[175]. The Formation of West Virginia, p. 79.
[176]. Ibid., p. 93.
[177]. The Formation of West Virginia, p. 96, says 16,981 for and 441 against the constitution. The Annual Cyclopædia for 1862, p. 801, gives the vote as 18,862 in favor of, and 514 against, the constitution. Poore’s Charters and Constitutions, Vol. II. p. 1977, is the authority for the statement in the text.
[178]. Globe, Part III., 2 Sess. 37th Cong., p. 864; Part IV., pp. 2941–2942, 3034–3039, 3134–3135, 3307–3320.
[179]. Globe, 2 Sess. 37th Cong., p. 2933.
[180]. Ibid., p. 3397.
[181]. Globe, Part I., 3 Sess. 37th Cong., pp. 37–38.
[182]. Globe, Part I., 3 Sess. 37th Cong., pp. 38–39, 41–42.
[183]. Globe, Part I., 3 Sess. 37th Cong., pp. 43–45.
[184]. Ibid., p. 46.