Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-03-08

down came the merchant, no seeing that Jonas
than had sold none Of his ware, offered 10 take
The whole If he would deduct 10 per cent; but
iona ha said be be darned If he didn't take 'em
home before ho'd take a cent less than his first
price So the merchan, paid him down 10 gold
his price for The wooden ware, which laid on his
shelves for many a long day thereafter; and JON
/ athan trot,ed home 10 high glee at the success
or his manouyre, while the merchant cursed
British officers after that
/ TABLE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
/ We have prepared the following correct state
ment Of the electoral votes given to the various
candidates for President and Wee Presiden, Of
The United States since the adoption Of the Con-
stitutIon. |, should be observed that at the frs,
four elections Tho colleges Of electors wero re-
quIred vote for two persons the highest Of
whom should be President, and the next highest
Wee President, Of the United States. In conse
queuce Of the equal vote between Jefferson and
Burr, IN 1900, the Constitution was amended 50
require the President and Vice President to
be voted for separately as al present.
l7>0-Ten States entitled TO 73 votes. George
Washington 60; John Adams 81; John Jay .;
Robert Harrison .; John Rutledge Is; John Han
cock George Clinton 3; Samuel Huntington ?;
john Milton james Armstrong Edward Tel
fair |; Ben amln Lincoln |
/ George Washington was UNANIMOUSLY elected
President. Rhode Island and North Carolina,
not having the above time ratified the Consti,u-
lion. chose n electors. New York did not vote.
Two votes OF Virginia and Two Of Mary land
not given.
l7o2-Fifteen States entitled to l35 votes
George Washington 1872 votes: john Adams II !;
George Clinton 80; Thomas Jefferson /; Aaron
Burr /.
George Washington again unanimously
elected President, and John Adams, by plnraij-
ty Of votes Vice President. Two votes Of Mary
land and one Of South Carolina wero not given
i
John Adams II votes; Thomas Jefferson 6s;
Thomas Pnckney 50; Aaron Burr 30; Samuel
Adams Is; Oliver Ellsworth IL; George Clinton
7; John JAY ); James Iredeil 3; Samuel Johnson
,; George Washing ton ?, j. Henry :, Charles
i c. Pinckney l.
i John Adams elected President and
Thomas Jefferson, Vice President.
1sO0-S ixteen States entitled to l3S votes
Thos Jefferson 73 votes; Aaron Burr 73 John
Adams G5; Charles c. Pinckney 81; John JAY |.
No choice BY he people. The House OF Rep
resentatives, after ballo,ing 6 days, aud the
Both BALLOT elected Thomas Jefferson, President.
Aaron Burr was daily elected Vice President.
lso4--oese"''~" States enntitLea TO l76 votes.
Thomas Jefferson 1862 George Clinton 1872
c. c. Pnckney Is Rufus King II
ls0S-l7 States eat,led to l76 votes.
James Madison l22 George Clinton lib
c. c. P'nckney AZ Rufus King II
George Clinton John Langdon o
james Madison 3
| james Monroe 3
One Of the votes of Kentucky not given.
Isl2-Egh,cen States entitled to els votes.
James Madison les EIdrdge Gerry l3l
De Witt Clinton 50 Jared ingessoll So
Ons Of the votes Of OhIo not gwen.
ISl6-Nineteen States entitled to - Il votes.
James Monroe 1873 ID Tompk.ns l>3
Rufus King, 81 John +. II,ward -
James Ross 5
John MARSHALL 4
Robert q. Harper 3
Three votes OF Mar land ana one Of tbs votes
of Delaware not given.
lSo0--24 States entitled 10 232 votes.
james Monroe 23l ID. d. Tompkins 2lS
j. q, Adams | Richard Stockton 5
Daniel Rodney /
Y Robert G Harper
Richard Rush
1Sol-2f Statos entitled 10 POI votes
Andrew Jackson % ] G. Calhoun l>3
John @. Adams 81 Nathan Sanford so
w. II. Crawford IL Nathaniel Macon u
Henry Clay 81 Andrew jackson l3
Martin Van Blren 9
Henry Clay ,
No choice by the people for President, The
House of Representatives elected John Qlincy
Adams Zone Of the votes Of Rhode Island for
Vice President blank
IS28--2i States entitled 10 26l votes.
Andrew Jackson lis J. c Calhoun III
John q. Adams So Richard Rush S3
William Smith 7
1924 States entitled to 2ss votes
Andrew Jackson 2l9 NJ. Van Buren, 1>9
Henry Clay 10 John Sergeant 40
John Floyd IL VIM Wilkins 30
William Writ Henry Lee IL
Amos EIlmaker
Two Of the votes of Maryland were not given.
lS36-26 States entitled TO 29t votes.
NJ. Van Buren, 10 r NJ. Johnson 1i1
". II. Harrison % Francis Granger s.
Hugh L. Whlis 96 'ohn Tyler a
Willie p. Mankum II VIM. Smith %
Il r II. Johnson elected Vice President b the
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