The following Chart, combining much general information, is intended
more for reference than for study; yet the instructer will propose such
questions as may be thought useful; especially in relation to the state
in which the learner may reside.
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│ │ │ │ [3] │
│ │ │ │Electors of│
│ │ │ │ President │
│ │ │ │ and Vice │
│ │ │ Seats of │Pres. of │
│ Total │ Number │ Government, │the United │
STATES. │Population│ of │ with │ States, │
│ │ Slaves. │ Population. │ chosen in │
│ │ │ │ each │
│ │ │ │ state by │
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Maine, │ 399,462│ none│Augusta, 3,980│Districts │
New Hampshire,│ 269,533│ none│Concord, 3,727│Gen. Ticket│
Vermont, │ 280,679│ none│Montpelier, 1,193│ Do. │
Massachusetts,│ 610,014│ none│Boston, 61,392│ Do. │
Connecticut, │ 297,711│ 23│{ New Haven, 10,180│ Do. │
│ │ │{ Hartford, 7,076│ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │{ Providence, 16,832│ │
│ │ │{ Newport, 8,010│ │
Rhode Island, │ 97,210│ 14│{ S. Kingston, 3,663│ Do. │
│ │ │{ E. Greenwich, 1,591│ │
│ │ │{ Bristol, 3,054│ │
New York, │ 1,913,508│ 46│Albany, 24,238│ Do. │
New Jersey, │ 320,779│ 2,446│Trenton, 3,925│ Do. │
Pennsylvania, │ 1,347,672│ 386│Harrisburg, 4,311│ Do. │
Delaware, │ 76,739│ 3,305│Dover,* 1,200│Legislature│
Maryland, │ 446,913│ 102,878│Annapolis, 2,623│Districts. │
Ohio, │ 937,679│ none│Columbus, 2,437│Gen. Ticket│
Indiana, │ 341,582│ none│Indianopolis,* 1,200│ Do. │
Illinois, │ 157,575│ 746│Vandalia,* 600│ Do. │
Missouri, │ 140,074│ 24,990│Jefferson,* 500│ Do. │
Kentucky, │ 688,844│ 165,350│Frankfort, 1,680│ Do. │
Tennessee, │ 684,822│ 142,382│Nashville, 5,566│Legislature│
Virginia, │ 1,211,272│ 469,724│Richmond, 16,060│Gen. Ticket│
North │ 738,470│ 246,462│Raleigh, 1,700│ Do. │
Carolina, │ │ │ │ │
South │ 581,458│ 315,665│Columbia, 3,310│Legislature│
Carolina, │ │ │ │ │
Georgia, │ 516,567│ 217,470│Milledgeville, 1,599│Gen. Ticket│
Alabama, │ 308,997│ 117,294│Tuscaloosa, 1,600│ Do. │
Mississippi, │ 136,806│ 65,659│Jackson,* 1,000│ Do. │
Louisiana, │ 215,575│ 109,631│New Orleans, 46,310│Legislature│
Dis. of │ 39,858│ 6,050│Washington, 18,827│ │
Columbia, │ │ │ ├───────────┘
Florida │ 34,723│ 15,510│Tallahassee,* 1,000│
Territ’y,[4]│ │ │ │
Michigan do. │ 31,260│ 27│Detroit, 2,222│
Arkansas do. │ 30,383│ 4,578│Little Rock,* 600│
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Total, │12,856,165│2,010,436│ │
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The population is given according to the census of 1830, except those
towns marked *, which were not particularized in the returns. The
population of these is therefore taken from other late authorities.
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│ │ [5] │ [6] │
│ Governors. │ │ Represen- │
│ │ Senators.│ tatives │
STATES. ├────────┬─────┬─────────┼────┬─────┼─────┬─────┤
│ Chosen │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ by the │Years│ Salary. │ No.│Years│ No. │Years│
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Maine, │ People │ 1 │ 1,500 │ 20 │ 1 │ 153 │ 1 │
New Hampshire,│ do. │ 1 │ 1,200 │ 12 │ 1 │ 229 │ 1 │
Vermont, │ do. │ 1 │ 750 │ │ │ 230 │ 1 │
Massachusetts,│ do. │ 1 │ 3,666⅔ │ 40 │ 1 │ 481 │ 1 │
Connecticut, │ do. │ 1 │ 1,100 │ 21 │ 1 │ 208 │ 1 │
Rhode Island, │ do. │ 1 │ 400 │ 10 │ 1 │ 72 │ ½ │
New York, │ do. │ 2 │ 4,000 │ 32 │ 4 │ 128 │ 1 │
New Jersey, │ Legis. │ 1 │ 2,000 │ 14 │ 1 │ 50 │ 1 │
Pennsylvania, │ People │ 3 │ 4,000 │ 33 │ 4 │ 100 │ 1 │
Delaware, │ do. │ 3 │ 1,333⅓ │ 9 │ 3 │ 21 │ 1 │
Maryland, │ Legis. │ 1 │ 3,500 │ 15 │ 5 │ 80 │ 1 │
Ohio, │ People │ 2 │ 1,200 │ 36 │ 2 │ 72 │ 1 │
Indiana, │ do. │ 3 │ 1,000 │ 23 │ 3 │ 62 │ 1 │
Illinois, │ do. │ 4 │ 1,000 │ │ 4 │ │ 2 │
Missouri, │ do. │ 4 │ 1,500 │ 18 │ 4 │ 49 │ 2 │
Kentucky, │ do. │ 4 │ 2,000 │ 38 │ 4 │ 100 │ 1 │
Tennessee, │ do. │ 2 │ 2,000 │ 20 │ 2 │ 60 │ 2 │
Virginia, │ Legis. │ 3 │ 3,333⅓ │ 32 │ 4 │ 134 │ 1 │
North │ do. │ 1 │ 2,000 │ 64 │ 1 │ 134 │ 1 │
Carolina, │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
South │ do. │ 2 │ 3,900 │ 45 │ 4 │ 124 │ 2 │
Carolina, │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
Georgia, │ People │ 2 │ 3,000 │ 78 │ 1 │ 142 │ 1 │
Alabama, │ do. │ 2 │ 2,000 │ 22 │ 3 │ 72 │ 1 │
Mississippi, │ do. │ 2 │ 2,500 │ 11 │ 3 │ 36 │ 1 │
Louisiana, │ do. │ 4 │ 7,500 │ 17 │ 4 │ 50 │ 2 │
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│ Time of │
│ holding │ Time of
│ Elections │ Meeting
│ of State │ of the State
STATES. │ Officers. │ Legislatures.
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Maine, │ 2d Monday │ 1st Wednesday
│ in Sept. │ in January.
New Hampshire,│ 2d Tues. │ 1st Wednesday
│ in March. │ in June.
Vermont, │ 1st Tues. │ 2d Thursday
│ in Sept. │ in October.
Massachusetts,│ 2d Mond. │ 1st Wednesday
│ in Nov. │ in January.
Connecticut, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Wed. May,
│ in April. │ alternately
│ at Hart. and New Haven.
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│ Governor │
│ and │ 1st Wed. May;
│ Senators │ and in June.
Rhode Island, │ in April. │
│ Represen- │
│ tatives in │ Last Wed. Oct.
│ April and │ and in Jan.
│ Aug. │
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New York, │ October or │ 1st Tuesday
│ Nov. │ in January.
New Jersey, │ 2d Tues. │ 4th Tuesday
│ in Oct. │ in October.
Pennsylvania, │ 2d Tues. │ 1st Tuesday
│ in Oct. │ in December.
Delaware, │ 1st Tues. │ 1st Tuesday
│ in Oct. │ in January.
Maryland, │ 1st Monday │ Last Monday
│ in Oct. │ in December.
Ohio, │ 2d Tuesday │ 1st Monday
│ in Oct. │ in December.
Indiana, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Monday
│ in Aug. │ in December.
Illinois, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Mon. Dec.
│ in Aug. │ every 2d yr.
Missouri, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Mon. Nov.
│ in Aug. │ every 2d yr.
Kentucky, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Monday
│ in Aug. │ in November.
Tennessee, │ 1st Thurs. │ 3d Mon. Sept.
│ in Aug. │ every 2d yr.
Virginia, │ In month │ 1st Monday
│ of April. │ in December.
North │ Generally │ 2d Monday
Carolina, │ in Aug. │ in November.
South │ 2d Mond. │ 4th Monday
Carolina, │ in Oct. │ in November.
Georgia, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Monday
│ in Oct. │ in November.
Alabama, │ 1st Mond. │ 4th Monday
│ in Aug. │ in October.
Mississippi, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Monday
│ in Aug. │ in November.
Louisiana, │ 1st Mond. │ 1st Monday
│ in July. │ in January.
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