The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-14

Reeahitatdtion, Of Ae votcs IF Electors far
James Madison 12o votes.
Charles Cotesworth Pinkney ~
George Clinton 6
FOR vice President ettke U. S.
TeorSe Ciinton ll3
Ruius klng II
John Langdon 9
James Madison
lanes Monroe :
After which general Smith said
he whoie number Of votes being IT'S.
IS OF which are Il nioioritv.
FOR PRESIDENrO OF THE UNITED
STATES, JAMES MADISON. of Virri-
ma, has I22 votes, which being a majority
OF all the votes of the respective stltes. I
therefore declare, that the said JAMES MA.
OLSON Is ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES for four wears
commencing On the fourth of March next
And that GED: CLINTON.o New York
having us vdes, beinga majority of all the
votes OF the respective states, ] therefore de
clare. that tht said GEORGE CLINTON
ID ELEC led VICE PRESIDENT OF
UNITED STATES for four wears.
commencing IN the fourth day of March
next
Inc Senate Immediately rose and retired
IN the same ~or2erin which they enteredy
Alter the Seiate had retired, Mr.. JG.
jackson proposed a resolution to prevent in
tercourSe, &c. With nations having in force
edlcts restrictive of the lawful commerce of
the United States. This occasiued conside
raDle cnnversatibn, and was opposed chief
ty ON the SSronmd0f d similar proposition he
ing IN the possession of a committee Ct the
whole House. Finally Mr.. jackson with
drew 1t; and the House adiourned... 17oai-
Tor.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9.
ELECTORAL VOTES.
Mr. WAGON moved to amend the journal of
yesterdays proceedings, by inserting the let
err Mr.. Walton the ~elecror from The state
OF kentucky, whodid not attend to give his
vote, stating the rtaSon thereof. He stated
ms oeJect to ne tostate on the journal the
reason why one voc was deficient from the
state OF Kentucky, that it might serve as a
precedent on imi.aioccasions For. if here
after, IN consequence of the sickness or ina
oility to attend of any one or more electors.
there should he a tie hetwix, any two candi-
oates Tor tAe Presidency, it would be a mat
ter OF question whether their votes, although
unable to attend at the time, ought not to be
counted.
Some discussion took place on this point.
1t being commended by some gentlemen, That
inc mouse had no Concern with the Causes
WY any vote was not received, but merely
to Count those which came to hand. And
that if it was intended to fix a precedent to
govern future proceedings on this subject. it
ought to be done with great elaboration.
MT. A1acon's motion wos negatived, AYES
90.
NON-INTERCOURSE..
Mr.. Taylor said it would be recolIected
that in the Course of the public business of
thiS session, a resolution reported bv a com
mittee on our foreign relations arising out of
a MOTION OF a member from n. { arolina, fol
the purpose of interdictiNg commercial in
tercourse with such beiliserents as had in
force DEGREES or edicts against the Il wful com
neTce OF the u. States had been agreed to
and referred to the same committees, who
mad reported a bill for non intercourse. This
bin in fact however compized but one half
OF the whole subject embraced by the words
- non -lnte1course."- The bill as reported TO
TINS house provided Tor the u~On-,lnhoYfatk-
IN OF the goods, wares and nerchaDdjze the
growth'ahd manufacture of these particular
Countries. Ihas (said he) NAV be readily
accounted FOR from the Circumstance that the
House was then actually engaged in passing
a law Tor the enforcement of the embargo.
the committee therefore havir.r oniv in view
the ether part Of the question, so as to com
pete a non intercourse. After that bill was
'tlO' VIZ - EShLiCiildn lEO!n i enneSSee I'M y.
khea) IN order that the whole might be in
corporated into one, offered a resolution for
that purpose. Ibid think it necessary at that
time but as he course Of business seems to
look towards a repeal of the embargo. in or
der that the whole subject Of non-intcrccurse
may be Incorporated in the bin before the
house, move that the Committee Of the
whole be discharged from the consideration
OF the bill, and that it may be referred 10 q
committee, III order that it NAV be made in
tact what The II lc imports it to be, cou,,lete =
~ a bili Tor non intercourse between this
country ana those nations haYingi in force de-
clees affecting our neutral rights.
The committee of the whole was discliarg-
ca trom the further consideration OF the bill.
Ayes -.
a motion having been made that this bill
De referred to the committe OF the Whole oa
Mir Nicholas's resolution, was nesattved. Sc
TO IS.
1t was then moved TO refer the bill to the
committee who reported it, & carried, CT to
~.
Much desultory debate took place on these
motions, in which Mcssrs. Sloan. y. r. VIII
OPham, Macon. Dana, Eppes. 1'av-
ior, Nicholas, Van Horne and Smile par
took.
Mr.. ". Histon moved that the committee.
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