The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-12-01
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casa M the whole number of 1,okea ei7,en in
all me districts, according TO me seperaf
ee'fUeaieS made one on me day IF election
"a SAID districts, it appears that A. b.
nad the greatest number of votes, and
therefore, we return him as duly elected.
IL Judge OF district does not attend ar
the courthouse on the stated day, the other
Judges are TO adjourn, from day TO day, UNI
I'll he does attend. This is the law on the
subject. II IS The return and not the main
queston respecting the validity of the
eiecuon which am about to prove INSULT
clent and void. Because the return wi,lpiye
to one set OF the candidates or the other.
or.to either, the right to sit as delegates
before the house decides the question Of
election.
There are in my opinion, at least three
total objections TO the return. LIST. One
Judge OF each district must Join in the Ger.
tihcate of return. I'd. The certificate must
show that the svhoie potes of all the dis
sr1cfs were cast up. Sd. The Judges must
return, as duly elected, those who have
the great number of the whole votes in all
Inc districts. In the present case there
are SIX districts in the county. -Four iude-
es nave returned the candidates as duly E.
iected, who hGpe NOT tie greatest ,u,ub.y.
y ihe whole votes Of all the district, Four
Judges h0Oc nor cast IN their certificates of
return OF the whole number OF votes given
IN all the districts. Two JUDGES dissen,ed
from the above return, aud Did cast IN the
Whole votes in all the districts, and return
the persons having the creates, humber Of
The whole votes lin all tho districts as dull,
elected. Neither return is made by all the
Judges necessary. But the last is most
GohioImabie TO law. Ii is allcdgcd that the
presiding Judge OF Hoiiznlan's district vas
not properly qaaiiicd. | grant it, Vet
there were TWO Judges of election in thar
u'stilct legally sworn. competent to re-
ceIve the votes, make out and return the
certificates, aud join in the final return Of
the persons elected. One of those persons
was sent for by Tie returning Judges; he
appcared-but they did not take from him
The votes Of his district. Thsy refused
those votes as illegal. lfillegal votes arc
taken In district, Can ti.e RECURRING iudp.
es, met 10 make their return, enquire into
those votes and set them aside? ILLEGAL
votes arc rejected in district, can the re.
turning Judge change the certificate of the
district Judges and admit such votes 3.
Are not the Judges of each district the ex-
ciusl'e Judges of the adaiissiaiiity of votes
IN their districts! Look at the oath ad,uinis-
terea TO them. Look at the certificate of
retur- prescribed. Do you not perceive,
mat the judges are 70 cast uh The qvhole
n0mter OF Uotes siuem In all the districts ar.
cofafnS 10 The Severat certificates made orr
on ne dGy OF election in all the districts
have discharged my Office. Let those
WHO arraign my motives, answer my state
iheht What say you, editor of The Fede-
rAi Republican and Maryland Voter"
with yoar sixteen plain questions for COO
dies and inoralists And your Plain
Sense 81 Gould Mr.. Jefferson, with Lis
spurious votes, have imposed himself ON
the Judges; the records o, the levy court.
the regular qualification of two Judges.
their certificates, the atlestalion of the
clerks, the books OF polls with the
names OF all the voters of the dis,ric,
and the appearance on the second dav
OF meeting of a legal qualified Judge
from fioitzman's Notwithstanding Is .b.
return good or is it void ? My excellent
casuist, -Federalist," are ysur no.
tons well defined on lis question You
have treated me kindcsi of all my friends.
and Cannot but thank you. / will do
more--l will instruct you You are TAX.
ing your noviliate in political dixonisi,i.,
and it would be cruel in RE to DISCOURAGE
your genius in its first excursions. Re.
course cannot be had 10 new elec,;.r
you think, because tie etccsion lam dses
nst hropide for h."--But, the iegislat,y.
you think, can grant it. NV dear. dear
" Philo- Federalist," shall BLUSH 70 sc.
knowledge you, ii you don't look deeper
INTO matters Turn to the constitution #
Maryland, art. 9Th, you will see the whole
in G IRo II