Democratic, May 30, 1872. 6. That we denounce the effort of the so- ! 2. That the continued confidence of the called leaders of the Democratic party to make people of the country is due to the administhe adoption or rejection of the proposed con- tration of President Grant, whose reduction stitution a partisan measure, inasmuch as it of the public debt and consequent lessening affects the vital interests of every citizen of of taxation, under whose recommendation the State. we have reason to hope for further equalization of the tariff laws, whose judicious and patriotic foreign policy, whose respect for the will of the people, and whose efficient enforcement of the laws and pacific dealing with a part of the Union which was chaotic when he became President, have justified the highest expectations of the great party that designated him for his present high place, and of the voters of the country who clothed him with executive power. 1. We congratulate the people upon the faith ful redemption of all the pledges upon which the Democratic party was placed in power in West Virginia. 2. We heartily indorse the Democratic State administration, and point to its honesty and efficiency as a full guarantee of our continued fidelity to the interests of the State and people. 3. That in the opinion of this convention the elements of opposition to the national Adminis tration should be consolidated in the approaching presidential campaign without prejudice to the unity and perpetuity of the Democratic organization. 4. That with full confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of the National Democratic convention soon to assemble at Baltimore, we pledge the Democracy of West Virginia to abide its action or recommendation and to express their approval thereof at the polls. 5. We pledge to the nominees of this convention our earnest and active support. 6. We indorse the proposed new constitution of the State of West Virginia, and recommend its ratification by the people without distinction of party. WISCONSIN. Republican, March 13, 1872. 1. That we cordially indorse the platform of principles adopted by the last Republican nominating State convention, and to this avowal of policy we invite the earnest attention of the electors of the State. 3. Favors President Grant's renomination. Democratic, June 13, 1872. 1. That the address and resolutions of the "Liberal Republican" convention, held at Cincinnati on the 1st of May, embody fundamental principles which the Democratic electors of the State of Wisconsin cordially indorse, and that they cheerfully acquiesce in the reference to the people of the several States of the political questions upon which that convention expressed no opinion; that the exposition and elucidation of the platform of the Cincinnati convention by Horace Greeley in his letter of acceptance of the nomination for President furnish a satisfactory assurance to the American people that he will, if elected, administer the Government upon the principles in that platform. Therefore, in devotion to principle, waiving our preference for men, and believing that the approval of the nominees of the Cincinnati convention is a sure mode of obtaining the triumph and ascendency of those principles, we approve the same, and recommend that our delegates to the Baltimore convention do ratify the action of the Cincinnati convention. There was a question as to the right of Georgia to participate in the presidential election of 1868, and the result was announced as it would stand with Georgia voting and as it would stand with Georgia not voting. In Florida, the choice of electors was made by the Legislature. * ELECTION OF 1870.-In New Hampshire, the Labor Reform vote was 7,369; Prohibition, 1,167. In Massachusetts, the Labor Reform and Prohibition vote was 21,946. In Ohio, the Temperance vote was 2,812. In Illinois, the Prohibition vote was 3.712. In Pennsylvania, the votes given to those Independent Republican candidates who were adopted by the Democrats are included in the Democratic column. In New York, the Labor Reform vote was 1,907; the Prohibition, 1,459. In Michigan, the Temperance vote was 2,710. The elections in Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas were held in 1869. †ELECTION OF 1871.-In New Hampshire, the Labor Reform vote was 782; Temperance, 356. In Massachusetts, the Labor Reform vote was 6.848; Temperance, 6,598. In New York, the Temperance vote was 1,820. In North Carolina and West Virginia, the vote was on calling a State Constitutional Convention, and was not strictly a partisan contest. 1860.-The popular vote for President was: Lincoln. Republican, 1,866.452; Douglas, Democrat, 1,375,157; Breckinridge. Democrat, 847,953; Bell, Union, 590,631; total vote. 4,680,193. In 1864, Lincoln, Republican, had 2,223,035; McClellan, Democrat, 1.811.754; total vote, 4.034.789. Total vote in 1868, 5.716,082. The electoral vote of 1860 stood: Lincoln, 180; Breckinridge, 72; Bell, 39; Douglas, 12. Of 1861 Lincoln, 212; McClellan, 21. 1870.-Arizona. 9,658; Colorado. 39,864; Dakota, 14.181; District of Columbia, 131.700; Idaho, 14,999: Montana, 20,595; New Mexico, 91.874; Utah, 86.786; Washington, 23,955; Wyoming, 9,118. The representative ratio, under the census of 1860, was 126,823. The representative ratio, under the census of 1870, is 135,239, which is ascertained by taking the whole population of the States, 38.113.253, excluding therefrom 381,420, being the population of the four States of Delaware, Oregon, Nevada, B.-WEALTH, LOCAL DEBT, AND TAXATION.* in the several States and Territories, by census of 1850, 1860, and 1870. Total....... $7,115,000,800 $16,086,519,771 $29,822,535,140 $93,774,421 $278,391,286 $864,785,067 Grand total $7,135,780,228 $16,159,616,068 $30,068,518,507 $94,186,746 $281,180,312 $868,676,758 and Nebraska, which, having less population than the representative ratio, are, nevertheless, assigned one Representative each by law, and dividing the remainder by 279, being the whole number of Representatives originally determined upon, less those assigned to the four States above named. By subsequent act, approved May 29, 1872, nine Representatives additional to the original number of 283 were assigned, one to each of the following States: New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. The relative rank of the States, (according to population.) in the order given in table A, was, in 1860: 22, 27, 28, 7, 29, 24, 1, 21, 2, 32, 19, 5, 12, 18, 11, 13, 14, 17, 3,9,10,6, 4, 8, 25, 16, 31, 23, 20, 15 26, 30. 34, 33, 0, 36, 35; and in 1870: 23, 31, 30, 7, 32, 25, 1, 17, 2, 34, 20, 10, 14, 22, 12, 16, 18, 21, 3, 8, 9, 6, 4, 5, 26, 13, 33, 19, 11, 15, 24, 28, 36, 29, 27, 37, 35. * No valuation of the property of the General Government is attempted in the census of 1870. (a) Returns of taxation at 1860 incomplete. (b) No returns of taxation at 1860. Horses, number of... Mules and asses, number of. Milch cows, number of.......... Working oxen, number of.. Other cattle, number of..... Swine, number of.. Wheat, spring, bushels.. Wheat, winter, bushels. Indian corn, bushels... Barley, bushels.......... Tobacco, pounds.............. Cotton, bales................. Peas and beans, bushels. Potatoes, Irish, bushels. Potatoes, sweet, bushels. Butter, pounds... Cheese, pounds.......... Milk sold, gallons... Hay, tons....... Seed, clover, bushels. Seed, grass, bushels.. Hops, pounds.. Hemp, tons..... ......... ................ Flax, pounds........ Flax-seed, bushels. ............ Silk cocoons, pounds.. Sugar, cane, hogsheads.. Sugar, sorghum, hogsheads.. 188,921,099 163,110,720 113,032,614 244,101,818 59,503,765 180,528,000 $9.262,803,861 $6,645,045,007 $3,271,575,426 $336,878,429 $246,118,141 $151,587,638 $2,447.538,658 $47,335,189 $20,719,229 $398,956,376 $213,618,692 $111,703.142 $1,525,276,457 $1,089,329,915 $544,180.516 7,145,370 6,249,174 4,336,719 559,331 (Being a statement of outstanding principal of the public debt of the United States on the 1st of July of each year, from 1857 to 1872, inclusive; vide report Secretary Treasury, December 4, 1871, puge 13, and public debt statement of same, July 1, 1872:) The public debt at the close of each Administration was: Washington, (first term.) ending 1793, $80,352,634 04; (second term.) $82.064,479 33; John Adams, $83,038,050 80; Jefferson, (first term.) $82,312.150 50; (second term,) $57.023.192 09; Madison, (first term,) $55.962,827 57: (second term,) $123,491,965 16; Monroe, (first term.) $89.937.427 65; (second term,) $83.788.432 71; John Quincy Adams, $58,421,413 67; Jackson, (first term.) $7.001.698 83; (second term.) $3.308.124 07; Van Buren, $13.594,480 73: Tyler, $15.925.303 01: Polk, $63,061,858 69; Fillmore, $59.803.117 70: Pierce, $28,699,831 85; Buchanan, $90,580,873 72; Lincoln, $2,680,647,869 74; Johnson, $2,588,452,213 94. * Compiled from advance sheets of the census. G.-REVENUE REDUCTIONS. Official estimates of the annual reduction in internal and customs revenues of the United States by legislation since the act of 1866. Total number of acres of public lands of United States, including those disposed of as well as those yet on hand....... Acres. 1,834,998,400.00 Quantity sold... Entered under the homestead laws of 1860, 1864, and 1866............. Approved under grants in aid of railroads. Approved swamp selections, (given to the States). Quantity granted to the States and Territories for internal improvements.. Donations and grants for schools.. *The number of articles on the schedule has been reduced from two hundred and eighty-six, under act of March 3, 1865, to fifty-five under act of July 14, 1870. † Reduction effected chiefly by repeal of extra duty of twenty per cent. imposed on manufactures by section five, act of March 3, 1865, and by additions to free list. By raising exemption on income from $600 to $1,000, establishing uniform rate of five per cent. instead of differential rates of five and ten per cent., increasing exemptions, and, in some cases, reducing rate of tax. Mainly by repeal of duty on raw cotton. By repeal on all manufactures then taxable except gas, enumerated in section ninety-four, act of June 30, 1864. By repeal of tax on gross receipts, sales other than sales paid by stamps, and sales of tobacco, spirits, and wines, legacies, successions, articles in schedule A. passports, and special taxes, except those relating to spirits, tobacco, and fermented liquors, by raising income exemption from $1,000 to $2,000, and reducing the rate from five to two and a half per cent. **By reductions on tobacco $6,854.000, gas $2,800,000, stamps $10,977,183, and banks $500,000. Repeals duty on tea and coffee- reduction of $15.893,846 67. Reduction on dutiable imports $11,975,848 34, and additions to free list $3,345,713 99. |