Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-22

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Loulsiana."..........- Virginia............ 1873
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. -
Again, the anti.SlaVery men of most of
the States were frightened into silence.
Only Missouri organized q Republican
party, which agreeably surprised the coun-
try by the large number they mustered on
election day.
Then began the great crisis in our his
tory. The Unionists in the Slave States
were forced to choose between Secession
and perpetual Slavery on the one hand, or
Union and closer association with the
anti Slavery party of the Free States on
the other. With this alternative before
them, thousandsin every Slave State which
ceased to be controlled by Rebel bayonets
hastened to go over, with flying banners,
into the camp of freedom. Every succeed
ing election disclosed more gratifying re-
suits, and the great electoral ordeal through
which the Republic has just passed shows
that the good work is still going on, to the
entire satisfaction of the opponents of
Slavery, and to the utter dismay of the
| slaveholders, traitors, and Copperheads.
Let US briefly glance at some of the Prin-
cipsl facts:
Missouri, the banner bearer in 1860
among the Slave States in the struggle for
| freedom, inVigorated in protracted and
bloody war against the invading rebel ar
mics, in 1862 cast at the State and Con-
gressional Election 40, s98 votes for party
which, in opposition to slavery, was fast
toutrunning the platform of the Republican
party, and delighting in calling itself the
"Radical party" 1t elected five Emanci-
pationists to Congress, in a total delega-
ton of nine, and chose Legislature
which had o majority OF professed Eman-
cipationists in both Houses. at the cleo
ton for Judges of the Supreme Court, in
1868, the Radical vote increased to 49,
548. On Nov. 8, 1864, we carried the
state by a large majority for Lincoln,
elected seven out of nine Radical mem.
bers of Congress, losing another district
only by split in the Radical party, and
chose Radical State Convention pledged
to provide for the immediate abolition OF
slavery. +.
The western counties of Virginia, at the
outbreak of the rebellion, declared en-
phatically for the Union. Their loyalty
and their desire to be formed into new
State rapidly carried them on in the way
\ of freedom. In 1863 vote was taken on a
| proposed amendment to the new State
| Constitution abolishing slavey, when 49,.
| 32l votes were cast for the amendment and
572 against it. In 1864, every county of
the State except one gave an overwhelm-
ing majority for Lincoln, and the Union
party elected three Congressman who are
pledged, in accordance with the Baltimore
platform, to vote for the abolition of ala
very throughout the United States.
The progress of Maryland was not so
rapid. The Union Congressman elected in
1861 were still uncertain in their hostility
towards slavery. But in 1863 the people
had been sufficiently educated to give to
an earnest advocate of abolition 1916
majority for State Controller, and to elect
four Congressman out of five who were
pledged to support the anti slavery policy
of the Government. In 1864, a State con.
vention elaborated new constitution by
which slavery Was Immediately and uncou-
ditionally abolished, and the people rati6.
ed abolition, casting for the new constitu-
ton upwards of 80. 900 votes. In NoVem-
Der Lincoln carried the State by majority
of about 5000, and we elected three Con.
gressmen bound to carry out the Balti.
more platform. 80, .
In Delaware, enough of the Union men
came over to the anti-slavery party to
elect, in 1862, an Emancipationist (Can-
non) Governor, and In 1868 an anti.slRV-
cry member of Congress (Smithers.) In
November, 1864, the State was carried for
Mcclellan by a majority of 500, in conse-
quence of the absence of six regiments
the 0LhI6. ING OF anti sSlHYs
cry voters in Delaware exceeds 900,
Kentucky has remained behind the 9th
er Border States in the organization of an
anti-slavery party. Still we derive great
hope from the fact that three of the nine
Congressman elected in 1868 are support.
ers of the Emancipation policy of the Gov
ment, and that, in 1864, many counties,
especially in the mountainous districts, as
we'll as the Kentucky soldiers, gave ma.
jority for Lincoln, and that the anti -slav-
cry party is now making daily and rapid
/ progress. ~ Es M
Louisiana, in 1862, elected two anti. sla-
very members of Congress, who together
received over 1900 votes. In 1864 she
adopted q new Constitution, providing for
the immediate adjustment of Slavery, and
elected five anti slavery CoDgressmen.-
The number of anti-slaVery voters in the
districts within our lines exceeds 6, 900.
Arkansas likewise abolished Slavery in
1854, by adopting a new Cons titutiou, and
chose Legislature which is almost unan-
imous in favor of Emancipation. More
than 10000 votes were cast in favor of the
new Constitution.
East Tennessee, which in 1s60,gave an
overwhelming majority against secession.
is now almost unanimous in favor of abol-
ishing Slavery not only in Tennessee, but
in the whole Union.
Every other Southern State, which ia
now partly within our military lines. has
the nuclus of an anti. Slavery organisation.
and even many of the old pro- slavery poIi.
iticiana, such IS Jere Clemens of Alabama
have plsced themselves at the head of the
party.
The example of Missouri, West Virginia
and Maryland, encourages US to hope that
SO soon as the despotism of the slaYehold.
ing aristocracy shall have been broken by
our army, the majority of the people Of
all the Southern States will not only acqui.
esce in, but rejoice, at the removal of