MAINE.

This State forms the northeastern boundary of the Republic; Canada and New Brunswick lying north and east. It was at first a province, granted by charter to Sir Ferdinand Gorges, by the King of England, in 1638; but was united with Massachusetts by purchase in 1652. It was settled by the English, at Bristol, in 1625. It was admitted as a State into the Union March 15th, 1820, being the twenty-third in order of admission. It contains 31,766 square miles, or 20,330,240 acres in area. In 1870 the population was 626,463.

It has now five Representatives in Congress.

The northern part of this State is almost a wilderness, and furnishes large quantities of lumber, which are floated down her large rivers, and supplied, in great abundance, to the Atlantic seaports, and the West Indies. Ship-building is an extensive branch of industry, the great length and irregular line of coast forming numerous harbors. It has extensive fisheries, and a large sea-faring population. Its numerous streams are highly favorable to manufactures, though comparatively little has as yet been done in this direction. The climate is severe and the soil somewhat sterile, so that it ranks low as an agricultural State. It has received comparatively few additions to its population by foreign immigration; and its inhabitants are mainly from the old English stock, and the State ranks high in morality. It depletes itself by furnishing, like many other of the older States, annually, a large number of vigorous, enterprising young men to settle the new and fertile regions of the west.

It forms part of the first judicial circuit, and constitutes one judicial district. It has thirteen ports of entry, and thirty-two ports of delivery.

The capital is Augusta, on the Kennebec river.

The State elections are held on the second Monday of September; and the Legislature meets on the first Wednesday of January in each year.

The enacting clause of its laws is: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled.”

UNITED STATES SENATORS.
John Holmes,from1820to1833.
John Chandler,”1820”1829.
Albion P. Harris,”1827”1829.
Peleg Sprague,”1829”1835.
Ether Shepley,”1833”1836.
John Ruggles,”1835”1841.
Judah Dana,”1836”1837.
Reuel Williams,”1837”1843.
George Evans,”1841”1847.
John Fairfield,”1843”1847.
Wynan B. S. Moore,”1848”1848.
James W. Bradbury,”{1847”1853.
1848”1857.
Hannibal Hamlin,”{1857”1861.
1869”1881.
Amos Nourse,”1857”1857.
William P. Fessenden,”{1853”1864.
1865”1869.
Lot M. Morrill,”1861”1877.
Nathan A. Farwell,”1864”1865.