The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1868-11-18
CHARLESTON KASAWHA G0UNTYSW syFDNEsDAY, NOV
The Presidency.

lion. wc rive lrlowa8itnirary of tho
5votcs In ,hc electoral: colleges since the
formation Of the Govey3inIent. .i'Up TO
the second term ofsMEE.J Sflersom. or
until after the amcpInmts sof 1903, q
humber of candidates 5iNel leSFotet for,
>thc person having the}M4llest number
Of votes becoming SRTnsA lent, aud tho
ohc having the neAeAtg cat .nuinbcr
baomiDsSVicc Prcsi ilttt -, -
.stgrst term. conlSonst s March T.,
l7SH. Electors. 69:3y5sgEe washing
toiIlG9! .KJoln Adanls;f:SI5|s; President,
3}ESO :}lE.esO tl'crs. ::3 :r.
eSesoul, term, conlmSnE March 1;
l7oSA Escctors,E I32. 9 sof$S Wasln$:
1on;I32. John Adams, Vice President,
III. sGcorgc Clinton, y. y" 90. ,
h sThifl term. commencing March },
TOT Electors. l39. JohrrNdam-. Il
Thoma, Jefferson, Vice President, Is
others. -.
Z Fourth term. commencing March 4,
1901 Electors. l3S. wh"ma> .Icllcr>"n.
73; Aaron Eurr. %; john Adams. Ia
Charles &. pinrknry, e.. The electoral
vote for Jrl!,r>om and Hurr hcIllSS
equal, the House OF Representatives.,
after bal'olimg from February II TO
FcbruaryrE rE1. iSDl. Oh th;rty->iXth bal
lot declared tha; The vote OF ten states
had been given for Jciicrr"n. He WAS
accordingly declared elected TO the
Presidency. :,
Fifth term. commrnring March !,
1906. Elcctors:lTG. Thomas Jciirrs"n'
lG2; Charles c. Plnrkmry, Ii. JrHrr'
son 5 majority, l4S., =,
Sixth term, commencing M"rrh l.
1869. Electors, IT'S. james Madi>"n'
Io2; George ,CIn,om, e: Cllns. e..
I'irrkncy. IL. Madison's ,naj"ri'y, CO.
Seventh term, commencing March J,
lSl3. Electors. III. James MadlS"n'
lis: De Witt Clinton, 50. Madison ;
nlai"rily, -. ~ :,
E;.lth term. conmcncii. March !.
l&lI. Electors, III. .Jamcs~,M umr"r.
lS5: Isu:u< King. 81; Monroc's n"lor-
ily. III. n =,
Ninh term. commencing MARCH, !.
lS9i. Electors. 2233j. James Monroe.
23l john 9. Adams, !. MonrocF ma-
i"rily. 80. 4
TENTH trrml. commencing Mafch !.
ls..j. Electors. :'Gl. Andrew JacE son.
-: John 9. Albums, ST: Vim; II. Cmw-
ford. II ilcmry Clay. 81. None Of the
candidate, havin"a majority the House
chose John Quincy adams.
Eleventh term, commencing March
t.. l$449. Electors. "Gl. Andrcw$lark-
>"n. lis; JOHN Quincy Adamf. 81
Jack sons na nri;y. %. e
Twelfth trrin. commencing March ].
l$;;. Electors. ~. Andrew jack son.
.2i9: Henry Cay, 70; John Floyd. II:
William Writ, I. Jarksoh'saiai"riiy,
Jj...
Thirteenth term. commencing March
4. I;>%7. EircIprS. 2Jl. Mar,n Van
Hurcu. 10: VIM. Henry Harrison. E
II. l.. White. 2G; DanicE1W"hhcr. ! I:
". +. Mangum, IL. VAN lur"nS ma
jor;iy. lG.
Fourteenth term, commencing March
4. ISL. EIcctors,,l2Q3. VIM. II. llar-
ri-um. 9a33: Mufn Van Eurcn, ca.
IlIrrison's majority, l7%.
Fifteenth tcGn. commencing" March
4, 1915. EIcct0f>. 20. JAS. Il. Poik.
ITO: Henry Clay, lO5. Polk, majori-
ty, lij. &
SixtccmtIlStc,m. commencing March
!, 1919. ELECTORS. 80. Zachcry Tay-
lor, lG2 ;TLcwis Cass, III. Taylor'
majority, j..
Seventeenth term, commencing
March i. ISIS. Electors. 29j. Frank
lin Pierce. .j3; Winfield Scott, II.
picrcc'S ma iu@i'y. 2ll.
Eighteenth term. commencing March
4. 1851. Electors. 44Ij. James l'urhau-
an. l73; John &. Fremont. ll4;SMillarl
Fillmore. 5. EucllanaII'A majority. 81.
Niuc!cru'I term. rnnlnicnriu" Marri.
1. 1861. Ehrrturs. Bob. Abraham Lin
coin, !>i; John &. Er"kinrid@c, -
John E'I!, %; Stephen 4. Douslass,
~. I.;nc"In's majority. 81.
Twruticlh term, commencing March
1, l>';j. Electors. 22%%;i. f.Icycu States
sr"rdcd. Abraham Lincoln. 2l2
Geo. l.. Mcclellan, ~. I.inco!n's ma.
jority. l9l. =
| 1t ia u remarkable fact that from. 1901
up to 1861. the electoral vote of PGnn-
>ylvauia has been cast for Grcry7zslig:
cess!ulc candidate for tho, ,PsySsidoncy:
t.-... gt;ggi isi..l
,, TIE conditions Of citizenship, in
New York. are simgularly different
from those provided for bygthc law OF
Congress, rc"ulatin" tie matter. But
then. democrats have peculiar way
Of doin" thin@a. and that peculiar way
is made no where more manifest tlnn
in New York. The Tribune of the