LISTS OF PRESIDENTS, CABINETS, JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT, FOREIGN
MINISTERS, GOVERNORS OF STATES, &C., WITH SUMMARIES OF ACTS
OF CONGRESS, AND OTHER POLITICAL STATISTICS,

TOGETHER WITH

POLITICAL ESSAYS, ADDRESSES, PARTY PLATFORMS, &c.

PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE,

No. 154 NASSAU STREET.

Government of United States-Executive and Judiciary.... Members of Thirty-Fourth Con

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gress.

Members of Thirty-Fifth Con

Kansas

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Name, Size, Population, Capitals, Chief Executives of Countries of North and South America... Slavery Legislation-The Acts of Congress which Mark the progress of the Slave Power in of the GovernLegislation ment...

12, 21 Fugitive Slave Law of 1793....12 Missouri Compromise of 1820..12 Fugitive Slave Law of 1850....13 Kansas and Nebraska Act of ..15 1854...

Speech of Win. H. Seward on

26

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"the Nebraska bill........21-26 Speech of the Hon. Jos. Quincy on Fugitive Slave Law.... The Public Lands-Act to Graduate Price of Public Lands to Actual Settlers... Act to Establish Offices of Surveyor-General of Kansas, Nebraska, and N. Mexico to Grant Donations to Actual Settlers...28 Reciprocity Treaty with Canada. 29 Treaty with Mexico [Gadsden Treaty....

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Nebraska....

1856.

State Governments-List of Capi-
tals, Governors, and Expiration
of their Terms, Salaries, Time
of Holding Election, and of
Meeting of Legislatures..
Popular Vote for President-Pop-
ulation of States....
Government of United States-
Executive and Judiciary.
Members of Thirty-fourth Con-

gress...

Governments of Europe-Form of
Governments, Name and Title
of Rulers, Square Miles, Popu-
lation, Religion, etc....
Kansas-Extent, Character, and
Climate, its Settlement, Legisla-
.6, 17
tion, etc...
The War in the East-Critical and
Historical Review of War be
tween Russia and Allies....18, 22
American History in Brief........22
Laws of Congress-Titles and Ab-
Origin of Plants....
stracts of Important Public Acts
of Thirty-third Congress; Rights
of Citizenship; Diplomatic and
United
Consular Systems of
States; Rates of Postage; Ap-
propriations; Carriage of Pas-
sengers in Vessels, etc.... .23, 36
...36
Reciprocity Treaty....
ries, and when admitted........39 Measures,

Treaty with Japan-Summary of
Treaty
National Finances, &c.-Abstracts
of Reports of Secretaries of
Treasury, Navy, and Postmaster
.32, 36
General..
for Far-
Agricultural Facts
.36.38
United States Navy-Name of Ves-
sels of War, with Rate, Guns,
when and where built, Com-
manders, where stationed...
Formation of States and Territo-

mers.

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not Men-Different

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gress-as far as chosen........18 and the Extension of ..19-28 Slavery.. Governments of Europe, Form of Governments, Religion, Popula tion, etc.. The Contest for Speaker.. Walker's Nicaragua,

tion...

Europe in 1856..

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29

Expedi

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Laws of Congress-Synopsis of

those of general interest....36-40
Pay of Congress.

New Guano Islands.....
Boundary with British Posses-

sions...

Court of Claims....

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36

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Maine....

New Hampshire.

-Pay..

Page.

Grants for Railroads in Different
States...

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Page.

.33-37 Kansas in 1858...
.37-44 How they elect Bogus

Bounty Land Law Amended....36 National Platforms...
Diplomatic and Consular Service The Case of Dred Scott..
.37 Minnesota Its Organization as
Territory and State, and rapid
growth.
44
Oregon-Description of State, Sy-
nopsis of Constitution...
The East Indian Revolt......47-49
Republican Congressmen-Decla-
40 ration of Principles

General. Civil, and Diplomatic
Appropriations, etc., etc... .38
Proclamations on-

Boundary with Mexico... .39
Disturbances in Kansas....

Calling Extra Sessions of Con- Governments of Europe..

40

Jefersonian Ordinance of 1784, 40—42|
Part Platforms in 1856-Republi-

Election Returns..

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Page.

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United

States Senators in IndiaLa..35-37 Utab and the Mormons.......37-42 Governments of Europe-Names

of Sovereign, Title, Form of Government, Square Miles, Population, Religion, &c. Election Returns..

Maine....

New-Hampshire

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44-63

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.51-63

Vermont

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an, Democratic, and

Ameri

.45-51

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New-York City.

.46

44-64

Rhode Island.

.52

.44

Connecticut...

.44

New-York.....

.54

.41

Pennsylvania..

.54

Massachusetts..

.45

.54

Connecticut..

45

Virginia..

541

Michigan..

.55

North Carolina

New York City

47

Mississippi...

55

Pennsylvania...

.48

Indiana....

Floriia....

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North Carolina.

58

New-Jersey.

.58

Delaware.

Tennessee.

Virginia.

.60

Kentucky.

.61

Georgis

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Popular Vote for Present by States in 1848, 1852, and 1856....64 State Governments- Governors, gress.... Capitals, General Election, gress, as far as elected... Meeting of Legislatures, etc....65 Laws of Congress; Abstracts of Population and Wealth of United the Important Acts of first sesStates.... sion of Thirty-Fifth Congress... 19-24 To issue Treasury Notes. .19 Appropriations made during the Admission of Minnesota. .20 second session of 35th Congress 45 Land Claims in California.. .20 Governments of Europe-Sover Archives of California... .201 eign, Title, Form of GovernFrauds in Land Titles. ment, Miles, Population, Relig Texas Boundary Line.. ion, etc.... Appropriations

1858.

Proposed Relief for Kansas.. .31 The Public Lands-Agricultural

Mr. Grow's Bill, and the action of

The Lecompton bill, and the Crittenden-Montgomery sub..24-25 Act for the Admission of the State of Kansas into the .30 Union.

Rhode Island.

47

New-York...

.48

Pennsylvania..

.50

Maryland..

.50

North Carolina..

.51

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New-Jersey..

.51

Georgia...

.52

Colleges. Bill introduced by Mr.
Morrill....
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Alabama

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stitute