The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-03
Election OF President and
Vice President.

Constitutional Election OF President and
| Vice President.
| There being four nominat tions before the
people for the Offices of President and Vice
| President of the United States, the impress
| sien is becoming prevalent that choice of
both officers may devolve upon Congress
that of President by the House Of Repre-
sentatives, voting by States, and that of a
Vice President by the Senate, voting in the
| ordinary way, each Senator having one vote
| As some inaccurate views of The method of
| choosing these high officers have been pre-
| sented to the public, it may be proper TO give
| the exact words Of the twelfth article of the
| an endment TO the Constitution of tine United
| States which provides for the emergency of a
| failure of the people to elect
| THE Electors shall meet in their res pective
States, and vote by ballot for President and
| Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall
| not be an innabitant of the same State with
| themselves they shall name in their ballots
| the person voted for as President aud in dis
| tinct ballots the person voted for as Vice Pre-
Sldent, and they shall make distinct lists fall
| persons voted for President, and of all per-
| sons voted for as Vice President, and of the
number OF votes for each, which lists they
shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to
| the seat of the Government of the United
States, directed to the President of the Senate.
The President of the Senate shall, in pre-
| sepce Of the Senate and House of Represen-
tativeS open all the certifica tes, and the votes
| shall then be counted. The person having
| the greatest number of votes for President
| shall be the President, if such number be a
| majority of the whole number of Electors ap-
! pointed; and if no person have such ma
Jority, then from the persons having the
| highest numbers, not exceeding three, on
| the list of those voted for as President,
the House of Representatives shall choose,
Immediately, by ballot, the President
| But in choosing the President the votes shall
| be taken by States, the representation from
each State having one vote. A quorum for
| this purpose shall consist of a member or
members from two. thirds of the States and
majority of all the States shall be necessary
| to choice. And if the House of Representa-
| tives shall not choose President whenever
the right of choice shall devolye upon them,
| before the fourth day of March next follow
ing, then the Vice President shall act as Pres
ldent, as IN the case of the death or other con-
| stitutional disability of the President. The
person having the greatest number of votes
| rs Vice President shall be the Vice President,
If such number be majority of the whole
! mum Der OF Electors appointed, and if no per-
| son have majority, then from the tlco high
est numbers Oh the list the Senate shall choose
| the VICE President. quorum for the pur-
| pose snail consist of two-thirds of the whole
| number OF Senators, and majority of the
| whole mum Der shall be necessary to Il choice.
Butno person constitutionaly ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that
| OF Wee President of the United States"
In the present state of parties it may happen
| that there will be no choice of President by
the House, in case the election should devolve
| on that body, for the reason that party has
| majority of States If after voting daily from
| the second Wednesday in February TO the
| fourth day of March. there should be no choice
| OF President, then the person chosen by the
| people, or by the Senate from the two highest
| candidates for the Vice Presidency, as Vice
President, will become by virtue of his office
the President of the United States for four
/ years, and the Senate will then elect presid-
| ing officer for its own body for the term.
| The difference in the two cases of President
and Vice President must be poted, if the elec-
c a
Representatives are to choose President from
| the three candidates having the highest number
| OF electoral votes, whilst the Senate is to
choose Vice President from the trco highest.
LYNCH LAW.-Some time ago. n man. pass
| ing himself oil as w. T. johnson, stole-a vaIu-
able mule in Bulloch county, and rode him so
| hard in attempting TO escape that the mule
| was killed. Johnson was then overtaken,
| and confined in Bnlloch county Jail, from
| which he succeeded in escaping, but was again
arrested in Emanuel county, by party in
| pursuit from BullOch. When oyertaken, he
| was mounted on stolen horse. The captors
| returned with johnson to Bulloch county,
| aud when near the Court-House, seized the
| unfortunate thief and hung him to a tree
| where he was found suspended last Tuesday
| morning, dead. The parties are known, and
| the citizens OF the county are determined that
| the law shall be enforced against them.-Sd-
rdnndh Republican, 29th.
REDEMPTION OF TREASURY NOTES.-The
| lOdu recently Dy congress Tor the
| redemption of Treasury noLes will be issued
| as they may be paid in, being restricted to that
| object only. Between S7,O0O,U00 and Se,00O,0O0
| of Treasury notes have fallen due recently and
| been re-issued. Over ", 100000 are past DUE
| but draw interest under the law, and are pro-
| bably held tor investment. The remainder of
| the S20,OO0,00O will mature during the present
| year. When these notes are actually paid in
| for public dues the Secretary puts them out
| again, bearing per cent interest, at par but
| parties holding those at per cent. and asking
| Reissue, are allowed to have the same rate of
| Interest continued.
THE U. s. NAvY.-The addition of vessels to
the United States navy, between the years
| 1850 and 1860, was as follows Six frst-cIass
| new steamers, 29,3i3 tons; five second class
| steamers, 1O,507 tons seven third-class steam
| ers, 6,NS tons; nine third-class side wheel
| steamers, (seven OF which were purchased
| about 4,5O0 TONS two screw tenders and one
| sailing bark, about 1000 tons-in all, 30 yes
| sells, 81, ,25S tons. These ships are either in
commission, or in a position to be reported for
| service in a few days.
OVER YOUNG TO MARRY.-Q ueen Victoria
| has expressed great disinciinatlon to expedite
| the marriage Of the heir apparent to the Bril-
| tish throne with a Princess of Prussia. The
| royal mother considers the agitation of the
question premature, and, looking at the ex-
| treme youth of her beloved son. has openly
| conveyed her wish in the proper quarter that
| the subject may be dropped, at least for the
| present
| LARGE SALE OF A COTTON PLANTATIoN.-
| Joshua M. Craig, OF Chicot comfy, Arkansas,
| recently sold to Judge Francis Griffin of
| washington county, Miss, his plantation and
| negroes, known as the LELAND Plan tation -
| for the handsome sum of ,000-100,00U
| cash, and the residue ia seven equal annual
payments, with per cent interest.
ExECUTIoN-On Friday Nathaniel Harten
| expia;ed on the gallows, at Moundsville, Mar
| shall county, Va, the crime of numbering
| Melissa Morris, fifteen years old, whom he
confessed TO having waylaid and thrown into
the raVine, where her body was found. very
| large crowd was in attendance. The mul der
| er died cool and sullen.
THE DEAD OF THE CRIMEA.-Col. Gowen,
| the American employed at Sal bastopol in rails
ing the sunken Russian ships, states, in a let
| ter to the London Times, that he has caused
| several hundred cypress and other trees TO be
| placed within and around the English cemete-
ries In the Crimea.
| PUNIsHING PETER FUNK.-A stout fellow.
| six feet two inches high got swiDdied in a
Peter Funk auction room in New York on a
| watch. 1t was only $40, but he shut the door
OF the room, took OFT his coat, and after hrash-
| ing half dozen swindlers recovered the spon-
dulles and retired.
| EMANCIPATED AFRICANs.-The Cuban Mes
| senger Of the I'D inst, says; One of the war
| steamers brought in about 450 Africans, cap
| tured last week on the coast. They have been
| taken proper care OF, and are to be distributed
| as apprentices, or enaneiPadoS among several
! OF the many applicants.
| FRUIT IN THE NORTHWEST is stated, In
| Cleveland paper, that The present season g.
40 bushels of straw berries and cherries we're
| shipped by five dealers in the first three weeks
| OF the month of June.
| Lord John Russell has appointed MIR. Will