ISBN: 9780217389563

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... the spring election. Supposing the votes of Maryland and North Carolina--in which latter state the Federal 1800. Party ha Srea7 increased of late, and in both of which the electors were chosen by districts to be equally divided, New England and the states south of Pennsylvania, according to this calculation, would balance eacr other. The result would depend then upon New York New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The old law of Pennsylvania for a choice of electors by general ticket had expired, and the Federalists who controlled the state Senate refused to revive it. Should a choice by districts be agreed upon, each party might safely calculate on about half the electors. It was whispered, indeed, that Governor M''Kean meant to order an election under the expired law; or should the Republicans, at the approaching election for members of Assembly, obtain a sufficient majority, to call the Legislature together for a choice by joint ballot. But the state Senate might still refuse to concur in this proceeding; and it was to counteract any irregular projects of this sort that Boss''s bill for canvass ing the electoral votes--the occasion of the proceedings against Duane--had been introduced into the United States'' Senate. Supposing Pennsylvania not to vote 01 to be pretty equally divided, the electors of New Jersey, a state exceedingly doubtful, would not be numerous enough to decide the question either way against the state of New York, with which the decision would thus ultimately rest. In that state the choice of electors was to be by the Assembly in joint ballot; and such was the known strength of parties in the rest of the counties, that the majority in the Assembly was sure to be decided by the result in the city of New York, where twelve members were... Richard Hildreth, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The History Of The United States Of America Volume 5 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 5; Original Published by: Harper & Brothers in 1879 in 704 pages; Subjects: United States; History / United States / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); Law / Constitutional; Literary Criticism / General; Political Science / Constitutions;<