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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 simultaneously
1 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--212
2--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, | 72,278 | 47,736 |
New Hampshire | 36,595 | 33,034 |
Massachusetts | 126,742 | 48,745 |
Rhode Island | 14,343 | 8,718 |
Connecticut | 44,693 | 42,288 |
Vermont | 42,422 | 13,325 |
New York | 368,726 | 361,986 |
New Jersey | 60,723 | 68,014 |
Pennsylvania | 296,389 | 276,308 |
Delaware | 8,115 | 8,767 |
Maryland | 40,153 | 32,739 |
Kentucky | 27,786 | 64,301 |
Ohio | 265,154 | 205,568 |
Indiana | 150,422 | 130,233 |
Illinois | 189,487 | 158,349 |
Missouri | 72,991 | 31,026 |
Michigan | 85,352 | 67,370 |
Iowa | 87,331 | 49,260 |
Wisconsin | 79,564 | 63,875 |
Minnesota | 25,060 | 17,375 |
California | 62,134 | 43,841 |
Oregon | 9,888 | 8,457 |
Kansas | 14,228 | 3,871 |
West Virginia | 23,223 | 10,457 |
Nevada | 9,826 | 6,594 |
| | |
Total | 2,213,665 | 1,802,237 |
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. |
Maine | 4,174 | 741 |
New Hampshire | 2,066 | 690 |
Vermont | 243 | 49 |
Pennsylvania | 26,712 | 12,349 |
Maryland | 2,800 | 321 |
Kentucky | 1,194 | 2,823 |
Ohio | 41,146 | 9,757 |
Michigan | 9,402 | 2,959 |
Iowa | 15,178 | 1,364 |
Wisconsin | 11,372 | 2,458 |
Kansas | 2,867 | 543 |
California | 2,600 | 237 |
| | |
Total | 119,754 | 34,291 |
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: