The Electoral College

Congress, by a law receutly passed, bas ■decided that notie of the States which have been formal !y declared in insurrection shall vote for President till re admitted into the Union. The .States thus xcludixl fi-oai partivrpating in tibe approacking Presidential ounteat are as follows: Virginia Tennessee, Nortk -Carolina, Mississippi, Soutli -Carolina, Louisiana, Ui orgia, Florida, Alábanla, Arkatisaa, Texas. Our next President and Yiee President are therefore, we take for grauted, to be chosen by the following : STATES. ELECTORS. STATES. ELEOTOItS. Maine ... 7 Ohio ... 21 New Haiupshire 5 Indiana . . 13 Massachusetts 12 Illinois ... 16 Jihode Island 4 Michigan . . 8 Cwnn-eetïeut . 6 Wisoousin . . 8 Vermont . . 5 Minnesota . . 4 New York . 38 Iowa .... 8 New Jersey 7 Kentucky . . 11 Delawere . .'.! Kausas ... 3 Pennsylvania 26 Missouri . . 11 Maryland . 7 California . . 5 West Virginia 5 Oregon ... 3 Total States 24 Electora . . 241 Necessary to eheose 121 Sev ral Territorios have just been au thorized to form .Btate Coastitutions, and to be admittcá nnáer r'iiern by proclamation en due proof that they have been ratified-; bat, ti they will at any rate have but ihree electorail vates esuch, and are not certain to accept the privileges proffered theui, we do not inelude them above. -