Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . ember that it was everywhere knownthat there had been no election bv the people, the electoral vote standing:Jackson, 99; Adams, 84; Crawford, 41; Clay, 37—total, 261 received 77 of his 84 votes from New York and New England;Maryland gave him 3, Louisiana 2, Delaware and Illinois, each 1. The election now lay with the House of Representatives, and intrigueand rumor was the order of the day to such an extent, as Webster putsit, that
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . ember that it was everywhere knownthat there had been no election bv the people, the electoral vote standing:Jackson, 99; Adams, 84; Crawford, 41; Clay, 37—total, 261 received 77 of his 84 votes from New York and New England;Maryland gave him 3, Louisiana 2, Delaware and Illinois, each 1. The election now lay with the House of Representatives, and intrigueand rumor was the order of the day to such an extent, as Webster putsit, that there were those who pretended to tell how a representativewould vote from the way in which he put on hi3 hat. However littleJohn Quincy Adam3 was gifted with the power of winning or keepingfriends, and even his warmest admirers are fain to admit that it was aneffort for him to be tolerably civil to anybody in public affairs, yet allmust admire the position he held through this long campaign and theweeks ot suspense which followed it: It the people wish me to be prestdent. I shall not refuse the office, but I ask nothing from any man, or froBP. Jj 3., cftctamj 284 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. my body of men, and to promote his election he should do absolutelyaothing. The election in the House took place February 9,1825, Daniel Websterand John Randolph, tellers. The result was announced: John QuincyAdams, of Massachusetts, thirteen votes; Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee,seven votes; William H. Crawford, of Georgia, four votes. Thereuponthe Speaker announced Mr. Adams to have been elected President of theUnited States. The administration of President Adams extended over one term of fouryears. Like his father, he was a man ot cold exterior, however warm hisheart may have been to those he trusted, and he was, like him, unfortu-nately prone to distrust, and to give indiscreet expression to that had few cotemporaneous admirers, fewer friends and many and malig-nant enem
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