The new Legislature seemed to have been constituted for the reëlection of Mr. Sumner. It came together January 7, 1857, when, even before the message of the Governor, it was insisted that the election should be proceeded with, and January 9th was fixed upon for this purpose. On that day, in pursuance of an order of the House, the Clerk called the roll of members, when each responded _viva voce_ with the name of the person for whom he voted, as follows. Charles Sumner, of Boston, 333 Robert C. Winthrop, of Boston, 3 Nathaniel J. Lord, of Salem, 2 George W. Gordon, of Boston, 1 Erasmus D. Beach, of Springfield, 1 Charles B. Goodrich, of Boston, 1 Otis P. Lord, of Salem, 1 Edward Everett, of Boston, 1 William Appleton, of Boston, 1 Rufus Choate, of Boston, 1 ---- Total vote, 345 Members absent or not voting, 10 ---- Whole number of members, 355 The announcement of the vote was received with applause. In the Senate the vote was taken in the same way, January 13th, and every member responded with the name of “Charles Sumner, of Boston,” the vote being unanimous, when the President announced that “Hon. CHARLES SUMNER, of Boston, having received the entire vote of the Senate, in concurrence with the House, is elected United States Senator from this State for the term of six years from the fourth of March next.” The _Boston Daily Advertiser_ noticed this event as follows.