, 1864-03-17

At the Charter election held in Albion,
Michigan, on Monday last the entire Repub~
ican ticket was elected BY an increased ma
iority over last gear.
The yote Of Louisiana for Governor, as
officially returned, stands: Hahn, g. 1853:
Fellows, a,720; Flinders, 1,S47. Terrebonne
Parish, the returns from which were not re-
ccived in time to count, would change these
totals to: Hahn,- Gil; Fellows, 1850;
Flanders, ,ee25; Hahn over both, 996; total
vote OF the State, II SAG,
The full returns from New Hampshire
viii settle the Union MINORITY ut nbout {, COO
The total vote is about ]. $50 more than that
OF last year. The Legislature will probably
staud TINS: E,4ioa-Senate, o; House, 2o7;
Demee7ats-Senate, s; House, 14; Union
majority on join ballot, SO last year, IS.
This will do.
-NcGregor, Iowa, has elected Republi-
can Mayor and one member Of the Council,
notwithstanding there was an average Dem
ocratic majority OF IS, one-haf their usual
minority. AcGrcgor will 60 Republican next
fall
r. IL Pearson, writing MS from Polo,
III, March 18th, says. s'At onr charter cleo
LQn JESL<44Af t4AN I44AAAA 44G&N~< "%s1 %A<@~~A
By an average majority Of e23; The first time
the. Democracy have been beaten since the
town WAS incorporated"
The following address Of the members of
the Legislature has been Issued to the loyal
people Of Maryland:
10 tie LOYAL People Of Maryland:
The undersigned members Of the General As
sg1nh1v, congrafulate yon thai the first le1l step
has been taken IN the redemption 1.-THE State .,
Ths ~ to aks ss s n pnd es a
for ite assembling, has become y law.
In lte essential features It embraces ail that
yoie Of the people is TO BE- taken on the 9th Of
April, and the conreEtion. # the people vote 10
call one, Il to assemble On the 9Th OF the same
: II tic people now do their dut5, Maryland may
sta1d IN few months 1s one Of the free States Of
Tho importance Of tho Issues OF the election Of the
9Th Of Apri-:be danger that the will Of the people
nay, be defeatea-1he Tass Of pretended M and nc
rent organization OF open enemies-lead us to ad-
dress You few words OF warning and aastce-
ans nneonationa aas y nntsttesed 5y aero serdo1n,
people Whose dearest inieteete hare been eacrl-
traitors IN the interest and on behalf of slavery.
ss On Soa to sse tG It .hst sSeh enanpa
We e1hort you at once TO organize and work to
bring out every vote for convention sud for can
didates Who mr. II principle and feeling hearty su'
Yon are aware fellow citizens, that the reprcssn-
tauou in that Convention, and on the present con-
1ast1y out Of proportion TO their population
1t is necessary that q solid rote should be seat
mp from the loyal and emancipation parts OF the
Siate In faFor Of decided action.
| The opponents Of the Convention have DETER
mined to rally their yotes against the cali. They
bope Tint the idea that he Convention win cestain-
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care!cstlT to bc absent from the polls.
1tis only necessary for the friends Of the call to
T. + b. such majority as sal make
You must not io:get, fellow citizens, that the
triumphant march Of the arn,ies q the Iepuellc,
s It, se9ss sss oe Il e. site 81 The ana
sions, 1t leaar, even or the secezsionists of Mary
land. Those anonF them who aspire to pnhlic
p9flIuS' po' come ONE seore IT he @ people as reSes TSe:
nrofces now 10 be StAte rights Democrats, and are
endcavoring to put themselves side bJ side with
Some rart of cur people may need to be warned
even agafnst them We have feen @ them IN this
General Asse9E occapyyng y hgs positions S y
could teat opinion, whether # has Been to odel
bouuties TO our patriotic vo!unteers, to relieve
gss z of r. the sSes
ancf to our eoldie1s and sailors, to present The
nnd stripes IN ns na%e o. Eo .ne 5s 10 a 1s
sonasa3r sratnet every iosal patriotic measure.
Ncain. there are tMo classes Of enaucipationtsts
Nsa1 4 I; + t., hs hefn e sa e. s
means merely that most men bclicre that siaFes!
Il either desi or near to death IN Maryland AM
%aa2 T,S SSeass b III aaa s@os @
betinutne to think that emancipation q me mos
| nrnftnble way to sell their slaves. 1h:y rcSSre
that slavery has been bIonsht 70 ipT Nm nag5 q. desa
| OF stimulate ita sIckly body to new T1gor.
Gst BE sfd H sy t5e ybe
a. much oi ii as ie possible. They yield merely
4 necessity which thcy cannot control. I, whe,
tho Convention meets, slavery IL e!1denty desc
corpse. II circumstance should change! y, u
fayo.ite Institution sttll be savcd-they "1A e
to save it. Some Of these men are loyal, bat re;
Tesrct TINT the war has affected snycry and be1ier
tf1at tts aboiishment eau have no effect 70 restar
The Union on permanent basis. They p prefer 10
We and you, fellow citizens, are for the unlon
with or without earery, under al ctEr1mstansee sa
saa In 1Ss on 6nt ws psfsT s1e
eenetH 1hie sn saye hsse
e!s tat The efforts Of traitors to eG,a5e i t. .ee FL
! We rejoice that thie war gives the peopie
Maryland the opportunity to remoye hon
sy, md enaS9es ths, e % What oar
| the 4Iarpers and Ilnckney@, In common Nlta IN
men Of thetr taye, tie golden days Of MARYLAND
earnestly desired to do-to frcc every foot Of thei
soil IRON the tread Of slave and conscc1ac 1t ur
, | 1eseEvcaly to freedom.
We urGc you, fellowcistzens, to send to tho Cor
: vention men who eympathtze with tho gloriou
future which now opens hciorc the State, not me-
; who sigh rcgrrtfuliy aftcI the past send men 9
Judgment, ot honesty, Of frsnncss, who will w1sel
plan md rcsolntety execute. -
: T1ample under foot all pcrsonsi hostilty, and a
bitterness OF pnet divisions but let no cry Of unio
OF harmony fndnce yCu to vote for men who do nc
5cel and who will not vote, In accordance Wit
Unite ali loyal men, who arc emanctpntonistt
IN earnest, ID common effort TO help our b1ecdtn
cnrntry and our beloved statc that ahe may com
out Of thie ercat contest not only sta the center
united country, but purified hJ the baptism
Then. fcllow-cItizcns, we maJ still more proud
claim Gcr not IN sc spirit Of tee apss o. ,aa
: ness to decay and destruction. but with W via
practical. beneGcens pstztoaam,! - :oaf MT
land"