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INGLIS, WILLIAM. 



IOWA. 



authors have given to the new metal the name 

 of Indium. They assert that the new element is 

 not precipitated by sulphuretted hydrogen from 

 an acid solution of the chloride, but is so by 

 ammonia, falling as a hydrated oxide ; that its 

 chloride is extremely deliquescent ; and that the 

 oxide on charcoal with soda gives lead-gray 

 metallic beads, which are very soft and also 

 ductile. 



INGLIS, Judge WILLIAM, born in Baltimore 

 December 29th, 1804, died in New York city, 

 May 29th, 1863. He was of Scottish descent, 

 his parents having emigrated to this country in 

 the early part of the present century. Soon 

 after his birth, his family removed to Petersburg, 

 Virginia, and subsequently to New York, 

 where his father entered into mercantile busi- 

 ness and realized a handsome competence. lu 

 1821 the subject of our sketch graduated at 

 Columbia College, and entered the law office of 

 George W. Strong, Esq., with whom he fin- 

 ished his legal studies. In 1825 he was admitted 

 an attorney of the Supreme Court, and com- 

 menced the practice of his profession, which 

 soon became very extensive. He was a mem- 

 ber of the Young Men's Whig Society, took an 

 active part in all their deliberations, and in 

 1828 drew up the address of the Society; and was 

 1 a member of the Whig Convention that nom- 

 inated Mr. Seward for Governor of the State*. 

 In 1839 he was made judge of the Court of 

 Common Pleas, and by his conduct and decis- 

 ions upon many important cases, while on the 

 bench, he gave very general satisfaction both 

 to the bar and to the public. He had a keen 

 perception of right and wrong, and his decis- 

 ions were invariably marked by a sound and 

 discriminating judgment which always com- 

 manded the respect of the profession. In 1845 

 after the expiration of his judicial term, he 

 attempted to resume his profession, hut his 

 health being somewhat affected, he was obliged 

 to suspend all business for a period of some 

 years, when he again rallied and resumed it ; 

 but his constitution was permanently weakened, 

 and he finally sank under the effects of his 

 disease. 



IONIAN ISLES. (See GREECE.) 



IOWA. The election for State officers was 

 held in Iowa on the second Tuesday in Novem- 

 ber. The candidates for Governor were Wil- 

 liam M. Stone, Administration, and J. M. Tut- 

 tle, Opposition. The Opposition Convention, 

 which assembled July 8th, nominated Maturin 

 L. Fisher as their candidate for Governor. He 

 subsequently declined, and Gen. Tuttle was 

 nominated by the State Central Committee of 

 that party. Both candidate-3 were in favor of 

 a vigorous prosecution of the war, and of sus- 

 taining the Government in all measures for 

 that object, and of making peace only on the 

 unconditional submission of the enemy. The 

 convention which nominated Col. Stone adopt- 

 ed the following resolution : 



That we fully and heartily endorse the policy of the 

 Administration, and we will to the utmost continue to 



sustain the Government in suppressing the rebellion, 

 and to effect that object we pledge our fortunes and 

 our lives. 



Gen. Tuttle, in his letter accepting the nomi- 

 nation, said : 



For the present, let us all unite heartily in support 

 of the Government. If the Administration adopts 

 measures for the prosecution of the war that do not 

 coincide with our peculiar views, let us make no fac- 

 tious opposition to them, but yield to the constituted 

 authority. Mr. Lincoln is the legally elected executive 

 of this Government, and during his presidential term 

 we can have no other. The fact that we did not vote 

 for him renders us under no less obligation to support 

 the Government under his administration than if we 

 had been his most ardent supporters. 



The election resulted in the choice of Mr. 

 Stone for Governor. The vote of the soldiers 

 was: Stone, 16,791; Tuttle, 2,904. Total, 19,- 

 695. The whole number of votes cast for Gov- 

 ernor, including the army vote, was 142,314; 

 of which Stone received 86,107, and Tuttlo 

 56,132; scattering, 75. The majority for Col. 

 Stone was 29,975. The Legislature was di- 

 vided as follows : 



Senate. House. 



Administration 42 8T 



Opposition 2 5 



An act had been passed by the Legislature, 

 granting to soldiers the privilege of voting at 

 their encampments, for State officers. For the 

 purpose of taking this vote, the Governor ap- 

 pointed a number of commissioners to proceed 

 to the different camps in other States and hold 

 the election. This measure induced the Oppo- 

 sition Central Committee to address letters to 

 Gens. Grant, Kosecrans, and Schofield, in com- 

 mand of the Western armies, making the fol- 

 lowing inquiries : 



First Whether the Iowa officers and men of your 

 command will be permitted to hold an untrammelled 

 election under said law ; and if so 



Secondly Whether a member of this committee or 

 any competeit agent of their selection will be fur- 

 nished by you with the same safe conduct and facili- 

 ties which may be granted to the Governor's " Com- 

 missioners," for the purposes of distributing ballots to 

 the officers and men, and exercising the legal right of 

 challenge, as to any vote offered at such elections, 

 which may be supposed to be illegal, and of promoting 

 by other lawful means the fair and impartial holding 

 and return of said elections? 



The reply of Gen. Grant was as follows : 



HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT or THIS TENNESSEE, ) 

 VICKSBUBO, Miss., Aurjutst'ith, 1863. J 

 L. G. BTINGTON. 



SIR : Your letter of the 6th of July, asking if cr i- 

 zens of the State of Iowa will be allowed to visit this 

 army, and distribute tickets when the election is held 

 for soldiers to vote, &c., is just received. In reply, I 

 will state, that loyal citizens of Northern States will 

 be allowed to visit the troops from their State, at any 

 time. Electioneering, or any course calculated to 

 arouse discordant feeling, wi'll be prohibited. Tie 

 volunteer soldiers of this army will be allowed to hold 

 an election, if the law gives them the right to vot 3 ; 

 and no power shall prevent them from voting the tick- 

 et of their choice. 



I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe- 

 dient servant, U. S. GRANT, Major-General. 



A case involving the constitutionality of tl.is 

 act of the Legislature was brought before the 



