AN EXCEPTIONAL VICE PRESIDENT.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
What would be done in case of the failure of the people to elect a Vice President?
A Possible Candidate.
Answer.—Just what was done in the only instance since the adoption of the twelfth amendment to the Constitution when such a failure has occurred. In 1836, no one having received a majority of the votes cast for Vice President, Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky, was chosen by the United States Senate, he being one of the highest on the list of persons voted for by the people.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Blalock, Ore.
1. What is the present political condition of Central America? 2. Are the States united under one federal government, or are they independent of each other?
W. Marimer.