Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-02
MISCELLANY.
POLITICAL.
Presidential REJECTION.
From The Walhineten Fed

From The Warrington Fedcralia.
4 INFORMATION has been received from
1T ID, Rates concerning the election Of Pref.
Hsnt and Vice Pre6dent, and it Is confilered
krrain that Nh, Jefeiion and Mr. Burr, have
III equal number OF votes, each feventy three
Eotss. Onthe iecond "Wednesday in February
ksHoufe Of Representatives, voting by liates,
L. to give their votes by ballot before they
kfihnrn, for the one or the other Of lhele gen.
bkmsn; and a majority of the flares, which
kinaot be letS than nine Gates, mutt concur in
liz choice OF one or the other, or neither will
II elected. Ii is extremely 70 be delrej that a
hsority of the aates may be found ia favor
II one of the Candidates I; but upon view cf
nc prelent reprcientation in that houie, ferrous
knubts may Be entertained whether either Mr..
ksfeTion or Mr.. Burr will unite nine Gates in
kheir favor. Such being poGible event. il will
ke proper for Congreis before the fecord Wed
hellay in February, to provide by law for the
ksrancy ia the Office Of the PrcGdent that may
Ia 10 oceadoned, and to declare what officer
al al as PreGdent until PRECEDENT ihall be
easd in the manner preferibed by the conli
bcnon.
Mr. Iefferfon coming from fouihern Gate,
and being conGdered unfriendly 70 the r1eainres
hi commercial defence which have bsen adopt
M, and hottie 10 the general tenor Of The Wafh,
Ragson administration, which has been contiur
M by bis fuecehor, viii not 81 all probability
obtain the vote Of either Of The fix following
IDAes, viz.
\ NewhampCbire, MaGaehnfetts, Conneai,ut,
Rhode fland, Delaware, and South Carroll
b. each of which viii be Inclined TO prefer
DIT. Burr.
The oates Of Georgia. TenncTac, North
carolna. Kentueky, Virginia, Penny vania.
knd New. York, ievea in number, may be retk-
bsed certainly in favor of Mr., JcTe,fon.
Il New Jeriey is uncertain, bur mott probably
kill prefer Mr.. Barr, who is laid 70 be 4 native
n that Rate Vermont is reprctented BY two
Members, who alInoit without exception are op.
Sic to each other in every vote confequsntly
being equally divided, Vermont will give no
! kOSs on the queaion.
II The Representatives from tho fate of Ma.
land are eight in number, Of whom Eve arc
kaeralas, 1t is therefore probable that this
ale will either vote for Mr.. Burr, or be equal
: divided. and give no vote.
II Thus OF fxyeen Gates, fourteen may be ex-
bsaed "a voc Of whom ftven are fare n the
tae of Mr.. JeEerion, and tx fare on the tide Of
Nc. Burr, and one uncertain and this one
psi vote for Mr.. Jeffsrfoa, Gill he Will nos have
BE votes az nine Hates, and without the votes
II nine oates, he cannot BE elected Preijent.
II The contribution has enioined, that the GER
licates Of the elections fhall be opened, AMI
bsr votes counted N tepreSass Of tie Senate and
I E''gls ol RsbreifatafivsJ, and il there be more
ban one perloo who have = majority OF the
loies Of The electors appointed. and have an E
bal number of votes, then the Houfe Of Repre-
knlatves ihall Immediately choofe, by ballot, one
n them tor. PRECEDENT" The choice is required
h Be Immediately made, ia order thar the reiult
\ pay be declared in the preisnce Of the Senate,
hd to prevent the poGibiiity Of intrigue and
krruption. The choice mutt be therefore made
sfore the Houfe adjourns or difperfes, and at.
\ II the convention of the Senate and Houfe Of
Representatives terminates, the Houle cannot
future day ad upon this fubjett