Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-04

'ieman's ~ateh, it was determined that
aose votes not Being ,akea in strict con-
ormi,y to law should be rejected, aud
Mr. C,lyert was deprived Of his seat,
though elected BY majority Of the vote,
Of the County. How often are mistake.
committed by voters in making ont their
tickets, and 10 consequence their bal.
lots re jected /! In some instances a spi;.
| cient number Of these ballots, 10 give
/ different result Ia the election has been
rejected, and yet nobody ever thous hi,
that on this account the return of the
| Judges ought to be set aside.
1t is said that in some Of the district.
Of Allegheny great number OF illegal
votes were taken. Foreigners, who had
not been naturafizod, and soldiers who
happened to be there were permiued to
vote for tho war.men, and that ii lhtss
were rejected, the federal candidate. had
the majority, altho' the poll Of Holly.
mans district was received II this re.
port be true, then the house Of delegates.
will have 10 decide first, whether the
poll Of that district ought to have been
received II the house concur in Cpl.
nion with the lodges, then there is an
end of the subject, and The Gentlemen
who have been returned, retain their
seats. II the house revere the decision
Of the Judges OF election, it will then bs
for them to enquire, what illegal votes
were given to the democratic candidates,
and whether after deduc,ing those votes,
thoy have majority.
II ,hi. investigation should be neces.
sary, a considerable tirnc must elapse.
before a decision can be had, and il
would be a serious Inconvenience to tho
county to remain un-represehled until
then. For let it be remembered thar
large appropriations will 6e necessary in
order TO stay the probable expenses ef
the war tho rext year, and it would seem
hut just that wnen the treasury of tho
state isto be begsared, Allegheny should
haze vote.
Blu, the democratic papers would re.
ally alarm Us. They are at once Tor die.
solving The Government, and call up.
on the Senate not 10 join in the election
of Governor if the d !esates tYom AI!eg.
haAy take their seats And does ali this
come frnm the exclusive lovers OF our
republican systems Of government D.
Do they openly avow wish to destroy
the constitution Let it he rem.mber-
u th.t le ~ Il
cIared In favor of the peace party A
majority Of - would be found in tho
popular branch Of the legislature, sltho'
three democrats from Alleghany were
permitted to take their seats. But tho
Senate would ovorbalance this naiority
and how doss this happen /! II is ow-
ing entirely to conte nptuous disregard
by the Senate of the wishes # the PEG.
plc.-Agaln, and again have the people
of Ma yland, by theirrePrtsentat'es de.
manIed that he Senate should be chos
sen by the peope, and if ta:s request
had been grarfied by tho Senate, tho
federalis's woald have at This time an G.
overwhelming majority in the two branch:
- OF The legislature. Surely these who
sold their appointments in contempt
If tho people" will not talk about the
voice OF the people.
But the Senate is to dissolve the 60.
sernment i! Now wi,hou, allowing
to that so,ly more wisdom or pat' lot!sn
than it really has, it may be taken tor
granted tina, ttia .eif same Senate will
be in no hum aur to crafty any such re-
quest, md for this obvious reason II
the Senate should fhus act, tho people
would of necessity form a new govern.
nenl, and, az tho Senate well knows
you'd not chuse to psayide for their
continuance III office, but would say that
that branch Of the legislature as well as
lhe other should be elscted by the, PEG.
pie. Now a. this Senate would rather
hold their scat, a few years longer, they
will not take step, which would defeat
their wishes. Who among " believes,
that our Senate would viulate the Com
.tituti and their oaths merely 10 lose
their seats!
EieeHon,-It is now ascertained that
the four federalists are returned ~ elect
ed in Allegheny Fromthe eleetonlaw,
aDd from various cases decided by the
House Of Delegates on disputed cleo
lions, which precedants will be produce
ed hereafter, there is no doubt that the
eturn from Allegheny is right, and hat
ne fedsralists are duly entitled to take
and to hold their seats There is lt'le
doubt VIC imagine that they will do SO,
as they are in duty bound to do.
Furthermore, from what we hear OF
the democratic Annapolis election, IL
would seem clear that it must be set a.
side. The Constitution as it REGARDS
Annapolis vas not changed by the new
district system, and the poll IN that CITY
ough, therefore to have been kept spen
Tor four days, if required, or unless clos
ed by consent We understand that the
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