...chosen for two years by a joint vote of both houses. WESTERN STATES. The Western States comprehend all that part of the territory of the United States which lies west of the Alleghany mountains and east of Missisippi river. The climate in these States is much milder in the...

...and eastern parts ; that is, the northern part of Spanish America, most of the territory of the U. States which lies west of the Mississippi, and nearly all the vast regions which lie north of the U. States' territory, and west of the St. Lawrence. In South America, they possess Patagonia, and most...

...so far as the same may be applicable, as they now exist, are hereby extended over all that portion of the territory of the United States which lies west of the Rocky Mountains ; and also over all that portion of the intermediate country west of the Missouri river,...

...America in Congress ns. se'nbled, That from and after the passage of this act, all ritory of Oregon that part of the Territory of the United States which lies west of the summit of the Rocky mountains, north of the forty-second degree of north latitude, known as the Territory...

...the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, all that part of the territory of the United States which lies west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains, north of the forty second degree of north latitude, known as the Territory...

...of America in Congress assembled, That from and after B°tvaebr1;™ent the passage of this act, all that part of the territory of the United"' States 'which lies west of the summit of the Rocky mountains, north of the forty-second degree of north latitude, known as the territory...

...the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, all that part of the Territory of the United States which lies west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains, north of the forty-second degree of north latitude, known as the Territory...

...the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, all that part of the Territory of the United States which lies west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains, north of the forty-second degree of north latitude, known as the Territory...

...the first section of the bill, viz : " That, from and after the passage of this act, all tbat part of the territory of the United States which lies west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains, known as the Territory of Oregon, shall bo organized into and constitute...

...States all lie together, and it will be well to give a look at them on the map. They comprise the whole of that part of the territory of the United States which lies east of the Mississippi river. Let us glance now, at the extent of the twenty-eight Mexican States,...