Year: 1862

s s,, and cannot < 10 have favorable influence upon
Conrres, in the consider on four application for admission
II should be always In speaking Of this vote that
q was ELECTED under the most nnfsyorble circumstances that
can DO ned about the first expression Of the Kind


In the history of this country certainly tho first n the history
of this State and necessarily had aayed against all the
objection. srsyed against anything that lacks precedent.
Our people the hab. Of holding elections OF their
own accord and many didn't like to do while others never


troubled themselves find out just how IL could be oone


simple a, tho process was The Convention had TT 10 Its
wisdom deny the people any expression on the subject and


proposed accomplish apparent result For this
reason Thousands who voted on the Consultation alone
would have voted for Emancipation had q vote been
ordered by the Conventions while great numbers de-
prived Of he vote they chiefly desd to give stayed away


from the polls altogether very class didn't vote
on the subject because promised practical result They
could no. anything into the Constitution or out OF H. or


change In any respect by voting and they did not care 10


look to the sture fo result They very practical In


their views and did not at all But the chief obstacle to


ful emancipation tnat polbooks were mol
opened many counties at ALL and as some precincts In
others This sccount OF any hostility to taking
the vote but simply the result Of indifference simply be-
cause was nobodys business 10 attend to It, Po6ook
clerks for tho the Constitution were provided In
every county and every precinct by the ssts Authorities
but In great many counties nobody felt Interested
enough 10 that they wers provided for vote on
so although In many votes were or
frcd there was no one record them while general


thing there being provision for recording thsm none were
offered There were no oanddae who always make II their
business that poll books provided There WI" noOodJ
70 bring the voters TO tho polls Thore nobody TO make
speeches and excite interest aud rivalry People were ind


of the general dissppoinment at the action oil
the ouvenon They had about made up their rnds snas
pre,en, snccsss fox the State had been sched and
voting principle whom the vote promised no immediate
GOOD .s rather dull induce them TO leave ther
voca,ions a busy season


la many counte. there jealous and devoted men who


made Il their business that preparations for svote were
made They deserve to be honored and the time coming
when they will BEL FOR their adheencs to good car'e in
scour.gns hour Ono thing that should be market in this
Is this: that wherever poll opened fc vote
on the people voted The vote IN such 'uhss
compare. very fsyorsbly with that the Constituon


also to be observed that nearly always whore the vots Tor
tho Emancipation fell ut of the vote for the Constitution
the residue h not sgsinst Emancipation but simply silent
men who w.o mid perhaps Indifferent but not FRO
Slavery o we may be that every ProSsvery man who
voted on tao Constitution where tho other poll wac open
voted sSanss Emancpsuonsnd we ind the number thus
voting very small


To any friend Of aud free sste In Western frsnis
the peculiar and complex difficulties under
which ,hi. elected Is very gratifying exhibition


We realize that ,hero considerable old fOsy element in the
n,w State su. not nearly large It would have people be-


eys wu represented at least double in the Convention
bu, doe, no, cop., moro than thresnhs OF people
Only rive them any fair chance at legal expression on this
,ubieet and tho result will verify the assertion. Everything
the recent taken In spite OF The Convention
md in spite Of the politicians gratifying evidence Of his
.c, and one that has surprised many at home well a.
abroad.