Wednesday, February 10.

A message was received from the Senate informing the House that, owing to the indisposition of Mr. Gaillard, the Senate have appointed Mr. Franklin the teller, on their part, at the counting of the votes of the Electors for President and Vice President of the United States.

Counting of Electoral Votes.

The hour of 12 having arrived, the Senate entered the Hall of Representatives, preceded by their President, Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Doorkeeper, and proceeded to seats prepared for them—the members of the House having risen to receive them, and remaining standing until all had entered. The President of the Senate took a seat which had been prepared for him at the Speaker's right hand, and the Secretary of the Senate was placed beside the Clerk of the House. The Tellers—Mr. Franklin of the Senate, and Messrs. Macon and Tallmadge of the House—were seated at a table in front of the Speaker's chair.

The President of the Senate then proceeded to open and hand to the Tellers the sealed returns from each State, which were severally read aloud by one of the Tellers, and noted down and announced by the Secretaries of each House.

The votes having all been opened and read, the following result was announced from the Chair, by the President of the Senate, viz:

States.President.Vice President.
James Madison.De Witt Clinton.Elbridge Gerry.Jared Ingersoll.
New Hampshire—817
Massachusetts—22220
Rhode Island—4—4
Connecticut—9—9
Vermont8—8—
New York—29—29
New Jersey—8—8
Pennsylvania25—25—
Delaware—4—4
Maryland6565
Virginia25—25—
North Carolina15—15—
South Carolina11—11—
Georgia8—8—
Kentucky12—12—
Tennessee8—8—
Ohio7—7—
Louisiana3—3—
Totals1288913186

RECAPITULATION OF ELECTORAL VOTES.

For President of the United States.
James Madison, of Virginia,128
De Witt Clinton, of New York,89
217
For Vice President of the United States.
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts, 131
Jared Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania,86
217

The President of the Senate, in pursuance of the joint resolutions of the two Houses, then announced the state of the votes to both Houses of Congress, and declared "That James Madison, of the State of Virginia, was duly elected President of the United States, for four years, to commence on the fourth day of March next; and that Elbridge Gerry was duly elected Vice President of the United States, for the like term of four years, to commence on the said fourth day of March next."

The two Houses then separated, and the Senate returned to their Chamber.