Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-08
[Fr1h tho Baltimore Sun, Msy 2.
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scmsatives.
As there 10 some probability that the
| choice of Me next President OF the
United States may devolve upon the
present House Of Representatives, We
| sribioin a statement of its political cast
by States. 1t will be borne in mind
that 10 choosing President, each State
casts one vote. The present House is
divided politically, as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, Florida. Georgia,
Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia,
| IA.
acknowledgements, Indiana,
Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sew, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin,
is.
Equally Divided.-Kentucky, Mary
la d ana North Carolina, %.
American.-Tennesse,-l.
1t requires II votes to effect choice,
and as neither the Democrats nor Re
publicans have a sufficient number, the
Jour last named States will of course
hold "the balance Of power" Should
the House fail to elect President be-
fore tn 4th of March, the duty will then
devolve upon the Senate, which has the
election of Vice President, who,under
the provisions Of the Constitution, be-
comes President o. the United States.
The Senate is composed Of majority
of Democrats.
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ON THE
| SUBJECT.
Article twelve Of the Constitution
provides as follows:
The Electors shall meet in their res
pective States and vote by ballot tor
President and Vice President, one Of
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabi-
tant of the same State with thems selves !;
they shall name in their ballots the per-
son voted for as President, and in distinct
ballots the person uoted for as Vice
President, and they shall make distinct
list. of all persons voted for as Presl-
dent, and all persons 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, di-
rected to the President of the Senate
The President of the Senate shall, In
presence of the Senate and House OF
representatives, open all the certificates,
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 Elec-
tors appointed and if no person have
such majority, then from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceed
ing three on the list of those voted for
as President, the House of Representa-
t,ves shall choose Immediately, by ballot,
the President. But in choosing the
President the vote 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 a majority Of all the states shall be
necessary to choice. And if the House
of Representatives shall not choose a
President whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the 4th
day of March next following, then the
Vice President shall act as President, as
! in the case of !. the death or other
constitutional disability of the Pres
resident. The person having the
greatest number of votes as Vice Presi-
dent shall be the Vice President, if such
number be majority of the whole num-
, Der of Electors appointed, and if no per.
son have majority, then from the two
highest numbers on the list the Senate
hall choose the Vice President a quo
rum for the purpose shall consist Of two
thirds Of the whole number of Senators,
and majority ofthe whole number shall
be necessary to a choice. But no per-
son consttutionally illegible to the Of
flee of the President shall be eligible to
that of Vice President Of the United
States.
The Bible Burning at Bogota.
The "Star and HERALD newspaper,
published at Panama, New Granada,
on the Sth OF February last, contained a
statement to the effect that, by order of
the Catholic clergy, all the Bibles which
had been sold among the people of Be-
gotta by branch of the London Bible
Society were collected and burnt with
great ceremony, in the Public Square,
The narrative then alleged that ~ nited
States minister, General Jones, counten-
anced the outrage by being present at
the ceremony and added, "Mr. Jones,
we believe, Is Roman Catholic, and
his bigotry on this occasion appears to
have led him to commit an act which
should cause his immediate recall"
AS the statements referred to have
been copied extensively in the public pa
pers Of this country, it is deemed an act
Of simple justice to the minister of the
United States to give an authoritative de-
NAL to the charge made against him.
We understand that it is known official
ly to the Department Of State that, so
far from being present at the ceremony,
General Jones was ignorant both Of the
act and of the intention to commit it.
and strongly condemned it TO the Pope's
internuncio after the occurance was
made known to him.