Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-08-30

OAis. ohlch was formed "a, rI 8 fsl. - lhE
territory Norh Aies, oflha f'lr Qh'5. hict
had been coded 70 the United States bY Tie
State 81 thtinle, was admitted into .ae Ualel
NotenbeF sob. loo2.
louisiana. which was 'ormed Oh Of : pan Q
The Territory ledel 10 Tie United States 3 lfesll
BY France, MAS admitted into The uniqn Apr
Indiana, which was fat4ued ou pI.lls Nont
4 Western Territory. ceded to ikA laitHd State.
By NisgInia was admitted iale ,hp Qalou De-
+ cemher In, 1916.
Mississippi, which was lotined oul Of seffsot1
i eeded 10 Tic United States hy llN State q SsnlA
! CarolIne. Wa admitted ialo UNION Decembel
10Th, 1917,
illinois. which was lasmed oil II i part 81 the
i Nor,h Western lpfsilorl. MAS unlimited into the
Union. December az, lsl \.
/ Alabama, which was iornfa az IL d pafl II
The territory ceded N TIE United Ssales, 81 It'd
States az South Caroline aid CesEelA. was Aas
United inlothe Union December alh. $40.
Maine, which Waslorned iii a part 81 he
territory of AIassaehuseilA was admitted into
lthe Union the 18Th DAY ol March, 1920.
Missouri, which was formed out Of i part 81
The territory ceded by tanee bY tfs ai,, Ii 1905,
was admitted into the Union August 10 IL. 1871
Arkansas, which was farmed oat 1t he same
territory as Missouri, was admitted luae lslhs
1880.
s Michigan. which was ibFmrd ous If i,atl +
lihe territory coded % ihe United SlAlss lg tle
State Of Virginia, wasalmllled into The utiuIl
January 90, 1897,
Florida. which was formed OIL d territory
eeded liY Spain, BY treaty HI 1910. was admir-.
ted into The Union, Alarch; 81 iet5.
Texas, which was an independent Republic.
i was admitted into The Union BY Il Joint Ies0la.
lion q both Houses d Congress, December 2ah
1876.
AyisrousIp, which was 4 part II Michigan.
WINS Admitted Into he Union by acl n Congress
lof n MAJ, II iSs IN
/ Iona, which was n paft nf Wisconsin. wa
Admitted into ahe Union, December 2slh: $40.
California, hch was cedfal III HE govern
ment " Aiexice, by treaty hi ls M, 40 The Quilted
lSsatsssues admitted into thp Union ly act If
Tongsessa approved sys ihe President, September
I 9Th, 1890 ~
We have The territories % Oregon, Ulahs Nav.
| Mexico, and Minnesota, Ai Of which have tef.
/ fiipffal goyerhments provided for them The
Ieffisors ii Nsbfaslsaba no territorial govern.
mont One DiarIrs--lho DisfIrt Columbia
| lbe sea- psI sha national neyelnmenl coded "a
iile tluiltd states BY Virginia and Maryland.
Iand whiehienmilcs square; but Virginia PR
| ton having beepfeiroceded, the district Ii now
composed ekeIuslvey II Maryland portion
Therpis die Indanor Western Territory, al
|isealitd 10 official papers, which Il an extensive
region about 00Omiles IN breadth, aud 200 %
500 Ia length. II has bean set aside BY the
general government as home fgr ibe Indians
whose removal beyond the limits 0f the States
has been going ri Germany years.
Il may be useiiilto glye The liondaFies ofihe
new territories which wc have acquired fipln
Mexico, and 4 part Of which, Clliliinin, Ii adj
niitiedinlothe Union asa State, and The refl
have4tcfrilorial governments, with ihe boundas
RES defined given 10 them by the Init Congress.
First, we Leve lhe boundary beiAeen Texas
aud New Mexico.
\ begins II tle Intersection N me 1 rOlh par
allelof Longitude with latitude ~ 80, aud thence
runs due Ayest on said parallel 81 Latitude 10 lon
glludo rob hence South aiopa said meridian
sofloneilude ID latitude ~ thence wesi along
said parallel ~ latitude % tie Rio Emnde
thence Souiherly down the Rio Grande TO ihc
Gulf Of Mexico.
Territory Of New MeKicos-~ Beginning al a
point IN The Colorado river, where TIC boundary
line with the Republic Of Mexico crosses the
came thence eastwardly with tbe said bounds
~ lneto The Rio Grande henceiolIowing tlle
main channel 81 said flyeF To The parallel 81 The
SD degree " north Latitude thence east with
The said degree 10 lis intersection with the one
hundred and third degree of longitude wrst 81
Greenwich; thence north With said degree Of
longitude 10 lhe parallel Of thirty hight degree
Of north latitude thence west with said paraI- |
leI % The summit of NE Sierra Aladfe thence
south with The crest 81 said mountains ID IL (
thirty seventh parallel IF north Iatiiudeg thence
west with said parallel ID the Intersection with
tha bnnnAa Ilse AZ lhe State VI CA ilrra:a
Territoryos Utah.r bounded On Tie west BIZ |
HE State " California en- NE north BY ihe iers
fiiDfy of Oregon, on the easI Ivy The summit "a
tie Rock Mountains III Tie south BIZ latitude /
III degrees
The Acts III Congress providing fufths organ.
Patton of those Territories expressly stipillale /
that when adpiilted Into The Union ~ Statss /
they shaII Pc admitted Nth or Hithoui sEaperysi
as their Constitutions may prescribe II The time
81 their admission. They may each be divided I
into two or more Territories. should Congress /
% determine, ID ary potion ot ether or both ol +
them may be attacked q any olher State q Isrs /
ualIsa States according toihs j..dg.
mrnt of the same authority