Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-23

From this statement you will at once perceive,
that the issue OF the baloting depended on the mar
ca tickets. On canvassing the votes the following
results appcafed:
Nathan Thompson,
Darius Bentley,
Micah Brooks,
Pierre a. Barker ~ the Sfawfofd lick
Joscnb C;h,ay ct, had each % vote-
Timothy IL Porter &
Samuel Russell.
Twenty-Five Others, of the Adams Ticket,
nad each 70 votes
mad IT votes
Henry Rn'sefs and 69,hers, Of the Craw-
ford Ticket had each &c votes
Alexander Sheldon of the Adams Ticket.
had &c votes
Samuel Barton and Peter w Snyder, of
the Crawford Ticket, had each Is votes
Alexander Coffin, jr. OF the Adams Tick
ct, had - votes
Thomas J. Dayis, of the Adams Ticket,
had p votes
The reminder OF the Adams Ticket had some OF
them %, and some of them 50 votes.
AFTER the votes were told and reported. the Pre-
sidemi of tile Senate (Iicut. Gov. Root0 Presitcnr
OF the JOINT Meeting declared the gentlemen fys,
named duly elected, they having maioritv of all
the persons who had voted; and he injured whether
any OF the other persons voted for could he con-
Sdered as elected, no one of them ha wing received
more than 73 votes, which, was a majority of tho
votes actually given (151) but not u majority of
stated.
IN his opinion, itroqrcd 80 votes, majority of all
thoSe who voted, To constitute choice but he subj
united the matter TO tie meeting, and desired their
erection. This occasioned a psotractcd and rather
uisofacrly discussion-the friends of Mr.. Adams in
ssting that those of their ticket (2j in n,,bpl ,yho
had received rs votes, were duly elected anJ so,,o
gentlemen maintaining the opposite opiuiou The
audience III the iobbes and gallery assumed tLc
prerogative- which has lately become fashionable i'm
this place. OF Kissing, stamping &c. when the latter
I'm do cad Il ~.
ing the friends of Mr.. Adams. Several ,ot;ons
were made, some of which put, a nd Others de-
ciared out of order, until, length Gen Roof and,
a majority OF the Senators retired to the Senate
CHAMBER; ami the Assembly soon after adjourned
without taking any vote on the subject.
"lfere tlr matter rests for the Dresent Wa.
VIII he the result cannot be predicted with certain
W My own impressions, however is, that the two
'io'Ses VIII Tomorrow override the opinion int-
mafed by Gen. Root, (Which ir,cn. TO th,de &c
erroneous though certainly plausiblr) and will de-
clare the aud rie % duIy cecreH If this is done
'hey VIII immediately proceed to the choice of the
remaining 'oiD, ia which have fair prospect Of
success If different decision should be ,rude I'm
'ne senate aS anticipated by some of our friends
s'iii cannot Cater you tiat second ballot would
better condition.
Thus, you viii perceive that The friends ~ ,1
lay after all hav" given To Nj. Adams the princi-
pal part Of the vote of this great State The seven
gentlemen elected from the Crawford ticket verc
nominated as decidedly favourable the election
" that gentleman. and W. have no good reason 10
doubt the fidelity of any one OF them Nevertbe
'heeSs 1t IS proper to mention that some or all of
them, arc claimed by the friends Of Mr. Clay. we
also ''fer from the course pursued to dav that an
Understanding may exist that pai Of the Adams
icket shall vote for Mir. Clay; but This head we
have no positive information"
IN regard to the thar rhe seven s,rccressf,,
Electors on the Sena;es ticket arc favora bic TO Mr.
LAY another private letter from Albany saws
ne friends OF Mr.. CLAY express hopes that = nuJ
say three of the seven, Will vote for him. but CON
'i"er inc nope ridiculous One of the three is now |
N this place, and yesterday stated, his dcter,rin
ion to vote for Crawford, if elected. The friends
u the other FRO are pledged for them
Thus 1t seems that the greater part of the
electoral Totc of the State of New York has
'ccn lost To Mr CRAWFORD (if it be ost) by
Wo votes This closeness in the result sbeyDs
hat there was reasonable ground for the anti.
'ipaiions of success by the friends Of Mr.. CRAvv
FORD, and that the confidence with Which tt,c.o
shucipauons have D en- expressed proceeded |
rom honest conviction, and not from any in |
eDtIon TO deceive the public. That the friends /
u Mr. Clay should eventually support the in |
crest VI VIZ. ADAMS was not to have been cx-
'cctcd- from any identity of feeling or senti |
ncnt between the supporters of those gentlemen
he course which they adopted was doubtless in,
inced by hope that if the vote of New Yorl,
'ho"li be withheld Mr. CRAWFORD, the giving
! to hr. ADAMS would exclude the former from
nc Rouse OF Representatives. and carry Mr.
- ~ ~, should he get the vote Of Ohio. This
5 'iic most liberal construction which can be mt
}n their conduct; but they will discover that IN
h'' calculation they have deceived themselves.
III regard to Tue occurrences in the I,episla- I
ure OF New Yo'k. tie difficulty as we under
stand, now Is, iirst. 10 eele tic Constitutional
question: whether the 25 ave chosen; and. Sc
on iIy' u they are, or arc not, whether the two
Houses having separated without compiefinse
heir business, can again come together!
With regard 70 The first Of these points. and
undoubtedly the inSst important, we should be
i'hIdent III advancing an opinion of our own. i'll
: ere was noi precedent directly in point unyn
Mr. mIds, TO which we have referred in the his
DRY OF the General Government. ft would moi
eve beeu so strongly impressed upon our me /
nory, but from the great interest which the
'9sc excited, and the apparent solemnity of con.
iciIon With which il was settled. For UIe pre-
eRt' we content ourselves with copying the ac.I