Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States ...: With the Population and Other Statistics from the Census of 1850Phelps, Fanning & Company, 1853 - 400 páginas |
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Página 22 - ... granted by Congress on the sale of lands in this State, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest of which, together with all the rents of the unsold lands, and such other means as the Legislature may provide, shall be inviolably appropriated to the support of Common Schools throughout the State.
Página 9 - The whole legislative power is vested by the constitution in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Página 3 - ... square miles ; and our title to a region covering 341,463 square miles, which before properly belonged to us, but was claimed and partially occupied by a foreign power, has been established by negotiation, and it has been brought within our acknowledged boundaries. By such means the area of the United States has been extended, during the past ten years, from 2,055,163 to...
Página 8 - Bay, which lies between the State of Maine and the • British province of New Brunswick ; Massachusetts Bay, between Cape Ann and Cape Cod...
Página 9 - From the returns it appears that the whole number of persons convicted of crime in the United States, for the year ending the first day of June, 1850, was about 27,000. Of these 13.000 were native, and 14,000 foreign born.
Página 9 - ... of our native citizens among the States. The tables presenting a view of this movement will be most useful and valuable in tracing the progress of different portions of the country. The facts developed will show how far one section has impressed its own characteristics and peculiar customs on others. It is found that out of 17,736,792 free inhabitants, 4,112,433 have migrated and settled beyond the States of their birth. Three hundred and thirty-five thousand natives of Virginia, equal to 26...
Página 121 - The governor is elected by the people for a term of four years, and the legislature, elected by the people every two years, consists of 15 senators.
Página 22 - A miner is engaged with his rocker and bowl at his side, illustrating the golden wealth of the Sacramento, upon whose waters are seen shipping, typical of commercial greatness ; and the snow-clad peaks of the Sierra Nevada make up the background, while above is the Greek motto 'Eureka...
Página 90 - In all elections, not otherwise provided for by this constitution, every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twentyone years and upwards, who shall have resided in the State during the six months...
Página 125 - ... had resided one year in the State and six months in the county in which his vote was offered.