The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-12-23
How John Quincy Adams Was Elected
President

John Quincy Adams was chosen Presi-
dent of the United States ON the 9th day
of February, 1925, by the United States
House of Representatives, he receiving
thirteen votes, while seven were given
for Andrew jackson, and four for VIII
liam Harris Crawford. When the votes
were opened, and counted, in Congress,
Mr.. Littleton W. Tazewell, of Virginia,
was Teller for the Senate, and Mr.. John
w. Taylor, of New York, and Mr. Philip
B. Barbour, of Virginia, were Tellers for
the House of Representatives. 1t ap-
pearing that no one had been chosen to
! the Presidency, the President of the
Senate (Mr. Gaillard, of South Carolina),
stated the fact, adding that the remaining
duties in, the choice of President now
devolyed on the House of Representa-
tives. He further declared that John c.
Calhoun, of South Carolina, having re-
ceived 1872 votes, was duly elected Vice
President of the United States, to serve
for four years from the 4th of March next
The Senate then retired from the Repre-
sentatives' chamber; and the House of
REPRESENTATIVES., resuming, proceeded to
the choice of President, every member
being present, except Mr.. Garnet, of
Virginia, who was in Washington, but
too i'll to attend the sitting. The delega-
tions voted by States, and twenty-four
Tellers were appointed, or one for each
State. They were seated at two tables,
and those at one tlble appointed Mr..
Webster, of Massachusetts,, to announce
the result, and those at the other table
appointed Mr.. John Randolph, of Vir-
ginia, to perform the same Office. Mr..
Webster rose and said: "Mr. Speaker,
the Tellers of the votes at this table have
proceeded to count the ballots contained
In the box set before them. The result
they find to be, that there are-For
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts,,
thirteen votes; for Andrew jackson, of
Tennessee, seven votes; for William H.
Crawford, of Georgia, four votes" Mr..
Randolph, from the other table, made q
statement corresponding with that of
Mr.. Webster, in the facts, but varying
in the phraseology, so as to say that
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. jackson, and Mr.. Craw-
ford had received the UOtCS of so mann
States, instead of so many Uotes. Mr..
Randolph was State Rights man
of the school of John Tayler, of one of
the Carolinas, and so he could not nc
cept the form of annunciation adopted by
Mr. Webster. The Speaker then stated
| this result to the House, and announced
the election of Mr. Adams to the Presi.
dency. The usual committee to notify
the President, and the President-elect, OF
what had been done, was ordered to be
appointed; and then the House adj
! jourped.
OF the eminent men who took part
in these proceedings which, as being
something out of the observation of the
existing generation, wo have given al
some length-all long since departed
from the scene on which they were lead
ing actors. Adams and Calhoun, Web
ster and Randolph, Gaillard and Tazewell
Taylor and Barbour, Jackson and Craw
ford, McLane and Livingston, Trimble
and Ingham, and others, died year.
since, and most of them are forgotten
or are but dimly remembered; and the
America of 1881 bears no more resem
blance to the America of 1925 than the
| America of 1925 bore to the America O
ITO. Yet few years, and the actors O
to-day, now so eager and so fall of life
will be swept away, and will be moulder
ing in obscure cemeteries or in nameless
church-yards. But they care as little fo
the future as they care for the past, beins
devoted to the vital though fast-feetint
present, which is ever with men, We
dies to them, not day by day, or hour b,
hour, or even minute by minute, bu
second by second.-Boston lraveLLer