sident acting as President, during the recess of Congress, the President pro tempore so chosen, according to the prevailing understanding, would be prepared to occupy that office until a President could be elected; which office would otherwise, however, devolve on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, should the vacancy happen during the existence of a Congress; but should there be no President pro tempore, and the vacancy occur during a recess, after the expiration of one Congress and previous to the assembling of another, while there was no Speaker, there would then be no officer to fill that high and responsible station. These tables may afford a useful suggestion of the importance of preserving the biography of distinguished citizens who may have been, or may be called to important public stations, with a view of extending the practical political history of the country, which, perhaps, could not be more effectually developed than by a faithful delineation of the characters, principles, and acts of the American statesmen, whose wisdom and patriotism have elevated the character of the Republic, and will continue to guide its destinies, as it is fervently hoped, through the long vista of ages to the consummation of time. No. of electors appointed by each State. STATES. ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U. S. OF AMERICA.. Election for the First term commencing 4th March, 1789, and terminating with 3d March, 1793. 5 New Hampshire......... 10 Massachusetts..... 7 Connecticut... 6 New Jersey...... 10 Pennsylvania.... : .. [[::2:::: ria.' John Milton, of Georgia. of Maryland. of Mass. R. H. Harrison, George Clinton, of New York. John Rutledge, of S. Carolina. Jas. Armstrong, of Georgia. Edward Telfair, of Georgia. Benj'n Lincoln, of Mass. 6 Maryland 6 .... 10 Virginia.... 10 ... 7 South Carolina.. 5 Georgia....... 7 5 2 1 1 George Washington, elected President, took the oath of office and entered upon its duties on 30th April, 1789. John Adams, elected Vice President, entered upon his duties in Senate 21st April, 1789, and took the oath of office on 3d June, 1789. Election for the Second term, commencing 4th March, 1793, and terminating 3d March, 1797. George Washington, elected President, took the oath of office for a second term on 4th March, 1793. John Adams, elected Vice President, took the oath of office and attended in Senate on 2d December, 1793. Election for the Fourth term, commencing 4th March, 1801, and terminating 3d March, 1805. The electoral vote for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr being equal, no choice was made by the people, and the House of Representatives proceeded on Wednesday, February, 11, 1801, in the manner prescribed by the Constitution to the choice of a President of the United States. On the first ballot eight States voted for Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, six States voted for Aaron Burr, of New York, and the votes of two States were divided. The balloting continued until Tuesday, 17th February, 1801, when the thirty-fifth ballot as had all the previous ballots, resulted the same as the first. The House then proceeded to the thirty-sixth ballot, and it having been concluded, the Speaker declared that the votes of ten States had been given for Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, the votes of four States for Aaron Burr, of New York, and the votes of two States in blank; and that consequently, Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, had been, agreeably to the Constitution, elected President of the United States for the term of four years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1801. Thomas Jefferson thus elected took the oath of office, and entered upon his duties on 4th March, 1801. Aaron Burr, as Vice President, took the oath of office, and entered upon his duties on 4th March, 1801. |