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Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
eracy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it will also be interesting, in view of coming legislation, to note some of the statistics of the several seceding States with reference to their population, State debt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,452,798 This is a population exceeding by 522,926 that of 1790, at the close of the Revolutionary war. The Rejoicing in New Orleans. New Orleans, Feb. 9.-
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 1
ted for the distinguished post to which he has been called. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice-President. This gentleman is known throughout the Union as one of the most prominent four brothers and one sister, of whom only one brother survives. Mr. Stephens was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812. When in his fourteenth year his father died, and the homestead u good night. As the speaker retired, three cheers were given for "Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, the first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capic. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Lou
Shelbyville (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
rrounding country. For steamboat navigation the Alabama river is one of the best in the Union, the largest steamers ascending to this point from Mobile. The city is also the western termination of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad. It contains several extensive iron foundries, mills, factories, large warehouses, numerous elegant stores and private residences. The cotton shipped at this place annually amounts to about one hundred thousand bales. The public records were removed from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery in November, 1847. The State House was destroyed by fire in 1849, and another one was erected on the same site in 1851. The present population of the city is not far from 16,000, and it is probable that, with all its natural advantages, the fact of its present selection as the Southern capital will soon place it in the first rank of Southern cities. The Vote on Secession. The States composing the Confederacy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follow
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
e first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has assumed such a sudden importance as the capital of the Southern Confederacy, and the seat of the Federal operations of the new Government, that we give belowy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it wilbt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,
Alabama river (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
med such a sudden importance as the capital of the Southern Confederacy, and the seat of the Federal operations of the new Government, that we give below a brief sketch of its locality and surroundings. It is situated on the left bank of the Alabama river, 331 miles by water from Mobile, and is 839 miles from Washington, D. C. It is the second city in the State in respect to trade and population, and is one of the most flourishing inland towns of the Southern States, possessing great facilities for communication with the surrounding country. For steamboat navigation the Alabama river is one of the best in the Union, the largest steamers ascending to this point from Mobile. The city is also the western termination of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad. It contains several extensive iron foundries, mills, factories, large warehouses, numerous elegant stores and private residences. The cotton shipped at this place annually amounts to about one hundred thousand bales. The public
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
e Southern capital will soon place it in the first rank of Southern cities. The Vote on Secession. The States composing the Confederacy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it will also be interesting, in view of coming legislation, to note some of the statistics of the several seceding States with reference to their population, State debt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,452,798 This is a populatio
Washington (United States) (search for this): article 1
first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has assumed such a sudden importance as the capital of the Southern Confederacy, and the seat of the Federal operations of the new Government, that we give below a brief sketch of its locality and surroundings. It is situated on the left bank of the Alabama river, 331 miles by water from Mobile, and is 839 miles from Washington, D. C. It is the second city in the State in respect to trade and population, and is one of the most flourishing inland towns of the Southern States, possessing great facilities for communication with the surrounding country. For steamboat navigation the Alabama river is one of the best in the Union, the largest steamers ascending to this point from Mobile. The city is also the western termination of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad. It contains several extensive iron foundries, mill
Montgomery (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
ay mark out for themselves — we will invite them to generous rivalry in all that develops the highest of every nation. [Applause.] And now, with the best wishes to you, gentlemen, and success to our common government, this day announced, I bid you good night. As the speaker retired, three cheers were given for "Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, the first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has assumed such a sudden importance as the capital of the Southern Confederacy, and the seat of the Federal operations of the new Government, that we give below a brief sketch of its locality and surroundings. It is situated on the left bank of the Alabama river, 331 miles by water from Mobile, and is 839 miles from Washington, D. C. It is the second city in the State in respect to trade and population, and is one of the most flourishing inland towns of the South
United States (United States) (search for this): article 1
ween him and his prisoner, the famous chief Black Hawk, in which the latter forgot his animosity to the people of the United States in his admiration for Lieut. Davis, and not until his death was the bond of amity severed between the two brave men. seat in the Cabinet of President Pierce, and was Secretary of War during his administration. In 1857 he was elected United States Senator from Mississippi for the term of six years, which office he held until his resignation on the secession of Miils, now in process of formation. It is sufficient to say that this day a new Republic has been formed. The "Confederate States of North America" have been ushered into existence, and take their place among the nations of the earth. [Cheers.] the speaker retired, three cheers were given for "Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, the first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of A
Monterey (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 1
was married to a daughter of Gen. Taylor. In 1843 he took the stump for Polk, and in 1845, having attracted no little attention in his State by his vigor and ability, he was elected to Congress. Ten days after, he made his maiden speech. Soon the Mexican war broke out, and a regiment of volunteers having been formed in Mississippi, and himself chosen Colonel, he resigned his post in Congress, and instantly repaired with his command to join the corps d'armee under General Taylor. At Monterey and Buena Vista he and his noble regiment achieved the soldiers highest fame. Twice by his coolness he saved the day at Buena Vista. Wherever fire was hottest or danger to be encountered, there Colonel Davis and the Mississippi Rifles were to be found. He was badly wounded in the early part of the action, but sat his horse steadily till the day was won, and refused to delegate even a portion of his duties to his subordinate officers. In 1848 he was appointed to fill the vacancy in t
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