Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-16
WASHINGTON.
The President and vice"PrcsfGent Notified
of their Election


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The joint COM
mittec on the part of the two Houses OF
Congress, appointed to officially notify the
President of the result of the counting OF
| the votes of the Electoral Colleges of the
several States of the Union, on Wednes-
day last called at the Executive Mansion
at ii o'clock this morning, and presented
to the President the following letter:
! WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10, 1878.
Strive have been appointed COM
mittee, by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, to notify you that on Wednes-
day, the 18th inst, the Vice-President,
acting as President of the Senate, in the
presence of both Houses, opened and
counted the votes of the Electors of the
several States for President and Vice
President of the United States. By the
count it was ascertained and declared that
you were duly elected President for the
term of four years from and after the 4th
day of March, A. D., 1868.
| In performing this official duty, we take
occasion to tender you hearty congratula-
tons for the eminent civil and military SER
vices you have had the good fortune to rend-
| er to the United States, and to express our
confident hope that your administration
during the term for which you are now
|
prosperity of all the people of the United
States, without respect to sectional or par
-ty divisions. II " ~ 81
With great respect, yours, &C.,
JOHN SHERMAN,
- ... On the part of the Senate.
III. L. DAWES,
JAMES b. BECK,
On the part OF the House Of Representa-
tives.
-,
President Of the United States.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
To this letter the President replied as
follows:
81 sincerely appreciate this renewed ev-
idence of satisfaction with my administra-
ton. When I was elected four years ago,
there was less regard far party lines.
In tae last campaign, political
differences and PERSONAL hOstilities
more clearly difined the lines of
party; but notwithstanding this [ shall
continue to endeavor to make my admin
istration of the Government one which
will merit not only the approval of the
great party which elected me, but of all the
people of the United States.
THE LETTER. TO SENATOR WILSON.
The committee then called on Hon. Hen
ry Wilson and read to him letter inform
ing him of his election as Vice PRESIDENT
of the United States, and concluding as
follows:
1--WE take this occasion, while perform
ing this official duty, to congratulate you
on the high honor conferred upon you by
the people of the United States. You have
long been identified with the legislative
branch of the Government during period
of uneXampled difficulties. We are sure
we state the universal feeling of the re
spective houses TO which We belong when
we assure you of their sincere respect and
hearty good will."E
~ THE SENATOR'S REPLY,
Mr.. Wilson thanked the committee for
their congratulations and for their assu-
RANGES Of the good will of both houses
of Congress. He gratefully accepted
the high trust confided to him by the peo-
pie of the United States, and said that he
should strive to discharge the duties of the
position assigned to him with zeal, fidelity
and impartiality. He expressed, too, the
hope that the coming four years would be
consecrated by those entrusted withpower
to the peace, unity, and development of
the country, and that those in every de-
partment Of the Government might retire
at the close of their official cares with the
consciousness of their duties well done, and
with the approval of their countrymen.