"Dear Sir:—I have your letter. When New York was called, the inquiry was made whether an absent member could vote, stating that one member of that delegation was absent. The President stated that an absent member could not vote. New York was stated divided, and did not vote.
"Respectfully, &c.,
"CRAFTS J. WRIGHT."
V.—Extract from the Journal of the Convention.
"February 27th, 1861.
"The question on the adoption of said section resulted in the following vote:
"Yeas.—Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee—9.
"Nays.—Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia—8.
"So the section was adopted.