directly on the question. Three Judges then constituted this Court, in the persons of Sidney Breese, Pinkney H. Walker and John D. Caton, but the latter was not present when the cause was passed upon. Justices Breese and Walker wrote separate opinions, but each concurred with the other. Justice Breese said: "Admitting, then, that the act of the Governor was, in the language of the protest, illegal, outrageous and unconstitutional,' both houses having adopted it and dispersed, they thereby put an end to the session, evincing at the time no intention to resume it. This, for all practical purposes, was an adjournment sine die." And thus ended the existence of this General Assembly, and the controversy growing out of its prorogation by the Governor.

CHAPTER XVI.

STATE CAMPAIGN OF 1864.

Two State Tickets-Two Presidential Candidates-Aggregate Vote for State Officers-Aggregate Vote for Members of Congress by Districts-Aggregate Vote for Electors.

The Republican party held their State Convention May 25, to nominate a State ticket and appoint delegates to the National Convention. Richard J. Oglesby was nominated for Governor; William Bross, for Lieutenant-Governor; Sharon Tyndale, for Secretary of State; O. H. Miner, for Auditor; James H. Beveridge, for Treasurer; Newton Bateman, for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and S. W. Moulton for Congressman-at-Large.

The Democratic Convention did not meet until September 6. James C. Robinson was nominated for Governor;

S. Corning Judd, for Lieutenant-Governor; Wm. A. Turney, for Secretary of State; John Hise, for Auditor; Alexander Starne, for Treasurer; John P. Brooks, for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and James C. Allen for Congressman-at-Large.

The Republicans met in National Convention at Baltimore, June 7, and renominated Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, for Vice-President.

The Democrats met in National Convention at Chicago, August 29, and nominated Geo. B. McClellan, of New Jersey, for President, and Geo. H. Pendleton, of Ohio, for Vice-President.

This being the year of the Presidential election, the contest was therefore active and earnest on both sides, and was waged with much bitterness. Notwithstanding the Democrats had nominated a strong war man for President, they adopted a peace platform in which they declared that the war for the Union was a failure, and demanded a cessation of hostilities, which platform was adopted by the Democratic State Convention.

In the selection of Robinson and Allen, the Democracy had put forth their greatest champions, and on this platform they boldly took their stand, and the State rang from end to end and side to side with their eloquence.

The Republicans had resolved, in State and National Conventions, to stand by the constituted authorities of the country in their efforts to uphold the character of the Government and maintain the Union, and as an evidence of sincerity, had nominated President Lincoln for re-election, and a General of the Union army for Governor, on a platform which had no uncertain sound as regarded the prosecution of the war. Upon these broad declarations the gallant Oglesby and patriotic Moulton boldly met their adversary, and routed him horse, foot and dragoon. The majority for the Republican State ticket was 31,675, and

for the National ticket 30,676. This result clearly showed that the people, irrespective of party leaders, were in favor of sustaining the Union by a vigorous prosecution of the

war.

The aggregate vote for the State officers, Congressmanat-Large, Congressmen by districts, and Presidential electors, is as follows: