; contains 17.000 square miles; admitted in the Union 1836; cap., Little Rock; Qualifications of voters, &c. not yet ascertained.
Wisconsin. Settled by emigrants from other, principally New England, States; bounded by lakes Michigan and Superior on the E., by Hudson Bay Co. Territories on the N., Illinois on the S., Mississippi and Iowa on the West; contains 80,000 square miles; capital, Madison.
Iowa, Territory, lies between Missouri and Mississippi rivers, bounded on the N. by Hudson Bay Co. Territories; contains 150,000 square miles; purchased of Sacs and Foxes, 1832; capital, Iowa City.
Indian or Western Territory extends from the western boundary of Arkansas and Missouri to Red river on the S., and the Punca and Platte or Nebraska on the N.; roughly estimated at about 275,000 square miles. The Western Territory, extending to the Rocky mountains, contains 340,000 square miles. Columbia, or Oregon Territory, claimed by the United States, is about 850 miles long N. and S., 400 to 700 miles broad, and estimated to contain 330,000 sq. miles.
⁂ Two Senators are sent from each State, in addition to the preceding enumeration of Members of Congress.
| MANUFACTURES. | FOREIGN TRADE. | |||
| Estimated Annual Value of Manufactures.–Aggregate value $350,000,000. Cotton manufactures $50,000,000. Woollen do. $70,000,000. Leather do. $10,000,000. Linen $6,000,000. Hats, caps, &c. $15,000,000. Glass $5,000,000. Paper $6,000,000. Soap and candles $10,000,000. Spirits $5,000,000. Cabinet-ware $10,000,000. Iron $50,000,000. |
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Exports to | ||
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$58,843,392 | |||
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16,252,413 | |||
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7,684,006 | |||
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3,772,296 | |||
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1,698,433 | |||
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2,164,097 | |||
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1,247,880 |
OUR TRADE WITH FRANCE.
In 1839 our exports to France amounted to 18,336,354 dollars. The principal article which we send to France is cotton. Of the aggregate exports just named, 13,323,142 dollars was in cotton, 710,063 dollars in tobacco, and 329,911 dollars in rice. Our imports from France during the same year, reached the sum of 32,531,321 dollars, of which 15,099,478 dollars was in silks; 1,379,976 dollars in wines; worsted and worsted stuff goods 1,500,000 dollars; linen 500,000 dollars; and manufactured cotton goods, less the one million of dollars. This statement shows an excess of imports over exports, of 14,194,467 dollars for the year above named. In a comparison of the imports of France of 1839 with those of the previous year, it appears that they were nearly doubled–the difference in silks alone being nearly 10,000,000 dollars in 1839 over the imports of 1838–while the increase of exports during the same period was only 2,414,449.
