Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-02

The SpecAt Commit tie whom xas rsfss--..., :,
SUBJECT 81 the election of the Mayor repoftS NV. c
ds, n n;,sa the officers ofthe Board aud .ave
Ge'aiisa' stateIncnt of their examaation $50
VIZ liai!isoh test flied that he bant d ro,,na -
1oA' ano received the ballots. Gen Morton stat,
Ma.. e sooh 9ewn the votes called for. Alderman
uuost Soun.eu the votes, aud declared the result
alderman Messerole confirmed the stnte,,ent &c Ata
Mott. Fhe report closed without exprcssa n,,v
opnfon but that the report and testimony S. s,erel
OH tue inmates, and tbesC Committee be dischaf0ed
Mr.. Jeremiah said he had not SIGNED the ssnn,,
oecause ne considered It partial He t6ouaht pr,
per examination had net been gone into. The Con-
.h. nao only examined tho oicere of the Board
."ey hao not extcsded their examination to the oer
ueheo VINO votcd-hc therefore protest cd sy,;nst I'm
report and moved that it be laid ON th. t,b7s AS
II stevens gave history of the PROCEEDINGS -
! he con'ended tlrat the Committee haJ -, ce
their duty, inasnuch they had NOT e~.p;s s
fourteen gentlemen who voted for Thoma. r S,;,h
re with others had received notice to attend tia,
Coinmlttee. He did attend with twelve n,Sass eSs
pectng to be examined; but after waiting nho"t ,r.
hours, the Committee divided and determines M, -,
examine them. II the Committee had gone into the
l nearly every member could have proved
tha' they had put in their votes for Mr. Smith .Thv
II appears The Committee wore unyyilIng 10 NJ. L. ~
examinations Dn nis report could rot satisfy this
BOARD or the public; it Left it in more doubt and m.
certainty. II was not material whether your honor
or Mr. Smith, should be chosen lint If ,y,S ;un..
s.at the election should be pure aud untainis} WIN
fraud or mistake. report SO partial opobt to he 80
and ~ a. 1noe LOUD applause from the spectators,
1
Mr. Roosevelt supported the renort -, b.,~.I
went into detail OF the testimony thnt hns has -
ven he contended that it was unnecessary 70 s,r
INTO the examination of the fourteen e,an,lsrss ~
! OF Whom had made oath that they Voted e. NJ
Smith He commended that thirteen os.ntis,s i -;
voted for hr Smith, and that one Of the Gn,,,s 49,,
had, by mistake, voted for Mr.. Bovine Hs ,.as Ill
ing to believe that it was mist AXE Ha H. -
ineo tue examination OF the testimony and con,e,,
"a 'Ia' "ss correct and that no mistake bv the
tEsr eoud nave occurred As to the charge Of par
.iaiy VI me committee, he commended il was wInjh,
unnecessary for them 90 into tho exnn,;r,t;o- =
tho fourteen members and that there was M
ny ON the part of the committee. He commended hat
the committee had no power to examine am rss.L 49,
OF the board. He dsclaimed any ides Ar f,snd 90
Inc part OF any gentleman, but there was son n,se
taAe. re thought 1t possible that the ees,tiena,
,ru s 'nra ward AID Stevens having his honer
name SO mhch on hls tongue might have voted far
MT. BoWne.-lHisses from the audcnce.1 az
i.i 4 IaiIrer said, 1t had been said by Mr. Roose
s. .a' I'll the gentlemen of the fourteen we're not
Pese.t, 'hereny placing the odium on one or t;,n
VINO od not appear; as he one, he was net wiz
ing 10 remain under the imputation. Nj Roossys1n,
oen me- any .mPatation on any gentleman.
AT. Jeremiah rose to read the proceed;ro, &c ~,
committee; objections being made he reiinon;,haS
readmg them He stated that the testimon,,f f ~
teers and officers of the Board had been takene ,ha
shit 1.-The testimony of the fourteen ,,bIsh
his opinion, was important. u
Ad' strong stated, that he with tyyeIve otb.,.
ina, cohnittee and after great deal Of
.ney DECIDED that they would go into the
eAn,halon- lie commended that it was a direct M
SUIT 10 invite them to attend, and than NOT 70 ,ecs
estnony "a more unfair and partial reporr in
his oP'noh' was never made He hoped the renort
"cuo De rejected, or that the committee v,on1j r.
CoihPeied 10 go and make prapor fnvast;.,;
Ala seaman went into examination at fhS
oi the sieo.ion LIE contended that the oas
cnaritabie conclusion was, that there had been ,rs
taKe-he was wiling to put 1t on that ground
AID. Stevens replied to the remarks of Nv n.v,s
ven, ne said II the committee had gone into the a,
animation, they would have found how each g.ntia-
man had voted; for his own vote it would ha IS 80
proved by AID Mott that his vote was for Mr. s,;.S
Mr.. Bryson moved to lay the report on the tab,s ?
favor of deciding on the report Pbe ro,io, =. -.
the report on the table was lost and the rensr+ ~
the committee was acceptable to 10. !.
1t appears that Shiel, the celebrated 1-;sh
ana poet, has been returned to the Br;fiah pa-l;
ment: The New York Fruth-TelIer. of the esa
ult. contains the following paragraph, announcis1ss
'On the authority of passenger ON hoard ~.
packet ship Napoleon, which sailed from Iyernon1
on the evening of the 24th December, we hays the
pleasure OF announcing the return of Richard shici
as melnoer OF Parliament for the county of Louth (
oy majority OF nineteen. W e have eyerv rsaerr
10 beileve this statement to be correct. Yhe eJer
Iron sook pace TWO days previous to the gentienur
aiuGeo TO leaving Liverpool, and he was the heay,
OF tho news to that port himself from Irelnnd.n
The Nashville tPennessee) Banner speaks i,
ter of high commentator of the frrnness S "a
solution with which, during the late Session Of tb
Legislature, the independence of the Judicayv from,
! me attempts to PROSTATE undermine it, we're with
On protected. A minority of not much mora
one vote we believe saved the whole judicial
the Judges. " go 'iu u
vs. we observe with sincere sympathy, tie fol-
loving III the Winchester Republican of F,;say ~ -
we are concerned TO state that Wilson, member Of
rom hionoDsaia was leaving Ne,voyvn in this
's on saturday last IN company with Mrs. w and hjs
sSer 1eng on their return home Richmond be aor
w,iGn Mrs. Wson rode took fright, aud threw her with so
uucn severity as 10 cause her life tiespaired of d.
anie'ng accident occurred Dit NeiIs wb;bey Me- W,
was conveyed ami where she has received every a,ser,;o
"i''' ''a a"'iaoe and hospiabie family Afford
W. ~ W are requested to announce, that Col. VA,
L; WHITE, VIII mol be candidate, at fbe cnyn,rn.
election of delegates for Hanover '"' '"S"i"s