CENSUS OF THE CITY, As returned by the Deputy Marshals appointed for the purpose of taking the same in the several Wards, in the year 1840. First Ward... Second Ward. Third Ward. Eighth Ward.. Tenth Ward. 1656. 1673. 1696. 1731 1756. 1773. 1786. 1790. WARDS. WHOLE NO. MALES. FEMALES. 60,489 .96,373 123.706 166.086 .202,589 270,089 ..312,852 .371,223 Persons in the City and Co. entitled to vote for all officers elective by the people. ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION BY THE SEVERAL STATES. THE delegates for forming the Constitution, assembled in Philadelphia on the second Monday in May, 1787. George Washington was appointed President of the Convention. After debating the several articles of the Constitution for about four months, it was adopted and signed by all the members then present, on the 17th September. The Constitution was then to be sent out for the ap proval of each State. A provision was made by the Convention, that the ratification of nine States should be sufficient for the establishment of the new system. It was warmly debated in the State Convention, but was at length adopted by them all; in some cases with the recommendation of amendments, and in others without amendments. The following table shows the dates of the adoption in each State. Without amendments. Delaware, December 7, 1787. Without amendments. New-Jersey, December 18, 1787. Without amendments. Massachusetts, February 7, 1788. Amendments recommended. South Carolina, May 23, 1788. Amendments recommended. North Carolina, November 21, 1789. Amendments recommended. Ratified by Congress, July 14, 1788. Electors of President appointed on the first Wednesday of January, 1789. Election of President first Wednesday of February. 1789. Constitution went into operation on the first Wednesday of March, 1789. Elections of President and Vice-President of the United States. George Washington was unanimously chosen first President, and was inaugurated April 30, 1789. John Adams was chosen first Vice-President. *This election was according to the old system, in which the highest number of vo.es made the President, and the next highest the Vice-President. 89 57 Seventh Term, 1813-Electors 217. James Madison, for President....128 De Witt Clinton........do. E. Gerry for Vice-President......128 Jared Ingersoll.........do. Eighth Term, 1817-Electors 217. James Monroe, for President......183 Rufus King... .do. 34 Dan. D. Tompkins for V. Pres.....133 Ninth Term, 1821-Electors 232. James Monroe, for President.....231 One vote only in opposition. Dan. D. Tompkins for V. Pres.... 218 Tenth Term, 1825-Electors 261. Andrew Jackson, for President.....99 John Q. Adams. Wm. H. Crawford......do William Smith.. 84 41 George M. Dallas. Theodore Frelinghuysen... ...do Henry Clay.. ..do N. Sandford.. .do Nathaniel Macon. ...do Popular Vote. 13 James K. Polk.. ..1,339,519 Eleventh Term, 1829-Electors 261. 170 .105 ..170 ...105 1,363,819 1,339,519 24,297 * In this case the election went to the House of Representatives, and on the 36th ballot Mr Jefferson was chosen President by the votes of New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Maryland, Aaron Burt was chosen Vice-President. † No estimate being made for South Carolina. |