Ikepariettiatt. P. L. Ocacer, Editor. MARIETTA. PA : *Walla(lam., oec emicest 10 ,Icrt4 ELEOTORAL VOTES Por President and Vice President of the United States from 1789 to 1864. The following record gives the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States from the adoption of the Constitution up to the present time, with the electo ral vote of each. George Washington was elected the first President of the United States un der the Federal, Constitution, and 'was inaugurate& on the 30th of April, 1789. John Adams, being the neat highest on the list, was elected Vice President. *Find Term, 1789-69 Erectors. G. Washington, 69 Geo. Clinton, 3 John Adams, 34 S. Huntington, 2 John Jay, 9 John Milton, 2 It. H. Harrison, 6J. Armstrong, 1 J. Rutledge, 6 Edward Telfair, 1 John Hancock, 48. Lincoln, 1 *Second Term, 1793-132 Electors. G. Washington, 132 George Clinton, 50 John Adams, 77 Thos. Jefferson, 4 Aaron Burr, 1 *Third Term, 1797-139 Electors. John Adams, 71 Thos, Pinckney, 59 Thos. Jefferson, 68 Aaron Burr, 30 *Foga]; Term, 1801-138 Electors. Thos. Jefferson, 73 John Adams, 65 Aaron Burr, 73 C.C. Pinckney, 64 Fifth Term, 1805-176 Electors. President. Vice President. Thos. Jefferson,l62 Geo. Clinton, 162 C. C. Pinckney, 14 Rufus King, 14 Sixth Term, 1809-175,Electors. James Madison, 122 Geo. Clinton, 113 G. C. Pinckney, 47 Rufus King. 47 Seventh Term, 1813-217 Electors. James Madison, 128 E. Gerry, 131 DeWitt Clinton, 89 Jared Ingersoll, 86 Eighth Term, 1817-217 Electors. James Monroe, 183 D. D. Tomkins4lB3 Rufus King, 34 Jno. E. Howard, 22 Ninth Term, 1821-235 Electors. James Monroe, 231 D. D. Tomk ins, 218 J. Quincy Adaies, 1 R. Stockton, 8 Tenth Term, 1825 f —261 Electors. Andrew Jackson 99,N. Sanford, 30 J. Quincy Aden:lB.44 Nath'iel Macon, 24 W. H. Crawford, 41, And'w Jackson, 13 Henry Clay, 37 M. Van Boren, 9 J.C.Calhoun,vp 182 Henry Clay; 2 Eleventh Term, 1829-261 Electors. And'w Jackson, 178 J. C. Calhoun, .171 J.. Quincy Adams 83 Richard Rush, 83 William Smith, 7 Twelfth Term, 1833-288 Electors. And'w Jackson ; 219 M. Van Buren,lB9 Henry Clay, 49 John Sergeant, 49 John Floyd, 11 Win. Wilkins, 30 William Wirt, 7- Henry Lee, • 11 Amos Ellmaker, 7 Thirteenth Term, 1837-294 Electors. M. Van Buren 170 RM. Johnson 147 W. H . Harrison 73 Hugh L. White 26 Francis Granger 77 Daniel Webster 14 John Tyler 47 W. P. Mangum 11 Wm. Smith 23 Fourteenth Term, 1841-294 E lectors ** W. H. Harrison R. M. Johnson ; 48 [234 M. Van Buren 60 L. W. Tazewell 11 J. Tyler, V. P. 234 James K. Polk 1 Fifteenth Term, 1845-275 Electors. James K. Polk 170 G. M. Dallas 170 Henry Clay 105 T. Freelingbaysen 1105 Sixteenth Term, 1849-290 Electors. ***Z. Taylor 163 M. Fillmore 163 Lewis Cass 127 Wm. 0, Butler 127 Seventeenth Term, 1853-296 Electors. Franklin Pierce 254 W. R. King 254 Winfield Scott "42" W. A. Graham 42 Eighteenth Term, 1858-296 Electors. J. Buchanan 174 J. C. Breckenridge J. C. Fremont 114 [l'74 11. Fillmore 8 W. L. Dayton 114 A. J. Donaldson 8 Nineteenth Term, 1861-303 Electors. A. Lincoln 180:11. Hamlin 180 J. C. Breckenridge [72 Joseph Lane '72 John Bell 39 Edward Everett 39 S. A. Douglas 12 EL V. Johnson 12 Twentieth Term, 1865-234 Electors. A. Lincoln 213 A. Johnson 213 G. B. McClellan 21 G. H. Pendleton 21 * The elections for the first, second, third and fourth terms, (from 1789 to 1801) were held under the old Constitu tional provision, that the candidate hav ing the highest vote should be President, and the one having the next highest vote should be Vice President. Thus it happened that in the tie vote between Jefferson and Burr in 1800, the election went to the House, and after 36 ballots Jefferson was elected President and Burr Vice President. 't Neither of , the candidates for Presi dent obtaining a majority of electoral votes, in 1824, the election went to the House of Representatives, and John Quincy Adams was elected. Richard M. Johnson, lacking ,one of s majority of electors in 1836, was chosen by the 11 . S. Senate. it* Gen. Harrison died .about one month after his inauguration, and John Tyler, Vice President, became the President for the balance of the term. *** Gen. Taylor died on the 9th of July, 1850, and Vice President Fillmore Sir Dan Voorheee, following the ex succeeded as President. ample of Vallandighstn, is about to The above record demonstrates the drop Polittee, remove to New York fact that except during the first and ;4 1) 4, arid' "resume the' &asthma Of the second election of George' Waishington, and the second election of James Mon roe, when no party was organized against either, the triumph of Abraham Lincoln just achieved is more complete a nd overwhelming than that of any other President, Jefferson, Madison and Jack son included, lir Mrs. Douglas, the widow of Sena tcir Douglas, is living in quiet retirement with her mother, Mrs. Cutts, in the old homestead, near the Capitol building. Her brother, Capt. Cutts, who was wounded in one of the battles in Vir ginia last summer, has not yet recover and is receiving every possible care at her hands. Mrs. Douglas says little about politics, bat her sympathies are said to be strongly enlisted in the Fed. eral cause. Mrs. Cutts is as great a rebel as can be found in Washington City, or even in Richmond, and loses no opportunity to express her political sentiments. This will appear a little strange