LIBERTY & INDEPENDENCE.

DELAWARE.

Delaware is one of the original thirteen States, and has an area of 2,120 square miles, equal to 1,356,800 acres. Population in 1860, 112,216.

It has one Representative in Congress; forms part of the third judicial circuit, (act of 1862), constitutes one judicial district; has one port of entry, Wilmington; and three ports of delivery, New Castle, Port Penn, and Delaware City.

The population of this State has never entitled it to more than one Member of Congress.

The capital is Dover. The elections are held in November. The Legislature meets on the first Tuesday in January, and meets only once in two years.

The enacting clause of the laws is: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met."

FLORIDA.

Florida was admitted into the Union, March 3, 1845; making the twenty-seventh State. This State has an area of 59,268 square miles, equal to 37,931,520 acres. The population in 1860 amounted to 140,425, which gave her but one Representative in Congress.

Florida lies in the 5th judicial circuit, and forms two judicial districts; and has seven ports of entry--St. Augustine, Key West, Apalachicola, Pensacola, Magnolia, St. John's River, and Fernandina; and two ports of delivery-Palatka and Bay Port. This State was bought by the United States, of Spain in 1819.

The capital is Tallahasse. The State election is held the first Monday in October. The Legislature meets biennially on the first Monday in November.

The enacting clause of the laws is: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in General Assembly convened."

Florida seceded from the United States in 1861; and the remarks made at the end of the list of Senators from Alabama, are applicable to her.

Georgia is one of the thirteen original States, and has an area of 52,009 square miles, equal to 33,285,760 acres. She was named after George II.

The population in 1860, was 1,057,286, which entitled her to seven Representatives in Congress.

The State lies in the fifth judicial circuit, and has two judicial districts; also four ports of entry-Savannah, Brunswick, St. Mary's and Hardwicke; and two ports of delivery-Augusta and Sunbury,

The capital is Milledgeville. The State election is held on the first Wednesday of October. The Legislature meets on the first Thursday in November.

The enacting clause of her laws is: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met; and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same."