Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-10


before, and had eaten green cora.
We can safely say, that Charlestown Is now
as il ever has been, one OF the hea'thiest towns
in the United States
rChariestomn Free Press.
The President and Vice. President OF the Unit
ed States are chosen by electors IN the Respective
states. These electors are chosen as the legisla.
lures of.the states may provide. Pennsysan'a,
New Jersey, New-Y York, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachu setts, connecticut. Rhode Is
land. Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. kentucsy, MIS-
si,sippi, Louisiana and Missouri. in all n,ne'een
states, choose their electors by General Itckel.
In these states, therefore, there can be no di'i'
sion of the vote. Delaware and South Carolina
choose their electors by the state legislature
Maine, I've are not certain with regard TO tnis
state,) Maryland and Tennessee chosen by dis
tricts. An attempt is now being made IN len
nessee to change the system in that state to that
Of the General Ticket
The elections take place in Pennsylvania and
Ohio on the 31st of next Oct, not ftco months
hence-in n. York and Louisiana, on Nov. 5,
4, and 5th-in New Jersey, November 4th and
5th--in Delaware and South Carolina, when the
legislature is in sesslon--in Maine, New Hamp.
Kentucky and Missouri, November Sd.-in Yer.
mont, November lin NORTH Carolina, Novem.
Der 1s-in Rhode Island, November l9-in Ma
ryand, Alabama, Indiana and Mississippi, No.
vember 10.
The constitution provides that all the electors
must be chosen within thirty four days proceed
Ing the first Wednesday in December Of the year
in which the election of President and Vice Pre-
sident takes place. The number Of electors
must be equal to the number of senator's and re-
representatives. in Congress, to which the state may
be entitled at the time Of choosing electors
The electors meet at designated place in their
respective states on the first Wednesday in De-
cenber. and vote for President and Vlce-Presi-
denr separately by distinct ballots. They make
lists of the number of votes given and of the per.
sons voted for which they transmit sealed to the
seat Of the general government, directed to the
President Of the senate, who, IN the presence OF
the senate and the house Representatives. opens
all the certificates, and the votes are counted.-
The person having the greatest number OF votes
for President Is daily elected, if such person
have majority Of all the electors chosen.
II no candidate have such majority, then from
the persons having the highest numbers, not ex-
ceedng three on the list, of those voted for as
President, the house of representatives must I'm.
mediatelv elect the President By ballot The
members of the house vote by states, each state
having one vote, and this vote decided upon 10y
the previous votes of the members from the state
Thus, ii sixteen Of the members from Pennsyiva-
MIA determine that the vote Of the state shall be
cast for Mr.. Writ. and fourteen determine 1t
shall be cast for Gen Jackson. the vote ct Penn
sylvanla, 10 the house, will go to elect the Tor
mer.
In the event of failure TO elect Vice Presl-
dent by the electors. the senate decide tie ques'
ton; majority Of the whole number OF senators
present being necessary to choice.
1t will be perceived by the above, that the cleo.
ton IN ". York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky & Obi
the four important states, whose aggregate strength
is lO9 votes, all take place within week o. each
other, and that the electors are not required to
vote for President until the first Wednesday of
December. or month after the termination OF
the Kentucky election The electors in this state
will no doubt be operated upon by the returns
from New York, and If every thing results as we
anticipate, it is not impossible for the opposition
to Jackson, by union of their votes in the cleo.
toral colleges, to choose the President without
referring the matter to the honse. 1t is almost
certain that Jackson cannot be elected by The
people through the electors. and it is equally GER
will be sealed! The prospects for the friends Of
the country and its institutions, is, therefore,
any thing but disheartening. Let every man do
his duty at such crisis-let all personal prefer.
ences be forgotten for the common good, and the
issue cannot but be favorable. Penn. Inq.
Lar English uriosay-The statue requires
all legal proceedings should be in the English
Language. In a case decided in our Supreme
Couri, just published. z Wendell $685. trans
crpt Of judgment rendered in Justices court,
in Danube, Herkimer County, was offered in EVIL
dence. The Supreme Court decided that it was
written in bud English, and probably worse
Dutch, but the essential parts were sufficiently
to answer all legal purposes The
is copy verbatim. Of the transcript
''Samuel Cooper vs. fretrick Browncr. This
25 day Of November, 1924. Summons redurn.
ed personal served ina plea of----of
fifty dullows and issue sind, and the parties was
redy for trieI and witness swearn and gudsmand
fur the plaintiff on former gudgmand fur TWEEN
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