second ballot
For Mr. Dawson — Messrs. Baker, Clark, Dortch, Hill, Johnson, Maxwell, Mitchell — 7.
For Mr. Hooper — Messrs. Davis, Oldham, Peyton — 3.
For Mr. Nash — Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Haynes, Henry, Orr— 5.
For Mr. Eubank — Messrs. Hunter, Preston, Simms — 3.
For Mr. Downdes — Mr. Sparrow — i.
THIRD BALLOT
For Mr. Dawson — Messrs. Baker, Clark, Dortch, Johnson, Maxwell, Mitchell — 6.
For Mr. Hooper — Messrs. Davis, Hill, Oldham, Peyton, Sparrow — 5.
For Mr. Nash — Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Haynes, Hunter, Orr, Simms — ^7 (6).
For Mr. Eubank — Mr. Preston — 1.
FOURTH BALLOT
For Mr. Dawson — Messrs. Baker, Clark, Johnson, Maxwell, Mitchell, Preston — 6.
For Mr. Hooper^ — Messrs. Davis, Dortch, Oldham, Peyton, Sparrow, Simms — 6.
For Mr. Nash^ — Messrs. Barnwell, Brown, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Orr— 7.
FIFTH BALLOT
Resulted precisely as the fourth ballot.
SIXTH BALLOT
For Mr. Dawson — Messrs. Dortch, Johnson — 2.
For Mr. Hooper — Messrs. Davis, Maxwell, Mitchell, Oldham, Peyton, Sparrow — 6.
For Mr. Nash — Messrs. Barnwell, Baker, Brown, Clark, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Orr, Preston, Simms — 11.
Mr. Nash having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Secretary of the Senate, and was sworn by Mr. Hunter, to obey the laws and Constitution of the United