have been published in a single volume. It contains the arguments of counsel in full, the opinions of the commissioners, the journal of the commission, and all the certificates and objections. ALEXANDER JOHNSTON. ELECTORAL VOTES (IN U. S. HISTORY). I. 1789. The electoral votes, as counted Monday, April 6, 1789, for the first presidential term, were as follows: STATES. New Hampshire.. 5 5 Total. 5 5 8 2 6 5 1 3 : 1 69 34 2 9 4 6 3 6 2 1 1 1 Whereby," says the official record of the proceedings, it appeared that George Washington, Esq., was elected president, and John Adams, Esq., vice-president of the United States of The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. America." (See ELECTORS, IV., 1).—II. 1793. 13, 1793, for the second presidential term, were as dis of Oregon. They held that the Florida case follows: "The vice president said, 'Upon this report it becomes my duty to declare, agreeably to the constitution, that Thomas Jefferson is elected president of the United States, for the term of four years from the third day of March next, and that George Clinton is elected vice-president of the United States, for the term of four years from the third day of March next.'"-VI. 1809. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1809, for the sixth presidential term, were as follows: 66394 16 16 66494 12 12 8 8 100 5 5 5 7735 21 21 4 8 3 8 4 48884 79999 Delaware 3 "The whole number of electors who had voted were one hundred and thirty-eight, of which number Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr had a majority; but, the number of those voting for them being equal, no choice was made by the people, and consequently the remaining duties devolved on the house of representatives. On which the house of representatives repaired to their own chamber and the senate adjourned." | (See DISPUTED ELECTIONS, I.)-V. 1805. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1805, for the fifth presidential term, were as fol lows : : 3 co! 3 9 47 "By all which it appears that James Madison, of Virginia, has been duly elected president, and George Clinton, of New York, has been duly elected vice-president of the United States, agreeably to the constitution."-VII. 1813. The elec toral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 10, Rufus King. "Whereupon the president of the senate declared James Madison elected president of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March next, and Elbridge Gerry vicepresident of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March next."-VIII. 1817. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1817, for the eighth presidential term, were as follows: Ohio. Louisiana Indiana Mississippi Alabama.. "The whole number of electors appointed being 235, including those of Missouri, of which 118 make a majority; or excluding the electors of Missouri, the whole number would be 232, of which 117 make a majority; but in either event, James Monroe, of Virginia, is elected president, and Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York, is elected vice-president of the United States. Whereupon the president of the senate declared James Monroe, of Virginia, duly elected president of the United States, commencing with the 4th day of March next; and Daniel D. Tompkins, vice-president of the United States, commencing with the 4th day of March next.' ELECTORS, III., 2). X. 1825. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1825, for the tenth presidential term, were as follows: (See John Q. Adams. Wm. H. Crawford. Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay. John C. Calhoun. Nathaniel Macon. Andrew Jackson. Nathan Sanford. Henry Clay. Martin Van Buren. Louisiana. Indiana. Total. 183 34 183 22 5 4 3 Maine "Whereupon the president of the senate declared James Monroe elected president of the United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next; and Daniel D. Tompkins vice-president of the United States, commencing New Hampshire 26 5 188 28 "The president of the senate then rose, and declared that no person had received a majority of the votes given for president of the United States; that Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and William H. Crawford, were the three persons who had received the highest 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 one hundred and eighty-two votes, was duly elected vice-president of the United States, to serve for four years from the 4th day of March next." (For the election of John Quincy Adams by the house see DISPUTED ELECTIONS, II.)-XI. 1829. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1829, for the eleventh presidential term, were as follows: Maine New Hampshire. 66 Total.. 10 10 7 14 4 84 14 448 30 3 3 3 5 335 1 51549574 12 219 49 11 7 189 49 30 7 11 'Whereupon the president of the senate proclaimed that Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, having a majority of the whole number of votes, was elected president of the United States for four years, from the fourth day of March next; and that Martin Van Buren, of New York, having a majority of votes therefor, was elected vicepresident of the United States for the same term."- XIII. 1837. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1837, for the thirteenth presidential term, were as follows: * "The president of the senate then * * * declared that William Henry Harrison, of Ohio, having a majority of the whole number of electoral votes, is duly elected president of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next, 1841; and that John Tyler, of Virginia, having a majority of the whole number of electoral votes, is duly elected vice-president of the United States, for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next, 1841."- XV. 1845. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1845, for the fifteenth presidential term, were as follows: Ohio Mississippi Indiana. Alabama. "It therefore appears that were the votes of Michigan to be counted, the result would be, for Martin Van Buren for president of the United States, 170 votes; if the votes of Michigan be not counted, Martin Van Buren then has 167 votes. In either event, Martin Van Buren, of New York, is elected president of the United States." (See DISPUTED ELECTIONS, III.) — XIV. 1841. electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1841, for the fourteenth presidential term, were as follows: The President. Vice-President. The president of the senate then said: “I do, therefore, declare that James K. Polk, of Tennessee, having a majority of the whole number of electoral votes, is duly elected president of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1845; and that George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, having a majority of electoral votes, is duly elected vice-president of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1845."-XVI. 1849. The electoral votes, as counted Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1849, for the sixteenth presidential term, were as follows: |