The South-West Volume Ii Part 10

-----------------------------------+----------------------------------- 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.

-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------- 42,634 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 d.i.c.kSON, 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, judge, 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 district, JAMES SCOTT, judge, 3d district, A. M. KEEGAR, judge, 4th district, judge, 5th district, J. J. H. MORRIS, judge, 6th district, JAMES F. TROTTER, judge.

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.

----------------------------+--------------+--------------+----------- Capital Bills NAME. stock paid in Specie.

in. circulation. ----------------------------+--------------+--------------+----------- Planters' bank, Natchez, $2,666,805 45 1,510,426 15 113,220 47 Estimated situation of b'ks from which no returns were received. Agricultural bank of } Miss. Natchez. } 1,000,000 00 590,000 00 43,000 00 State bank of Mississippi,} Natchez. } ------------- ------------- ----------- Total $3,666,805 45 2,100,426 15 156,220 47 ----------------------------+--------------+--------------+-----------

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 Planters' } { Woodville, 500,000 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 const.i.tute 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.