The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-20

longer II necessary.
From the Daily State Rights Republican.
THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED
STATES.
By reference to our Telcgraphic column,
our readers will perceive that the California
Bill passed the U. 5. Senate yesterday by
majority OF sirieen Not at this moment being
informed us to what amendments may have
been made to it, we must ior the present defer
any comments. But as many persons are, ow-
ing to the confused state in which Congress
has placed our Territories, ignorant of the do
main now organized and unorganized in the U.
States, moi included within State government,
we avail ourselves Of some valuable mforma.
ton We find in the Philadelphia Ercning B"l-
letin of the 9th inst, to shed some light Oh the
subject.
SOur Pacific possessions extend from the
10Th degree Of North latitude to the 81 IL de-
gree and from the coast of the Pacific, on an
average longitude of IA degrees, to the Rio
Gran,le, on an average of l0G degrees. This
would make IN extent of seventeen and half
degrees of latitude and eighteen of longitude,
and in square miles about 100000.
"OreGon is bounded by the 10Th degree Of
North Latitude upon the South, (the upper boun-
dairy of California; and the Rocky Mountains
upon the East The longitude traversed by
these mountains, as the Eastern limits of the
territory, is from the l09.h degree to the lllth
degree, following crooked line from point to
point.
"Cal;iornia, as proposed to be admitted as a
State, i, bounded, as stated, on the North by
California OH the West by the Pacific, OIL the
South by the 32d degree of latitude, which is
the line OF boundary between Mexico and the
Uuited States and on the West by the Colora-
do river, which is near the lis 10 degrees Of
longitude, and parallel herewith, until we
strike the 35th degree Of latitude, thence in 4
direct line westerly until the line intersects the
summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and
thence along said mountains, in an almost par
allel direction with the l2Oth degree Of longi-
tude, until the line again strikes the Southern
boundary of Oregon, Or the 42d degree OF north
latitude.
"Ut,li is bounded on the west by California,
oh the south by the dividing ridge for 9th de-
gree u latitude) which rises between the wa
ters that TOW iuto the great Basin and those
which flow into the Gulf of California, OH the
east by tke same ridge, which forms its curva-
turc trom the angle where the 9th degree OF
latitude CROSSES the 18th degree of longitude,
ruuui,. thence in curve until the line inter
scots the Il ltl, degree Of longitude, and thence
up said degree of longitude to the lowerb boun-
dary of Oregon, which is the limit of the terri
tory, us bounded on the north.
Colorado Territory is that section Of coun.
try bounded upon the lower west portion by
the lower eastern boundary of California, anu
the Colorado river and the south by the divi-
ding line between Mexico and the U. States, on
the east by the Sierra Madra, or western limits
Of Mexico, and on the north by the curved ridge
or 9th degree of latitude, which constitutes
the southern boundary Of Utah, until the line
extends to the lllth degree of longitude,
whence the territory extends to the 42d degree
of longitude, and is farther bounded north by
the same.
"Ncw Mexico, rs its limits arc defined, is
bounded upon the West by the territory of Co.
dorado Oh the South by the 23d degree flati-
tudc, on the E;,st by the one hundrcdtlI degree
oflongitudc, aud on the North by the Arkansas
river and 42d degree Of North Latitude, The
Arkansas river extends in Il curvature line from
this degree of latitude, down the 10th degree
| of longitude :; short distance, and thence in Il
divergns line to the Tooth degree of longitude,
whence it is intcrsectcd by the 39th degree OF
north Iatitutc.
"The Indian Territory is bounded on the
South by the Arkansas river, thence i'll a
straight line South, to the Red River, which
bounds it remotely near the 34tl deg. OF lat, on
the West by the Rcn River, on the North by
Nebraska, and Oh the East by the States Of Ar
kansas and Missouri.
"Nehr.sl<a is bounded on the West by the
eastern limits of Oregon and upper ang glc Of
New Mexico, on the North by the 49th degree
oflatitudc, Tor line dividing the United States
from Canada,) on the South i,y the Indian Ter
ritory, and on the East by the State of Iowa,
and Territory Of Minnesota.
minnesota is bounded upon the west by Ne
braska, sometimes called Missouri Territory, J
on the South by the State of Iowa, OH the easl
by the State of Wisconsin and Lake Superior,
and on the north BY the dividing line between
the United States and Canada-42d degree of
| latitude
"Thesc are the territories which the U. States
own, covering al area greater than the whole
union of States, and larger than the whole su.
pcrlical aariacc of Europe.