The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-24

was enemy of the manufacturers, but did not be-
eve that those in New Hampshire wished for protec
ton at the expense of other classes and other sections
tie spoke 10 this effect for more than an hour |
Mr. REYNOLDS made short speech, IN when
he declared himself in favor of direct tdTdtton, as the
only mode of distributing the burden of public expen
SEES which was bottomed the principles ofequai'y-
mode which, he believed would be fully adopted by
the United States in ten years. Meanwhile he was
for the principles of free trade, in the strongest sense
and was opposed to all protective duties as being
privileges granted to favored few at the expense'o
the many. lie digressed into various incidental mat
teIs and created amusement by the manner III
which he commented these subjects particularly
the internal and foreign Motley Of Great Britain
Mr.. ARNOLD then made violent but character
stlc speech, which was received with some attention
and much laughter He abused'the President III the
most violent terms, condemned his and poicy
aud applied many coarse epithets to him. He discourse
cd the greater part of hour and half on the present
state and prospects of National and local politics.
attacked Governor Polk Of Tennessee, and the De
mocrats in the Senate of that State, well as the
Democratic Senators in Congress from Ohio, Con-
nectlcut, Name and louisiana (Eie called to
order for this by the Speaker but allowed, at the
general request, to go on) He attempted to reply
to Mr. Anterior and Mr.. Reynolds, and protested
himself warmly in favor of the policy of protection.
Mr.. WELLER took the floor, but gave way TO a
motion for ad ournment
Before the question of ad joumment was put
Mr. CUSHING gave notice of a bill III reference
10 ule taAallon OF spanish tonnage, and
| Pefitt0nS were presented by Messrs. Brockway.
'linghast, Lowell, Gross, and other gentlemen
communication from the Department Of State,
with some documents relating to the census, was or
! dered TO be printed.
! MIR, HUBBARD offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Treasury for statistics relating to
tobacco cultivated and manufactured in the United
States.
The House adjourned at quarter before three
O'Clock. e
VALUABLE SrArIsTIcs.--A friend has handed us the
following important statistical information, respecting
the Presidential elections in the United States, from
| Washington to the present time. This document will
be very useful for reference in illustration of the
suit of the late quadrennia contest as compared with
previous elections TWAS first published in the Ports
mouth Journal, previous to the inauguration of HAIR
RisoN
4 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
On Wednesday last the Electors in the several
States IN the Union met at their respective capitals
and elected President and Vice President of the
4 United States. This is the fourteenth Presidential
a Election since the organization Of our Government
As We have frequently heard inquiries respecting the
particulars OF the previous elections, which we have
ho seen collected IN any paper for year two past
we give the following, which is believed be cor
rect statement of the number ofvotes received by each
,
at each OF said elections 1t should be borne in mind
that until 1904, the highest number of votes elected
the President, and the next highest the Vice Presi-
dent.
First Election, l7SS-Number of Electors Co
George W ashlngton received 60 votes John Adams
81 and John Jay 9. Washington was elected Pre-
sident, and John Adams Vice President
Second Election, 1872 Number of Electors 1876 -
George Washington received 1872 votes John AL
ans u, and George Clinton 80, Washington and
Adams were both reelected.
i Third Eiection I796-Number Of Electors I3S =
John Adams received II votes, Thomas Jefferson
%; Thomas Pnckncy 50, and Aaron Burr 30.-Ad.
ans was elected President, and Jefferson Vice Pre-
: silent
Fourth Election, 1900 -Number of Electors 13s-
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, received each 73
votes John Adams 65, and Charles c. Pinckney Ga
As there was no choice of President in the College
Elector' the election devoved on the House Of Repre-
sentaves and after balloting thiry-sx times Jeer
sou was elected by majority of one State Burr was
elected Vice President
j -, FVM Election, lS0l,-Numbcr of Electors 76 -
ne present plan of voting separately for Presiden,
ana wee Pretdent was now adopted
Thomas Jefferson received 1872 votes for President
and Charles G. Pnckney a. George Clinton receiv-
4 rd lo2 Tor Wee President, and Rufus King a.
Jefferson and Clinton were elected
II Strh Election, lS0S-Numbcr of Electors l16-
James Madison received l22 votes for President and
!, Charles c. Pmckney A. George Clinton received
- votes for Vice President and Rufus King A.
Madison and Clinton were elected
SercnM Election, 1912. Number Of Electors 2l7
James Madison received 1873 votes for President and
DE Witt Clinton 80. Elbridge Gerry received 1871
votes for Vice President and Jared Ingersoll Sc
/ Madison and Gerry were elected
II Etghth Etecf'on lSl6.--NumDer of Electors 2l7.-
\ James Monroe received 1873 votes for President and
Rufus Ming "a. Daniel d. Tompkins received 1873
votes for Vice President, and John +. Rowland %
Il Monroe and Tompkins were elected.
Ninth Election, 1890. Number of Electors 232 -
James Monroe received 23l votes for President and
), Daniel ID. Tompkins 2lS for Vice President
Tenth Eiectioa lS24.-Nmmbcr of Electors ST.
Andrew Jackson received SO votes for President ;
John z Adams 81 VIM. II. Crawford Al and Hen
! ry Clay 81 AS neither candidate had majority the
election was carried into the House where John @
Adams having received the votes of % States out of
a y was elected President John c. Calhoun received
1872 electoral votes for Vice President n Sanford
30, and Nathaniel Macon "a Calhoun was elected
4 Vice President
EiereM Elections lS2S.-Number of Electors 26l
ANDREW jackson received III votes for President
ana John q ADAMS 50 John G. Calhoun received
| IA votes for Vice President, and Richard Rush So
jackson and Calhoun were elected
| IiceGh Elections ls22.-Number of Electors 2sS
Andrew Jackson received 2l9 votes for President;
Henry Clay 40; John Floyd !, and VIM. Writ -
Martin Van Buren, received S9 votes for Vice Pre-
sldent; John Sergeant, 49, VIM wilkins 30: Hen
ry Lee | /, and Amos Ellmaker7 jackson and V an
Buren, We're elected
IhrieenM Eicciion lS36-Number of electors
294 (mcuding those OF Michigan Martin Van BIZ
ren received 40 votes for President; William III
Harrison, - Hugh l.. White, % Daniel Webster
~ aud Willie p. Nanguhn, II. Richard NJ John
son received l47 votes for Vice President Francis
Granger, I John Tyler, AZ VIM Smith 81
Neither OF the candidates for Vice President received
majority of the electoral votes. In the Senate
Richard NJ. Johnson received 80 otes, and Francis |
Granger IL. Van Buren, and johnson were elected. |
fomteeM Eloction. lS40.-Numbcr of electors |
"a William H. Harrison received 234, and Martin
Van Buren, Co. for President John TYLER o3l forj
zee President stronger vote, as appears by the
above statistics, than has ever before been cast for
any President al any contested election since the for
nation of our Government
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