omo. 





Resolved, That we adhere to the opinions and prin- 

 ciples put forth at the Union Convention held in Co- 

 lumbus, Sep. 5, 1861. 



Resolved, That we have undiminished confidence in 

 the National Executive in the conduct and prosecution 

 of the war, and we pledge to his support ail the moral 

 and phvsical power of the State. 



Jfaotred, That the conduct of the Executive of Ohio, 

 in hia efforts to aid in the vigorous prosecution of the 

 war, merits and receives our unqualified approbation. 



Resolved, That the unexampled promptness of our vol- 

 unteer army in their enlistment iu the service of their 

 country, and the high courage with which they have 

 borne themselves in the field, merits and receives the 

 confidence and gratitude of the country. 



The votes of the electors were cast as fol- 

 lows : 



Democrat. Union. 



Armstrong 1-4,332 



Ranney 135,078 



Kennon 17^,75.3 



Backus 173,115 



The vote for members of Congress was as 

 as follows : 



Democrat. Republican. 



1st. Dist 7,445 6,413 



2d. " 7,212 7,031 



3d. " 11,770 13,027 



. 4th. ' 10,218 9,435 



5th. ' 10,561 6,202 



6th. ' 10,037 9,320 



7th. ' 10,372 10,100 



8th. ' 9,012 8,642 



9th. ' ...'. 11,765 10,523 



10th.* 5,232 6,903 



llth. ' 8,605 6,702 



12th. ' 13,721 8,087 



13th. ' 12,763 9,699 



14th 10,490 10,454 



15th. ' 10,332 9,183 



16th. ' 12,299 ..' 9,999 



17th. ' 9,OS5 10,018 



1-th. ' 4,183 9,293 



19th. ' 6,763 IS,: 



The result was the choice of democratic 

 members of Congress in the 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 

 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, llth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th. 

 16th districts ; and republican members in 3d, 

 10th, 17th, 18th, 19th districts. 



The Legislature elected in 1861 was divided 

 as follows : 



Senate. House. 



Democrats 8 24 



Republican & Union 26 78 



This Legislature, at its first session, on the 

 14th of March, adopted the following resolu- 

 tions : 



Whereas wicked and ambitious traitors have, with- 

 out cause, plunged our nation into civil war, disre- 

 garding all fraternal obligations ; falsifying the most 

 sacred injunctions that can be applied to" the conscience 

 their solemn oaths ; forcing upon us an expense of 

 millions of money and incalculable loss in the prostra- 

 tion of business, and untold miseries in the sacrifice of 

 human life ; and whereas recent developments manifest 

 a disposition on the part of some of the leaders of the re- 

 bellion to ask terms and sue for peace : Therefore, 



JBe it revolted by the General Assembly of the State 

 of Ohio, That in view of the loss of loyal" blood and 

 treasure, our Government cannot, without loss of char- 

 acter and injustice to the noble dead that have fallen 

 in defence of its authority and the rights of humanity, 

 except less than an unconditional submission to the 

 supremacy of the Constitution and the laws. 



jRftohe'd, That the future peace of the United States 

 and the permanency of the Government, as well as the 



* Union, 5,781. 



best interests of humanity throughout the world, de- 

 mand the speedy trial and summary execution of all 

 leading conspirators in the attempt to deM 

 ernment ; and in the name of the people of "Ohio, who 

 have given their monev and lives without 

 preservation of our liberties, we protest agai:. 

 entertainment of any proposition for scttlcmcrr. 

 than unconditional submission to rightful authority 

 and the condign punishment of the authors of the re- 

 bellion. 



At many points on the Ohio river, above 

 Cincinnati, the State was for many v. 

 threatened with invasion by Confederate gue- 

 rillas. Most of the summer and fall the people 

 were in a state of alarm. The unusually low 

 stage of water in the river caused it to become 

 but a slight protection to the citizens of Ohio. 

 Early in October, however, the War Depart- 

 ment concentrated a sufficient force in western 

 Virginia to drive out the Confederates. Upon 

 the approach of the Confederate troops, under 

 Gen. Bragg, into Kentucky, the southern por- 

 tion of Ohio was threatened, and the governor 

 appealed to the citizens to arm themselves and 

 repair to the border. From the fields, work- 

 shops, stores, offices, and pulpits, both old and 

 young very generally turned out armed with 

 their own weapons. The numbers were un- 

 known, but multitudes were sent home for lack 

 of transportation. 



Under the two calls of the President for 

 three hundred thousand men each, the quota 

 of Ohio was 74,000. At the time when these 

 calls were made the State had raised, by vol- 

 untary enlistment, 115,200. Of the quota of 

 the State 37,000 were, by an act of Co; 

 passed July 17, and the President's order issued 

 August 4, liable to be drafted on failing to vol- 

 unteer. The total militia strength of the State 

 was 425,147. Subsequent to the President's 

 order a day was fixed for drafting, and during 

 this interval 62,000 volunteered, leaving about 

 12,000 to be drafted. Of this number, about 

 4,800, either in person or by substitute, volun- 

 teered for three years ; 2,900 were discharged 

 for various reasons ; 1.900 failed to respond to 

 the draft, thus leaving 2.400 for the number 

 actually sent to the field for service under the 

 draft. * The deficiencies have been made good 

 by voluntary enlistments since the draft. 



The number of inmates of the benevolent in- 

 stitutions of the State during the year was as 

 follows : 



Lunatic Asylums (one omitted) 563 



Blind Asylum 120 



Deafand'Dumb 150 



Idiotic Asylum 



Their total expense to the State during the 

 year was $135,487. 



The number of children in attendance at the 

 common schools for the year 1 v >>69 ; 



male teachers, 10,559 ; female do. 10,931 ; num- 

 ber of school houses, 10.422; vah: ; 

 903 ; receipts for school purposes, $2,765,866 : 

 expenditures, $2.501,068. 



There are twenty-three colleges in the State, 



