Name of the inhabitants of Garland legally qualified to vote for governor, lieutenant governor, senators and county treasurer:

Josiah Bartlett
Abram Bond
William Blaisdell
Isaac Copeland
John Chandler
John M. Chase
James McCluer
William Dustin
Edward Fifield
Cutteon Flanders
Jeremiah Flanders
Joseph Garland
Amos Gordon
John Gordon
Jacob Garland
Benj. Gilpatrick Jr.
Thomas Gilpatrick
Phillip Greeley
Moses Gordon
Isaac Hopkins
John S. Haskell
John Hayes
Manoah Harriman
William Church
John Saunders
Nathaniel Fifield
John Grant
Thos. Gilpatrick, Jr.
Justus Harriman
Enoch Jackman
James Hutchinson
John Jackman
John Knight
Silas Libbee
Simeon Morgan
James Parker
Rev. John Sawyer
Ezekiel Straw
Moses Saunders
Joseph Saunders
Oliver Saunders
John Stephens
William Sargeant
Sampson Silver
Thomas Tyler
John Tefethen
Joseph Treadwell
Sullivan Tyler
Isaac Wheeler
Oliver Woodward
William Godwin
Enoch Clough
Landeras Grant
Simon French
James Jackman
James Godwin

Selectmen.

Isaac Wheeler
Thomas Gilpatrick
Josiah Bartlett

For Governor.

Hon. Elbridge Gerry had thirty-five votes. Hon. Caleb Strong had thirteen votes. Scattering, four votes.

For Lieutenant Governor.

Hon. William King had thirty-seven votes. Hon. William Philips had fourteen votes.

Although war with Great Britain had not yet been declared, active preparations for the anticipated event were in progress. The preponderance of sentiment in the old Commonwealth was adverse to the war. But in less than three months war was formally proclaimed by President Madison, whose term of office would expire in the following March. The political forces which would determine whether or no Mr. Madison should be his own successor, were being marshalled in every town however new, small or remote, within the limits of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The voters of Garland gave their approval to the war policy of President Madison by a majority of almost three to one.

History repeated itself when, in 1864, the War of the Rebellion was nearing its close, and Abraham Lincoln was a candidate for reelection, the opposition declared the war a failure and went into the campaign with that as its main issue.

The second meeting of the town in 1812 was held at Church's Mills on the 25th of July.

The purpose of this meeting was mainly to consider the matter of roads, an account of which will appar in another place. The only other business transacted was to instruct the selectmen to buy forty pounds of powder and balls and flints in proportion, at the expense of the town.

A third town meetings was held at the house of Joseph Garland on the 24th day of September, 1812, to consider a school district quesiton, without result.

A fourth town meeting was held on the second day of November, 1812, at the house of Isaac Wheeler, Esq., to consider the question of school districts.