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Domestic News
December 31, 1800
The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Washington on December 6, commentary speculates on the House of Representatives' decision between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, who tied in electoral votes for president, urging Federal Republicans to choose Burr as the lesser evil.
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WASHINGTON, December 6.
It being decided that Messrs. Jefferson and Burr have had a majority of all the suffrages of the Electors of the United States; and it being highly probable that they will have an equal number of votes; on whom will the House of Representatives, who are constitutionally empowered to decide in the event of an equal vote, confer their sanction? The choice indeed lies between two evils; but as the federal republicans are, under existing circumstances, not only empowered for the reasons aforesaid, but actually enabled by their numbers to make it, ought they not to choose the least? And if this be the case, will they not elect Col. Burr as certainly the least physical, and most probably the smallest political evil?
WASHINGTON, December 6.
It being decided that Messrs. Jefferson and Burr have had a majority of all the suffrages of the Electors of the United States; and it being highly probable that they will have an equal number of votes; on whom will the House of Representatives, who are constitutionally empowered to decide in the event of an equal vote, confer their sanction? The choice indeed lies between two evils; but as the federal republicans are, under existing circumstances, not only empowered for the reasons aforesaid, but actually enabled by their numbers to make it, ought they not to choose the least? And if this be the case, will they not elect Col. Burr as certainly the least physical, and most probably the smallest political evil?
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Presidential Election
Jefferson Burr Tie
House Decision
Federal Republicans
What entities or persons were involved?
Jefferson
Burr
Col. Burr
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
December 6
Key Persons
Jefferson
Burr
Col. Burr
Event Details
Speculation on the House of Representatives deciding between Jefferson and Burr after their equal electoral votes, with Federal Republicans urged to elect Burr as the lesser evil.