Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-29
From the Boston Advertiser.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES.
On Friday next lto.n,orrow) the chioce OF
Electors of President aud Vice President oi
the United States, for four years from Tie 4lh
oi March next, will begin aud in less than
three " eeks from that date It will be compile
ted, in all tie States except South Carolins.
The States which take the lead N The alec
ton are Pennsylvania and Ohio. The day
established by tho laws OF those States, tor
the choice OF electors, is Friday the 3Oth inst.
The earliest day which by the Constitution
might have been fixed for the choice OF elcc
tors, is Thursday the 26lh, h,-that being with
IN "a days preceding the first "Wednesday
ltLe 2c) of December.
Ot Inc two States which take the lead,
Ohio has just gwen ns so decided on indica-
tioh Of The way in which her III votes Will be
cast, that It csnnet be considered as admit
ting Of doubt. The 80 votes of Peansyi.
wanna are much more uncertain, yet II appears
to US much the most probable That this State
also will 20 for Harrison. Should this be The
case, the certainty Of 81 votes to begin with,
from two States which have been stoutly
clained in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,, will
doubtless produce an effect upon many shiv'
ering voters in the other States. This shows
tho importance Of the position which these
Two States have selected, in fixing their day
OF election early in the canvass.
Before ,he result OF these elections how
ever can be extensively known, tho crisis
comes OH in fourteen other States. On Mon
day, Nov. g. the elections take Place IN the
States OF Maine, (which gives 10 votes.
Now Hampshire "a, Connecticut (ol Rhode
Island (4), New York az, Virginia (23)
Georgia nv Kentucky (l5h Michigan (3)
Indiana t1), Illinois (5) Missouri (4). aiissis'
slppi "a aud Arkansas (3). This will be &
busy day. The election in New York how
ever viii be protracted through the two sue
ccuding days, and IN the city OF New York
II will nol begin until the dth. In Mississippi
also the election continues two days.
OF these States, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, Virginia, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Michigan and lndlann, we think car
hardly be considered doubtful. Thny have
given Indications, in their most recent cleo
tons, aud in other ways, which cannot bf
mistaken, of decided predominance OF the
public sentiment in favor OF change o
adm nistration, and we anticipate with con
idcnce that these States will make choice o
l25 Harrison electors, making with II wh'
viii be chosen iu ONO, Oh the Friday pre-
cedinu, II6, and il, as we think probable, lh'
!Iarrlson ticket succeeds in Pennsylvania
, I76. OF the five States which will vote on
Tie same day, we cannot speak with eqna
confidence, but wc have q strong expecta
,iun that New Hampshire will renonnce It's
adhesion 10 Isaac Hill and the sub-lreasury
by large majority, and that ol course ~
vote will bs added TO the l2J above mention
ed. OF tho four small extreme Western
States, we cannot speak with confidence, an'
as their votes will certainly not be needed 10
turning the scale, we ure content to set Then
down US doubtful,
On The succeeding day, Tuesday, Nov. 3
comes on the election in New Jersey, (wlicl
chooses 8 elcctoTs,) Tennessee, (I5) ant
| Louisiana (5), thai Of New Jersey to be con
tlnucd OH The following day. These we or
| justified IN presuming, will add rs TO the lis
of Harrison electors. In this antlcipatlo
| we are warranted Ivy the results Of the la'
| elections in New Jersey and Louisiana, al
|, by various indications OF the public senliRei
/ m Tennessee, since the election in that STATE
| I'm regard to this last named State, how
\ it must be admitted The proof Is not 50 Col
/ elusive, rs III reference 10 most OF the Stat'
on which we rely, as there has been 10 r.
| cent FL, ctlon 10 afford u test Of the publ
H sentiment.
On the following week, Monday, Nov.
j comes on thc election of Massach huse'ts e.
IA electors). and although too late to be nee
ed. the surcsl Of oil also on the same di
that of Maryland (iO) and Alabama (3l'-
Massachusetts and Maryland will add "a
Il tho list of HARRISON electors. Tho vote
Alabama is likely 10 be OH the same side, b
it cannot be regarded os certain.
On Tuesday. Nov. 10, Delaware, whlt
has 3 votes) and Vermont ~ will hold The
elections, both having recently shown, oy
clded mojorl,ies, their determination to sn
port the Harrison ticket
III On Thursday Of the following week, Nor
Carolina, which chooses 10, III close the u
of popular elections, by giving her suppo
lilo the Harrison ticket. After all the re-
the Legislature Of South Carolina, which
steud oi committing the choice OF electors
the people OF the State, has reserved to I's'
the power of making the appontmen',w'l me
OH thu 2:3d, and instead oi giving tho castl'
vote, as they may have anlicipa,edthey sh"u
; be able TO de-, ,wll have ,bc alternative Of thro
ing awuy The vote Of the state, or OF ndd'
il 10 the very large majoriiy already lnsur
to Gen Harrison.
This election, therefore, from having be
the most warmly contested one which has y
taken plucs, Is likely 1, end IN being hare
contested at all, as the electoral colleges "
, be nearly all on the same side.
A Coop ToAsT.-Thc following sc
tilnent was sent by VIM. S. Hastlre
: member of Congress from District N
.. TO his fellow citizens OF Mend"
! Mass. and the vicinity, who cclebrat
indie pendencc at that place on the 4
7. July: ,,,,
President VAN BuREN.-Who E
Q cured his office by borrowing the fav