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525
OF DEBATES IN CONGRESS.
526
Feb. 9, 1825.]
Election of President.
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their investigation. If such be the obligations of duty
in extraordinary cases, the mere dictates of prudence
will, in many instances, compel him to abstain from pre-
senting to the House, for investigation, facts which
might implicate the conduct or motives of any of its
members, when they ought to be freely communicated
to his constituents.
In the present case, although I feel myself justified,
as the writer of tiie letter, I feel myself bound, both by
prudence and duty, not to appear in the character of an
accuser of the Speaker upon charges not my own, but
those which he has requested to be investigated. I
need not advert to circumstances which render it pecu-
liarly improper at the present time. The deep excite-
ment'which the important crisis has produced, the un-
equal contest between an humble member on the floor,
and the Speaker of the House, are themselves circum-
stances which cannot be overlooked in coming to the
conclusion that the issue should be left before the Ame-
rican people, or the ordinary tribunals of the country ;
and I therefore protest against the proceedings in this
view,.aswell as against the power of the House to exer-
cise jurisdiction over me, as being equally calculated to
restrain the exercise of my just rights, in an unconstitu-
tional manner.
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. KREMER.
Washington, Feb. 8th, 1825.
The report and letter were read, and, on motion of
Mr. BARBOUR, were ordered to lie on the table, with
the accompanying papers, and to be printed.
On motion of Mr. TAYLOR, it was
Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, that
this House is now ready to receive them in pursuance
ot tlie resolution of the two Houses, of yesterday, to the
end that the President of the Senate, in the presence of
the Senate and House of Representatives, may open the
certificates of the votes of the electors of the several
states in the choice of a President and Vice President of
the United States, and that the same may be counted ;
and that the Clerk do go with said message.
ELECTION OF PUESIDGNT.
At twelve o'clock, precisely, the Members of the Se-
nate entered the Hall, preceded by their Sergeant-at-
Arms, and having the President of the Senate at their
head, who was invited to a seat on the right hand of the
SrEjKKn of the House.
Seats were then assigned the Senators, who took their
seats together, in front of the Speaker's chair, and to-
ward the right hand of the entrance.
The President of the Senate, (Mr. Gaillard,) then
rose, and stated that the certificates, forwarded by the
Electors from each State, would be delivered to the
Tellers.
Mr.. t'AZEWELL, of the Senate, and Messrs. JOHN
TV. TAYLOR and PHILIP P. BARBOUR, on the part
of the House, took their places, as Tellers, at the Clerk's
table. (he President of the Senate then opened two
packets, one received by messenger, and the other by
mail, containing the certificates of the votes of the State
ot New^Hampshire. One of these was then read by
.Mr. TAZEWELL, while the othffr was compared with
it by Messrs. TAYLOR and BARBOUR. The whole
having been read, and the votes of New Hampshire de-
clared, they we set down by the Clerk? of the Senate
and ot the House of Representatives, seated at different
tables. Thus the certiScates from all the States were
gone through with.
_ i lie Fellers then left the Clerk's table, and present-
r"?9f.lves 'n 'font of the Speaker, Mr. TAZE-
, W ELL delivered their report of the votes riven ; which i
was then handed to the President of the" Senate, who
again read it to the two Houses, as follows :
For President.
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Maine,
N. Hampshire,
9
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
Massachusetts,
15
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
Rhode Island,
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Connecticut,
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
Vermont,
7
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
New York,
26
5
1
4
29
0
0
7
0
0
New Jersey,
0
0
8
Q
8
0
0
0
0
0
Pennsylvania,
0
0
28
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
Delaware,
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
Maryland,
3
1
7
0
10
0
1
0
0
0
Virginia,
0
24
0
0
0 24
0
0
0
0
North Carolina, 0
0
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
South Carolina;
, o
0
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
Georgia,
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Kentucky,
0
0
0
14
7
0
0
7
0
0
Tennessee,
0
0
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
Ohio,
0
0
0
16
0
0
0 16
0
0
Louisiana,
2
0
3
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Mississippi,
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Indiana,
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Illinois,
Alabama,
1
0
2
Q
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Missouri,
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
Total, 84 41 99 37 182 24 13 30 2 9
The President of the Senate then rose, and declared
that no person had received a majority of the votes giv-
en for President of the United States; that Andrew
Jackson, John Quiscr Adams, and William H. Cbaw-
foud, were the three persons who had received the high-
est number of votes, and that the. remaining duties in
the choice of a President now devolved on the House of
Representatives. He further declared, that JOHN C.
CALHOUN, of South Carolina, having received 182
votes, was duly elected VICE PRESIDENT of the
United States, to serve for four years from the 4th day
of March next.
The members of the Senate then retired.
The SPEAKER directed the roll of the House to be
called by States, and the members of the respective de-
legations to take their seats in the order in which the
States should be called, beginning at the right hand of
the Speaker.
The roll was called accordingly, when it appeared
that every member of the House was present, with the
exception of Mr. GARNETT, of Va., who was known
to be indisposed at his lodgings, in this city.
The delegations took their places accordingly, ballot
boxes were distributed to each delegation, by the Ser-
geant-at-Arms, and the Speaker directed that the bal-
iotting should proceed.
The ballots having all been deposited in the boxes*
the following Tellers were named by the respective de-
legations, being one from each Slate in the Union:
Mr. Cushman,
Livermove,
Webster,
Eddy,
Tomlinsan,.
Buck,
Taylor,
Condict,
ingham.
lilr. Hooks,
Campbell,
Forsyth,
Trimble,
Allen, of Tenn.
Sloane,
Livingston,
Rankin,
Jennings,
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