Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-23

TIE OhASur. bBiGItoNS.
MIR. Morris, tro.n Nte 1on nates 81 If'F'
lege. and t.irctiaps nsdr repoH OF '"e ~
ttttnn ~ fansnss Dssts. e'taP'tf''ts " #'s -.
dn. aeiura al sn,s Bst0otf, Deits"e VI '"''
House.
IN. ,,n.ittes al Privileges aud lie , 80
have accordingly 10 Order, had unJci 'o'''5
,r,tIan the Memorial Of Iho-. DAVIS, 10 iheh
referred. complaining Of tse aadas tei"f" q
! ines Barbour asa delegate 10 represent me
county of Orange Ia lhe pfeseni House "' ~
egaies, agreed upon report, and cone TO ''s
following resolutions tiarenpon
Having a,cerfsined tnst IL nfh"ii's
had e a due 10 lDe ~ "riitn& I" lhs s''a
lanes ,ft,1ut. OF his intention 10 bring tue
rresent contest before the House OF Delega'ss
--yeur committee af,t an elaborate aud care
I'll examination OF zoe facts sabmHed 10 iheir
e.nsid,i ati1H, aud ib~ principle OF law "fams
~ hos. I.afs, hte oil upfui3n- hat TIE bigh
s4.f.n 81 fae county Of Orange acted ihpf"f-
al, Ia returning the sal lines BaibodT A. 'ht
,,,.tni,f elected 10 repfeseht the said county ~
n, ,,,s.,,t House oi ID lrgaies, at ihr s'es''oh
which occurred ~ the mouth 81 Oe'oeet u.s.
ean.,,finy II H. hBst bccu the duis ol the ''l'
hieh sbsr,d, as The s0Peraia polls NhSo ~
bfea Ia en- ut Stanaidsviiler aud hobIhs"h
tavern although ,rfegnlarly taken had ben
repoaed 10 him IA due tine 10 e""P''' ~
sam. snb the polls tAkrn ~ hipse4i Al 'h'
Cuart House, and II g appeared lhai any e''''
tor had voted more ihau once, 10 fedhos IN
vote of such eleetpr 80 one, and 10 declare s"'
fatuH n a. tho person ciecl'di i9t ea"u''a'
having tie Hrratest number OF VOTES '""'
the election was conducted ~ manner N"""1
irregular aud unprnpcr. adh caieula'od 70 ''p
pfess a tail aud lair expression oi '"s ""'
OF the MINORITY of the qualified voters VI '''
said county The supetiniendenis OF the wv
IsV taken ub1
snusar. bet tn oah OF aiii malon pfe'cf'Oeo
by Law urine the COMMENCEMENT thcteui-asu
the of, ~. conducting tho same, interpreting
la 81 different .ay al the different plftss OF
Loiding tnr snid ELECTION, Thai clause OF inc
Co4,stt. uttOn which regulates the ught OF sui
ifnse wn.rebv al one place IT holding thr sam
election, ritzcns who ihr twelve months heSi
pre- cratuR had been hoasc-keeparS, and hsdas
OF families wtibin the sad toanty aud who had
been assessed with part ot the Iesruas III tn"
COMMONWEALTH within tue yem le@9, aud ae
iuaiiy raid The same were allow Il 10 Vie
whilst the sane class o. o'1zens III ha'h6
been assessed with II PAT oi the sad revenue
within the year 1870. aud actually paid the
ssiu. VIC e not allowed 10 sUte and 1 hh"ih
or piace of holding tue sad election, cI'lLehs
who toI ~eler months next preceding hhd
been honss-keSprn a. heads 81 iamhcs WIN
in The said county, aud VITO had been assessed
With part OF the revenue oi the Common
wealth, ~i,hin thr yenr 1880, and actually pa,h
tue same. we're ullnwed 10 vote whist The
sam class Of eitzens mt having heeu essees- /
sed 81 ite a psrt OF luc said revenue within the
v.ar 1870. aud actually phid tue same, wete
allowed TO vote v hhst the same class oil CIT
iz-ns not having been assessed wan a pat oil
the said revenue nathin The year 1881, hui VINO
hnd been q -sessed with Il PAT thereof ~ the
war Is2p, mud actually paid the same, wete
no allowed 70 vute-Apd that therefore tie
said eIrrtioa should be entirely vacated aed
set ASIDE. aud that wit OF election
To the County oil Orange ought 10 lac
awarded by the House OF Delegates. ihnI
committee have nat deemed II necessary IL
report IN dealt all re lscss submitted TO 'hem
aud tie pnneihles deedru hy them IA io1nrng
ia opinion winch they hAYa ex ressed, because
such report would involve gtcal demy aud
prevent them lrnm pro, ecdiug 10 tts eelsld'
Grafton uf other cases OF contested ciart on
already icleue g. Them, a speedy decision OF
"hlrh serns 80 hr reqa,ird by iae public
Inisrsst. aud brrapse ho h the pHrues eagdc-
ed IN this ceeir9,ersy have exposed 10 aar
commune tn II "niiusoe 5 10 nOlde by tals re
pot.
R,w'ref, Therefore. rs the opinion Of ths
COMMITTEE that tue elec,lsn 81 del gate ~ the
present General Assembly from The eOlnty oil
Orange ne rara'ad and set a,ilH.
Re,Otred, Also, as the urnton Of this commit
Ice that a writ OF elrcaun ,nrclsa ~ .he
COUNTY OF Orange onp III u he aua,dea tn sup.
nIy The ,acanc, oecaAonea by srttins as.dr Ia,
said election
Mir. ,tnfris SAID thar il vac desirable 10 MI
parties that fhe report should h. talten up aud
disposed ot al the earliest csnyenIrnae Of tue
House.
Alter considerable debate in which Mrssr..
Eppes. Morris, Marshall aud BroAnex tonl
part Mr. Fp,ms rose Aad said that, IN ardeI
10 do what he considered iu.tcs aud render
the Repor, OF the Commune, such ~ he tho
il should br, he wnnld submit ,l,r following ir-
solutions as substitutes Tor those IA the closu uI
the report.
- ReS0ired, That James Barbour, the sitting
member IS uoi entifleu 10 at upon the return
Of ,be obedlt OF otanzc.
Res0ired, That Thomas - wis was entuird
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