Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-18
9allg National 9rmutrat

AT this time, says the Alta, an enumera-
ton OF the contestants to obtain the Presi-
dency, cannot fail to prove interesting, unt
we have been at some pains TO present then
in the brief form subioined. The amateut
politician may study our little compendium
and refer to his text books. while the more
experienced will gain many hints from it in
discussing old political battles. Those who
did not succeed in obtaining electoral votes,
are omitted in our enumeration
l7S9-George Washington and John Adj
ans, two terms-no opposition.
1797-John Adams, opposed by Thomas
Jefferson, who. having the next highest elec.
toral vote, became Vice President.
loOl-Ihomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
beating John Adams and Charles G. Picknev.
lSO5-Thomas Jefferson and George Clin-
ton, beating Charles c. Pickney and Rufus
King.
lSO9-James Madison ana George Clinton
beating Charles c. Pnckney.
lSl3-James Madison and ElbriIge Gerry,
beating De Witt Clinton.
1917 james Monroe and Daniel D. Tomp
kins, beating Rufus King.
lS2l-James Monroe and Daniel d. Tomp-
kins, beating John Quincy Adams.
1S25-John Quincy Adams and John c.
Calhoun, beating Gen. Jackson, Henry Clay
and Mr.. Crawford-there being four candi-
dates for President-and Albert Gallatin for
Vice President.
1S29-Andrew Jackson and John c. CAL
houn, beating John Quincy Adams and
Richard Rush.
lS33-Andrew Jackson and Martin Van
Buren,, beating Henry Clay, John Floyd and
William Writ, for President; and William
Wilkins, John Sergeant and Henry Lee, for
Vice President
lS37-Martin Van Buren, and Richard NJ.
johnson, beating Gen. w. ii. Harrison, Hugh
l.. White and Daniel Webster, for President:
and John Tyler for Vice President.
lS4l-Wm. Ii. Harrison* and John T, Ter,
beating Martin Van Buren,, for President;and
Littleton w. Tazewell, for Vice President.
lS45-James X. Polk and George NJ. Dali
las, beating Henry Clay and Theodore Ere
hnghuysen.
lS49-Zachary Taylor+ and Millard Fill
more, beating Lewis Cass and VIM. o. But
ler
lS53-Franklin Pierce and Wm. r. King,
heating Gen. Scott and Wm A. Graham
lS57-James Buchanan and John c. Breck-
inridge beating John c. Fremont and Mil
lard Fillmore, for President, and VIM. L.
Dayton and A. j. Donelson, for Vice Presi-
dent.
1S6l-Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal
llaWlin, beating John Bell, ). A. Douglas and
John 9. breckenridge, for President, aud Ed.
ward Everett, IL. V. johnson and Joseph
Lane, for Vice President.
Died one month after inaugnrotion and v,as s,c
ceeded by MIR. Tyler the first Instance since the for
maiion of the )vernmeLt
Died within the year after his inauguration, ard
Mt. Fillmore became President.
How LADY PRESERVED WEDsTERs REPLY
TO HAYNE-The Taunton (Mass) Gazette in
corpoTates the following interesting remin-
iscence in notice of the article on "The Ma
tonal Intellgencer and its Editors" in the
last Atlantic Monthly:
1t will be seen from this interesting narra-
tive that there was time when Joseph Gales
st@0d alone among Congressional reporters;
and to still further illustrate his position in
that line, We call to mind what we once
heard an intimate friend of Mr.. Webster say
he owed to him and his wife with regard to
the celebrated reply to Mr.. IIayne Meet
ing the Massachusetts Senator as he was go
ing to the Capitol on that morning, MIR. Gales
inquired of him how long he intended to
speak. About half an hour was the reply
The editors duties at that time were press
ing, but he ventured to take so much time
from them. Mr.. Webster, however, directly
after met Judge Story, who said he thought
the time had come TO give the country his
views on the Constitution. To this PROPOSE
tion he assented. Mr.. Gales took up his pen
ell, unaware of this new arrangement, and
alike unconscious of the lapse of lime under
the enchantment of the Grafton of the speak
er, and consequently he wrote on until the
close of the spell. Some days passing away
and the proof Of the speech not appearing,
hr' Webster called on the reporter and made
inquiry. have the notes, said Mr.. Gales,
and they are at your service, as shall never
find time to write them out. This led to
some remonstrance and persuasion, but the
over tasked editor stood firm Then Mrs.
Gales came to his rescue 10y saying that she
thought she could decipher her husbands
short hand as she had formerly occasionally
done SO Mr.. Gales doubted seeing it was
fifteen years since she had tried it. But she
had heard the speech, and as the resistless
sweep of its imagery was yet vivid in her
mind, she persisted in undertaking the diff
cult work. In due time thereafter the fair
manuscript came to Mr.. Webster's hands for
final correction. Scarcely word needed TO
be changed and soon a set of diamonds, cost
ing thousand dollars, accompanied the rich
thanks Of the eloquent statesman. Thus was
saved to literature the most memorable ora
tiOn of the American Senate