The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-12
'TMINSTER MD, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY H. 1871

authorized its delegates in Congress, to
restrict her western boundary by such
lines as they should deem expedieut,
both as to jurisdiction and to soil, and
that the land ceded should enure to the
United States This cession was &C
cePted by Congress, in 1882.
In 1881, Virginia agreed to ccde to
the United States subject to certain con
ditions, the territory lying northwest of
the Ohio river reserving to herself Ger.
tain parts of the present State Of Ohio,
containing three million, seven hundred
and ninety eight acres, (but she cedcd
the Jurisdiction Of even this in 1888, J
Congress accepted the cesson in 1884.
In April, 1885, Massachusetts coded
to the United States her claims to west
cru territory, aud Congress declared
itself ready to accept cession from
Connecticut.
In September, 1856, Connecticut CO..
ded her claim to the northwestern ter.
rllory, reserviug to herself two million,
six hundred and sixty thousand, nine
hundred aud twenty acres, in the north.
eastern part of the present State Of
Ohio, now called the Western Reserve,
aud in 1893, she ceded her remaining
interest in even this.
In August, 1887, South Carolina
made cession Of any claim she might
have to territory westward Of her pres.
ent boundary.
North Carolina made no cession to
the United States, until after her acces
sion to the Union under the Coustitu-
ton, when in 1890, she ceded wha. is
now the State Of Tennessee, but was at
one time, when in rebellion to North
Carolina, called the State of Franklin.
Georgia ceded to the United States,
IN 1902, the territory comprising the
present State OF Mississippi and Ala.
bana.
The vast province of Louisiana was
bought from France, (who had acquir ID
it from SPAIN 1903 Florida was bar.
gained for with Spain, 1919
Texas was annexed in 1915 Califor,
MIA, and the vast tracts lying between
its boundaries north of the rivers Rio
Grande aud ella, aud those Of Texas,
lS4S, and Alaska was bought from
Russia, in 1867.
In 1882, treaty Of peace was made
between the original thirteen States, and
Great Britain. by which she acknow.
lodged the said United States, viz: New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Bay, Rhode
Island aud Providence Plantations, Con.
necticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, to be Free, Sovereign aud In.
dependant States, and reliuquishcd to
them all claims, not only to the Govern.
meut, but to the Proprietary and Ter
ritorial rights; STIMULATING that Congress
should recommend to the Legislature to
provide for the restitution Of confsca.
ted estates.
The States, other than the original
thirteen, admitted into the Union, are
Vermont and Kentucky, in 1892, Ten.
nessee, 1896, Ohio, 1902, Louisiana,
1912, Indiana, 1916, Mississippi, 1917,
Alabama aud Illinois, in 1918, Maine,
in 1920, Missouri, 1921, Arkansas and
Michigan, 1886, Texas and Florida, III
1915, Wisconsin and Iowa, in 1916,
California, 1S49, Minnesota, in 1857,
Kansas and Oregon, 1859, West Vir.
giuia, 1868, Nevada, in 1864, and Ne.
braska, in 1867, the latter increasing
the number Of States to thirty seven
The Territories to be vet admitted as
States, are New Mexico aud Utah, or.
ganized in 1850, Washington, iu 1853,
Dakota aud Colorado, in 1861, Arizona
and Idaho, in 1868, Montana, in 1864,
Wyoming, in 1868, and Alaska, yet to
be organized.
The population of the United States
was in 1776, about three million, in
1870, it is about forty million.
Its miles of railroad, in 1928, were
about three, in 1870 they number 48,
$50 miles. Its imports in 1871, amount
ed to about fifty million dollars, in 1869
they amounted to over two hundred and
eighty-six million dollars. Its exports
in 1871, to nineteen millions, from July
l, 1869, to June 80, 1870, they amour
ted to nearly five hundred million
s499,073,9s2. In these exports, cottor
and cotton fabrics figure for over twt
hundred anl thirty-ons million dollars
Wheat and wheat -four, over sixty-eigh
millions. Gold and silver, some forty
three millions. Petroleum, over thirty
two millions. Tobacco, some twenty
one millions. And pork, bacon ant
lard, some fifteen millions.--Philadel
phiu Age.