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.
POLITICAL ESSAYS, ADDRESSES, PARTY PLATFORMS, &c.
MAKING A CONNECTED POLITICAL HISTORY FOR THIRTY YEARS.
PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
No. 154 NASSAU STREET.
The Paging refers to the Almanaos of the Different Years.
Governments-List States, Capitals, Governors,Sal- aries, Time of Election and of meeting of Legislatures, &c....2 Popular Vote for President and
Population of each State in 1850.2 Government of United States-Ex-
ecutive and Judiciary, Thirty- third Congress; members of....3 Thirty-fourth Congress, as far as chosen...
The War in Europe-Historical
Sketch of War of Allied Pow- ers up to Jan. 1, 1855........6, 8 The Know-Nothings-Rise, Pro- gress and Probable Destiny of the Political Party called......9 Statistical View of America-
Name, Size, Population, Cap- itals, Chief Executives of Coun- tries of North and South Amer- ica... ..11 Slavery Legislation-The Acts of Congress which Mark the pro- gress of the Slave Power in Legislation of the Govern-
ment.. Fugitive Slave Law of 1793....12 Missouri Compromise of 1820..12 Fugitive Slave Law of 1850....13 Kansas and Nebraska Act of 1854... ...15
Speech of Wm. H. Seward on
the Nebraska bill........21-26 Speech of the Hon. Jos. Quincy on Fugitive Slave Law... The Public Lands-Act to Gradu- ate Price of Public Lands to Ac- tual Settlers... Act to Establish Offices of Sur- veyor-General of Kansas, Ne- braska, and N. Mexico to Grant Donations to Actual Settlers...28 Reciprocity Treaty with Canada.29 Treaty with Mexico [Gadsden Treaty]........ .30 Treaty with Japan-Summary of Treaty..
Connecticut New-Hampshire. New-York State.. New-York City.. Pennsylvania..
Ohio...... Missouri.. Indiana... Illinois.. Iowa... Michigan..
Modes of Weights and Measures in Use in Europe and Amer- ica...
40 .40 .40 What Shall we Eat-Prices of Ar- ticles of Food and their Propor- tion of Nutritious Matter..... 39 40 Election Returns.
Governments of Europe-Form of Governments, Name and Title of Rulers, Square Miles, Popu- lation, Religion, etc.... .5 Kansas-Extent, Character, and Climate, its Settlement, Legisla tion, etc..... .6, 17 The War in the East-Critical and Historical Review of War be- tween Russia and Allies....18, 22 American History in Brief. ..22 Origin of Plants... .22
Laws of Congress-Titles and Ab- stracts of Important Public Acts of Thirty-third Congress; Rights of Citizenship; Diplomatic and Consular Systems of United States; Rates of Postage; Ap- propriations; Carriage of Pas- sengers in Vessels, etc.... .23, 36) Reciprocity Treaty. ..36 Measures, not Men-Different
Government of United States-Ex- ecutive and Judiciary.. .......16 Members of Thirty-Fourth Con- gress.... .16 Members of Thirty-Fifth Con- gress-as far as chosen........18 Kansas and the Extension of Slavery.... .19-28 Governments of Europe, Form of Governments, Religion, Popula- tion, etc...
The Contest for Speaker. ...29 Nicaragua, Walker's Expedi .31-33 .34
Laws of Congress-Synopsis of those of general interest....36-40 Pay of Congress.. New Guano Islands..
Grants for Railroads in Different States...
Bounty Land Law Amended....36 National Platforms..........33-37 Kansas in 1858.. Diplomatic and Consular Service The Case of Dred Scott......37-44 How they elect Bogus -Pay.... .37 Minnesota Its Organization as Territory and State, and rapid growth 44 Oregon-Description of State, Sy- nopsis of Constitution..........46 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.... Disturbances in Kansas...
Calling Extra Sessions of Con- Governments of Europe..
Jeffersonian Ordinance of 1784.40-42 Party Platforms in 1856-Republi- can, Democratic, and Ameri-
Election Returns.............44-64
States Senators in Indiana..35-37 Utah and the Mormons.......37-42 Governments of Europe-Names of Sovereign, Title. Form of Government Square Miles, Pop- ulation, Religion, &c. .... Election Returns...
..64 United States Government-Ex- ..64 ecutive and Judiciary.
Popular Vote for President by Members of Thirty-Fifth States in 1848, 1852, and 1856....64 State Governments-Governors, gress.... Capitals, General Election,
Country, Capital, Salary, etc...16 .64 Members of Thirty-Sixth Con-
Members of Thirty-Sixth Con- gress, as far as elected.....
Postage Rates, Domestic and For- eign.... ...20 16 Land for the Landless-Action of Congress on Public Lands..21-29 16 The Foreign Slave Trade....30-34 Kansas.. .18 The Italian War..
Meeting of Legislatures, etc....65 Laws of Congress; Abstracts of Population and Wealth of United States...
...34 .36-38 The Constitution of the United .39-44
States... Treasury Estimates of Appropria- .44 tions for 1860.. Appropriations made during the second session of 35th Congress 45 Governments of Europe-Sover- .20 eign, Title, Form of Govern- .21 ment, Miles, Population, Relig- ion, etc....
the Important Acts of first ses- sion of Thirty-Fifth Con- gress... ..19-24 To issue Treasury Notes......19 Admission of Minnesota... ..20 Land Claims in California.... .20 Archives of California.. Frauds in Land Titles.. Texas Boundary Line.. Appropriations
Compensation of Congressmen.23 Difficulties with Paraguay, &c..24 Kansas-Lecompton, and Lecomp- 24-31
The Lecompton bill, and the Crittenden-Montgomery sub-
Act for the Admission of the State of Kansas into the Union.
Congress thereon...........31, 32 Morrill......
Proposed Relief for Kansas......31 The Public Lands-Agricultural
Mr. Grow's Bill, and the action of
Colleges. Bill introduced by Mr. ......31-33
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