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Note A.—Title-page—Mississippi.

Desirous of embodying in the appendix to this work, whatever
of an interesting nature relates to the South-west, the author has
compiled, principally from the American Almanac for 1835, the
following Statistical Tables of Mississippi, presenting that
growing state in a variety of interesting views:—

MISSISSIPPI.

       

Latitude of Natchez,	31° 34′ North.
Longitude in degrees	91 24′ 42″ West.
	h. m. s.
Longitude in time,	6 5 38.8

Distance from Washington, 1146 miles.

 

Relative size of Mississippi, 9.

Extent in square miles, 45,760.

NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO A SQUARE MILE.

   

In 1810.	In 1820.	In 1830.
.9	1.6	3

RELATIVE POPULATION.

     

	In 1810.		In 1820.		In 1830.
Free	Slave	Total	Free	Slave	Total	Free	Slave	Total
20	9	19	24	10	21	24	10	22

RATE OF INCREASE OF FREE AND SLAVE POPULATION.

     

	From 1800 to 1810.			From 1810 to 1820.			From 1820 to 1830.
Free	Slave	Total	Free	Slave	Total	Free	Slave	Total
334	389.7	356				66.4	100	81

POPULATION IN 1810.

   

Free	Slaves	No. of free to 1 slave	Total
23,264	17,088	1.35	40,352

In 1820.

 

2,634

32,814

1.29

75,488

In 1830.

 

70,962

65,659

1.08

136,621

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN THE YEAR ENDING

 

Value of Imports

Value of Exports

Tonnage, 925 Tons.

GOVERNMENT.

         

	Salary.
Hiram G. Runnels, governor; (term of office expires Nov. 1835.)	$2,500
David Dickson, secretary of state,	1,200
James Phillips, state treasurer,	1,200
John H. Mallory, auditor of public accounts,	1,200

Gen. Briscoe, president of the senate:—Adamam L. Birgaman,
speaker of the house of representatives. The legislature
meets, once in two years, on the 4th Monday in November.

JUDICIARY.

High Court of errors and appeals.

         

	Salary.
William L. Sharkey, presiding judge,	$2,000
Cotesworth P. Smith, judge,	2,000
David W. Wright, do.	2,000
Matthew D. Patton, attorney general,	1,000

This court, which has no jurisdiction, except what properly
belongs to a court of errors and appeals, holds two sessions annually,
at Jackson, commencing on the first Monday in January and
July.

Superior court of chancery.

 

Edward Turner, chancellor,

Salary $2,000

This court, which has jurisdiction over all matters, pleas,
and complaints whatsoever, belonging to or cognizable in a court
of equity, holds two sessions annually, beginning on the first
Monday in January and July.

Circuit court.

           

1st	district,	Alexander Montgomery,	judge,
2d	do.	James Scott,	do.
3d	do.	A. M. Keegar,	do.
4th	do.		do.
5th	do.	J. J. H. Morris,	do.
6th	do.	James F. Trotter,	do.

The state is divided into six districts or circuits, and one judge

and a district attorney are chosen by the electors of each district;
and a circuit court is held in each county twice every year. It
has original jurisdiction in civil cases in which the sum in controversy
exceeds $50.

BANKS.

Exhibition of their state on the 7th of January, 1834, as laid
before Congress, June 24, 1834.

         

NAME	Capital stock paid in.	Bills in circulation.	Specie.
Planters' bank, Natchez, Estimated situation of b'ks from which no returns were received.	$2,666,80545	1,510,42615	113,22047
Agricultural bank of Miss. Natchez.	1,000,00000	590,00000	43,00000
State bank of Mississippi, Natchez.
Total	$3,666,80545	2,100,42615	156,22047

Statement of the banks, as given by a correspondent, under date
of August 10, 1834.

                     

NAME.	Place.	Capital.	Branches of Planters' bank.
			Vicksburg, $500,000
			Port Gibson, 500,000
			Woodville, 500,000
Planters' bank,	Natchez,	$4,000,000	Manchester, 300,000
			Monticello, 200,000
			Columbus, 200,000
			Jackson, 100,000
			Total of brn's, $2,300,000
Agricultural bank.	Natchez,	$4,000,000
	Total	7,000,000

The capitals of the branches constitute a part of the ($4,000,000)
capital of the Planters' bank.

A rail-road is being surveyed this summer from Natchez to

Jackson, for which a charter will be granted at the next meeting
of the legislature.

SUMMARY.

The governor of Mississippi is elected by the people. Term
begins November, 1833—expires November, 1835. Duration of
the term two years. Salary $2,500.

Senators, 11. Term of years, three. Representatives 36.
Term of years, one. Total, senators and representatives, 47.
Pay per day, $3.

Electors of president and vice-president are chosen by general
ticket.

Seat of government, Jackson.

Time of holding elections, in May.

Time of meeting of the legislature, fourth Monday in November,
biennially.

Mississippi admitted into the union in 1817.