Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-26
THE ELECTION


THE ELECTION.
1t is certainly ascer;aincd that Ohio has voted
for Mr.. Clay, and this has rendered il as doubt
full as ever, who will be returned TO the House, he
or MIR. Crawford. IfMr. Crawford receives the
vote of the eleven Electors in New York, which
are claimed for him, but seven of which are
given by some to Mr.. Clay, he will have seven
ty-six votes-if Mr.. Clay gets the support he
has expected from Missouri, louisiana Indiana,
NC. and which recent information leaves but little
doubt he will get, he also, will have seventy
six votes. This would present question of
great difficulty and delicacy-and one which is
unprovided for in the Constitution. That in
strument says that the three highest, shall he
returned to the House of Representatives, and
from its praseoogy, seems positively to exclude
higher number. Is the House of Representa-
tives then to ballot in the first instance to as
Certain which of the two shall be returned. or
proceed TO make the election from the f,ro
highest Or what other expedient is TO be
adopted?
We do not believe that this state of things is
to be apprehendcd. We think it rnuc!, more
probable, that the eleven electors in New York
will vote for Clay than for Crawford, in which
case Mr.. Clay will be returned.
Mr.. Adams has already so votes, and those of
Illinois and Mississippi will probably 90 for him.
with so heavy an electoral Vote, his election
by the House of Representatives, is highly pro-
bable.
John Rowan, instead of John Brown, as we
stated in our last, is elected u. S. Senator from
Kentucky, vice Joshua Talbot, who declines.
Gen. WIN. III. Bro,iuax is brought forward BY
writer in the Petersburg Republican. rs pro.
per person TO fill the vacancy in the Senate Of
the United States, created By the death of John
Taylor Of Caroline. Gen. Brodnax is gen.
tteman Of fine talents, and high Incorporating
principles; but we presume his age, and limited
Legislative experience, will prove serious obec-
tons TO his elevation.
What has become of our qwondam friends,
Messrs. Began aud Smoot, those gentlemen of
classic names? We hav" not seen the Shenandoah
Herald, for month al. better.
DR.. SE-Your subscribers, and the whole pub
lie, were highly tickled with your acco unt of MIR.
Ritchie's death. 1t was indeed sir, most excel
lent and palpable hit. In it, you alluded to an
anecdote OF Patrick Coutts not generally known to
your readers, and beg leave explain it for their
satisfaction, as have heard it from others.
Patrick Coutts resident of Richmond,
though native believe of Ireland. He was a
most eccentric genius, fond of fun, and possessed of
much humour. He was very intimate with the
late - -. When Patrick very ill, and
near his death. (of which Inc was well apprised1 his
friend, who also like TO die, sent him word that
if he would wait awhile, they would travel to the
unknown world together Coutts turned to the
servant and requested him to tell his ma scr, that
when Patrick Coutts was ready, he waited for no
man.. Very rcsp1y,
a SUBSCRIBER.
To JNO. II. PEASANTS, ESQ.
RETURN OF CITIZEN GRANVILLE To HAYTI-
letter from the Corresponding Secretary of the
Haytcn Emigration Society, at New York, TO the
editor of the Genius of Universal Emancipation, at
Baltimore, dated November 18th, states us follows:
"Citizcn J. Granville, to our great dsappoint-
ment, will sail, we expect, Tomorrow, for SANTANA,
without afiordng the pleasure of parting adieu
He has experienced so much turmoil from the
abundant cares of his mission, in Philadelphia, that
we have had but little epistolaTy correspondence
with hiru.-Eightccn vessels have sailed, and are
bout sailing from Philadelphia which will carry to
Hayti about 20O0 individuals; and, as far as we
can understand, nearly the whole weight of the but
siness, relative to their eDbarkatiou, has fallen
upon him. This, in addition to- other calls
has mostly kept him from sunrise until late at
night, busiy employed in his Office"
The Correspondent of the Ncw-York Mercantile
Advertiser at Cape de Verds informs that advices
were received from Sierra Leone, as late as the
10th OF September, when il was uhcommonly heal
thy thee, the deaths being fewer the present than
sor several seasons past. No attack had been me-
ditated on Sierra Leone, or Bathurst, Gambia, by
| the natives, and the inhabitants appeared to- be
much surprized, when they learnt through the A
merican papers, the destruction of those towns.
| The Ashantees the only nation at war with the
British the Western cast, and it appears to be
the determination Of the king Of that nation to des
| troy all the British forts on the Gold Coast.
The long talked of union between Upper and
Lower Canada is said to he given up, and that
plan is now on foot, in England, for a system
of confederation between all the British provin-
ces in America.
Curio, No, 4, is necessarily deferred until
I Tuesday.