"It is for you, electors of Hickney Heath, to judge me."
Ten of these elections took place simultaneously by the votes of the special electors in the different States.
On November 6, 1860, the Legislature of South Carolina assembled and gave the vote of the State for electors of a President of the United States.
This mode of election rendered a majority more probable; for the fewer the electors are, the greater is the chance of their coming to a final decision.