The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-16

, every member of this legislative Assembly
may feel the awful responsibility resting
upon him, and grid up his mind to dis
charge his duty in Thy fear, and with an
eye single to Thy glory and all we ask
is in Thy name, and forthe glory of Christ
our Redemer Amen.
Messrs. E. c. Whalby, P. c. Kirk and
H. G.. Sheriden, who were not present on
Monday, were qualified and took their
seats.
On motion of Mr. Counts, resolution
was adopted authorizing the Speaker to
issue writs of election to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the refusal of Mr.. ]. J.
Clark to qualify.
Tie hour of II o'clock having arrived,
the Senate, with its President and officers
in attendance, were announced. Both
bodies then proceeded to elect, by joint
ballot, electors for President and Vice
Presideot of the United States. The
whole number of votes cast was 161, OF
which the Senators cast 43, and the mem
bers of the House of Representatives l 1lS ;
necessary to q choice, 81 Messrs. Buist,
Butler and Byrd were appointed COM
mittee to count the votes.
Having performed that duty, the COM
mittee reported as follows: &
Fo, the State at large, VIM. E. Martin,
had received Isl votes, and 4. P. Cal
houn 155 votes.
1st Congressional District Will
liams, 156 votes.
I'd Congressional District-Thos Y.
Simons, 142 votes.
Sd Congressional District-G. P. Ell
lot, 156 votes.
4th Congressional District-T. Watson,
l4S votes.
5th Congressional District-Joseph F.
Gist, 157 votes.
9th Congressional District-R. G. Nc
Cay, 159 votes.
There were four scattering votes.
Thc speaker then declared these gentle.
men duly elected to cast the electoral
vote of the State for President and Vice
President.
Mr.. Buist, of Charleston, offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolvcd, That it is the sense of this
General Assembly, that the electors, this
day appointed, cast their votes in favor
of John G. Breckenridge for President
ard Joesph Lane for President, o.
the United States.
Mr.. Yeadon, of Charleston, moved te
amend the resolution by inserting ,the
words "members of the General Assem-
bly." The law provided that the mem
bers present should perform this duty
and if the words were inserted, it might
prevent any misapprehension in the fu
tnre.
Mr. Bust accepted the amendment.
Mr.. Yeadon said, as there seemed to be
entire unanimity he would move to add
after the word resolved, the word unan
imously
Mr.. VIM. Whaley, of Charleston, would
like to know whether that was not the
doctrine of instruction. 1t is the duty o.
the General Assembly to elect the Elec
tors. but hc.did not think it was their du
ty to instruct them how to vote. The
Electors know the sense of the Legislature
and of the people, and the gentlemen
know how they ought to vote in accord
ance with that sense. Mr.. Whaley would
never consent that that resolution should
be unanimous, for he was opposed to the
doctrine of instruction.
Mr.. Boylston said it was not instruction
but a mere request. 1t was true it had q
great moral force and influence. He
hoped the gentleman would withdraw his
objection.
Mr.. Whaley said he would not vote al
all. He could not regard it ms anything
but instruction.
Mr.. Yeadon believed that heretofore il
had been the uniform usage of the House
to express this sense Of the body, but he
would withdraw the motion for the pres
ent.
Mr.. BUST said it is the precedent anc
usage of this body to declare that it is thu
sense of the General Assembly that thu
Electors shall vote for certain individuals
We're it not so, he should not have under
taken to offer the resolution.
The question being put, the resolution
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