No. of electors appointed by

each State.

John C. Calhoun, having been elected Vice President, took the oath of office, and attended in Senate on 4th of
March, 1825.

Neither of the persons voted for as President having received a majority of the votes of the electors, it devolved
on the House of Representatives of the United States to choose a President from the three highest on the list of
those voted for by the electors for President, which three were, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and William
H. Crawford. A member from each State, making twenty-four, were appointed tellers, who having examined the
ballots, announced that the votes of thirteen States had been given for John Quincy Adams; the votes of seven
States for Andrew Jackson, and the votes of four States for William H. Crawford. The Speaker then declared that
John Quincy Adams, having received a majority of the votes of all the States of this Union, was duly elected Presi-
dent of the United States for four years, to commence on the 4th of March, 1825.

John Quincy Adams, thus elected President, took the oath of office, and entered upon its duties on the 4th of
March, 1825.