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[672] Slavery to that of Universal Freedom. Though he held his office and discharged its functions to the last, it was notorious that he did not and (with his views) could not sympathize with the Republic in her struggle against red-handed Treason. Originally an ultra-Federalist, Slavery had transformed him into a practical disciple of Calhoun.

The choice of Presidential Electors was made simultaneously1 in every State; and the result was such as all intelligent observers had for weeks anticipated. Gen. McClellan secured the Electoral votes of New Jersey, Delaware, and Kentucky--21 in all: the residue--2122--were cast for Lincoln and Johnson. The only States wherein the voters were divided with a near approach to equality were New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, and perhaps New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Oregon.

No election was held in the ten States which were or had been most completely under the sway of the Rebellion; and, though Lincoln and Johnson electors were chosen in Tennessee, their vote was not accepted and counted by Congress. The aggregate poll in each loyal State was as follows:

 Lincoln.McClellan.
Maine,72,27847,736
New Hampshire36,59533,034
Massachusetts126,74248,745
Rhode Island14,3438,718
Connecticut44,69342,288
Vermont42,42213,325
New York368,726361,986
New Jersey60,72368,014
Pennsylvania296,389276,308
Delaware8,1158,767
Maryland40,15332,739
Kentucky27,78664,301
Ohio265,154205,568
Indiana150,422130,233
Illinois189,487158,349
Missouri72,99131,026
Michigan85,35267,370
Iowa87,33149,260
Wisconsin79,56463,875
Minnesota25,06017,375
California62,13443,841
Oregon9,8888,457
Kansas14,2283,871
West Virginia23,22310,457
Nevada9,8266,594
 
Total2,213,6651,802,237
Lincoln's popular majority, 411,428.

Fourteen of the States had authorized their soldiers in the field to vote; those of New York sending home their ballots (sealed) to be cast by their next friends. Of course, no one can say how her soldiers voted. The vote of the Minnesota soldiers did not reach her State canvassers in season to be counted, and were probably destroyed unopened. So with most of the Vermont soldiers' vote. Of the States whose soldiers voted so that their ballots can be distinguished, the Army vote was returned as follows:

 Lincoln.McClellan.
Maine4,174741
New Hampshire2,066690
Vermont24349
Pennsylvania26,71212,349
Maryland2,800321
Kentucky1,1942,823
Ohio41,1469,757
Michigan9,4022,959
Iowa15,1781,364
Wisconsin11,3722,458
Kansas2,867543
California2,600237
 
Total119,75434,291
Lincoln's majority, 85,461--over 3 to 1.

Great changes in the composition of the House of Representatives necessarily attended this result: the new House ultimately comparing with the old as follows:

1 Tuesday, Nov. 8.

2 Nevada chose three electors, as she had a right to do; but one of them failed to appear, and his colleagues did not fill his place.

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