Note 27 — Chapter LXXXIV · THE WORK OF RESTORATION.
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According to the most complete returns now available, the vote of the registration and for a convention to form a constitution in all the desolated States, except Texas, was substantially as follows:—
STATES. REGISTRATION.[28] CONVENTION.
White. Colored. Total. For. Against. Not Voting.
Alabama 74,450 90,350 166,289 87,672 5,683 72,934
Arkansas 33,047 21,207 66,805 27,576 13,558 25,671
Florida 10,804 15,234 27,521 13,882 111 13,528
Georgia 95,214 93,458 188,672 102,282 4,127 82,263
Louisiana 45,199 84,431 129,630 75,083 4,006 50,541
Mississippi 46,636 60,167 139,327 69,739 6,277 63,311
North Carolina 103,060 71,657 174,717 57,359 18,635 [29]
South Carolina 45,751 79,535 125,286 60,278 1,480 63,528
Texas 59,666 47,430 107,096
Virginia 116,982 104,772 221,754 107,342 61,887 52,525
Total 630,809 668,241 1,347,097 601,213 115,764 424,301
The latest available reports in regard to the adoption of the constitutions and the election of legislatures in these States are as follows:—
Total vote. For Constitution. Against. White for. Against. Colored for. Against.
Alabama 71,817 70,812 1,005 5,802 900 62,089 105
South Carolina[28] 98,046 70,758 27,288
Arkansas[29] 19,978 10,985 8,993
North Carolina— Majority for Constitution over 25,000
Georgia Majority for Constitution over 17,923
Louisiana Majority for Constitution over 17,000
Florida Majority for Constitution over 3,000
The Governors elected in these States were, South Carolina, —— ——; Arkansas, —— ——; North Carolina, W. W. Holden; Georgia, —— Bullock; Louisiana, H. C. Warmoth; Florida, —— Reed. The Governors were all Republicans. The Legislatures had also in every case a Republican majority, in some cases a very large one. In Georgia, the Senate stood 27 Republicans to 16 Democrats, and 1 doubtful; the House, 96 Republicans to 24 Democrats, and 6 doubtful. In North Carolina, the Republicans had 32 out of the 50 Senators, and 68 of the 122 Representatives. In Louisiana, the Republicans had 21 out of 36 Senators, and 56 out of 101 Representatives. The other States had generally large majorities on the Republican side.
The Senators from all these States were Republicans, and the Representatives in Congress were of the same party, except three from Georgia, and one from Louisiana, whose seat was to be contested.