Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-05
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

E.LECIORAL COl.LEGE.
T0ic fer .NSNS Poll and Dallas
Yesterday our Electoral College assembled IN
the Senate Chamber, in The presence OF an or.
DERBY and respectable assembly. and cast the l..
votes OF Virginia for James X. Polk as Pres.
dent, and George NJ. Dallas as Vice President
OF the United States.
By wise provision OF The Constitution of the
United States, the Electoral College of ever,
Stale meets and votes on the same DAY. II cur,
off all inrisues, and each College meets in il>
own State As the President happily remarked
in his Tuesdays Message:
"The great objection which has always PIE.
vailed against the election b. the people Of their
Chief Executive officer, has been The apprehcl.
sion OF tumult> and disorders, which might H..
volve in ruin the entire Government. A Sect
rity against this is found not only in the TACT he.
fore alluded TO- but in the additional fact, that We
live under 4 Coniederacy embracing alreaCy
twenty-six States-no one oil which has powe. ID
control the election. The popular vote in each
State is taken al the time appointed BY the law,
and such vote is announced by lis Electoral Cal
lege, without reference 10 the decision OF the Ole.
States The right of suffrage, and The mode u.
conducting The election, are regulated by the laws
Of each State and the election is distinctly .,te
rative in all lis prominent features Tins Il IS
that, uniikc whnt mieM lie The rtSalS AHdsr t7i.
SITUATED systela, fiofoW procecdiH2S, should Re.
preraR. r0n,ld onlp AFFECT tie electjcns in !inr.e
States, 1ritiout diaMLin", 10 aay dangerous ol3N
tie h0nquilayo ri othCS.'
Mr.. Thomas ]. Randolph of Albemarle Gallo,
the College TO order al o'clock-and. on his mo-
ton, VIM. II. Roane, Esq. the Eector of III.
Richmond District, was called 10 the Chair an
Mr. VIM. Smiths motion, MIR J w Ffy wa>
appointed Secretary: and, on Mr. Thompson,
as :.
Upon calling the Ioll, the following gentlenr.
answered TO their names, viz
John = Millson, Thomas Wallace William
Daniel, Archibald Stuart, Thomas J. Randolph
William Smith William =. TAYLOR William II
Roane, Richard Coke, Jr., Henry Bedinser Gree,
T. SamuelS, James Hose, Henry $ Kane. Robe.
A. Thompson, Joseph Johnson, William : No
gan.
All the ELECTORS present, with the exception
Mr. Baskerville OF Mccklenburg, who was r.
ported 10 ne confined by indispositon; but togE
that gentleman the opportunity OF coming N ID
mornings Petersburg cars. recess was taken d
half an hour.
On re-asscmbing and calling the roll ",
Randolph rose To state, that the College wash
with the exception of Mr.. Baskerville, who a-
not appeared, and he moved, in conformity W.
the law OF the last session, that the College shou
ill the vacancy. For which purpose, he ncu /
mated Richard II. Baptist, OF Mecklenburg ..
the Senator from the district The nominal. Il
was adopted without opposition, and Mr.. Bap.
took his seat in the College.
ON motion. resolution was adopted, in {,
formy with usage, in pursuance OF the law
call upon the Governor for six certified COPIES
the lists OF Electors. 10 De atis>,ed b. the gre
seal OF Stale.
Another recess was then agreed 10 ill halt "a,
Twelve o'clock 10 make way for The Senate. i. |
on re.assemblins, and again calling the roll "
Randolph moved that the College should procr-
To ballot for President OF the United Sa'-'
which was agreed TO. and the Clerk proceedet
call over the names OF The Electors. They ".
called over in The order of their districts al
each marched up 10 the Clerks table 10 GepN
his ballot in the ballot box Mos, Of them
doing so, stated tha, he voted for James X. p
OF Tennessee. When the call was compIclc
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Mill>on Of y
folk Samuels oi Shenandoah, and Thomp>on
kanawha, as a Committee 10 examine the +. ,
lots. As each ballot vas opened, its con!tr,l
were distinctly and successfully pronounce ii
the members OF The Committee. The taNpsl
with some irfing variation, ran, James X Poa
of Tennessee, for President Of the United Stat.
for tour wears from the ilh of March, lsi5.
The ballots were counted after they were real
and Mr. Milson then reported, that the Conn
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number given in 10 be seventeen ari all for j
X Polk of Tennessee.
The Chair having also announced the rcs4
the College proceeded 10 vote Tor Vice Pc
dent OF the United States. MesSrs Coke Of C,o
cesler. Randolph OF Albcma!le, and Nan
Scott were appointed 4 Committee 10 exam
the halots--lhe same order being observed 10
posting ard counting them. The ballo>
with lilile variation George NJ. Dallas, oi T.
sylvania, 10 he Vice President OF HE I'M
States for four years iromthe 18th ofMaFch, ~
The ballots being counted, Mr. Coke annour
the result.
The Chair also pronouncedt the same-andueI
on motion of Mr.. Smith, the College adJoun
10 this day at ~ o'clock, for The purpose OF NJ
king ont their returns III due form
The result of The vote was announced ffom /
Capitol Square by Salute from the Ar.cI
Company Of II cannon. And this great
crowns The victory, and consummaleS, By the
of The sovereign people, The labors OF "a mos
duous and important campaign.
Thus Virginia speaks her voice, which j.
as i, has always been, 10 her great Rcput'
principles. She has never voted iol le.-'
President. ard We iius, in Heaven she reyer /