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From this time forward new settlements began to spring up within our present boundaries. New Bourbon was settled in 1789. In 1762 a hunter named Blanchette built a cabin where the city of St. Charles now stands, and lived there many years; but just when the place began to be a town or village does not appear to be known. However, in 1803, St. Charles county was organized, and then comprised all the territory lying north of the Missouri and west of the Mississippi; thus taking in all of north Missouri, and the entire States of Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota, and on west to the Pacific ocean. This was the largest single "county " ever known in the world, and St. Charles city was the county seat.
In 1781 the Delaware Indians had a considerable town where New Madrid now stands; and that year Mr. Curre, a fur trader of St. Louis, established a branch house here. In 1788 a colony from New Jersey settled here, and laid out a plat for a large city, giving it the name of New Madrid, in honor of the capital of Spain. But they never realized their high hopes of building up a splendid city there.
Among the historic incidents of early settlement worthy of mention at this point, is the case of Daniel Boone, whose hunter life in Kentucky forms a staple part of American pioneer history. Boone came to this territory in 1797, renounced his citizenship in the United States, and took the oath of allegiance to the Spanish crown. Delassus was then the Spanish governor; and he appointed Boone commander of a fort at Femme Osage, now in the west part of St. Charles county. He roamed and hunted over the central regions of Missouri the rest of his life, and it was for a long period called the "Boone's Lick country," from some salt licks or springs which he discovered and his sons worked, and which were choice hunting grounds because deer and other animals came there
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to lick salt. Col. Boone died Sept. 26, 1820, in St. Charles county, but was buried in Marthasville in Warren county, as was his wife also. Their bones were subsequently removed to Frankfort, Kentucky.
THE AMERICAN PERIOD.
In 1801 the territory west of the Mississippi was ceded back to France by Spain; in 1803 President Jefferson purchased from the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, the entire territory of Louisiana, for $15,- 000,000; the formal transfer was made at New Orleans, December 20, 1803. On the 26th of March, 1804, Congress passed an act dividing this vast accession into two parts, the lower one being named the "Terri- tory of Orleans," with its capital at New Orleans; the upper division was called the "District of Louisiana," with its capital at St. Louis. This latter district comprised the present State of Arkansas and all from that north to nearly the north line of Minnesota, and west from the Mis- sissippi river to the Rocky Mountains. Don Carlos Dehault Delassus had been the last Spanish governor at St. Louis, and no change was made after its re-cession to France, until in March, 1804, when he delivered the keys and the public documents of his governorship to, Capt. Amos Stoddard, of the United States army, who immediately raised the first American flag that ever floated west of the Mississippi river, over the government buildings at St. Louis. There it has floated proudly and uninterruptedly ever since, and there it will float until St. Louis becomes the central metropolis and seat of empire of the entire North American continent.
It should be mentioned here that the war of the American Revolution did not involve any military operations as far west as the Mississippi river; hence the little French fur-trading village of St. Louis was not affected by the clash of arms which was raging so desperately through all the States east of the Ohio river. But the success of the colonies in this unequal conflict gave them control of all south of the river St. Lawrence and the great lakes, as far west as the Mississippi river; and when Napo- leon had sold to the new republic the extensive French possessions west of the Mississippi, he remarked that this accession of territory and con- trol of both banks of the Mississippi river would forever strengthen the power of the United States; and said he, with keen satisfaction, "I have given England a maritime rival 'that will sooner or later humble her pride."
On the 3d of March, 1805, Congress passed at act to organize the Territory of Louisiana; and President Jefferson then appointed as territo- rial governor, Gen. James Wilkinson; secretary, Frederick Bates; judges, Return J. Meigs and John B. Lucas. Thus civil matters went on,
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and business increased rapidly. When the United States took pos- session of this district or territory it was reputed to contain nine thous- and white inhabitants and about three thousand negroes. The first cen- sus of St. Louis was taken in 1799, and it then had 897 inhabitants. This is presumed to have included the village of Carondelet also, which was started as a rival town soon after the founding of St. Louis.
In June, 1812, Congress passed another act with regard to this new country, and this time it was named the Territory of Missouri, instead of Louisiana. The President was to appoint a governor; the people were to elect representatives in the ratio of one for every five hundred white male inhabitants; this legislative body or lower house, was to nominate to the President eighteen of their own citizens, and from those he was to select and commission nine to form a senate or legislative council. The house of representatives was to consist of thirteen members at first; they were to hold their office two years, and must hold at least one legislative session at Saint Louis each year. The territory was also authorized to send one delegate.to Congress.
In October, 1812, the first territorial election was held, and these peo- ple experienced for the first time in their lives the American privilege of choosing their own law-makers. There were four candidates for Con- gress, and Edward Hempstead was elected. He served two years from December 7th, 1812; then Rufus Easton served two years; then John Scott two years; Mr. Easton was one of the four candidates at the first election; and Mr. Scott was one of the members from St. Genevieve of the first legislative council. The first body of representatives met at the house of Joseph Robidoux, in St. Louis, on December 7th, and consisted of the following members:
From St. Charles -John Pitman, Robert Spencer.
St. Louis-David Musick, B. J. Farrar, Wm. C. Carr, Richard Caulk. St. Genevieve - George Bullet, R. S. Thomas, Isaac McGready.
Cape Girardeau-G. F. Ballinger, Spencer Byrd.
New Madrid-John Shrader, Samuel Phillips.
They were sworn into office by Judge Lucas. Wm. C. Carr of St. Louis, was elected speaker. The principal business of this assembly was to nominate the eighteen men from whom the President and U. S. Sen- ate should select nine to constitute the legislative council; they made their nominations and sent them on to Washington, but it was not known until the next June who were selected. June 3d, 1813, the secretary and acting governor, Frederick Bates, issued a proclamation declaring who had been chosen by the President as the council of nine, and they were-
From St. Charles -James Flaugherty, Benj. Emmons.
St. Louis- Auguste Chouteau, Sr., Samuel Hammond.
St. Genevieve-John Scott, James Maxwell.
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Cape Girardeau-Wm. Neely, Joseph Cavener.
New Madrid-Joseph Hunter.
In July of this year the newly appointed governor, Wm. Clarke, took his seat, and held it until Missouri became a State in 1820 .*
December, 1813, the second session of the territorial legislature was convened in St. Louis, and continued until January 19, 1814. This year the second territorial election occurred, and the new general assembly met December 5, this being the third sitting of the territorial legisla- ture. The fourth commenced in November, 1815, and continued until about the last of January, 1816 .. And it was during this session that the common law of England, and her general statutes passed prior to the fourth year of James I, were adopted as the laws of Missouri, except such changes as were necessary to phrase them for the United States and its system of government, instead of England.
April 29, 1816, Congress again legislated for this territory, and pro- vided that the legislative council or senate should be elected by the peo- ple instead of being appointed by the President; that the legislature should meet biennially instead of annually; and that the U. S. judges should be required to hold regular terms of circuit court in each county. The fifth legislative session ( being the first under this act ) met the first week in December of this year, and continued until February 1, 1817. Then there was no further legislation until the regular biennial session which met about December first, 1818. But during 1817, Henry S. Gayer, Esq., compiled a digest of all the laws, including those of French, Spanish, English and American origin, which were still in force in this territory. This was a very important work, in view of the fact that there were land titles and instances of property inheritance deriving their legal verity from these different sources; and it was now desirable to get all titles and vestitures clearly set upon an American basis of law and equity. The next or sixth session of the legislature continued through December, 1818, and January, 1819; and the most important thing done was applying to Congress for Missouri to be admitted as a State. John Scott, of St. Genevieve county, was then the territorial delegate in Congress, and presented the application. A bill was introduced to authorize the people of Missouri to elect delegates to a convention which should frame a State constitution. The population of Missouri territory at this time ( or when the first census was taken, in 1821,) consisted of 59,393 free white inhabitants and 11,254 slaves. A member of Congress from New York, Mr. Talmadge, offered an amendment to the proposed bill, providing that slavery should be excluded from the proposed new State. This gave rise to hot and angry debate for nearly two
* Gov. Clarke died Sept. 31, 1838, at St. Louis.
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years, and which at times seemed to threaten an immediate dissolution of the National Union. But the strife was finally quieted by the adoption in Congress on March 6, 1820, of what is famous in history as the " Mis- souri Compromise," by which it was agreed that Missouri might come into the Union as a slave-holding State; but that slavery should never be established in any State which might thereafter be formed from lands lying north of latitude 36 deg. 30 min. The elections were held for dele- gates, the constitutional convention met at St. Louis, accepted the terms of admission prescribed by Congress, and on July 19th, 1820, Missouri took her place as one of the sovereign States of the National Union.
MISSOURI AS A STATE.
July 19, 1820, Missouri laid off the vestments of territorial tutelage and put on the matronly robes of mature statehood, as the constitutional conven- tion was authorized to frame the organic law and give it immediate force without submitting it to a vote of the people, and this constitution stood in force without any material change until the free State constitution of 1865 was adopted. The first general election under the constitution was held in August, 1820, at which time Alexander McNair was chosed gov- ernor and John Scott representative in Congress. Members of legisla- ture had been chosen at the same time, comprising fourteen senators and forty three representatives; and this first general assembly of the State convened in St. Louis in the latter part of September. The principal thing of historic interest done by this assembly was the election to the United States Senate of Thomas H. Benton, who continued there unin- terruptedly until 1851, a period of thirty years, and was then elected in 1852 as representative in Congress from the St. Louis district. The other senator elected at this time was David Barton, who drew the "short term," and was re-elected in 1824.
EPITOMIZED SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND DATES.
Application made to Congress for a state government March 16, 1818, and December 18, 1818 .- A bill to admit was defeated in Congress, which was introduced February 15, 1819 .- Application made to Congress for an enabling act, December 29, 1819 .- Enabling act (known as the Missouri Compromise ) passed by Congress March 6, 1820 .- First state constitution formed July 19, 1820 .- Resolution to admit as a state passed Senate December 12, 1820; rejected by the House February 14, 1821 .-
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Conditional resolution to admit approved March 2, 1821 .- Condition accepted by the legislature of Missouri and approved by governor, June 26, 1821 .- By proclamation of the President, admitted as a state August 10, 1821.
The State capital was first at St. Louis; then at St. Charles about five years; but on October 1st, 1826, it was moved to Jefferson City, and has remained there ever since.
COUNTIES AND POPULATION.
The first census of the State was taken in September, 1821, and showed the population by counties as follows:
Boone county.
. 3,692
Marion -
.1,907
Calloway .
1,797
Montgomery .2,032
Cape Girardeau
7,852
New Madrid .2,444
Chariton
1,426
Perry
. 1,599
Cole
1,028
Pike. 2,677
Cooper 3,483
Ralls 1,684
Franklin .1,928
Ray .1,789
Gasconade . 1,174
Saline 1,176
Howard . 7,321
St. Charles
.4,058
St. Genevieve.
3,181
Lillard (afterward called La-
St. Louis. 8,190
fayette)
1,340
Washington .3,741
Lincoln
1,674
Wayne.
1,614
Jefferson
1,838
The total was 70,647, of which mumber 11,254 were negro slaves. The area of the State at this time comprised 62,182 square miles; but in 1837 the western boundary was extended by. authority of Congress, to include what was called the " Platte Purchase," an additional area of 3,168 square miles, which is now divided into the counties of Platte, Buchanan, Andrew, Holt, Nodaway and Atchison. This territory was an Indian reservation until 1836.
The last census was taken in June, 1880, when the state had an area of 65,350 square miles, divided into one hundred and fourteen counties, with populations as follows:
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
CENSUS REPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE YEAR 1880.
Counties.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Native. Foreign.
White.
Col'd.
Adair
15,190
7,915
7,275
14,719
471
14.964
226
Andrew
16.318
8,887
7,931
15,432
880
15,950
368
Atchison
14,565
7,936
6,629
13,538
1,027
14.524
41
Audrain
19,739
10,417
7,311
7.113
13,975
449
14,413
11
Barton ..
10,332
5,425
4.907
10,086
240
10.316
16 247
Benton'.
12,398
6,357
6,041
11,438
960
12,127
271
Bollinger
11,132
5,698
5,434
10,766
366
11,108
24
Boone
25,424
12,928
12,496
25,084
340
20,397
5,027
Buchanan
49,824
27,045
22,779
42,920
6,904
46,093
3,731
Butler.
6,011
3,221
2,790
5,848
163
5,871
140
Coldwell
13,654
7,060
·6,594
13,023
031
·13,241
413
Calloway
23,670 ·
12,280
11,390
23,064
600
19,268
4,402
Camden
7,267
3,756
3,511
7,166
101
7,152
115
Cape Girardeau.
20,998
10,812
10 186
18,612
2,386
19.004
1,994
Carrroll.
23,300
12,298
11,002
22,359
941
21,827
1,473
Carter
2,168
1,138
1,030
2,154
14
2,157
11
Cass
22.431
11,884
10,547
21,830
·601
21,681
750
Cedar
10,747
5,479
5,268
10,659
88
10,601
146
Chariton
25,224
13,145
12,079
23,916
1,308
21,266
3,958
Christian
9,632
4,871
4,761
9,425
207
9,435
197
Clark
15,031
7,717
7,314
14,283
748
14,723
308
Clay
15.579
8,138
7,441
15,136
443
14.066
1,513
Clinton
16.073
8,310
7 763
15,375
698
15,098
975
Cole.
15,519
8,437
7,082
13,369
2,150
13,648
1,871
Cooper
21.622
11.085
10,537
20,057
1,565
18,120
3,502
Crawford.
10,763
5,586
5.177
10,197
560
10,640
123
Dade
12,557
6,415
6.142
12,463
94
12,310
247
Dallas
9,272
4,671
4,601
9,189
83
9,184
88
Daviess
19,174
9.983
9,191
18,794
380
18,723
451
De Kalb.
13,343
7,008
6,335
12,723
620
13.216
127
Dent .
10,647
5,635
5,012
10,365
282
10,580
61
Douglass
7,753
3.891
3,862
7,732
21
7,727
26
Dunklin.
9,604
5,161
4.448
9,569
85
9,436
168
Franklin
26,536
13,885
12,651
22,101
4,435
24,469
2,067
Gasconade.
11,153
5,824
5,329
8,435
2,718
10,988
165
Greene
28,817
14.649
14,108
28.010
807
26,009
2,808
Grundy
15,201
7,762
7,439
14,662
539
14,997
204
Harrison
20.318
10,518
9,800
19,824
494
20,245
73
Henry
23,914
12.301
11,613
23,096
818
22.925
989
Hickory
7,388
3,775
3,613
7,169
219
7,338
50
Holt.
15,510 .
8,291
7,219
14.621
889
15,285
225
Howard
18,428
9,554
8.874
17,955
473
13,195
5,233
Howell.
8,814
4.495
4,319
8,736
78
8,723
91
Iron .
8,183
4,232
3,951
7,592
591
7,783
400
Jackson
82,328
45,891
36,437
71,653
10,675
72,445
9,883
Jasper
32,021
16,763
15,258
30,686
1,335
31,249
772
Jefferson
18,736
9,873
8,863
15,755
2,981
17,731
1,005
Johnson
28.177
14,797
13,380
27,231
946
26,164
2,013
Knox
13,047
6,774
6,273
12,341
706
12,8:9
228
Laclede
11,524
5,889
5,635
11,145
379
11,048
476
Lafayette
25,731
13,370
12,361
23,679
2,052
21,813
4,418
Lawrence
17,585
8,990
8,595
16,835
750
17,284
301
Lewis
15,925.
8,157
7,768
15,080
845
14,520
1,405
Lincoln
17,443
9,010
8,433
16,606
837
15,299
2,144
Linn
20.016
10,349
9,667
18,823
1,193
19,184
832
Livingston
20,205
10,365
9,840
18,952
1,253
39
7,804
12
Macon
26,223
13,449
12,774
24,383
1,840
24,726
1,497
Madison
8,860
4.463
4,397
8,506
354
8,552
308
Maries
7.304
3,806
3,498
6,974
330
7,292
12
Marion.
24,837
12,622
12,215
22,828
2,009
21,123
3,714
Bates
25,382
13,630
11,752
24,674
708
25,135
1,843
Barry
14,424
9,322
18,982
757
17,896
19,062
1,143
McDonald
7,816
4.101
3,715
7,777
476
17,160
28
Gentry
17,188
8,947
8,241
16,712
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
CENSUS REPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE YEAR 1880 .- Continued.
Counties.
Total.
Male.
Female. Native. Foreign.
White.
Col'd.
Mercer
14,674
7,510
7,164
14,486
188
14,573
101
Miller.
9,807
5,070
4,737
9,561
246
9,577
230
Mississippi
9,270
5,131
4,139
9.020
250
7,129
2,141
Moniteau.
14,349
7,257
7,092
13,177
1,172
13,376
973
Monroe
19,075
9,942
9,133
18,739
336
16,925
2,150
Morgan
10,134
5,182
4,952
7,399
735
9,719
415
New Madrid
7,694
4,145
3,549
7,587
107
5,813
18,345
603
Nodaway
29,560
15,669
13,891
27,936
1,624
29,447
113
Oregon
5,791
2,995
2,796
5.772
19
5,772
19
Osage
11,824
6,201
5,623
9,848
1,976
11,422
402
Ozark
5,618
2,920
2,698
5,602
16
5,604
14
Pemiscot
4,299
2,300
1,999
4,267
32
4,033
266
Perry
11,895
6,120
5,775
10,588
1,807
11,424
471
Pettis
27,285
14,150
13,135
25,428
1,857
24,278
3,007
Phelps
12,565
6,478
6,087
11,729
836
12,059
506
Pike
26,716
13,645
13,071
25,888
828
21,340
5,376
Platte
17,372
9,055
8,317
16,645
727
15,754
1,618
Polk
15,745
7,886
7,859
15,649
96
15,459
286
Pulaski.
7,250
3,719
3,531
6,987
263
7,190
60
Putnam
13,556
6,953
6,603
13,333
223
13,536
20
Ralls.
11,838
6,162
5,676
11,452
386
10,625
1,213
Randolph
22,751
11,830
10,921
21,302
1,449
19,937
2,814
Ray ..
20,193
10,637
9,556
19,765
428
18,472
1,721
Reynolds
5,722
2,901
2,821
5,679
43
5,708
14
Ripley
5,377
2,803
2,574
5,277
100
5,367
10
St. Charles
23,000
12,097
10,963
18,774
4,286
20,650
2,410
St. Clair ..
14,126
7,243
6,883
13,839
287
13,817
309
St. Francois
13,822
7,246
6,576
12,739
1,083
13,169
653
.St. Genevieve
10,390
5,338
5,052
9,296
1,094
9,833
557
St. Louis.
31,888
16,988
14,900
25,299
6,589
28,009
3,879
Saint Louis (City)
350,522
179,484
171,038
245,528
104,994
328,232
22,290
Saline
29,912
15,619
14,293
28,657
1,255
24,987
4,925
Schuyler
10,470
5,334
5,136
10,132
338
10,461
9
Scotland
12,507
6,398
6,109
12,238
263
12,378
129
Scott .
8,587
4,631
3,956
7,972
615
8,036
551
Shannon
3,441.
1,742
1.699
3,430
11
3,441
Shelby
14,024
7,126
6,898
13,320
567
13,087
937
Stoddard
13,432
6,924
6,508
13,320
112
13,399
33
Stone
4,405
2,327
2,078
4,395
10
4,377
28
Sullivan
16,569
8,589
7,980
16,202
367
16,487
82
Taney
5,605
2,900
2,705
5,586
19
5,601
4
Texas
12,207
6,223
5,984
12,013
194
12,178
29
Vernon
19,370
10,184
9,186
18,000
470
19,268
102
Werren
10,806
5,743
5,063
8,917
1,889
9,852
954
Washington
12,895
6,457
6,438
12,478
417
11,857
1,038
Wayne
9,097
4,764
4,333
8,925
172
8,990
107
Webster
12,175
6.201
5,974
12,044
131
11,928
247
Worth
8,208
4,220
3,988
8,031
177
8,207
1
Wright
9,733
4,903
4,830
9,559
174
9,471
262
The classification footings of. the census of 1880 show:
Males. .
1,127,424
-
Females
1,041,380
Native born
1,957,564
Foreign born.
211,240
White
. 2,023,568
Colored*
145,236
Total population in June, 1880, 2,168,804.
15,304
946
14,334
1,916
Montgomery
16,250
8,383
7,867
Newton
18,948
9,767
9,181
18,324
624
1,881
* This includes 92 Chinese, 2 half-Chinese, and 96 Indians and half-breeds.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
The following table shows the population of Missouri at each Federal census from 1810 to 1880:
Years.
White.
Free Colored.
Total Popu- lation.
1810.
17,227
607
Slaves. 3,011
20,845
1820
55,988
376
10,222
66,586
1830
114,795
569
25,091
140,455
1840
323,888
1,574
58,240
383,702
1850.
592,004
2,618
87,422
682,044
1860
1,063,489
· 3,572
114,931
1,182,012
1870
1,603,146
118,071
1,721,295
1880
2,023,568
145,236
.
2,168,804
STATE FINANCES.
THE STATE DEBT.
The bonded indebtedness of Missouri has various periods to run. The following table is compiled from the State Auditor's report for 1879- 1880, and embodies all state bonds that will become payable from 1882 to 1897, at 6 per cent interest.
St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad series $1,361,000
Cairo & Fulton Railroad
267,000
North Missouri Railroad.
1,694,000
State Debt proper
439,000
Pacific Railroad
2,971,000
Consolidation
2,727,000
Platte County Railroad
504,000
State University.
201,000
Northwestern Lunatic Asylum
200,000
State Bank Stock, refunding
104,000
State Funding.
1,000,000
Penitentiary Indemnity
41,000
Renewal Funding.
3,850,000
School Fund Certificates
900,000
Total
$16,259,000
In addition to this there are $250,000 of revenue bonds, issued June 1, 1879; and $3,000,000 bonds issued to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company.
THE STATE INCOME.
The receipts of the State from all sources during the years 1879 and 1880 were as follows:
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
State Revenue Fund
$3,024,084.39
State Interest Fund
2,429,040.71
State School Fund 335.55
15,408.05
Insurance Department Fund.
31,096.40
Executors' and Administrators' Fund
6,790.07
State School Moneys. 241,080.00
State Seminary Moneys.
3,660.00
Earnings Missouri Penitentiary
214,358.97
Militia Fund
82.25
Total
$5,965,936.39
The total balance of all moneys in the State treasury January 1, 1881, was $517,517.21.
During the year 1879, the state paid a total of $6,458.00 as bounty on wolf scalps; but in 1880 the amount was only $1,428.50.
WHO MISSOURI VOTED FOR.
PRESIDENTIAL VOTES OF MISSOURI FROM 1820 TO 1880.
· Year.
Presidential Candidates Voted for in Missouri.
Political Parties.
Pop.
Elec.
Vice-President Candidates.
1820
James Monroe.
Democratic.
1824
John Q. Adams.
Coalition
311
Andrew Jackson
Democratic.
987
Henry Clay ..
Democratic.
1,401
3 Andrew Jackson.
1828
Andrew Jackson
Democratic.
8,232
3. John C. Calhoun. Richard Rush.
1832
Andrew Jackson*
Democratic.
1836
Martin Van Buren.
Democratic.
10,995
W. H. Harrison.
Whig.
7,401
1840
W. H. Harrison.
Whig.
22,972
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
29,760
4 R. M. Johnson.
1844
Jas. K. Polk
Democratic
41,369
Henry Clay .
Whig
31,251
Zachary Taylor. Whig
32,671
Lewis Cass.
Democratic 40,077
7 Wm. O. Butler.
1852
Franklin Pierce.
Democratic
38,353
Winfield Scott
Whig
29,984
1856
Jag. Buchanan
Democratic 58,164
Millard Fillmore
American. 48,524
Abraham Lincoln.
Republican
17,028
J. C. Breckenridge.
.State Rights Dem'er't 31,317
John Bell.
Old Line Whig. .
58,372
Stephen A. Douglas
. Union Democrat. 58,801
9 H. V. Johnson.
Abraham Lincoln.
Republican
72,750
Geo. B. Mcclellan
Democratic .
31,678
Vote.
& Vote.
D. D. Tompkins. Nathan Sanford. John C. Calhoun.
John Q. Adams
National Republican.
3,422
4 Martin Van Buren.
Hugh L. White.
Independent. 936
4 R. M. Johnson Francis Granger. John Tyler. John Tyler.
7 Geo. M. Dallas. Th. Frelinghuysen. Millard Fillmore.
1848
9 Wm. R. King. Wm. A. Graham.
1860
9 J. C. Breckenridge. A. J. Donelson. Hannibal Hamlin. Joseph Lane. Edward Everett.
1864
11 Andrew Johnson. George H. Pendleton.
. This year Gen. Jackson received 5,192 majority; but the popular vote of Missouri for this year does not appear in any of the statistical tabies. The other presidential candidates this year were: Henry Clay, National Republican; John Floyd, Independent; Wm. Wirt, Anti-Mason.
Swamp Land Indemnity Fund
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
PRESIDENTIAL VOTES OF MISSOURI FROM 1820 TO 1880 .- Continued.
Year.
Presidential Candidates Voted for in Missouri.
Political Parties
Pop.
Vote.
Elec.
Vole.
Vice President Candidates.
1868
Ulysses S. Grant Republican 86,860
Horatio Seymour . Democratic
65,628
1872 Ulysses S Grant.
Republican 119,196
Horace Greeley
Dem. and Liberal .151,434
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