. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. a., President. Aaron Burr, N. Y., Vice-President. Seat of Government at Washington. Congresses. Sessions. o CoNCRFSS / December 7, i8oi-May 3, 180


. The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts. a., President. Aaron Burr, N. Y., Vice-President. Seat of Government at Washington. Congresses. Sessions. o CoNCRFSS / December 7, i8oi-May 3, 1802. bEVENTH LONGRESS. | ^^ December 6, 1802-March 3, 1803. I, October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804. ELECTORAL VOTE. Eighth Congress. { J; November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805. Republicans. Federals. r * > I * - Basis ot Thos. Jeflfer- A. Burr, J. Adams, C. C. Pinck* States. 33,000. Votes. son, Va. N. Y. Mass. ney, S. C. Connecticut 7 9 •• .. 9 9 Delaware I 3 .. .. 3 3 Georgia 2 4 4 4 •• Kentucky 2 4 4 4 .. Maryland 8 lO 5 5 5 5 Massachusetts 14 16 .. .. 16 16 New 4 6 .. .. 6 6 New Jersey 5 7 •• •• 7 7 New York lO 12 12 12 North Caiolina 10 12 884 4 Pennsylvania 13 ^S ^ ^ 7 7 Rhode Island 2 4 .. Sc* 4 3 South Carolina 6 8 8 o. Tennessee I 3 5 3»* •• Vermont 2 4 .. .. 4 4 Virginia 19 21 21 21 ., ^j|_ Totals 106 138 73 73 65 64! * This one vote was thrown for John Jay, f No choice. See contested election on p. THOMAS JEFFERSON. 807 308 POLITICAL HISTORY OF CABINET. Secretary of State James Madison, Va. Secretary of .Samuel Dexter, Mass Continued. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn, Mass. Secretary of Navy Benjamin Stoddard, Md. .. .Continued. Attorney-General Levi Lincoln, Mass. Postmaster-General Joseph Habersham, Ga Continued. POLITICAL REVOLUTION.—T\iQ Republican sweep wasclean, up to the door of the Judiciary. Adams defeat was keenly-felt, though not unexpected. He had many admirers who remem-bered with pride his eloquence in behal


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