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.Votes.’for.;Goviei‘1i1or:'
HARTFORD COUNTY.
Nov. 1840. April 1841.
Towns. Harin. Ell6_’th. Nicoll,
Hai tfiird. 1540 776‘ 1220 644
Avon, 150 N35 128 _3l
Berlin. 366 301 290 265
Bristol, ’ 297 186 250 165
Burlington, Jill , 93 118 . 90
— Bloomfield, I21 100 -113 89
Canton, 223 101 209 100 .
East Hartford, 259. 234 231 218
East Wln'dsbr, 433 225 o 350 165
Elifieldu 872 ‘ 15,0‘ 232 95
Farmington, 120 -18.5 116
Glasteiibury’; 226 344 186 276
G ranby, , 234, 252 248 194
Ha rtla mi; _‘S_7 I20 77 99
Man_cli'esfei", 208 145 173 127
Maribdiiiagu. 87 so 81 75
, imsbury, 191 198 186 178
oulhiiigion, 200 197 - - --'
Sulfield, 259 314 243 259
W'ethersfield, 362 282 293 2_55
wimisor, 242 244 192 210
6216 4496 5008 3662
NEW-HAVEN COUNTY.
New Haven, 1407 841. 1215 6225
Bethany. 81 . 157 68. L55
Branfnrd, 90 177 88 148
Cheshire, 199 .153 190 161
Derby. 310 255 271 224
East Haven. 179 89 151 72
Guilford, 268 ‘ 214 233 150
Hamden, , 105 210 400 _149
Madison. 199 141 48 mai-
Merirlen, 177 216 156 164
Midaiebury. 108 42 103 32
Milford. 403 " 64 3’? 59
N. Branford. 114 100 93 94
North Haven. 157 162 150 137
Oranve, 132 .97 112 28
oxrofii, 167 171 153 172
Prospect. 73 47 68 51
Souihbury. 140 149 .33
\Vallingfoi-d, 197 221 11-1 208
\Vaterbury, 40% 370 393 303
\Volcott. 97 ', 64; 79
Woodbridgeg ’ 113 09
5100 4012 _ _ 4072 3151
., NE W-LONDON conurv.
New London. 420 383 382 334
‘ Norwich, , 666 493 52.3 338
Br-irah, 109 -82 98 68
Colchestcr, 219 134 187 13
Franklin, 104 89 101 87
Griswold, 170 86 S6 maj.
Groton. 191 211 128 _ 99
Lebanon, 217 220 196 216
Ledyard, 151 165 142 155
Lisbon, Ill 109 99 97
Lyme, 249 181 111 201
East Lyme, 132 89 98 80
Montville, 193 99 16-1 73
N. Stonington. 146 237 134 186
Preston, 154 100 144 116
Salem, 20 73 99 64
Sionington, 352 202 296 138
\Voterford, 135 194 96 L 44
3815 3148 2800 2270
FAIR_Fl_ELD COUNTY.‘
Fairfield. 339 164 247 117
B ridgepnrt, 464 280 278
Bl‘()'il{5eltl., 147 I56 I33 I52
Duubury, 470 4-39 426 386
Darien, 1,16 63 50 maj.
Greenwich, 3f l9 243 232
Huntington, 220 145 I14 I35
Monroe. 85 172 87 152
New Canaan, 231 ‘I220 lle lie
New Fairfield, 96 98 94 98
Iewto'.vu, 308 277 I 275 219
Norwalli, 426 199 326 124
Rcdding. 201 I30 154 119
Ridgefiell, 255 144 216 , 10-’)
Stamford, - 382 121 134 maj.
Sherman, 54 111 40 10>
Siratford. 198 125 161 127
Trumbull. 145 114 140 127
\Veston, 164 197 mnj. 52
\Vilion, 209 11.0 80 maj.
Wcstiiort, 152 I41 35 maj.
4871 3862 3368 2570
LITCHFIELD COUNTY. _
Litchfield, 477 386 436 354
Barliliariistead, 109 119 165 101
Bethlem, 81 95 73 92
Cannan, 209 256 189 182
Colebrook, 103 139 89 I17
Cornwal I, 202 176 -—— --
Goshen. 192 96 100 maj.
Harwinton. 156 82 -3-
Kent, 2l0 195 12 maj‘.
New Hartford, 241 98 17-1 75
New Milford, 4l6j‘ 2-575 299
Norfolk, 167 I09 146, 89'
Plymouth, 219 209' 2l2 180
Roxbury. 83 123 84 116
Sulisbiiry} 247 219% 199 203
Sharon, 213 232 —- -—
T-orririgto‘n‘,- 227 110 194 85
\Varren. 79 85 —’—- -
\Vashington‘,- 182‘ 173 -’f--— --
Watertown‘,- 190 97 I68 87
\Vircl1ester, 1i96r 163 I70
Vfoodbury, 18f 194 I80 229
4542 3806 3368 2570
VVINDHAM COUNTY.
Brooklyn, 174 110 150 82
Ashford, 285 186 210 165
Canterbury,» 1°91 99 165 91
Chaplin. 90 68 89 51
Hampton, 86’ 137 97 119
Killingly. 3-153’ 259’ 285 216
Plainfield, 18,5’ 180' 196 169
Pom fret, 207 120‘ 169 92
Sterling, 120 97 100 91
Thompson, 368 255 295 I77
Volu ntown, 78 I 1 30' 104
Windham, 303 321, 249 284
Woodstock, 362 226 2'75 165
2790 2188 2342 1896
M IDDLESEX COUNTY. ,
Middletown. 638 622 499 563
Cliatharu, 229 359 185 302
Chester, 84 V 111 57 107
Clinton, 149 77 125 57
Durham, 131 138 , 12l 129
East Haddam, 262 2l0 220 182
Haddum. 245 272 210 241
Killingworth, 71 161 63 13?
Saybrook. 3 I6 249 289 120
Westbrook-, 121 75 109 59
.2276 2275 1878 1902
TOLLAND COUNTY. _
Tolland, I29 132 118.
Bolton, 73 64 80
Columbia. 62‘ 107 57_ 94
Coventry, 228 156 185 - I55
Ellington, I52 9[ I34 83
Hebron. I98 I40 I59‘, 110
Mansfield, 234 162 184. 147
Somers. I64 139 I65 I28
Stafford, 282 243 268 218
U.ni0:), '
Vein-rm, 220 73 183 72
wllll‘ttgLUflo 154 95 126 93
I69I 1509 4 . .1736 3170
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District Nd. l——\Villiam Robbins
‘ A2——_.I_tllJCZ King.
3--Joseph S. Peck.
4._«-Aaron Nflsltinnel‘.
5‘-—-David W. Plumb.
6—James Blackstone.
4-_j;_-jf 7—.—,Ei‘astus Williams.
8——Henry Strong. ‘
- 9—S:imuel C. Selden.
]0——Nouh Plumb.
ll——Tl1omas B. Fotlton.
1:2-—Joshua B. Ferris.
]3——J_os_e‘ph Eaton.
14—Edsv. Eldridge.
15——I_-. Hitchcock.
l6—Jos. H. Bellamy:
- l7—Augi1stus-Miles. _
18--Charles IV_oodward.
19——Joseph H. Hayden.
20—VVilliam A. Foster.
21-3Elam Loomis. _
ROLL OF REPRESENTATIVES.
HPARTFORD COUNTY. I
HARTFORD, Alfred Smith, S. Whitman
Avon, Erastus W Washbiirn
Berl-in, no choice, meeting adj. sine die.
Bristol, no choice, adjourned without day
Burlington, Marcus H Upson ‘
Bloomfield, Ruben Bradley
Canton, William H Hallock
East Hartford, L Hurlb'ut,l one vacancy
East I/Vinrlsor, no choice
Enfielcl, Albert Clark. Jonathan Pease
Farmington, no choice, meeting adj. sine die
Glastanmrjz/, F Hale, Jr.,l A Hollisterl
Granby. E Alderman, Edni. Holcomb
Harttaml, T E W-illlams,l one vacancy
tlfano-/tester, no chfihio. .
I}I_arl_borQ';ig,lt, ;'Ez"ra I-hill
Sinisbztrg/, B B Bsicon,l one tnaj._oiie vacancy
Southington, Francis Wilc'ox,l J Kirbyl
Sn/]£el¢I,. _H,enry‘Wright,l one vacancy
VVcth_crsfwl(l, E Latimer. Alfred Francisl
Wfina'sor, R M Abbe,l Samuel Matherl
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
New HAVEN, R S Baldwin, J F Babcock
Bethany, Job Andrew.l
Branford, Levi S,Parsonsl
Chas/tire, L Bradley, no choice on second,
adjourned to Monday.
Derby, Lyman Chatfield
East Haven, no choice, adj. without day
Guilford, G A Foot, Samuel W Dudley
Hamden, Horace Potter,l
Mirldlcbnr?/a D.iniel Clarke, Whig
Milforrl, D Beach, John Burns, Jr.
Madison, no choice
Jllerirlcn. no choice adj. sine die.
North Haven, John Beach
"North Bran_ford, no choice, adj. sine die.
Orange, Nehemiah Kimberly
0'.I3f0'I'(f, David M Clark,l
Prospect, Benj. Platt -
Sout/ibariy, Saim’l Candeel ,
Wfooclhrirlge, S-am'l Peck
Waterbury/, A Benedict, R Hine
l'Volcott. Ira Frisbiel
Wallingforct, D Carrington, Ira Tuttlcl
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
FAIRFIELD, J Bulkley, Rufus Blakeman
Bridgeport, James Fitch
Broo/if/ield, no choice. '
Danburi/, Orrin Knapp. Henry 0 Judd
Daricn. Edward Scofield
Grcionwtc/t, Gideon Closet, Titus Mead Z
”Hitntingto7t, Eli Beardsley
1lIon-roe, Judson Curtissl
New Canaan, 2d trial, S Rayinondl
New Fair/ielzt, no choice.
' Newtown, J S Tomlinton, Able B Turrell
Norwalk, Clark Bissell, Henry Selleck
Redding, T M Abbott, Morris Hill
Riclgejield, Vl/‘in lice, Samuel S Olmsted
Sherman, Sherman l
Stamford, Cephas Brush, VVrn T Minor
Stratforcl, Judson Peck
Tf'lt7}lbZifl, Able Mallett
Weston, Eli Adams,l, David Putchciil
IVrstport, Eliphalel Swift
Wilton, no choice. ,
NE\V _LoND‘oN.-
New Loxnou, G C Wilson,l one vzicancy
Norwich, B IV Tompkins, J Dunham
Bo;/rah, Albert G Avery , ,
Colchester, Joseph Staples, J B Rogefsl
Eran/clin, Charles Dunlap
G,risu='0‘l(l, Oliver Cost , '. .
Groton, N,_Chapn'ian,l E Spiceijl
Lebanon, E Johnsor_i,l _Geoi‘g'e Kingsley l
Lccly/ard, Denison B Williaimsl
Lisbon, Thomas A Clarkl
Lg/me, J McCurdy, William Marvin
East Lyme. no choice—-—meeting dissolved
Montville, Edmond Smith
North Stonington, O Hewitt,l Peleg Clark
Pwston. George Loring, Asa L Lathain
Salem, Oriniel Whittlesey
Stonington, J Holmes, Stiles Stanton
W'atcrforrl, Joseph Averyl
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
Litchftclcl, F Buel, E C Bacon
Bar‘/rhamsterl, A Cleveland, T Hayes
Bet/tlem, Charles A Blissl
Canaan, Sidney‘ Ensign, George Hawes
Cole/iraoh, E A Phelps,l \Vm Manchester
Gas/ten. Willard Gaylord, Miles Hoyt
New Hartford, N Kellogg. O Goodwin
New Ilfilforrl, A N Baldwin, L Morris
Norfolk, Eden Riggs, David L Dowd
Plymouth, no choice——meeting dissolved
.R0.’l2f)It""I, Abram Ward
Sal-is-'mr_7/, no_choice.
Tor-rington, Uri Taylor‘, Luman Munsell
Watertown, Alansou Warren
Winchester, no choice—meeting dissolved
Woodbary, no choice—meeting dissolved
_ MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Mizlrlletown, no choice.
C/tat/tam, R Goodi‘ich,l Elijah Clarkl
Chester, Samuel Coltl
Clinton, David Redfield
Durham, J T Camp,l 3 niaj. one vacancy -
East H£L[l£ld:1n, E PBrownel|, E A Bulkley
Haddam. C Ari‘iold,l E Pierson
Killingworth, J Parmcle Z J Giriswoldl
Sag/brook, B Dowd, A Starkey
Westbrook, Alexander Clarke
TOLLAND COUNTY.
-Tolland, E West,l Oliver Lord ll
Bolton, Ahab Smithl
Columbia, Joseph Clark,l
Coventry/, R Dimmock,l N Lymarnl
E/linglon, Jaibez Collins
Hebron, E Porter, H H Martindale
Mansfield, Z Storrs, Thomas Clark
Somers, It Pease, John Phillips
Sta./fowl. E H Hyde, Calvin Knight
Vernon, Nathaniel O Kellogg
Willington. Asa Taylor, E Eldridge
» Pi'esidciit——“let ,,lliem_come _in.
4 , WINDHAM COU"_NTY.
iBro‘oh:l3m, Elisha Adams - N,
Ashford, no choice._ ‘ 4 ,
Cantenbury/,, John Francis, Nathan Allen
Chaplin, Joseph Foster, J r
Hampton, no choice. ,
Killinglg/, Thomas Backus, H VVescott
Plainfield, David Gallup, C Munroe.
Pomfret, Lewis _Averill, T P Sommer
Sterling, John Young _
Thompson, Jonathan Nichols, ‘\Vm Fisher
Volantown, Elisha Potterl
V,Vindham, Oliver Kingsley, Ji'.l
Woodstock, '.\/loses Lyon, 2d. D Child
Those marked thus l are Loco Focus.
OUR NATIONAL BEREAVE MENT.
Below will be found some interesting particu-
lars connected with the sickness and death of
Presidentflarrison. We have also added such
information on subjects growing out of the lat-
ter lamentable event, which we presume will be
acceptable to the reader at this time.
From the Jlifaclisonian of A pril 6.
A dark pall covers this community. The
arrow of death, which always seems to love
a shining mark, has reached our late much
beloved and venerated President! The arm
which not long since wielded ri sword in do-
fence of the country,‘ is pnlsied—the eye
which lately beamed so brightly and benig-
nantly, is closed——the voicc whose trumpet
tones but :1 few weeks ago reverbci'ated
through the halls of the Capitol, is forever
l‘.'ushed and silent—and the venerable form
of VVilli2im Henry I.-l:ii'rison, -lately anima-
ted and erect, has become but a cold and life-
less clod. The hopes of a mtion are with-
ered, and high and confilent expectation has
given place to grief and dcspondency.
‘Nho shall measure the anguish of that
afflicted family, from whose midst an all-wise
Providence has removed the affectionate
husband, father, relative, friend and benefac-
tor ! And although the tears of multitudes
may be mingled with those ofthe relative,and
the Sympflll]l€S.Of :1 nation be excited, yet
who _ can _ repair the loss’! ,_May God, in
his Providcnce, sanctify the dispensation for
the everlasting good of the family and the
nation, Tliere is great consolation to be
found in the history of the eventful and pa;
triotic life of the deceased, as there is also in
the inahner of his death: In the one, as in
the other, heihas manifested the goodness of
his heart, the constancy of his patriotism, and
the purity of his intentions. Short as has
been his administration, none who have been
friendly_to him will have cause to regret
their efforts or their devotion. —
THE PARTICULARS.
From the moment General Harrison was
elected President tothe day of his illness,
his heart has been filled with gratitude to
the people, to whom indeed he has always
been affectionately devoted. In the gene!r’-os-
ity of that heart he has invariably opened
his doors wide to the reception of his friends,
and his house has been the abode of l1ospi-
tality and kindness. He has indulged his
friends, alas, to his own destruction. From
sunrise in the morning, till nearly midnight
in the evening, he has incessantly devoted
himself in his foll.\u.'-oiti:1nn: \\-lit) visited
him, with the exception of the hour each
day spent in Cabinet council. It was his
habit, after rising, first to peruse his Bible
and then to take :1 walk before l)l'f-‘I1l(fuSl..
Frequently he would bring in with him per-
sons he had met in his walk to bi'cal<fast
with him. And f1flel‘\‘.'Ctt‘(IS, the whole day
would be spent in receiving company and
transacting business. On Thursday morn-
ing week the porter, fG!~llld. liim 1‘ea<lin..g the
the bible, and even then complaining of in-
disposition, suggested to him the propriety of
excluding visitors until 10 o'clock in the
m_orning. “ No n,o”—said the kind hearted
, . ‘M-.iny of
them have co_i'ne_frnm (listaiit States to see me
and they wish t_o__ get liorize, and I will not
refuse them.” On Satui'day uiorning week,
we saw him, aiid ,he_ was at that time coni-
plainirig_.of_a headachp, and expi*essing his
regref that ‘e found so little time to at-
tend to important business before him, al-
luding to a map of Florida which he desir-
ed to exainine, as he wished to bring the
war in that territory to a close. We believe
the last letter that he wrote, was on the sub-
ject of that war. The same afternoon he
was taken with a chill, and retired to that
bed, which has in eight days proved his last.
VVe were not without hope of recovery un-
til the afternoon ofthe last Saturday, when a
serious diarrhaan came on, under which he
soon sank. Religious services were per-
formed by Rev. Mr. Hawley Saturday eve-
ning, and he._ did not seem to have become
insensible until after 10 o'clock. At a quor-
ter before 10 o'clock the President gave ut-
terance to his last speech. which was taken
down at the instant, by Dr. VVoi‘thingtoii
and deserves to be remembered as I‘t.‘flL‘CllI)_*_!_
glory upon his death. It was in the follow-
ing words, and it may be supposed to be ad-
dressed to Gov. Tylei', who becomes Gen.
Harrison’s succe_ssor under the Constitution:
“Sir: I uvis/1. you to understand the trim
principles of the" Gm,-crnmcnt. I wish them
carried out. I ask nothing more.” At
about ll/o’clock the General raised partial-
ly from his pillow and coughed. After-
wards there was not the slightest indication
of sensibility.—He gradually sunk,——until
the pulse first departed from the left arm, 6;
immediately after, viz. at half past 12 o’clock
the circulation entirely stopped, and Gen.
Harrison, without a struggle, went into the
eternal sleep of death. .
As his fame will be immortal on eai'th.so
may ,his spirit rest in eternal -happiness in
heaven., _
There‘ was present at the closing scene,
in addition to the medical attendance, such
ofthe relatives ofthe family as were in the
city, the several members of the Cabinet,
Colonels, Todd, and Chambers, who were
the aids of the General at the battle ofthe
Thames, and a number of other personal
friends. . -
Immediatelyafter the demise, the mem-
bérs ofthe Cabinet. (except the Secretary of
the Navy, who wnsabsent, having gone to N,
Carolina for his family.) withdrew, and pre-
pared an‘aununciation of the fact, which
they deemed their duty to make to the coun-
try, and dcspitchcd ltl)mt.'(lli1t'.‘ly an cxpi'e.~s
for Gov. Tyler at Williamsburg in_Vir-
ginia. ' *
This annunciaiion we published last week.
Mrs Harrison, for whose loss a nation’
S,\-’mp3ll1lS€S. was at her peaceful home in
Ohio,’where she was expected to remain for
some inonths. She was written to several
days before the death of the president, but it
wil be some days before sheiwill be able to
reach lVa’sliington, should the shockingin-
telligence of the iiielimcliolly issue of her
llUSl)lI:l'l(IlS sickness leave her power to do so
at a -. .. ‘
Corrrspondcncc 0/ the N. Y.‘I?.rpress
The Last tlfonzents of General Harrison.
—-Every thing connected with the lastillness
of Gen. Harrison will be read with interest
by the public, 5.; among the most pleasant of
our reflections are the happy and willing exit
ofthe good man to another world. VVe find
in the corrc-spoiidence ofthe Philadelphia
North American an anecdote recorded,
which we have seen authenticated in other
f1l1'n1Fl€l‘S. -The porter ofthe VVhite House
was sent early to his bed side on Thursday
morning of last week, two days prior to his
illness, and found the General up,-with his
spectacles on, and readingthe Bible. “He
reads his Bible,” says it visitor to the porter
immediately after. “ Oh, yes, indeed he
does, good man,,and I believe he prays, to,”
was the reply.
The. remarks of Dr. I-lawley was. that of
the six Presidents he'had known and preach-
ed to, General Hzirrison was the only one
whom he saw worship God upon his knees.
As fiither proofof the Christi-.in faith ofthe
Pi‘csident, and as an illustration of his noble-
ness of cliaracter, we have evidence that
ue:irly :1 year since. he iniinifested :1 disposi-
tion to become :1 member of the Episcopal
Church ofCii'iciunoti. He was pressed by
his Clergym-an to do so. The answer was
that he would but for the fact that he knew
his motives would be impeached, and he
would be accused of connecting himselfwith
a church of God for politcal purposes. He
intended to have become a member of a
Christian Church while President of the
United States, and thus add to a Christian:
duty which he owed“ himself, the Christian
virtue of :1 good exafiiple. For the loss of
such a man well may the nation grit-vc.—
\'Ve are told that upon the night of his death,
tears fell fi'om eyes that seldom weep. Dy-
ing as he did like a statesman and ti Chris-
tian, with his last thoughts for his country
and his last hopes in God, we find our griels
lessened in the hope that a blessed immortal-
ity iiwaits him.
The following facts in regard to the political
history of President Tyler, are deemed of pecu-
liar interest to,the people at the present iinie.
“All eyes will now be turned towards
VV-ashington, looking with doubt and anxi-
ety to the oiganization ofthe administration,
under the new President. A The event has
produced some excitement among the politi-
chins. The great questions are, who is John
Tyler? what are his principles .7 what will
be his policy?
Mr. Tyler coincides genei-nip with it".
views and principles of Mr. Mzidison. He
has always been held in very high estima-
lipn by the citizens of his r_i:1tivc'St:1te, and
he has occupied an impo,i't:1nt position in the
councils of the notion. After having served
as Governor of Virginia, he was elected to
the Senate of the United States in 1828 over
John Randolph. He was then a Jackson
man, and supported, generally the nieasures
ofthe administration, up to the time of the
removal ofthe dcposites. He opposed the
i'e-chartei‘ of the Bank ofthe United States
in 1832, in a speech ofinuch ability, and
voted ,-ig,,},,g, the bill, with most of the friends’
of Gt:i‘iCt'ul J-iickson. The removal of the
depositcs Mi‘. Tyler regarded as a stretch of
Executive authority utterly indefensible, as
well as a violation ofnn implied contract
with the B-.iiik, and he denounced the mens-
ure in :1 speech replete with boldness and el-
oqtience. _ At the ‘session oflS34, he. wnsap-
pointed Chairrnan of a committee to investi-
gate the afiiiirs ofthe Bitlllf. General Jack-
son had made a furious attack upon the
Bank, and the committee was raised to in-
quire into the truth ofthe charges. His as-
sociates on the committee were Messrs. Man-
gum. VVebstcr,and Ewing. The investiga-
tion wtis very laborious, and the report drawn
up by Mi‘. Tyler, able and elaborate. On
iis,pi‘esentution in the Senate, a sharp debate
arose between Mr. Tyler and Mr. Benton,
in which Mi‘. Benton was very severely han-
dled. In 1835, Mr. Tyler was elected Pres
ident of the Senate pro tempore. At the fol-
lowing session of Con,r_ri'ess, the Legisla-
ture ofVii'ginia instructed him to voteiin fa-
voi'_ofthe expugiog resolution, and he resign
ed ratlier than obey. Mr. Tyler remained
in retirement until the Harrisburg Conven-
tion. He was a delegate to this Convention,
and advocated the nomination of Mr. Clay
with gi'c:iteui‘nc-stiiess and persevei‘aiice.——
After it had been determined to put up Gen.
I-Izirrison, Mr. Tyler was selected for Vice
President, with a vie\v to secure the support
of the south, and without any reference to
his political principles, or any inquiry as to
his sentiments upon the prominent measures
ofthe Whig party.
The Acting President of the United
States.—It will be seen that by the following
clause from Section 1st, of article 2, of
the Constitution ofthe United States, the du-
ties of President of the U. S. now devolve
on John Tyler. who was elected by the
people to the office of Vice President:
“In case ofthe removal of the President
from office, or his death resignation, or ibu-
bility to discharge the powers and duties of
the said oflice, the same shall devolve on the
Vice President, and the Congress may by
law, provide for the case of removal‘, death,
resignation. or-inability, both of the Presi-
dent and Vice President, declaring what offi-
cer shall thr-n act as President, and such
officershall act accordingly, until the disa-
bility be removed, or a President shall be
elected. _
In answer to the question already asked.
“Who is now Vice President of the United
States ?” the New York Cmmercial cites
the following extract from the first volume
of Kent’s Commentaries-—-giving the law on
the subject:
"In case ofthe removal ofthe President
from office, or his death, resignation, or ina-
»
bility to__-discharge the powers and duties of
lhe office,. the some devolve on the Vice
President; and, except in cases in wliich the
President is enabled to resume the. office,
the Vice Presideiit acts as President‘ during:
the remziiiider of the term for which the
President was elected. Congress is author-
ised to provide, by law, for the case of remo.
val, death, resignation, or‘ in.-ibiliiy, boil, of
the ‘President and Vice President, declaring
what officer should then act as Pi'esideni7
and the offices so designated is to an umij
theidisabilily be removed, or a Pi-esidem
shall be elected, and who is in that case to
be elected on the first lVednesday 0r[h3 en.
suing December, iftime will admit ofit; and
if not, then on the same day in the ensuing
year. In pursuance of this_ constitutioniil
provision, the act of Congress of l\'lai'ch~ lst,
I792, Sec. 9, declared, that in case of vacancy
in the office, both of President and Vice
President, the President of the Senate pro
iempore. and in case there should be no Pres-
ident ofthe Seiiate, then the speaker of the
House of representatives, for the time being
should act as President, until the vacancit
was supplied," "
At the luteextioscssion ofthe Senate, in lliC_
absence of Mr. Tyler, Samuel L. SOI.l'tlml‘tl,
of New Jersey, was elected President of the
Senate, pro tem.; and consequently Mr.
Southard may now be looked upon as Vice
President ofthe United States.
Tom I—Iitg/'ic.»‘, the slave of Mr. Darg,
who through the ‘tender mercies of the abo-
litionists of this city, was some three years
since led into crime and the expiation there-
of in the sta e prison, has been taken back
by his master, and restored to his former
comfortable condition, enjoying agaiii the
confidence ofall the !'ainily.—Jonr.I Com.
Elections in N'w Yo-rh.—'I‘lie eleventh of
May is set apart for the election ofa member
of the 27th Congress, from Mr. Gi'ringer’s
district.
Absence of Mind,--A11 ofliee holder woke
up the other morning, and persisted in call-
ing himself :1 ‘vVhig. It is supposed he will
not discover his mistake until somebody is
appointed in his i'ooni.
The Ohio House of Representatives has
passed a repeal ofthe act prohibiting the is-
sue o.f small bills in the state. ‘
‘I love to go to the bottom of things,’ as
the schoolmaster said when he flagcllated a
boy- . -
Being worth half a million today, and
without a shirt to your back to-mot‘t‘0w, is
what we caill passing “from the sublime to
the ridiculous.”
From the National Intelligencei‘.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THT UNITED STATES.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED ST.--.'I‘ES
so long as tl epresident can exert the power
ofappointing and reinoving, at his pleasure,
the ‘agents st-lectecl" for. their custody. ‘the
Comma‘iidei‘-in-chief of the Army and Navy
radical change should therefore be decreed.
The patronage incident to the presidential
office, nlreridy great, is constantly increasing.
Such ii cfeasn is destined to keep pace with
the grotvth of our population, until, without
a figure of speech, an army of office-holders
may spread over tfheland. The unrestrain-
ed power exerted by it selfisbly anibitious
man. in order either to perpetuate his author-
ity, or to hand it over to some favorite as his
SUCC(’S.S01‘, may lead to the employment of all
the means within his control, to accomplish
his object. The right to remove from office,
while subjected to no just restiaint, is inev-
itably destined to produce :1 spirit of crouch-
[ng scrvility with the omcizil corps, which,
in order to uphold ‘ the hand which feeds
them, would lead-to direct and active inter-
fercnco in the elections, both State and Fed-
legislzitiou to the dictation of the CliiefEx-
ecutive officer‘, and making the will of that
officer absolute. and ,Sf.‘lpt‘(‘mB. I will, at :1
pi'opei' time, invoke the action of Congress
upon this subject. and shall readily acqui-
escn in the adoption of all proper measures
which are calculated to arrest these evils, so
_ full ofdziugcr in their tendency.‘ I will re-
ii-ovc no incumbent from office who has
faithfully and honestly acquitted himself of
the duties of his office. except in suchcases
where such officer has been guilty of an ac-
tive pnrtizanship, or by secret means-the
less mnnly, and tlioreforc the more objection-
:ible—has given his official influence to the
purposes of party, thereby bringing the pat-
ron:1.ce of the government in conflict with
the freedom of elections. Numerous remov-
als may become necessary under this rule.
These. will he reads by me through no acer-
bilv of feeling. 1 have had no cause to
clicrisli or inclulge unkind feelings towards
any, but my conduct will be regulated by a
profound sense of what is due to the country
and its institutions; nor shall I neglect to
apply the same unbcnding rule to those of
my own appointment. Freedom of opinion
will be tolerated, the full enjoyment of the
right of Sl]fIl‘fl_L_'(3 will he maintained nsthe
birthright of every Aniericnn citizen, biit_ I
say emphatically to the official corps, “thus
far and no fziitlicr.” [have dwelt longer up-
on the subject, because removals from office
are likely often to arise, and I would have
my countrymen to lttl(I{‘l‘Slatt(l the principle
of the Executive action.
In allpublic expenditures the most rigid
economy should he resoited to, and, as one of
its rvstills, a public debt in time of peace be
sedulously avoided. A wise and patriotic
constituency will never object to the imposi-
tion of necessary burdens for useful ends;
and true wisdom dictates the resort to such
means, in order to supply deficiencies in the
revenue. rather than to those doubtful expe-
Fr:1.Low C‘1Tizi;:s's:-—Before my arrival
at the Seat of Government the painful coni-
munication was made to you by the officers
presiding over the several Departments, of
the deeply regieticd ‘death of \ViLLiA1i
I-IENRY HARRISON, lute President of the
United Stair-'s. Upon l\irn you had confer-
red your suflivigcs for the first office in your
gift, and had selected him as your chosen in-
strument to correct and reform all such er.
rors and abuses as’harl manifested them-
selves from time to time in the practical op.
erations of the Government. VVhile, stand-
ing at the threshold of this great work, he
has, by the dispensation ofan all-wise Prov-
idence, been reiuoved from amongst us, and
by the provisions of the Constitution the ef-
forts to be directed to the accouiplisliing of
this vitally iiniiorfatit task have dftvolved up-
on myself. This same occurrence has sub
jected the wisdom and sufficiency of our in
stitutions to a new test. For the first time
in our history the person elected to the Vice
Presidency 0fj.l't€3 United States, by the hop-
pening ofa contingency provided foi‘ in the
Constitution, has had devolved upon himtlic
Presidential office. The spirit of faction,
which is directly opposed to the spirit of ii
lofty p-itriotism, may find in this occasion
for assaults upon my administration. And
in succeeding, under circumstances so sud-
den and unexpected, and to responsibilities
so greatly augmented, to the administra-
tion of public affairs, I shall place in the in-
telligence and p:1ti‘iotism (ifthe People my
only true reliance. My earnest prayer
shallbe constantly addressed to the all-wise.
and all-powerful Being who made me, and
by whose dispeiisntion I am called to the
high office of President of this Confederacy
understiiudiugly to carry out the principles,
of that Constitution which I have sworn “to
protect, preserve and defend.”
The usual opportunity which is afforded
to :1 Chief Mzigistrate upon his induction to
office of presenting to his countrymen an
exposition of the pplicy which would guide
his administration, in the form of an inaugu-
ral address, not hzfviiig under the peculiar
circumstances which have brought me to
the discharge of the high duties of President
of the United States, been afforded to me, a
brief exposition of the principles which will
govern uze in the general course ofmy admin-
istration of public affairs would seem to be
due as well to niyselfiis to you. In regard
to foreign nations, the groundwork of my
policy will be justice on our part to all, sub-
mitting to injustice from none. \Vliile 1
shall serlulously cultivate the relations of
peace and ainity with one and all, it will be
my most imperative duty to see that the
honor ofthe country shall sustain no blem-
ish. \Vith a view to this, the condition of
our military defences will become a matter
of anxious solicitude. The Army, which
has in other days covered itself withrenown,
and'the Navy, not inappropriatelytermed the
right arm of the public defence, which has
spread a light of glory over the American
standard in all the waters of the‘earth,
should be rendered replete with eficicncy.
In view of the fact, well avouched by l1is-
tory, that the tendency of all human institu-
tions is to concentrate power in the hands of
a‘single man, and that their ultimate down-
fall has proceeded from this cause, I deem it
of the most essential importaiicethat a com-
plete separation should take place between
the sword and the purse. No matter where
dients, which, ultimating in :1 public debt.
serve to cmb_ai'rriss the resources ofthe coun-
try and to lessen its ability to meet any great
t_°lTtGt‘_Q‘PnCy which may arise. All sinicurcs
should be abolished. The appropriations
should be r.lii'cct and explicit. so as to leave
us liruitecla.sl1ai'e ofdiscri-tion to the disburs-
lug agents as may be found compatible with
the public sr-rv.-ice. A strict responsibility on
the port of all the agents of the C-_§overnriient
slioulrl be rnuiiitained. and pcculationsor de-
fzilcations visited with immediate expulsion
froru office and the most condign punish-
merit.
The 'ptil)li(', int -rrst. also demands that if
any ivni‘ has existed bet“-oc=n the Govern.
iient and the c.urren«'y, it shall cease. Meas-
ures of a flnI'tl'1ClfllCl'i:]Tt1Cl(’l‘, now having the
sanction of legal enactment. shall be faithful-
uutliority. But I owe itto myself todechire that
I regard e.\:is.ing enactments as unwise and
impolitic_. and in :1 high degree oppressive.
Isliall promptly give m_v sanction to any
coi'istitulioual measure \‘.‘l’tlCll originziting iii
Coiigi'ess, shall have for its object the resto-
ration of it sound circulating medium so cs-
seutiily n(.‘t‘.(‘S':‘ttl‘y to give confidence in all
the transzictious of life, to secure to industry
lish the public prosperit_v. In decidiiig upon
the adaptation ofainy such iiieasureto the end
proposed, as wcllas its conformity tothc Con-
stitution, I shall resort to the Fathers of the
great Rcpiiblico‘n school for advice and in-
struction, to be drawn from their sage views
of our system of Government, and the light
of their ever rglorious example.
The institutions under which we live, my
counti'ymen, secure each person in the per-
fect enjoyment ofall his rights. The specta-
clc is exhibited to the world of a Government
Governed, and having imparted to it only so
much power as is necessary for its success-
ful operation. Those who are charged
with its administration should carefully ab-
stain from all attempts to enlarge the range
of powers thus grnntcdgp the several depart-
ments of ‘he Government, other than by an
appeal to the people for additional grants,
lest by so doing they disturb the balance
which the patroits and statesmen who framed
the Constitution designed to establish be-
tween the Federal Government and the
States composing the Union. The obser-
vance of these rules is enjoined upon us by
that feeling of reverence and affection which
finds a place in the heart ofevery patriot for
the preservation of union—for the good of
our children and our children’s children,
through countless generations.“ An opposite
course could not fail to generate factions, in-
tentupon the gratifications of their selfish
ends: to give birth to local and sectionaljea.1-
ousies. and to ultimate either in breaking
asunder the bonds.of union, or in building
up a central system, which ivoiild-inevitably
end in a bloody sceptre and an iron crown.
In conclusion, I beg you to -be assured
that I shall exert myself to carry the forego-
ing principles into practice during my ad.
ministration of the government, a-nd, confi-
ding in the protecting care of an evei'-vvatcii-
ful and over-ruling Providence, it shall be
my first and highest duty to preserve unim-
paired the frce institutions under which we
live, and transm.it_them to those who shall
succeed me in their full force and vigor.
' JoiiN TYLER.
or how the public moneys shall be deposited,
Q
lVashingto2t, April 9, 1841. ~
is in fact the Treasurer. . A pei'manent’a‘nd--
eral, thereby Sulijecting the course of State A
ly enforced until i'epe;ili-d by the legislative ,
itsjust arrd zidcqiizitc rewards. and to re-cstab-If
degiviug its powers from the consent of the. ~
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Norwalk Chronicler