The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-11-09
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BY M act of Congress. the Presidential
Election took place on Tues day. the 9Th
day ut November, ihroughnu, The Union.
All the States vo,e directly for electors.
except South Caroiins, which elects by the
Legislature. An extra session at that Is,-
dv has been convened 10 NEE, The rcoui,i.
iron Of the law.
IN the event Of there being no election
ny The pcoplc--a contingency not cnp,em.
plated by the friends If Gen. Tavlor-,hcu
the Constitution provides remedy in
these words:
The President Of the Senate shall. in
presence o. the Senate and House If pep.
resentn,Ives, open NIL the certificates. and
The votes shall be counted The person hav-
ing the greatest nnmi,er o. votes for Pre-.
dent shn! be the President. If such number
be n majority IF the rholc number Of elcc.
tors appointed; and il NJ person have such
"A majority, then. from the persons hayinr
the highest numbers. not exceeding three.
on the lis, % those voted far as President.
the House Of Representatives shall choose
Immediately. b, ballot. the President. Bal.
in choosing the President. the votes shall
nc taken hv States. the Representative.
from ehch State having one vote, u:nr,m
TOR this purpose shall consist Of Il member
or members from two-;l.irds nf the States
and q majority ofallthc States shall be ne.
c'ssory 10 a choice. And il the House of
Representatives. shall not choosc n Presi.
dent whenever the right al choice shall dc.
ynlvc upon them, before the fourth d,y or
March next following. then the Vice Pres.
ident shall act rs President, Ms in The case
of the death or other constitutional disaLi.
i,y Of The President
Should the election dcvnlvc upon tho
House Of Representatives., parties would
stand MS follows:
Wing. Loco'oco. Tied.
Vermont. mimic. New Hampshire
Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island.
oonnectcul, South Carolina, Georgia-3
New York, Alabama,
New Jersey, Mississippi,
Pennsylvania, Louisiana,
Delaware, Texas.
MARYLAND, Arkansas.
North Carolina, Tennessee.
Florida, Indiana,
hio, Illinois.
Keniucky-l2 Michigan,
Missouri,
lava,
Niseonsa-.5.
Of,hc fifteen Locoloco States, nine arc
slave and six free.
Ofihc twelve Wing States, Eve arc slave
and seven free.
Without m extraordinary change o. opin-
inn-such ms cannn, now be presumed or
torcsccH-it would, III orr view, be imprsc-
iicable 10 IliliiI the constitutional reGus-
ton IN the present state Of parties in the
House OF Representatives. We see no
means consislcn, with the political senl-
ment Of that BODY and OF The dificre nj
States, which would in such contingency
compose the electoral college. by which
President could be- chosen before the l,h
Of March next. The death, detection. re-
sienaiion or absence oil n single Wing.
would give the mnjoritv to the Locofocos.
Should there be no election By the House,
the Constitution provides that the "vice
President shall act rs President
The election u that officer is prescribed
as follows:
"Ihc person having tho greatest num-
her Of votes for Vice President shall be
Vice President. il such number be maior-
iiv Of the whole number of electors mp
pointed; aud If no person have a mai,ritv.
then from the two highest numbers IN the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice Pres;.
dent. A quorum for the purpose shall con-
sist Of two-,hirds Of the whole number of
Senators, and MINORITY Of the whole nun.
her shall I've necessary TO a chcicc.r
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