Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-07-19

States by South Carolina. Admitted, Jan
uary l6, 1897. Whites, 295,71S, free col
ored $50, slaves, 800. SIS, total. COG, $40.
square miles, A.. l5l, to square mile. l2sG.
MISSOURI
Formed from territory ceded By France -
Admitted, August 10, 1871. Whites, 592,-
004, free colored, 2,67s. slaves, 81, 422, to
tai 6s2,0Il, square miles, G5.057, to square
mile, 10 49,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
One Of the old thirteen. Ratified the Con
stltution, june Il, 17SS Whites 81, 456,
free colored, $50, total 3l7 orc, square miles,
s 1880. TO square mile, 1916.
NEw YORK.
One Of the old thirteen. Ratified The Con
stitutiou, July 20. 17SS. Whites. 044.325,
free colored, 5000, total. 3,093, 394, square
miles, 10000, to square mile, 67.33.
NEW JERSEY.
One of the old thirteen. Ratified the
Constitution December Is, 1887. Whites,
4G5, 500, FREQ colorea, $3.50, slaves. 236.
total 4S9,555, square miles, G.e5l, to square
mile TAG
Formed of territory ceded By Virginia.
Admitted November 20, 1902 Whites l.
955 ,05o, free colored, 25,279 total, 1885,
800. square miles. 39,96i. to square mile,
1885
PENNSYLVANIA.
One Of the Old thirteen. Ratified the
Constitution December l., 1887. Whites
2,258, 100, free colored 50, 626, total, 2,31l,
786, square miles, 1900, to square mile,
1910.
RHODE leland.
One of the old thirteen Ratified the
Constitution May 90 1890 Whites AS, :
SIS, free co!ored 1910 total. l47. 545,
square miles, 1000, to square mile, 1926.
TENNESSEE.
Formed from territory ceded By North
Carolina. Admitted June /, l796. Whites,
756,S36 free colored. 6,422, slaves, $50, :
459, total 1,002.717, square miles. Al 600,
to square mile, 22.79.
Independent Republic. Admitted Decem-
Der 20. 1916. Whites, 154,034, free color
ed, 307, slaves, 5S,l61, total, 212, 500,
square miles, BE, 500, to square mile, 0.65
VIRGINIA
One of the original thirteen. Ratified the
Constitution June 26, 1888. Whites S94, :
500. free colored, 54,333, slaves, 472, 528,
total, 1,421 ,661, square milos, 1882, to
square mile, 23.17.
VERMONT.
Formed from New York Admitted March
H. 1901. Whites, 1902, free oolored,
us, total $4,000, square miles, 5000, to
square mile 26.
WISCONSIN.
Formed from Michigan. Admitted May
20, 1913. Whites, 304,756, free colored,
635, total, 500, 391, square miles, 1924, to
square mile, 566.
TERRITORIES.
Territorial government established August
Il 1913. Whites, 13,097, free colored,
3o7, total, 1884, square miles, 34l. 4G3, tic
square mile, O04.
Territorial government established Sep
TENDER g. 1861. Whites. IL $50, free col.
ored, H. slaves, 26. total, 1880, square
miles, lS7 ,923, to square mile, DOC.
NEW MEXICO.
Territorial government formed September
8; 1850. Whites, 61,525, free coloroj, %
total, 61,547, square miles, 210,774, tc
square mile, 0 20.
Square miles, 1S7,171 The total mum
Der Of Indians removed to this territory l l3,.
426. The principal are Choctaws, Chicka'
saws, Greeks, Seminoles, aud Shawnees.
NEBRASKA,
Square miles, 136,700. This is one o
the new territories organized by the recent
well known act of Congress. 1t is bounded
on the north by the 49th parallel of latitude
being tina northern boundary of the United
States, on the east by the western lines O
Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri, on the south
by the 10th parallel of latitude and on the
west by the main ridge of the Rocky noun
tans
KANSAS.
Also recently organized, the Territory o
Kansas is bounded on the north by the 40tt
parallel of latitude, Gu the east by the ives
tern line of the State of Missouri, on tht
south by the 18th parallel of latitude, OF
the west by New Mexico and Utah. or th,
main ridge of the Rocky mountains
From these data the aggregates are as fol
lows. viz Whites, 1883, 06S, free colored
434,495 slaves, 1904, 1913, total population
23,19l ,S76, total square miles, 3,305,S65
number of inhabitants 70 square mile, OIL
If the country continues to progress in tho
same ratio, it will by the year 1880 contain Q
population of two hundred millions
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.