Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-20
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e.rpRpAY MORNING. NOV 90.

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Work. without commen,.--It needs one
~. enough that The People have triumph
ed:
.,othsr trismpA oyer the Regency d.
nothsr outrage upon the People.
Nrw YosK, Nov. l7.--By a reference
). orr legislative %jouroal, it will be seen
", AZ ls o'clock on Monday The two
Houses of the Legislature met in the AS
..mbly Chamber, to proceed 10 a Joint
h.Ilot for Presidential Electors. The re-
s~l, was, that seven men on the ticketno-
m;na,ed by the Senate, and who are
friends of MIR. Clay, had 95 votes; twenty
siY on the Adams ticket, nominated by the
Assembly, had 70 votes, and one ~ votes.
The + swford ticket had Is votes. There
we're also three blank votes given, in all
During the whole morning the most in
tense anxiety had bee0 manifested by the
o,ople collected in Albany. aud the galIe-
RES and Hobbies were crowded almost 10
suRcaiion. When the result of the vote
was known, the question was considered
>, decided, and hundreds of spectators re-
tired, happy in the reflection that the State
was sale. and that the Regency was again
and for the last time o~verthrowB. But 10
this they were, for the present al least,
disappointed. One OF Roots questions OF
order again arose. As President of the
Senate, be was also President of the Con-
g,ntioD Of the two Houses, and in an
pouncing the result, he declared The seven
gentlemen last named 10 be duly elected;
but refused to decide as to the irst list,
who had IS and ~ votes, under the pre-
fence that the blank votes should be count
ed; and if they were counted, the 26
would not have a majority. Mr. Tall
madge contended that the whole thirty.
three were duly elected; aud in this he
was supported by Messrs. Bsrstow, Wheat
on, Whiting, Cunningham, Mcclure, and
Warren of the Assembly; aud Messrs.
Ogden, Burt, and Clark of The Senate
Root still refused 10 decide whether the
sS were elected or not, and finally pro-
posed that the Senate Withdraw to their.
Chamber, aud consider the question sepa-
rately. This course was objected 10 from
all quarters, and a stormy debate ensued,
which continued until FIVE o'clock. Ii vas
%contended that the choice was made, and
that the president was bound so to give
his decision; that the two bodies were
merged in one, and could not act 10 such
separate capacity; that they had tried to
do so. aud bad met for a final agreement;
and that If they now parted, they would
meet no more. The only answer was a
motion Tor the Senate to Withdraw; which,
however. was so violently opposed in their
own body, as to be deemed lmpracticable.
The President then gave ground, and
doubted whether the Electors were not du.
" chosen. Such il was warmly contend.
ed was the fact, and presidents were cited
10 show the correctness OF the ground as
sumed by the friends of the People. II
was shown clearly and distinctly, that
when assembled in convention, on the
Joint ballot, a plurality of votes only, was
necessary TO a choice, and further, that
the blanks were not votes, and could not
be so considered. On The other band, it
was suggested by Messrs. Sudan, Wright,
Flagg, and others, by way OF pretext TO
GAIN time for further intrigues against the
rights and wishes Of the people, that the
bers wanted time for consideration. Se-
veraI motions were made 10 proceed TO a
second ballot; but the President, as if to
gil the measure o, iniquity, refused to re-
celye any motions After much passion
and speechifying, Root left the chair, and
called on the Senate TO follow him TO the
Senate Chamber, when Sudan, Bovine,
Stranahan, and others of The immortal Sc
venteen, obeyed the mandate and follow
ed al bis heels. A respectable number OF
The members of the Senate remained how
ever, and a motion was made 10 proceed
10 a ballot for the remaining TOUR Electors.
and 10 consider those members who had
retired merely as absentees. The friends
OF The people commended manfuliy; but the
Speaker, who was now the president OF tbe
Convention, having caught the mantle OF
Root, conducted much 10 The same way
Threats were made of placing another Pre-.
sIdent in The chair. He was denounced
70 The strongest terms; a scene OF petfect
tumult aud confusion ensued, which one
OF our correspondents says II was impossi-
bic for bin to describe. The feelings OF
the people in the galleries and lobby could
not be restrained, and while thunders OF
applause attended the manfui struggles OF
the peoples friends, their feelings OF just
jadig patton were uttered in a name not
less unequisocal. A motion was made
that the HOUSE adjourn. This was oppos-.
ed by Messrs Tailmadge and Wheaton OF
the House, and Messrs. Burt and Ogden OF
the Senate. on the ground that they were
~ c~onueston; and that should they ad.
iourn, il must be done as a joint meeting,
because there vas no other way in which
thew cnnid lepaliu come together again,