Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-04
RICHMOND. DEC :
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

OF VIRGINIA
The College have performed the important sut:e.
entrusted TO then; and adjourned.
! Agreeably to the acquisitions of the act &C As.
sembiy, they organized themselves in the Senate
Chamber on Tuesday, n'clock--hir. Win. C.
Hon Speaker of the Senate) was called TO the
Chair-and Mr.. ASis,n Hans,ord, CLERK 10 the
Scnat } was appointed ,hei Secretary THE
| men bers' names were called oye,; all were pre-.
sent, except George BuckDer, Esq. OF the county
OF Caroline, who had died but lew days before
This fac, was officially known TO the Leeisa-
'ure on Tuesday Evening. when asrecably TO the
provisions OF the Law Garri Minor, Esq, Delegate
OF the county of Spotsylvana, was elected by
joins ballot, wilhou, opposition, TO supply the va
cancy.
| Yesterday, the lst Wednesday in December
was me DAY hxed by law of the United States 10,
| the meeting Of al. the Electoral Colleges through.
out the Union-1he College of Virginia accord.
ingly assembled in the Hall of the House OF
Delegates at 10 O'clock, Mr. VIM. G. Hol, i'm tlY,
Ihair All the Electors, chosen by the people
we're present, except Mr.. Buckner, whose place
had been supplied by election OF both Houses
The whole Scene was conducted openly, i'm the
presence OF the people and the representatives OF
the people.
The names oil the members were all called
over, to ascertain whether all were present
On motion Of MIR. Ely on Currie OF Lancaster
the College cams TO The resolution, TO proceed by
ballot to the election Of President oil the Unite,
States.-Tbc Clerk called over the names of the
~ .o's, IA inc oToeT IN winch heir respective
districts are arranged in our Electoral Law; and
as each one was named, he from his seat an,
depo ited his ballot in the hox-the President Of
The College icing the last, 10 whom the ballot box
Vas presented
Messr>. VIM. Brockenbrough, Eilyson Currie
| ana john Cargill, were appointed Committee tc
cSaininf The ballots. As each ballo was ops M al
its contents were audibly pronounced by the mem
| oers OF the Committee III succession. The ballots
ran thus, with variations, ANDREW Jackson Of
Tennessee, TO tys President oil the u. States from
the 4th day OF biarch next
| All the bal o,s were countcd after they had been
| read of; am Judge Brockenb ougii then reported
that the Committee had examined the ballots and
found all the votes, given in, being t,centy four
were tor Andrew Jackson OF tennessee.
| he President OF The Coli ge, then reauesie e,
the members to prepare then ballots for a PIC,
President OF tn U. States. The same or,les wa.
observed IN depo i,ng, reading and counting the
ballots; The following being The Committee APP
pointed TO, that purpose, viz: Messrs. John W
Green, William Daniel, and ;lam F. Gordon
The ballots were, with some variation, John C
calhoun OF South Carolina, now Vice President o
the u States, to be Vice President Of the u. )
| from the 18th March neXt.''
| Judge Green reported that the Commit ha,
examined the ballots, and found all the ftceniv
Jou' votes mad been given for John C. Calhoun o
South Carolina.
Committee was appointed to prepare the form
OF Certificate OF votes to be transmitted in due
form to the President Of the Senate of the Unite,
Sates--and recess Of one hour was agreed on
10 give the Committee time enough to make thei
| report.
The College re-assembled in the Senate Cham
Der; and alter making the necessary arrangement
Tor authenticating the votes, and transmitting then
TO Washington, the College adjourned sine die
having performed their brief, bu, important otfic,
with all the dignity and propriety which the oc
| cason demanded