OHIO. 



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That Clement L. Vallandigham was at the time of 

 his arrest a prominent candidate for nomination by 

 the Democratic party of Ohio for the office of Governor 

 of the State; that the Democratic party was fully com- 

 petent to decide whether he was a fit man for that 

 nomination, and that the attempt to deprive them of 

 that right by his arrest and banishment, was an un- 

 merited imputation upon their intelligence and loyalty, 

 as well as a violation of the Constitution. 



The further resolutions request the President 

 to restore Mr. Vallandigham to his home ; and 

 tender thanks to Gov. Seymour, of New York, 

 for his letter relative to the arrest. (See NEW 

 YORK) 



That the establishment of a military government 

 over the loyal States, where war does not exist, to 

 supersede the civil authorities and suppress the free- 

 dom of speech and of the press, and to interfere with 

 the elective franchise, is not only subversive of the 

 Constitution and the sovereignty of the States, but the 

 actual inauguration of revolution. 



That it is the sworn duty of the Governor of the 

 State to protect her citizens in the enjoyment and ex- 

 ercise of all their Constitutional rights ; and we have 

 beheld with deep humiliation and regret, not only the 

 failure of David Todd, Governor of Ohio, to perform 

 that duty, but what is still worse, his active participa- 

 tions in the violation of those rights. 



That we denounce as traitors to the country the 

 Abolition Jacobins who are seeking to bring about 

 civil war in the loyal States, with the view of turning, 

 if possible, the bayonets of the army against the breasts 

 of the fathers, brothers, and friends of the soldiers, 

 and subjecting those States to a military surveillance 

 and dominion. 



A committee was appointed by the conven- 

 tion to correspond with President Lincoln rel- 

 ative to the arrest of Mr. Vallandigham. (See 

 PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.) 



The Republican Union Convention assem- 

 bled at the same place, and nominated John 

 Brough for Governor, and Charles Anderson 

 for Lieutenant-Governor, and adopted a series 

 of resolutions declaring that the calamities of 

 the present rebellion were brought on by nulli- 

 fication and secession, which they denounce as 

 incompatible with the unity, integrity, power, 

 and glory of the republic ;.that the war should 

 go on with the utmost vigor until the authority 

 of the Government is reestablished, and the old 

 flag floats triumphantly over every State ; that 

 they lay aside personal preferences and preju- 

 dices, and draw no party line except with those 

 opposed to the Government ; that, confiding in 

 the honesty, patriotism and good sense of the 

 President, they pledge themselves to support 

 him to put down the rebellion ; that gratitude 

 is due to the soldiers ; that they sympathize with 

 the army in its hardships; and that all lovers of 

 the Union will stand by it and support the dis- 

 abled and the families of those who fall fight- 

 ing for their country. 



The election took place on the 13th of Octo- 

 ber, and resulted as follows in the citizens' 

 vote: 



Brough 247,190 



Vallandigham 185,274 



Majority on the citizens' vote 61,916 



Polls were opened, under a law of the State, 

 in the camps where the soldiers were stationed. 



The soldiers' vote was chiefly for Brough. It 

 seems that in the camps at Chattanooga each 

 soldier was required to write his name on the 

 ticket he voted, of which a correspondent of 

 the " Cincinnati Commercial " gives the follow- 

 ing account : 



The election for State and county officers of Ohio, 

 came off yesterday in the camps of Ohio soldiers, ac, 

 cording to the provisions of the Soldiers' Voting Law- 

 Its results are creditable to the patriotism and intelli- 

 gence of the gallant men from the Buckeye State, who 

 enjoy a full share of the deathless renown of Stone 

 river and Chickamauga. The full returns were not in 

 last evening. Brougu had received about 8,000 ; Val- 

 landigham, 240. 



It is a fact worthy of mention in relation to the elec- 

 tion, that while out of the large vote cast for Brough, 

 there was not a man who could not write his own 

 name on his ticket, quite a percentage of the Val- 

 landighamers had to make their marks. The 59th, 

 that cast the largest Vallandigham vote, displayed by 

 far the greatest number of illiterate men in its'ranks. 

 This fact will be substantiated by a glance at the 

 ballots. 



The total vote of the soldiers was as follows : 



Brough 41,467 



Vallandigham 2,283 



89,179 

 Add citizens' majority 61,920 



Total majority for Brongh 101,099 



The total vote of the citizens was 432,464. 

 The total vote of the State in 1862, was 363,- 

 087; do. in 1861,358,791; do. in . 1860, 442,- 

 441. 



The Legislature was divided as follows : 



Senate. House. 



Union 29 78 



Democrat 5 24 



The military force furnished by the State to 

 the army up to December 31st, 1863, was one 

 hundred and twenty-nine regiments of infan- 

 try, two companies of guards, eight companies 

 of sharpshooters, twelve regiments of cavalry, 

 one squadron of cavalry, two battalions of six 

 months' .cavalry, one regiment and twenty- six 

 batteries of light artillery, and two regiments 

 of heavy artillery. Total, 200,452 men. About 

 8,000 white and colored soldiers have been re- 

 cruited in the State for other States. 



The State was invaded, during the year, by 

 a force of the enemy under Gen. Morgan. (Set 

 ARMY OPERATIONS.) 



The balance in the Treasury at the close of 

 the year, was $423,786. During the year, 

 $676,752 of the public debt was paid off, and 

 the sum of $153,436 advanced as military ex- 

 penses to the Federal Government. 



The Commissioner of Statistics states the 

 mortgage debt of the citizens for several years 

 past to have been as follows : 



1859 $80,747,033 



I860 28,738.936 



1861 29,734,966 . 



The average length of a mortgage is a little 

 over two years. By adding together the 

 amounts of two years before the war, and two 

 years since, it shows that sixteen millions of 

 mortgage debt have been paid off in the last 

 two years, thus : 



1862 $22.759,258 



1863 19,978,171 



