REMARKS TO APPENDIX I.

1. ALABAMA. Judges appointed by both houses of the legislature, for 6 years.

2.

Compensation 4 dollars per day.

ARKANSAS.-Judges appointed by both houses, for from 4 to 8 years. The

votes are given publicly.

3. NORTH CAROLINA. - A council of seven persons, elected by both houses for 2 years. The judges are elected in like manner, during good behavior. They meet every 2 years.

4. SOUTH CAROLINA. All public officers and electors of the president are appointed by both houses.

5. CONNECTICUT.-Judges appointed by both houses, during good behavior.

6. DELAWARE.-Judges appointed by the governor, during good behavior.

7. GEORGIA. Judges appointed by both houses, for 3 years.

8. NEW HAMPSHIRE. - Councillors of the governor chosen by the electors for 5 years, 30 years of age, 7 years resident, with a property of £500. Judges remain in office during good behavior. The governor has a veto like the president of the United States.

9. NEW JERSEY. - In 1844 a new and more democratic constitution was adopted, from which I could obtain only what I have already given. 10. ILLINOIS. Judges appointed by both houses, during good behavior.

11. INDIANA.-The different judges are appointed in different ways, mostly for 7

years,

12. KENTUCKY. --Judges appointed by the governor, with the assent of the senate, and during good behavior. Vivâ voce elections, without ballot.

13. LOUISIANA.-Judges appointed by the governor and senate, during good beha

vior.

14. MAINE. Councillors of the governor chosen every 7 years by the senators and representatives. The governor has a veto like the president.

15. MARYLAND. - Judges appointed by the governor with concurrence of the senate,

during good behavior.

16. MASSACHUSETTS.-Nine councillors elected annually by both houses. Judges appointed by the governor, with advice and assistance of the council, during good behavior.

17. MICHIGAN.-Judges appointed by the governor and senate, for 7 years. 18. MISSISSIPPI.-Judges elected by the people, for from 2 to 6 years.

19. MISSOURI.-Judges elected by the governor and senate, during good behavior.

A majority of both houses decides against the governor's veto.

20. OHIO.-Judges elected by both houses, for 7 years. The governor has no veto. 21. PENNSYLVANIA. -Judges appointed by the governor with assent of the senate,

for different periods.

of them.

22. RHODE ISLAND. - Judges elected by both houses, and removable by a majority

23. TENNESSEE.-Judges chosen by both houses, for from 6 to 12 years.

24. VERMONT. - Judges elected annually by both houses.

25. VIRGINIA. The higher judges appointed by both houses, during good behavior.

The elections are vivâ voce without ballot.

26. NEW YORK.-Judges appointed by the governor, with assent of the senate, dur

ing good behavior.

Yards of Cloth perannum..

............... 74,141,600

Pounds of Cotton consumed.

.22,880,000

Assuming half to be Upland, and half New Orleans and Alabama, the

consumption in bales, 361 lbs. each, is...

...58,240

A pound of Cotton averages 35 yards.

100 lbs. Cotton will produce 89 lbs. Cloth.
Average wages of Females, clear of board, per week....

Average wages of Males, clear of board, per day.

$1,75 70c.

Medium produce of a Loom, No. 14 yarn, yds. per day.

Medium produce of a Loom, No. 30 yarn, yds. per day.

Average per Spindle, yards per day......

..1

Average amount of wages paid per month...

$150,000

Consumption of Starch per annum (lbs.)..

• 800,000

Consumption of Flour for Starch in Mills, Print Works, and Bleachery,

bbls. per annum.

...4,000

• 600,000

Consumption of Charcoal, bushels per annum.

The Locks and Canals Machine Shop, included among the 33 Mills, can furnish Machinery complete for a Mill of 5000 Spindles in four months; and lumber and materials are always at command, with which to build or rebuild a Mill in that time, if required. When building Mills, the Locks and Canals Company employ directly or indirectly from 1000 to 1200 hands.

To the above-named principal establishments may be added, the Lowell WaterProofing, connected with the Middlesex Manufacturing Company; the extensive Powder Mills of O. M. Whipple, Esq.; the Lowell Bleachery, with a capital of $50,000; Flannel Mill; Blanket Mill; Batting mill; Paper Mill; Card and Whip Factory; Planing Machine; Reed Machine; Foundry; Grist and Saw Millstogether employing about 500 hands and a capital of $500,000.

With regard to the health of persons employed in the mills, six of the females out of ten enjoy better health than before entering the mills; and of the males one-half derive the same advantage. In their moral condition and character, they are not inferior to any portion of the community.

A very considerable portion of the wages of the operatives is deposited in the Lowell Institution for Savings.

PLAN OF RECITATIONS AND LECTURES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.