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eracv shall follow as fast as possible upon its legal and 

 official death. Let the restored nation be made pros- 

 perous and glorious by a Union of Free States under a 

 republican torm of zovernment, which is guaranteed 

 to them by the Constitution, and with which experience 

 has proved that the existence of slavery is wholly in- 

 compatible. 



Jtaolved, That Massachusetts is for the prosecution 

 of the war to the entire suppression of the revolt. In 

 this cause we extend the hand of fellowship to loyal 

 men of all political parties, and we recognize as politi- 

 cal enemies all men who make this issue subordinate 

 to their partisan dogmas, or who seek to make peace 

 with the rebels on any terms short of their submission 

 to the national authority and the suppression of their 

 pretended Confederacy. 



Reiolved, That the policy of employing colored sol- 

 diers is wise and just, and should be enlarged and lib- 

 eralized by putting such soldiers on a perfect equality 

 with whites as to rights and compensation while in 

 the service. The nation has a right to the services of 

 all its subjects in every part of its domain, and no pre- 

 tended or real claim to service on the part of master or 

 employer, in the South or the North, should be allowed 

 to interfere with that primary allegiance which is due 

 to the country itself. 



The concluding resolution recommended 

 Gov. Andrew and the other candidates nomi- 

 nated, as worthy of support. 



The election took place on November 3d, 

 with the following result : 



1868. 1862. 



John A. Andrew, Republican 70,483 80,835 



Henry W. Paine, Democrat 29,207 52,587 



Majority for Andrew 41,276 28,248 



The remaining candidates on the Republican 

 ticket received majorities, varying but slightly 

 from this. The following was the result of the 

 election of members of the Legislature : 



, Senate. House. 



Republican 85 198 



Democratic 5 41 



Republican majorities 30 157 



The people were also authorized at this 

 election to vote yea or nay on the question of 

 repealing the amendment to the Constitution, 

 which was adopted on the 9th day of May, 

 1859, and which provides that " no person of 

 foreign birth shall be entitled to vote, or shall 

 be eligible to office, unless he shall have 

 resided within the jurisdiction of the United 

 States for two years subsequent to his naturali- 

 zation, and shall be otherwise qualified, accord- 

 ing to the Constitution and laws of this Com- 

 monwealth." The result was, yeas, 10,035 ; 

 nays, 6,082. 



During the nine months subsequent to Jan. 

 1st, 1863, Massachusetts raised and equipped one 

 regiment and one battalion of cavalry, 1,250 

 men; one regiment of heavy artillery, 1,073 

 men ; two regiments of infantry (colored), 2,052 

 men ; seven companies of horse artillery, 1,015 

 men ; three batteries of light artillery, 454 men ; 

 and 509 recruits for organizations in the Held ; 

 total, 6,353 men. The whole number of vol- 

 unteers furnished by her to the land forces of 

 the United States from April 16th, 1861, to 

 October 17th, 1868, was as follows : 



Men. 

 For three months, 5 regiments, 1 battalion, 1 



company 3,73 



For 36 days, 1 company (Boston Cadets) 



For 3 months, 1 company 101 



For 4 months,! company 



For 6 months, 1 light battery l.V> 



For 9 months, 17 regiments, 1 company 16,837 



For 3 years, 41 regiments, 34 companies and 



recruits for same 54,531 



Total during the present war to Oct. 17th, 1863... 75,608 



This is exclusive of the men obtained by the 

 Enrolment and Conscription Act of March 3d, 

 1863, the operations of which are showninthe 

 following table : 



Citizens enrolled in the first class 107,386 



" " second class.... 56,792 



Number drafted 32,079 



Exempted 22,343 



Failed to report 3,046 



Held to service 6,690 



Paid commutation 8,622 



Furnished substitutes 2,325 



Served personally 743 



Number actually realized by the draft. . 3,068 



If to the volunteers and drafted men be add- 

 ed those who have from time to time enlisted 

 in the naval service of the United States and 

 the regular army, the number of men furnished 

 by Massachusetts during the war will exceed 

 100,000. 



The most interesting event in connection 

 with the volunteer movement was the raising 

 and equipping of the 54th and 55th colored 

 regiments, the former of which was the first 

 organization of its kind fcfrmed in the free 

 States. By an order of Secretary Stanton,. is- 

 sued January 20th, Gov. Andrew was author- 

 ized to raise such a number of colored com- 

 panies of artillery and infantry regiments as he 

 might find convenient, and to make the neces- 

 sary requisitions upon the War Department. Re- 

 cruiting went on briskly throughout the State, 

 and agents were sent to various parts of the 

 country with power to fill up the regiments 

 to their maximum. On May 28th, the 54th 

 left Boston for Port Royal, exciting no little 

 enthusiasm in its march through the city, and 

 on July 18th it participated with great credit 

 in the assault upon Fort "Wagner, where its 

 gallant commander, Col. Shaw, was killed, and 

 the regiment lost 13 officers and 278 men kill- 

 ed, wounded and missing. The 55th marched 

 on July 21st, and has since been employed in 

 the Department of the South. 



Under the President's call of October 15th 

 for 300,000 volunteers, the quota of Massa- 

 chusetts was 15,126 men. The governor imme 

 diately issued an order for that number, statinp 

 the amount of bounties which would be paid, 

 and offering recruits the choice between artil- 

 lery, infantry, and cavalry regiments. For 

 various reasons recruiting went on slowly, tho 

 chief ones being the inadequate bounties offer- 

 ed by the State, and the impossibility of in- 

 creasing them under existing laws. By an act 

 of the Legislature of 1863, the municipal govern- 

 ments of the Commonwealth were prohibited 



