Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-10

sure we feel in being able to announce to our
readers, that
John Quincy Adams
hasbeen elected President ofthe United States
for the next four years.
This happy occurrence for our country
took place yesterday in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, and we hasten in crude manner
to give all the particulars we could collect,
The House met at eleven o'clock, and after
the usual preliminary business of the morning,
and receiving the report ofthe committee APP
pointed to investigate the conduct of Mr.. Clay,
the Speaker announced that the House was
then ready to receive the Senate, and proceed
to their Constitutional duty Of counting the
ballots given by the electoral collegesfor Pre-
sident and Vice President of the United
States.
Seats having been prepared forthe reception
of the Senate, that honorable body entered
the Hall about twelve o'clock, preceded by
the President pro. TEN. who was invited by the
Speaker, to occupy chair on his right. Mr..
Tazewen, of the Senate, and MIR. P. p. Bar
bour and Mr. Taylor, of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, were appointed Tellers. The Pre-
sident of the Senate rose, and in concise
and clear manner, informed the Senate and
House of Representatives that he was about to
present to them the returns of the Electoral
Colleges, as received by messengers, and al
so through the post Office. He then hand
ed in succession, the duplicate returns Of
each state, which upon examination, re-
suited as has been already published in the
newspapers, viz 4: For Jackson 80, for A
dams 81, for Crawford al, and for Clay 81,
as President of the United States, and for
Calhoun 1872, Sanford so, Macon "a, Jackson
10, Van Buren, 9, and Clay ?, as Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
The Tellers having reported the result, the
President of the Senate declared that JOIN C.
CALHOUN was elected Vice President of the
United States, for four years, next following
the fourth day of March, 1S25-but that no
person having received majority of votes for
President, the election devolved on the House
of Representatives-the Senate was therefore
requested to retire and the Hall was ordered &c
be cleared of all persons not permitted, by the
rules, to remain.
The roll of the House was then read by
states, and the members arranged together in
the order in which their names were called.
The clerk reported that there was but one
member absent, and consequently the Spea-
ker said there was sufficient number to sc
into an election, and requested the delegation
of each state to appoint Teller and proceed
to prepare their ballots.
The Teller of each delegation accordingly
received the votes of his colleagues in bal
lot box, and after sufficient time for the result
to be ascertained, the sergeant at arms wa.
ordered to present to the State Tellers two bal
lot boxes for the duplicate votes Of their re
spective states.
The votes of all the states having been 81
ven, Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Randolph on be
half of each set of tellers reported that JoHs
QuIScr ADAMS of Massachusetts, had received
the votes of thirteen states that ANDREW
Jackson of Tennessee, had received the
votes of seven states, and that WILLIAM HEN
M CRAWFORD of Georgia, had received the
votes of four states, upon which the speaker
declared that JOHN QUINCY ADAMS o
Massachusetts, had been elected president o
the United States for four years from tn,
fourth day Of March, next ensuing.
Mr.. Taylor of New-York moved that com
mittee ofthree persons be appointed to wal
on the President ofthe United States, and OF
the President elect, toinform them Of the re
suit of the election; and that the clerk Of thu
House be instructed togive the same informa
ton to the Senate.
Mr.. Us motion prevailed, and Messrs. Web
.ter, Vance of Ohio, and .9rcher of Va. wer
named as the committee. And the House ad
journed.
The following is list Of votes, by States:
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