The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-09
A View ofour Country.

MEASURE our prog e >, whether we wish 10
eo'npaFeiu It's rApid growIh. pahtical poser.
population, or in the aequisiIio1 Of al iaing
territory. We stand a nation unexampled
IN ali these respects; We have al present
Ihirty-One inlePeut Sta ss. mi four organ
ICED Territories. Since tie adoption of the
Federal Consnluaun, ssyepte,n uew Stales
hase been atmitea into the I iion.
lsrmOht MAS the first Of these new States.
II originally ARMED part ofahs Territory Of
SeS fork. end was admiued into the fami-
y OF States March 4iL, 1891.
1eRfHcAy came next. She originally form
ed part OF The territory Of Virginia, and was
admitted into the Union June Ist, 1899.
7sUHessee followed. She was ceGed to
the United States by the State Of North Car
Ohna, and WAS a~dmitBedinto the Union June
1ss 1899.
Ohio was formed out Of a part of the ter
Titory northwest Of the Ohio River, which
territory was eeded to the Uni'ed States by
Virginia, She became an independent
State on November 2oh, 1899.
tL0uiSiaRa formed part of the territory
cedsd to the United States BY France, by a
treaty made in 1908. She became an in
d~ependent State on the 9th of April, 1919.
Indiana was formed out of part Of the
North- Western Territory, ceded to the Uni
ted States BY Virginia. and she became an
lndeDendent State on December II, 1916.
Mississippi was formed out of territory
ceded to the United States by South Caro-
lima, and she W S Admitted into the Union
December 10, 1917.
WtUots Uas E,rn,al ont &c -, e H.
Northwestern Territory, cedeI 10 the Uni
ted States by Virginia, and became one of
the States Of TIE Union on December Sd,
1918.
AHd6ama was formed out of part Of the
territory ceded TO the United States by South
Carolina and Georgia. She became an in
dependent State on December l4th, 1919.
Name was formed out ola part of the ter
Eitory OF Massachusetts,, and She was admit
fed lnt0 Che Union as an independent State
en- the 18th of March, 1920.
MtssOHFi was formed out of the territory
acquired from France in 1903, by treaty.
She formed a part Of the louisiana territory
and became an~independent State on August
10th 1891.
Ar6anSes was a'.cfrmel out Of the terri
tory ceded 10y France by the treatyof 1903,
aud she was admitted into the Cuion on
June the 18th 1886.
Msc6iya" was formed out ofterritorv ce.
ded to the United States BY virginia, and
was admitted into the Union, Jan. &c. 1887.
Florida was formed out Of the territory
eeded to the United States by Spain, by the
treaty OF 1919, and was admi.ied iuto the
Union, March 8, 1916.
7sros was an indepen lent Republic, and
vas admitted into the Union as an independ-
ent State by joint resolution of Con. ress,
which resolution was approved by tie Pres
ident, December 10, l845.
IowG was formed out of the Wisconsin
Territory, and was admitted into the Un.on,
December GO, I846.
Wisconsin, was formed out of territory oil
Michigan, ana became an independent State
December 81, 1847.
California was acquired by treaty from
Mexico, and was admitted inlo the Unon,
July IS, 1850.
These. together with the 10 Colonia.
States, make 1he'3i. Besides we have a
present Jour organized territorial govern
ments--the Territories OF Oregon, Mime
SOFA, Otah ana New Mexico,
The following will show who are the pres.
ent Governors of these States and Terrific.
RES, their annual salaries, length of time fol
which they are ELECTED, and when their term,
expire, SO"
Aains-Wm. F, Crosby, Governor; sal
AIRY, $1,000; term of Office, ! year; Expires
Jan. 1853.
AsU Hampshirs-Noah Martin, Governor
salary, VI, coo; tea Of Office, l year; ex.
pres June, 1858,
Pernom-Erastus Fairbanks, Governor;
salary, $3.50; term Of office, / year; expires
Oct. 1853.
MassachuseHs-Jol n II. Clifford, Cover
nor; salary, S2,5 ~; term OF Office, / year
explres Jan. /, 1854.
Rhode Aland-phillip Allen, Governor
salary, $4,000, term Of cttice. year; expire.
May, 1858.
COnnect'cat-Thomas H. Seymour, Coz
ernor: salary 81, 1000; term Of office, ! year
expires, May, 1853.
-hw PorE-Horatio Seymour, Governor
salary, $4,000; term OF office, 2 years; ex
plres, ian. 1856.
1Ne~ Jerss George F.. Fort, Governor
salary, 300 and fees: term OF office, 8
years; expires, Jan. 1854.
PennsytVania-William Bigler, Governo.
Falary. $4,000; term of Office, 3 years; ex.
pircs, Jan. 1856.
DslawGre-William II. Ross, Governor
salary, 1888 l-3; term Of office. 4 years
expires, Jan. 1885,
4Marylana-Enoch L. Lowe, Governor
salary, 49, 600 and fees; term of office, 4
years; expires, Jan. 1858.
Nvginid-Joseph johnson, Governor; sal
airy, 5000; term of Office, 3 years; expires
Jan. 1856.
North Carolina-David S. Reid, Cover
ner; salary, $4,000 and fees; term of office
Iyears; expires Jan. 1855.
South CaroLinD-Wm. II. Aiken, Gov
ernor; salary, $500; term OF office, 9 years
expires Dec. 1854.
GeoryiG-Howell Cobb, Governor; salary
5000; tore. Of office, 2 years; expires, Nov
1853,
Eortda-Thomas Brown. Governor; sal
fry, l,5oo, term Of office, a years; expires
Aiq6aaa-Hcnry w. Collier, Governor
salary, $500; Term Of office, 2 years; ex,
pres Dc. 1855.
Mississippl-Henry S. Foote, Governor
salary, 5000; term Of Office, 2 years; er.
pres Jan. 1854.