CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRES. 4TH ADM. James Madison, Va. For President. | From. | Vice-Pres. | From. | Politics. Democrat. Elbridge Gerry, Mass. Democrat. James Madison, Va. Seventeen States voting. Whole number of electors, 175. In 1804 an amendment to the Constitution was adopted, which provided that in voting for President and Vice-President each candidate should be voted for separately by the electors. For President, 1st Term. James Madison For Vice-President. 122 Geo. Clinton 113 47 Rufus King. C. C. Pinckney · 47 James Madison was declared elected President, and Geo. Clinton Vice-President. 11 For President, 2d Term. For Vice-President. Eighteen States voting.-Louisiana admitted during preWhole number of electors, 217. vious term. James Madison 128 Elbridge Gerry 131 DeWitt Clinton 49 J. Ingersoll. 86 James Madison was declared elected President, and Elbridge Gerry Vice-President. Important Events of the 4th Administration. 1809 March 4. James Madison inaugurated President. 1810 American Board of Christian and Foreign Missions organized. 1811 Nov. 7. General Harrison wins at Tippecanoe the most desperate battle ever fought with the Indians. 1812 April 8. Louisiana admitted as a State. First house in Rochester, N. Y., erected. Second War with England.—Cause—The impressment of American seamen by the British, and the blockade of her enemies' ports. Congress authorized the President to call for 25,000 enlisted men, 50,000 volunteers, and 100,000 militia, with Henry Dearborn as Commander-in-Chief. See Contents for list of Land and Naval Battles of the War of 1812. 1813 March 4. James Madison began a second Presidential term, with Elbridge Gerry as Vice-Pres. June 1. Capt. Lawrence, of the U. S. frigate Chesapeake, fought the British frigate Shannon, 30 miles from Boston, and in dying said, “ Don't give up the ship." 66 Sept. 10. Perry's victory on Lake Erie. 1814 August 24. City of Washington taken by the British, and public buildings burned. Capt. Porter of U. S. frigate Essex, when captured by the British frigate Phoebe, after a desperate battle and losing 154 men, in his report to the Secretary of the Navy said, "We have been unfortunate but not disgraced." Dec. 15. Hartford Convention in opposition to the war, threaten secession of the New England States. Dec. 24. Hull, for the surrender of Detroit, was tried for cowardice and treason, found guilty, and sentenced to be shot. Pardoned by the President. Dec. 24. Peace declared by Treaty at Ghent. 1815 Jan. 8. Battle of New Orleans, 40 days after peace was declared. Gen. Jackson lost 13 killed and wounded; the British 1700. Jan. 15. A British squadron capture the U. S. frigate President. March. Congress declares war against Algiers. 1816 Apr. 10. U. S. Bank re-chartered for twenty years, with a capital of $35,000,000. Dec. 11. Indiana admitted as a State. CABINET OFFICERS, 4TH ADMINISTRATION-1809-1817. Secretaries of State. Robt. Smith, Md.; Jas. Monroe, Va. Secretaries of the Treasury. Albert Gallatin, Pa.; George W. Campbell, Tenn.; Alex. J. Dallas, Pa. Secretaries of War. William Eustis, Mass.; John Armstrong, N. Y.; James Monroe, Va.; Wm. H. Crawford, Ga. Secretaries of the Navy. Paul Hamilton, S. C.; William Jones, Pa.; Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Mass. Postmasters-General. Gideon Granger, Conn.; Return J. Meigs, Jr., Ohio. Attorneys-General. Cæsar A. Rodney, Del.; William Pinckney, Md.; Richard Rush, Pa. NATIONAL EXPENSES AND DEBT, 4TH ADMIN. Year. 1809. 1810. 1811. Expenses. $13,867,226 13,319,986 13,601,808 NATIONAL EXPENSES, &c.—Continued. Expenses. Debt. $22,279,121 $45,209,737 39,190,520 55,962,827 38,028,230 81,487,846 39,582,493 99,833,660 48,244,495 127,334,938 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, FOURTH ADM. Year 1812. 1813. 1814. 1815. 1816. Year. 1809. 1810. 1811. 1812. 1813. 1814. 1815. 1816. Debt. $57,023,192 53,178,217 48,005,587 Exports. $52,203,333 66,657,970 61,316,883 38,527,236 27,855,927 6,927,441 52,557,753 81,920,452 PRINCIPAL LAND BATTLES OF THE WAR OF 1812. -MEN ENGAGED BATTLES. DATES. AMERICAN. BRITISH. 1812-Aug. 5, Brownstown, Canada Van Horn ..... Tecumseh .Miller* ........ Aug. 9, Maguauga .... .Tecumseh ..Clay* .Proctor. .Riall ........Hull ....... COMMANDERS .... Beaseley .Brown' ... Winder Croghan Boyd* ... .. ..... ..... ....... Apr. 27, York (Toronto). ...... .Drummond May 27, Fort George, Canada. Dearborn* .Drummond. Prevost Lawrence* AMERICAN. 200 600 2,500 1,200 800 ........ LOSS. 200 k. & w. 150 k. & w. Capital and buildings burned. 68 k. 267 w. & p. 3,000 2,000 3,000 120 Surrender. 99 k. 900 w. 20 k. & w. 300 k. w. & m. 2,500 350 300 k. 100 k. & w. 50 k. & w. 84 k. BRITISH. 600 900 8 k. & w. 300 k. & w. LOSS. 100 k. w. & p. 3,500 1,200 Slight. 12,000 |
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