Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-07
PROCEEDINGS,
OF the Electoral College of ~

OF the Electoral College of Y,s,. I,
The College have net and sd,sn mm
They have discharged their impoItao, "sa'
ties, IN a manner worthy OF them ~. w,
worthy ofVirgiDia. aid
The College bad organised tbem.o,.
in the Senate Chamber, on TUESDAY m'
Robert Taylor (ol Orange being ni,s w.t.
in the chair, and ,Mr. Addison Hsrs,0u'e1q
clerk to the Senate, being appointed ,boi
clark. The member names were cs %t',
over. All were present at 3 O'Clock o,
cept Gen John Purnall, of Prince p
ward, who was obtained at home by iod'
position. This fact being officially maS mad,
known 10 the Legislature, agreeabv ,e
the provisions of he act of Assembly, CoI
Joseph Wyatt Of Charlotte was eIec, s;
without opposition, BY joint ballot, to SUM-
ply the vacancy
Yesterday. the 1st December, was II.
day fixed by law for the meeting of al
the Electoral Colleges throughout fl.
Union TIE College of Virginia accor
dinghy assembled IN the Senate Chambs,
at 10 o'clock, to execute The import.n,
trusts con6ded TO them. Sir, Robert Tav
lor in the chair All The elector. CHINA,
by the people, were present, except Con-
Purnall OF Prince Edward. whose n!scs
had been supplied by joiat ballot
After the names of the members e)pct.
ed by the people had been called over :,
see that they were all present, the ele,
from the clerk OF the House OF Delegates
was read, announcing the election of CoI
Wyatt. He was then introduced. sul
took bis seat with bis colleagues.
On motion Of Col. Cargill 20: SUSSEX
The College came to the resolution 10 pro.
coed by ballot TO the election OF a Pre,.
dent Of the Uniled States. The CIerk
then called over the names OF the eIectOr
10 the order in which the districts from
which they were selected are arranged in
the law and as each one was named he
rose from his seat aud deposited hi, baol
in the ballot bo1--lhe President OF The
College being the last, 10 whom the ballot
box was presented.
Messrs. Brockenbrough of Richmond
Yancey OF Buckingham. and Rutherford @;
Rockingham, were appointed commitle.
10 examine the boIIots. As each bsIIot
was opened, its contents were audibIy and
successfully pronounced by the members
oil the committee. The ballots, with some
variation, ran thus:-"WlLLIAM H. CRAw,
FORD. of Georgia. now Secretary Of the
Treasury Of the United States, to be Pre-.
sident OF the United States, for four years
from and after the 4'h day OF March next
All the ballots were counted after they
had been read and Judge Brcckenbrough
then reported, that they bad examined lhs
ballots, and found luenty four votes had
been given, and that they we're all Tor ".
H. Crawtord
The President of the College then re,
quested the members to prepare their bal.
lots for Vice President of the U. States.
The same order was observed 10 depp
sitting and counting the ballots Messn
Holt of Norfolk county. Lomax Of Frede,
ricksburgb, and Morgan OF Jefferson, b.
ing appointed committee TO count lht
ballots.
MIR Holt reported, that the onmmiltP:
had examined The ballots and found thai
all the tUenty four votes had been given
for NATHANIEL MACON, of North Carolina
one OF the Senators Of that State, in The
Congress of the United States.
Some arrangements were made as To- The
certificates of election, and the appoint.
lnent Of person 10 bear the copy Of The
certificate to the seat of government OF the
U States, when the College adjourned az
bout 3 o'clock. sire die.