Commencement of the Nineteenth Century.--Slave Population of 1800.--Memorial presented to Congress calling Attention to the Slave-trade to the Coast of Guinea.--Georgia cedes the Territory lying West of her to become a State.--Ohio adopts a State Constitution.--William Henry Harrison appointed Governor of the Territory of Indiana.--An Act of Congress prohibiting the Importation of Slaves into the United States or Territories.--Slave Population of 1810.--Mississippi applies for Admission into the Union with a Slave Constitution.--Congress besieged by Memorials urging more Specific Legislation against the Slave-trade.--Premium offered to the Informer of every illegally imported African seized …
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