in Congress assembled (two-thirds of both Houses concurring), That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid as part of the Constitution, namely: "ART. XV.-Sec. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." And further, that it appears from official documents on file in this Department that the amendment to the Constitution of the United States, proposed as aforesaid, has been ratified by the legislatures of the States of North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Hampshire, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Texas, in all twenty-nine States. And further, that the States whose legislatures have so ratified the said proposed amendment constitute three-fourths of the whole number of States in the United States. And further, that it appears from an official document on file in this Department that the legislature of the State of New York has since passea resolutions claiming to withdraw the said ratification of the said amendment which had been made by the legislature of that State, and of which official notice had been filed in this Department. And, further, that it appears from an official document on file in this department that the legislature of Georgia has by resolution ratified the said proposed amendment: Now, therefore, be it known that I, HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State of the United States, by virtue and in pursuance of the second section of the act of Congress, approved the twentieth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen, entitled "An act to provide for the publication of the laws of the United States and for Louisiana. Indiana... Alabama Maine... Missouri.. Michigan. Texas... Iowa. other purposes," amendment aforesaid has become valid to all in- 73,077 41,915 76,556 63,867 Time of Admission of States, with Population on Admission. March 4, 1791.......... 85,539 Oregon. Vermont June 1, 1792.... .Feb. 12, 1859. April 8, 1812. May 29, 1848. 75,512 144,317 200,000 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed. 54,477 250,000 81,920 210,596 107,000 Done at the city of Washington, this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord [L. S.] one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-fourth. HAMILTON FISH. NEUTRALITY WITH CANADA. By the President of the United States of Whereas, it has come to my knowledge that sundry illegal military enterprises and expeditions are being set on foot within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States, with a view to carry on the same from such territory and jurisdiction against the people and district of the Dominion of Canada, within the dominions of Her Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with whom the United States are at peace: Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States, do hereby admonish all good citizens of the United States, and all persons within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States, against aiding, countenancing, abetting, taking part in such unlawful proceedings; and I do hereby warn all persons that by committing such illegal acts they will forfeit all right to the protection of the Government, or to its interference in their behalf to rescue them from the consequences of their own acts; and I do hereby enjoin all officers in the service of the United States to employ all their lawful authority and power to prevent and defeat the aforesaid unlawful proceedings, and to arrest and bring to justice all persons who may be engaged therein. In testimony whoreof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twentyfourth day of May, in the year of our [L. S.] Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-fourth. U. S. GRANT. HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State. Alaska.. Idaho.... Montana... ORGANIZATION OF PRESENT TERRITORIES. Bought in 1867 .Organized 1863 Organized 1861 Organized 1861 Organized 1863 Organized 1864 Organized, 1850 .Organized, 1850 Organized, 1853 .Organized, 1869 ..Organized, 1791 Washington District of Columbia. 52,465 107,206 376,688 40,000 00,000 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES. Statistics of Wheat, Rye, Domestic Animals, and Beans, in 1869. STATE. 930,000 119,230 Florida 7.4 II.2 14.7 Alabama.. 9 N. Hampsh'e Bushels Acres of Wheat. of Wheat. Av. Bu. Value 505 139,393 7.8 $1.62 11.8 1.51 20.7 93 17.5 1.40 1.28 13.5 93 52 79 1.10 II 16.3 59 1.75 8.4 15.5 19 14.8 17 6.6 8.4 2.09 1.15 II.I 1.70 18 1.90 1.65 76 STATE. Bushels 35 48 51 73 40 Michigan. 8,700,000 245,762 35.4 49 5,050,000 141,853 35.6 Virginia.. 9,017,000 527,309 17.1 Total.... 298,284,000 9,101,440 273 1.15 Bushels 40.000 12,500 73,000 675,000 8 575,000 540,000 20,000 1.00 .75 .56 1.70 325,000 .69 51 12,000 .53 150,000 10,000 15 1.38 101,351 17.5 1.85 1,500,000 1.03 1.03 400,000 .82 1.00 .99 1.40 1.60 327,448 14.5 1.68 1.00 1.10 31,000 55,000 226,000 103,000 94,000 Rhode Isla'd 8,600 42,555 15.3 Nev. & Ter.. 1.50 Total...... 2,500,000 100,000 264,146,900 20,913,739 14.03 $1.29 22,227,900 1,657,586 14.- $1.05 81,273,567,761 15,763,444 Oats, Buckwheat, and Hay. 775,000 21,000 158,000 17.7 182,000 39,186 21,000 882 17 16,666 16.2 923 13 16,662 15.1 Acres Av.Bu. Price Value of Bush.Peas of Rye. pr. acre Rye. Dom. Animals. and Beans 7.3 $1.97 $49,411,911 65,780 29,096,977 21,489 50,585,017 20,720 17,311,099 28,864 5,144,706 8,438 5,553,356 363,217 45,372,734 1,965,214 100,501,270 140,028 50,855,539 89,902 20,476,2931 49,081 6,333,450 11,827 69,868,237 388,346 29,456,940 531,148 19,437,538 346,915 15,667,853 39,407 9,737,744 49,246 29,714,771 965,128 6,642,841 28,988 49,891,692 1,998,896 58,693,673 207,969 16,203 21.6 5,479 3,333 .97 1.50 1.51 .64 .76 7.391 11.5 48,022 17.7 1,861 18.8 1,451 71,213 20.6 7,099 10.7 21,126 14.2 40 3,579 17.6 48 5,000 7 1,388 9 3,554 21.I 2,994 16.7 4,000 22.5 62,676 14.2 278,109 20.1 562 30.2 70,560 12.5 444 18 396,311 16.4 206 15 6.2 11,230 6.5 46,875 14.4 37,096 15.5 33,540 16.1 25.8 11.2 775 69,196 Acres Av. bu. Price| Acres of Bush. Bushels in Price Tons Hay Av. Ts. of Oats. pr acre Oats. Buckw't. pr. acre each State Bkwt in ea. Sta. pr. acre 45,000 12.6 $0.91 1,909 II 2,727 19,230 618 7.7 16.9 19.4 15,000 $0.80 270,000 1.22 12,000 1.10 251,000 303,000 160,000 52 .69 .84 1.20 1.43 .97 1.30 68,000 1.37 10,000 1.33 470,000 1.55 750,000 1.43 30,000 1.15 13,000 1.25 48,000 1.46 76 2,800,000 1.59 83 1,200,000 1.49 82 1,650,000 1.86 75,000 81 9,000 1.22 90,400 82 890,000 1.13 5,590,000 250,000 1.75 155,000 1.31 37,000 1.50 1,050,000 91 191,000 1.16 850,000 99 1,550,000 1.50 523,000 1.55 40,000 1.16 750,000 1.77 110,000 1.70 700,000 1.06 525,000 1.50 86 4,600,000 1.54 71 160,000 1.44 91 2,000,000 1.44 75 75,000 1.60 93 2,570,000 1.41 3,100 1.15 71,000 1.09 58,000 1.25 158,000 1.39 28,000 1.69 231,000 86 1,100,000 1.15 75,000 220,000 1.46 300,000 93 150,000 1.44 63,000 71 1,460,000 1.45 9,000 1.08 15,000 99 12,924,629 89,454 19,134,693 29,674 108,856,296 1,909,339 31,130,805 1,932,204 90,384,819 502,511 7,946,255 39,407 79,672,726 129,090 2,942,144 7,698 23,934,465 1,728,074 65,211,425 547,803 49,825,447 341,961 19,241,989 79,614 59,803,049 915,168 350,000 83 17,000 882,000 8,000 6,500,000 .... .631,088,733 16.4 17,255,500 .89c. 26,420,000 1.40 $336,862,900 Statistics of Indian Corn, Barley, Improved Land, & Young Cattle. II.2 II 23.2 33.2 48.4 1,799,862 Bushels Acres Av.bu. Price| Pounds Bushels of Corn. of Corn. pr.acre Bush. of Cheese. of Barley 30,200,000 2,013,333 15 $1.14 15,923 9,000 25,750,000 919,642 28 16,810 4.000 Cal..... 1,305,000 831,521 41.4 1,343,689 12,285,000 Conn.. 1,950,000 62,500 31.2 3,898,411 25,000 Del..... 3,200,000 177.777 18 6,579 6,000 Flor... 3,100,000 276,785 5,280 4,000 Georg. 27,500,000 2,500,000 15,587 12,300 Illinois 121,500,000 5,237,068 1,848,557 1,250,000 India'a 73,000,000 3,146,551 23.2 605,795 411,000 Iowa.. 78,500,000 2,364,457 918,635 1,203,000 Kansas 24,500,000 506,198 29,045 25,000 Kent'y 51,500,000 2,060,000 25 190,400 304,000 Louisi. 16,850,000| 674,000 25 6,153 Maine.. 1,450,000 59,670 24.3 Mary'd 12,300,000 608,910 20.2 Mass... 1,950,000 57,017 31.2 Mich... 14,100,000 487,889 28.9 Minn... 5,750,000 197,594 29.1 Missis. 30,000,000 1,714,285 17.5 Missou 80,500,000 2,630,718 30.6 Nebra.. 6,750,000 159.952 42.2 N.Ham. 1,400,000 46,666 30 N. Jer.. 9,200,000 298,701 30.8 N.York 19,100,000 704,797 27.I N. Car. 17,400,000 1,175,675 14.8 Ohio... 68,250,005 2,267,441 30.1 Oregon 200,000 5,714 35 Penn... 29,500,000 939,490 31.4 Rh. Is. 440,000 17,160 25.2 S. Car.. 8,100,000 698,275 11.6 Tenn... 47,500,000 2,375,000 Texas.. 23,000,000 793,103 29 Verm.. 1,475,000 43,382 34 Virgin. 17,500,000 1,129,032 16.5 W. Va. 8,100,000 291,366 27.8 Wisc'n 9,500,000 359,848 26.4 65 1,104,300 N. & T. 2,000,000 71,428 28 1.10 10,500,000 Total 874,120,005 37,903,245 26.42 .92 114,154,211 28,652,200 1,015,721 22.00 $1.08 162,753,778 21,314,098 Potatoes, Butter, Horses, Mules, Milch Cows, Sheep, and Swine. 300,000 51,119 4,427 200,000 STATE. Ala.... 92 90 1.30 70 1.45 1.21 4,952 63 5,552 76 19,200 125 23,148 108 2,857 48,387 155 4,494 89 17,391 115 57 70 50 1.09 63 1.12 60 37 1.30 95 1.03 1.00 72 80 92 1.28 1.40 77 73 I.40 9,121 74 85,714 112 3,846 130 150,980 102 7,857 98 S. Carolina 117,000 1,950 бо Tennessee. 1,000,000 20,000 50 Texas...... 99 1.70 1.40 41 44 53 75 52 36383 750,000 24,000 144,000 820,000 8,000 $1.80 1.00 No. of Mules Milch 23,160 1,093,197 11,716,609 60 1,444,742 11,687,781 250,000 114 51 103,097,280 80 Acres of Av.bu. Price Acres Im- Young 90 285 14 891 13.8 59,808 20.9 17,947 22.9 45,396 26.5 1.03 61 83 744,850 816 30.6 405,408 1.14 90 1.56 71,863 610,845 2,707,108 520,310 2,704,133 230,110 3,002,267 170,110 2,155,512 140.340 85 3,476,296 401,320 64 98,479 600,708 1.40 790,112 II 1.12 2,367,034 203.890 480,319 36,231 20.7 1,043 23 5,760 25 26,859 31,900 727 12,987 298 3,925 1,083 190,871 205 101,960 5,714 26,737 2,391 37 15,503,482 201,340 72 47 2,957,073 35,301 650,811 98,320 71,110 99,112 49,450 45,101 85,460 703,120 169,308 4,735,495 42 48,543,162 1,200,000 24.2 25.7 925 1,707 1,000,157 49,800 60 58,653,511 902,300 68 1.33 1,021,767 3,177,934 73 10,017,787 1.60 5,850,583 Number Number of Sheep. of Swine. 270,537 680,960 2,500,000: 190,500 450,030 1,500,630 6,681 1,330,800 2,080,300 2,350,110 99,350 118,300 4,112 24,198 19,540 15,320 99,108 35,600 110 299,750 200,150 301,180 850,212 2,150,300 1,990 140,910 97,450 578 9,300 1,560 10,320 9,120 98,125 65,300 300,975 131,780 600,250 93,800 555,250 5,065,755 6,246,871 38 15,900,359 71,840 120 69 13,464,722 430,960 79,870 90,450 51,360 41,310 31,820 161,310 280,191 1,001,861 2,690,870 148,320 450,300 940,110 190,110 501,210 65,340 100,030 160,211 398,120 160,220 119.560 98,540 198,580 1,340,820 640,960 60,740 27,890 150,880 40 99,540 620,890 79,680 6,960 149,450 140,160 300,540 1,960 1,980,300 3,750,960 4,960,300 59,160 301,102 780.190 1,898,900 960,322 4,580,650 3,880,300 79,312 101,950 112,700 873,212 1,960,340 1,748,340 23,180 34,320 21,960 171,480 270,198 1,000,720 260,190 960.312 2,800,312 640,320 998,972 1,580,600 190,420 997,890! 81,450 401,860 1,340,250 1,900,300 300,101 500.340 1,750,101 390,120 1,001,890 2,790,860 52 13,611,328 149,989 1,998 250,312 790,458 865,998 80 II,100,000... .72C. 470,536,468 10,081,676 1,508,047 11,008,925 30,050.804 46,945.031 STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ORIGIN OF NEARLY SEVEN AND A HALF MILLIONS OF ALIEN PASSENGERS ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES FROM JAN. 1, 1820, TO SEPT. 30, 1870. 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 Maine.. 271,185 33 Portugal. 17 Sardinia.. 35 Ohio Michigan 2,250,822 EASTERN STATES. Illin ois.. Wisconsin.. Minnesota 8,385 1833 9,130 1834 Iowa... 127 6,911 1835 6,354 1836 7,912 1837 85 Brazil. Buenos Ayres. New Granada.. 7,904 Other South America.. 151,104 Cuba.. 30,905 Porto Rico... 16,850 Other West Indies 61,269 Cape de Verdes II 10,199 1838 10,837 1839 18,875 1840 27,382 1841 22,520 1842 2,643,069 Canaries... 23,322 1843 22,633 1844 60,482 1845 CENTRAL STATES. Total Eastern States.. 183,005 New Jersey. District of Columbia.. Total Central States... 317,162 Miquelon 7,373 Total Slavic.......... NORTHWESTERN STATES. 120,428 Russia 63,109 224,880 18,033 2,011 9,129 Mexico.. Central America.. Chili. 213,315 121,660 NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS IN EACH YEAR. 154,416 1859 234,968 1860 225,527 1861 297,041 1862 369,963 1863 379,465 1861 371,603 1865 363,645 1866 427,833 1867 200,877 1868 200,436 1869. 58,640 | 1846 65,365 1847 45,374 1848 76,242 1849 79,340 1850 38,914 1851 68,072 1852 84,006 1853 80,289 1854 104,565 1855 52,496 1856 78,615 1857 114,371 1858 China... 23,387 Asia (general). 20,039 Total Asiatic 53 Virginia.. West Virginia South Carolina 40 36 28 45 3 2 I 7,407 3,960 81 50 45,458 7,448,925 AVOWED DESTINATION OF EMIGRANTS LANDED AT CASTLE GARDEN, FROM AUG. 1, 1855, TO JAN. 1, 1870, BEING 2,340,928 PASSENGERS. New York & undecided.972,267 | Kansas.. SOUTHWESTERN STATES. Nebraska.. 5,052 4,198 Total Northwest. States.664,389 4,013 2,859 PACIFIC STATES AND TERRI- SOUTHEASTERN STATES. 80 22,823 189 6 Total French, &c 170 50 32 377,889 WHOLLY OR MAINLY OF ASIATIC RACES. 49 33 23,735 5 47,172 Africa (general) Total, Africa, &c... 71 205,807 290 Aggregate since 1820.. 7,448,925 Georgia. Florida... 29,360 41,286 Alabama. 44,309 Total Southeast. States. 13,444 3 II 675 109,169 WHOLLY OR MAINLY OF AF- Egypt.. Canada New Brunswick.. Mexico... Australia 8,235 Bermuda 172 Sandwich Islands 784 1,854 1,623 199 577 108,610 215 178 Missouri Arkansas. 33 4 14 24 79 64 20 Russian America. Japan.. 5 471 II 299 195 *1,065 44,309 11,057 4,171 302 603 Total Southwest. States. 66,917 OTHER PLACES. 4,353 1,522 50,828 1,028 816 556 349 210 141 13 2 I 466 22,035 76,572 POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. BY THE CENSUSES OF 1870, 1860, AND 1850. 93794 10015 13015 15490 34747 31081 Total... 537417 460147 370792 22517 26534 7712 29959 MASSACHUSETTS. 25741 24996 Paulding. 8552 4945 1766 12204 OHIO. 1870. 1860. 1850. Adams.... 21140 20309 18883 Allen... 23547 19185 12109 Ashland.. 21922 22951 23792 Ashtabula 32427 31814 28766 28215 Athens... 23889 21364 Baker.... Clermont. 34308 33034 30455 25421 25781 Henry 13928 8901 3435 23735 12618 ... 24441 17971 WISCONSIN. 1870. 1860. 1850. 538 unorg unorg Adams. 1122 9489 .... 9530 53395 43922 16641 47039 42818 19138 4922 2948 unorg 812 unorg 2704 unorg Eau Claire. 10770 unorg unorg F'd du Lac 46272 34154 14468 Grant. 37978 31189 16170 Green 8563 23611 19808 Green Lake 13195 12663 unorg Iowa..... 24544 18967 Jackson.. 7696 4170 unorg Jefferson. 34042 30438 15317 Juneau... 12372 8770 unorg Kenosha. 13147 13900 10732 Kewaunee 10128 5530 unorg La Crosse 20298 12186 unorg Lafayette 22659 18134 11541 3702 Manitowoc 33364 22416 Marathon 2892 5883 508 Marquette 8056 8233 86.42 Milwaukee 89941 62518 31077 OREGON. Monroe.. 16551 8410 unorg 1870. 1860. 1850. Oconto... 8321 unorg 2804 unorg unorg Outagamie 18430 9587 unorg 4584 814 Ozaukee. 3074 15568 15682 unorg 5993 3446 643 Pepin.. 4661 2392 unorg 498 462 Pierce. 9959 4672 unorg 532 unorg Polk 3422 1400 unorg 415 unorg Portage.. 10636 7507 1250 504 393 unorg Racine... 14973 6066 4892 unorg Richland. 903 2251 unorg unorg Rock.... 39034 36690 20708 4778 3736 unorg Sauk...... 23860 18963 4371 1204 1204 unorg Shawano. 3166 829 unorg 6426 4780 558 Sheboygan 31749 26875 8378 Marion... Linn... 8717 6772 294 St. Croix. 11035 5392 624 Multnom'h 11510 9966 7038 2749 Tremp'leau 10733 2560 unorg 4150 unorg Vernon.. 18645 unorg unorg 8251 Polk...... 4710 3625 Walworth 25971 26496 17861 20157 Tillamook 408 95 unorg Wash'gton 24320 23622 19484 Umatilla. 2916 unorg unorg Waukesha 28282 26831 19174 Union.... 2552 unorg unorg Waupaca. 15540 8851 unorg Wasco... 2488 1689 unorg Waushara 11279 Washing'n 4261 8770 unorg 2801 2651 Winnebago 37280 23770 10125 Yamhill.. 4989 3245 1512 Wood 3912 2425 unorg Total... 90878 52465 Total...1055167 775881 305391 13294 No such County in 1870. 1254 863 26740 21360 Coos 1051 ........ ... |