Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-12

o be then diff fed, Or whether W are 10 be
l:f in midnight gloom, this political aRrono.
mer has not informed Us We, however, IA,
turally GnPpofe, that one of TWO things mua be
the eFea Of the fun ftt, We II III either Be in
total darknefs, or what light we do receive Will
be emitted by the feeble rays of the Moon Of
Democracy,
BY information from the city of Wafhington.
Il appears that the official return has been re-
ceived from Kentucky. where Mr. Tefferfon
had 4 votes and Mr.. Burr that all the re-
turns have now been received. and it is alcer
tained, that Mr.. Adams has IS, Mr. Pnckney
81 Mr.. Jeferfon 10, and Mr. Burr 70.
THE Contribution, Art. II. Sec. /. directs.
that The Preident of the Senate fhall in
Tie preience of the Senate and Hoefe of Re
pre(entalives, open all the certif ,ates, and the
votes ihall then be counted. The perlon hav
ing the greatelt number Of votes fh4ll Be the
Proficient, if luch number be majority Of the
whole number Of electors appointed and if
there be more than one who have fuch major
ity, and have an equal number of votes, then
The Houfe Of Representatives. lhall immediately
choole, by ballot one of them for Prefident and
i no perfon have a majority, then, from the five
/ hgheR on the lit, the faid Houf- ihall in like
manner, chooie the Prehdent. But in choof:
IN the PRECEDENT, the votes fhall be taken BY
Rates, the approximation from each fate having
one vote; quorum for this purpoie fall con-
4 Git of member or members from two thirds
! Of the Gates, and majority Of all the fates
Ehal Be necefary to a choice. In every cafe,
after the choice of the Prefident, the perfon
II having the greateG number of votes of the
Ksledors thall be the Vice Proficient. But IN
ihere fhould remain two or more who have
equal votes. the Senate fhall chool- from them,
ballot, the -Prefdent."
u And the af Of Congref P2fed March /,
,+l7sz, directs, That Conqrels ih4ll Be in fef
Eon or the fecond Wednesday ia February, one
hhouland feven hundred and ninety three, and
2 b The f,tond Wednesday in February. fucceed
sng every meeting Of the electors and the faid
= certificates, or 70 many Of them as fhlll have
been received, ihall then he opened, the votes
Mounted, and the perlons who lhall FIJI the Office
nff Prehdeut and Vice-Prelident; afcertained
j And declared, agreeably to the contribution"
From theft proyifions of the contribution and
"a BE al Of Congrcis, it refuts that on the fec.
.nknd WeinelJay 10 February the votes of the
Electors are to be counted ard that in cafe
here BE- two candidates, poaeGed or the fame
I Eumbs' 81 votes, both having majority Of all
: Tie electoral votes, the Houle Of Representatives
ball ele6t one of them as Preident-In this
l~4 a the houle is to vote by aates, and the con.
d puence Of a majority Of all the Gates, that is
l.. fnins t4tes, is requiTed to conaitute tile cleo
IS bon.
:ra Itisobvious from TIE dvifon Of parties in
s1n Rs Houfe Of Representatives, that no conclu-
on can yet be formed as to tn. probable refut.
The federal party are certainly the ltrongea,
: Fd they will 70 doubt eventually give their
. hHages for the candidate 4vbom thew mag think
VazE dyP9sd % iaaovats the byeJcat Zgqem ofad
sigt Ega'atioa.-Ihe prevailing opinion fsems to
n that Mr.. Burr will, 90 this ground, receive
he iuPPort Of the federal Party.-Whether the
'-- Pnion be correct, and if TO- what accef1ion Of
u5ksngtb Mr.. B. viii derive from his perfonal
!, 4 uds, till fubj=6ts Of doubt and of fpecu-
. kion, and will probably continue 70 until the
Wednefday in February.
III 10 CRAFTY the public curioGty as far as pol.
Re, We give the following fatement of the
Ftdgth of parties in the Houls BELIEVING it to
:sa' Heorrea as the Prefent maans of informa.
Rnwill permit.
hars !. Fed. Ant. doubtful.
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