Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-16
WkpsEsoAy DEo. 9.

Campbell Of Bedford, Watts, Green, Taylor,
Gaines. Blackwell aud Jones.
To Examine auditors 0Gce.-Mes'rs.
Crump, Street. MLaughin. Bro .dus, aensh"w
Leitwich, Hudgins. WAIVERS, Haiybnrton and
Pollard Of King and Queen.
! To Examine Bonds Of Public ONeera-Mcs.
srs Lewis, Moncore. Keller, tiooe, Shield, L'nn
aud Hart.
On Mihtia Laps. -.Messrs. Brodnax, Lewis.
Rutherford. Eppus, Watts, Nc Nahou, Lucas,
Preston. Christian. lakewood, Campbell of
Bedford, Mcdowell Spurlock, DAWSON aud
Baxisr.
To Examine % AUDITORS Office Messrs.
hves OF fr,nee George, rhomps'n. Carska-
don, Duna, Giiiospie. Clay ,Ssnnson aud Crock
EFT.
Joint Committee on Dnnks--Mssusi Mason
ot Frederick Ysncey, R,yes of Campbell
baherfoord, MoFarland, Hamilton Maxwell
aud MoaeuFe. ssss-s'Efs-ssssyssrs > ss.s--.a.-
o. fa,.tis t.sbssrv. ---Nessss -Esys~. Mssoa
Of Frederick, Rutherford, Gilmer aud bar
On agriculture and Manufacturers Messr,.
R'ves of Campbell. Hamilton. Henshaw, Ma
son vi Loudon, Craskadon, Shield, Thompson.
broaddu., kigore, Drnmmond, Mccoy aud
Holland.
| On Revolutionary Claims -Messrs Gilmer,
| Anderson Of Bo,etouri, Burfoo', Yancey,
Crump, Murdaugh, Powell Of Loudon Camp.
! mBn.
On motion ofMr. Rutherford, tho House
| agreed 10 proceed on tomorrow To the election
of Public Printer.
Mr.. Rives OF Campbell. offered a rcsolu.
ton, instruciing the Committee of Schools
} aud Colleges, TO inquire into the expediency Of
requiring the County Courts or School Com
lnissioners. TO divide the counties into School
Districts which was adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Mayse, the Committee OF
| Hoads was instructed TO inquire into tho sI-
pediency Of SO amending the charter OF this
| Turnpike Company from the Warm Spring
! Mountain TO ftarrisonburg, as TO reduce the
! Capital Stock of the same
| Mr.. Garland Of Nelson, moved TO ressnd the
resolution yesterday adopted, iostruci,ng the
committee OF Privileges aud Elsciious, TO en-
qure Into the RIGHT OF Isaac Adam, 10 n seat
Tor the coun,y Of Patrick.--ile had stated tina,
Mr. Stuart would no, claim thu scat, but he
now observed that Mr.. 3. had appeared. He
moved therefore, that the resolution he res
clnded, ~ order TO present n memorial from
Mr.. Adams, claiming his right TO the seat. Tbs
resolution was accordingly resui"drd
| Mr. Stuart said, | rise sir, TO offer 10 the
House an explanation, which, although 1t may
not be strictly III order, Is called for by the PEE
cuiisr and unpleasant crcnnslan usier
| winch hold my seat in this House
| MN returned here delegate from ths
county OF Patrick, wien another individual
obtained more votes for thai office THAI |
| did.
! 10 account for this, il 10 necessary to state
| that There are four precinos elections 10 tho
| county of Patrick, besides the Court Hov.e
| 4, Two OF those precincts, aud nj the Court
House, Obtained an oriy Of the votes
Al the other two pTecIncit Mr.. Adams obtain
ed majority, which was large enough 10 give
him majority OF the voles III the aggregate.
IL was ascertained soon after the election that
tho commissioners who snperiniended tho ell
ectIon at the Two precincts where Mf. Adams
ohiained the majority, and nj one Of those
where | OBTAIN d the maj ority, were not
sworn.
The sheriff, after taking time for considera-
ton. aud after closely examining all The laws
On the SUBJECT, came to the conclusion that II
was his duty, under the law, to discard sll the
votes taken nj the precinct elections where the
co nmissionrrs were not sworn, aud make his
return by the state Of the polls nj the Court
House, and at re precinct whnre the cOmmis-
| sloneis were sworn.
| | wisll IL 10 be dis lincily understOod by tins
hon.c and by the world, that had no agency
direct or indirect IN procuring this RETURN
aud that never wished 10 represent the cOun-
| ~ OF Patrick under such cncumsiances
was absent from the county when the question
WAS first agitated, and althO' | came 10 Court
brfore the shrrIH made his Gnal decision 30 fhr
from claiming my seat, OF expressing n ~ ish o
be returned, expressed "A wish directly to the
contrary, and informed the sheriff that il he
returned Mr. Adams, | should chesrfull, ae-
quiesce, aud moi contest tn" election.
Inc oherlh (aclng | believe from the purest
moilves) considered his duty paramount 10
my wishes. aud Determined to return me the
Member elect la consequences OF that return
and in obedience to ths laws OF the land. | am
II 49,. "A.
the Sheriff ms construed the law correctly or
not and as lar as my individual wishes are
concerned, should much prefer, that the de-
clsiIu OF this House should either give Mr.. A
dams his seal, or send US both back 10 tue Pro,
pie for a new election. became a candi date
with great reluctance, and only in obdlence
TO (what ] coDscientiuusly believe was) The wish
oil the majority OF the people of my county
The result of the election uudeceIved me IN that
particular +; aud although am happy to believe
neither personal nor pol tical hostility toward g..
me AZ individual, had any influence IN pro.
ducing that result, yet eau never wish to re-
present a prople,a majority OF whom have
(nowever informally expressed n preference
tor another individual.
i'll retain my ssat, therefore, Mr.. Speaker
il must be by tue Stubborn and uny ield,uE re-
questions OF the law, and not q trust) by Iea-
son of lapse Of time OF any ihformality ~ The
proceedings of Tue gentleman who contests my
election. II is my wish that every objec ION
arising from either OF those causes. may be
waved, and the question fairly decided whe
Their ! can legally hold my seat under In,
circumstances | have stated.
have maize this brief explanation, Mr.
Speaker, 10 order that neither my feelings MOI
my course may be liable TO mlsconceptlud, lei
tins contest Result as II may.
MI f.ppes, observing tont no mode OF exer
cising the ONT power of electing Offices hav,
Jog been settled between the two ipu.es--tha,
this was necessary-and as the House had
adop I'd a resolution Tor proceeding tomorrow
to the election Of Public Prni-r-moved a
resolution to the effect. that The Senate be in
v,ted on occasions Of election by joint vote, to