nspirators from the start, and in due time united openly in the Rebellion.
Outside of Missouri, the Douglas Democracy had been so thoroughly, overwhelmingly beaten in the vote of the Slave States for President — as thoroughly in Delaware or Maryland as in Georgia or Arkansas--that they seemed to be crushed out of life, or anxious to merge their distinctive character by a plunge into the common abyss of Rebellion.
Mr. Douglas himself, being catechised on the subject,
While speaking at Norfolk, Va., during the canvass of 1860. frankly declared that, should Lincoln be chosen President, he would not consider that a cause for resistance, but should adhere to and uphold the Union.
Yet the result of the election had hardly transpired when his friend Gov. Letcher of Virginia, Mr. George N. Sanders, of Kentucky, who had been one of his busiest and noisiest champions, and many more such, made haste to swell the gathering cohorts of Secession.
The ablest and most respectable of their numbe
sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas
Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, refuse to do likewise
the Secessionista a others.
Of these, Breckinridge had 72; Bell 39 (from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee); and Douglas barely 12--those of Missouri (9) and 3, as aforesaid, from New issippi (no ticket) 3,283 40,797 25,040
Kentucky 1,364 25,651 53,143 66,058
Tennessee (no ticket) 11,350 64,209 69,274
Missouri 17,028 58,801 31,317 58,372
ArkanJacob Thompson, of Mississippi, Secretary of the Interior. Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, Mr. Buchanan's first Postmaster-General, died, and was succeeded, in 1859, bhe following warning of the treacherous schemes that were then culminating in Tennessee:
Let every true, honest citizen of the South beware.
The vilest, most da,034
Missouri1,067,352114,9651,182,317
North Carolina661,586331,081992,667
Tennessee834,063275,7841,109,847
Virginia1,105,192490,8871,596,079
Dist. Columbia71,8
ding to the estimated strength of the several contributing parties.2,801
Pennsylvania 268,030
Fusion vote apportioned according to the estimated strength of the several contributing parties.78,871
Fusion vote apportioned according to the estimated strength of the several contributing parties.100,000 12,776
Ohio 231,610 187,232 11,405 12,194
Indiana 139,033 115,509 12,295 5,306
Illinois 172,161 160,215 2,404 4,913
Michigan 88,480 65,057 805 405
Wisconsin 86,110 65,021 888 161
Minnesota 22,069 11,920 748 62
Iowa 70,409 55,111 1,048 1,748
California 39,173 38,516 34,334 6,817
Oregon 5,270 3,951 5,006 183
Total Free States 1,831,180 1,128,049 279,211 130,151
Slave states.
States. Lincoln. Douglas. Breckinridge. Bell.
Delaware 3,815 1,023 7,337 3,864
Maryland 2,294 5,966 42,482 41,760
Virginia 1,929 16,290 74,323 74,681
North Carolina (no ticket) 2,701 48,539 44,990
South Carolina [Chosen by the Legislature.]
Georgia (no ticket) 11,590 51,889 42,886
Al
Georgia follows — so do Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Delawarnessee (no ticket) 11,350 64,209 69,274
Missouri 17,028 58,801 31,317 58,372
Arkansas (no ticket) 5,227 28,732 20,094
Louisiana (no ticket) 7,625 22,681 20,204
Flhis is the only way to save it; and we can do it.
Gov. Elias N. Conway, of Arkansas, transmitted his Annual Message to the new Legislature of that State on the 19 States for President — as thoroughly in Delaware or Maryland as in Georgia or Arkansas--that they seemed to be crushed out of life, or anxious to merge their distinc vote Secession than not at all, and not to vote at all than to vote Union.
Arkansas, in spite of her Governor's reticence, was blest with a Convention;
Novembehe movement, were as follows:
States.Free Population in 1860.Slaves.Total.
Arkansas324,323111,104435,427
Delaware110,4201,798112,218
Kentucky930,223225,4901,155
lows — so do Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, refuse to 4
Maryland 2,294 5,966 42,482 41,760
Virginia 1,929 16,290 74,323 74,681
North Carolina (no ticket) 2,701 48,539 44,990
South Carolina [Chosen by the Legislature.organ, noticing, in September, 1860, the conversion of Senator Clingman, of North Carolina, from the support of Douglas to that of Breckinridge, said:
While we coshowed a Union majority, and the conspirators were baffled for the time.
North Carolina was under the rule, but not at first under the control, of the conspiratorshe Governor and Council are in session.
The people are very much excited.
North Carolina is ready to secede.
The Governor (John W. Ellis) and Legislature being 1,155,713
Maryland599,84687,188687,034
Missouri1,067,352114,9651,182,317
North Carolina661,586331,081992,667
Tennessee834,063275,7841,109,847
Virginia1,105,19249
