, 1862-08-15
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
Official Canvass Of the Vote OH the
New Constitution. = -.
How TIE SOLDIERS VOTED.
Colonel Of the Board Of Trade Begi-
ment not Designated.
IMPORTANT TO ILLINOIS VOLUN-
TEEffS.
An Order from the Adjutant General

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1 |
: SPRINGFIELD, August II. 1852.
. The committee appointed By the consti.u-
tiopa1 convention to canvass the votes for
and against The new constitution, completed
their labors yesterday. The vote given in the
State you have heretofore published. The
.comm1s sionerB to take the army'vote brought
pastia1 returns from tWenty-four regiments
and parts Of regiments, the aggregate being: !.
For the new Constitution 1,33l.
Against, 5,0H.
In addition to this. there had been forwarded
to Secretary Hatch, returns from thirteen reg
iaents and parts Of regiments, which were
not visited BY the commissioners, the vote be-
ing as follows: For the new constitution, 366:
against, 5,1A.
Adding the entire army vote as thus return
ed to the vote in the State, the minority against
the new constitution is e, ,525.;
The article on banks is defeated by only 222
votes. Adding the returns from regiments
rot visited by the commission, and the major
lily is increased to 1850.
The total majority against congressional ap.
portionmen.i is 10,258.
| The board of medical examiners will be in
session in Chicago next week. Candidates
shculd send in their orders from the governor
| or adjutant general im1aed ediate1y, go that day
may be designated for their examination. Ap-
| plicants for the post Of surgeon or assistant
surgeon to regiments about to taRe the field will
be examined whenever presented by their
co1onels or the a5jutant general. Inal cases,
testimonials Of good moral character, sobriety
| -. k1.n fo@
No one has been appointed colonel Of the
Board Of Trade regiment. The line officers Of
the regiment designate their colonel, as Is
usual
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Adi't Gen'ls Office, Springfield, Aug IA, ia. {
GENERAL ORDER No. w-As the general
government is unable to promptly provide
camp and garrison equipage for all The voluu
teers now being enrolled In this State, and tt
prevent confusion and difficulties which would
result from the arrival OF large Numbers @
volunteers at camps now established in thif
State, before they eau be fully provided for
,, it is ordered that all companies and sauads
In each county be permitted to rendezvous
at their respective county Beats, Or such 9th
, er convenient place as they may prefer, Unit
,, they are ordered to camp:
! As soon IS tents and other supplies can b.
provided for their accommodation at the sey
eral camps, they will receive notice of th
l | time aud rlace, to report there with thei
: commands, and transportation will be provj
ded.
: In no case, except IS hereinafter stated, vii
= = companies move to camps without order
! from this department.
By an arrangement with the United State
= mastering officers, sum not to exceed fort
= centa per day will be paid BY. them for boar
9 and lodging for volunteers from the date {
tbeir enlistment until they arrive in camI
= Accurate accounts and receipts should be prt
= sented to entit1e them to have their acc0un!
= | allowed.
u The Inconvenience resulting from want ,
. | supplies will be but temporary, and the Go
= ernor confidently expects that patriotic me
!. ard women will personally see to it that sui
" " able provision be made for the comfort Of or
" volunteers 1or few days at these places
= =, temporary rendezvous.
j Tie foregoing provisions are not intende
y to apply to PERSONS recruiting for regimen
'9s from the State at large under authority fro
~ this department, although no full c0mpa1
u will move without proper orders.
IL AL recruiting officers and persons ra15i1
is companies in this State, who shall not ha
= before that time Forwarded their muster-r0l
~. or enlistment papers to this Office, VIII, On &
~ mnrping Of the 18th instan@, report by tel
" graph the exact number Of men recruited
" " them and sworn in, and forward by the FL
nt at mail their rolls OF enlistment papers. Prom
~. ~ attention to this matter Is Necessary to t
10 10 acceptance Of these ' lunteers- Officers
e, Of the 10th, report by telegraph the coml
u u mics in camp, the county from which thsy VT
IS principally recruited, and the officer ID CO
~ ~ mand OF each company OF squad, and his re
* dence, By order Of Gov. Yates.
y ALLEN G. FULLER, AdJt Gen'l