The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24

seven were from Northern States, and Of those |
five we've frcm New Jersey for John jay. Tue |
Southern States gave twenty. sigh' votes against
div ,sual. az the elect probably expected toe
election Of Mr.. Adams Thus we see that the
first election for President and Vice President
otter the formation If the constitution, partopk
SON ewhst OF sectional charsc.er and not
withsiandhg the general . reement among shs
friends Of the constitution to supp r. Washing
ton and Adams, only i've Southern electors
won d vote FIR sbe latter.
During ,he Il st term Of Washingson's al
ministraiiun, 'be opposition to tn measuresaad
supposed objects Of the federal party was orga-
n zed urdeT the nsfnc of the republican parry,
under the leadership oil Jeflers0s, Mad son, and
other Sou bern statesmen, aided by consider
able pumaer of democrats OF republicans 10 TIE
Northern States, most of whom had been ep-
posed to the adoption of the constitution. At
The Pres Dental election, in 1892, both parties
supported General Washington for re- election
but the opposition concentrated their votes
agaiDst the reelection OF John Adams for Vice
President, on George Clinton, who was then
Governor Of New York. The only Northern
State which voted for Clinton was New York,
! tie democrats or republic ms having majority
in The Legislature that year, ADD the Presiden-
! tial lectors were then chosen by the Legisla-
ture. The following was the result Of the Pre-
! sidential election of 1923 Washington, 1872
(unanimous) Adams, n Clinton, so JEFF
ferson, Burr l. Washington and Adams
were therefore reelected. In addition
to the votes of the Northern States,
except New York, and including fourteen of
the fifteen votes Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Adams
received the votes of Delaware, Maryland and
South Carolina, which three were the only
Southern States in which the federal party at
any time obtained majority at Presidential
elections The votes for Governor Clinton
were as follows:-New York, IL; Pennsylvania,
l.; Virginia, 2l North Carolina, II; and
Georgia, 4 Mr.. Jefferson received four vote,
in Kentucky, and Aaron Burr one in South
Carolina. This election, and those for mem
bers of Congress- although less sectional in
character than the first, in 1889, showed that
the large majority of the opposition to Wash
ington's administration was in the Southern
States. On the meeting of Congress the re-
publican opposition succeeded in electing the
Speaker Of the House. In the Senate the
Vice President, Mr.. Adams, repeatedly settled
important questions by his casting vote, but
there was federal majority in that body.
Party spirit ran high during the second term OF
Washingtons administration, but the agitation
caused by the French revolution had more
effect on the politics Of this country THAI
questions between the North aud South.
The third Presidential election on the retire
ment Of Gen. Washington in 1896 was dec-
dedly sectional in its character, the Northera
States generally rallying in the support of Mr..
Adams as the successor of Gen. Washington, and
the South supporting Mr.. Jefferson. Ii viii be
recollee;sd that previous to the amendment of
the constitution, in 1901, the President AID
Vice President were both voted for by the
electoral colleges on one ticket without desig-
mating which was attended for the one or the
other Office the person having the high
est number OF votes was elected President
and he who received the next highest number
of votes was chosen Vice President. The fed
eral party agreed on John Adams of Massachu-
sets, and Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina
as their candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sioent the republicans were unanimous in The
support CT Mr.. Jefferson for President, but did
not as party fix upon any individual as their
candidate for Vice President Aaron Burr be-
ing at that time in the u S. Senate, and in habits
Of daily intercourse with the Southern repub-
licans, received the greatest number Of the woes
Of the party. but the votes OF Georgia were
given to George Clinton, AMI fifteen of the
votes Of Virginia were in favor of Samuel Adams
Of Massachusetts, The result Of the canvass was
j. follows: John Adams, II; Thomas Jciier-
SOD, c.; Thomas Pinckney, 80; Aaron Bur-, 80;
Samuel Adams, 10; Oliver Ellsworth, l.
George Clinton, Z; John Jay, 5; James Ireiell.
3; George Washington, 2; John HenFy, 2; S.
Johnson, 2; Charles c. pnckney, |. The total
number Of electoral votes was l39. Jim
Adams was, therefore, elected President, aud
Thomas Jefferson Vice President. The election
of Mr.. Jefferson was owing to the refusal OF
some of the New England sderalists to vote for
Mr.. Pinckncy. Hence tue votes thcowa away
by THIN on Oliver Ellsworth and John Jay
which would have elected Mr.. Pinckney il they
had been given to him. He received the eight
votes Of South Carolina, which were also given
10 Mr.. Jefferson for President The two votes
given to Gen. Washington, notwithstanding his
having declined, were from Virginia aud North
Carolina.
The sectional character of this election is
shown by the votes for Adams and Jefferson, as
fo,lcws:--
: Northern States. adams. Jsgersoa
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Connecticut. . ............ o -
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