Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-04
Making an aggregate of
Making an aggregate Of

Making an aggregate Of 8I3 votes, and
a majority Of 10 the sitting member who sta ed 10
your c'mmee, that he had no objection to make to
any Of the voes which had been given to the me mo-
Uiaist.
II al.o appeared rom the de positions (admed by the
parties to have been regularly taken of the supern
teoden's who superintendent the FL con at I-aac Adj
ams'- that they ro sworn; not recolIeciing az
they state that the law required il bu that the cleo.
tion wa, in fact, superintendent by them, precisely
In all respects as it wsuld have been had they been
sworn.
IL was also deposed by the supernts ndsnts Of the
election at Lewis Turner'S, that they not previ-
ousy sworn not Knowing reroll. cling its necessy
but mat had 'hey been sworn, they should have super
INTENDED tho election In the eame manntr they did
IL in evidence, that at the election az the
list mentioned, one Of the supernte ndents remarked
TO the candidate since returned, that he had been in.
formed by gentleman, whose name was mentioned
that the law required the udens TO b. sworn
that the memorisist coming up al the moment, the
came suggrstion wa also made 10 him. 10 which
ter replied that heretofore they had not heen sworn
and he saw reason Why they should then; on which
the member now sitting, observed cit would do no
harm but that they dispersed however, without its
being done
7; was also depo'ed, that the late November term
OF Patrick court, conversation occurred between the
parties in which the memorabilia eDquired OF the re.
turned member, whether they hal not agreed to abide
by what the commissioners did the election al lie
Tufners' To which the latter replied. that they had;
meaning, however, he verbally states before your com
miee, ao aequiescepce only in their proceedings rea
tive to the admission OF votes without think
ing Of or ieendog any reference TO the regularity of
the qualification OF the sUperin endeD,s the nseIves
And to subsequent n'errog atory VIII her bs beliey
ed IT, had they been sworn, would have materially
affected the result II that placed He replied that he did
not believe II would have made sdiifcrence Of vote
was also proved, hatths returned state that
he did no, wish to tn people unless hs had ma
joriy OF votes, aud that he bad a majority by sixty
or seventy.
And II was admitted by the eontesng parties, ,bs, a,
two Of the precinct elections, (Iardn RI Moorss and
Isaac Adams's0 sheriff attended with the
tenden's: Wher-upOn, IL IL
i. ResOIced az The opinion of this committee Tha.
the msmoriast received nj the polls greater mum.
Der OF than tb sitting nsmher the sheriff sf Pat
rick county should have returned the former; that he
had no right to from the polls any vote except
where Two appeared 10 have been given by the same
ndvduaii or sdJpge the sai1 precinct elections void
wbether they had been conduoied regularly or not
add consequently had suho ity return the sitting
member.
D. Resqloed, therefore, That the sstI Archibald g ~
art Is not entitled TO seat la the present House Of De-
lsgatet
ResolUed further. as the opinion OF this commit
tee That the late elections Al those precincts of Patrick
county, at which the who sups rinsnd
ei them, hid not previously taken the cath prescribe
BY law, held lire gnlafly and IN manner not con
tm'ng 10 the directions Of The sef OF Assenbly bat
no suggestion has BEEN made by the sitting memtei
the comforting candidate, aoy Individual Of the con
suuent body ITSELF that The slightest practical irdsc
vas operated by such emission or that the resut Of IN
election wac IN the slightest degree affected thereby
bnt a., on 'h contrary \, does appear from The diuc
sons aforesald, That the supetintsnJ n,s Aid IN T. q
proceed pre eis.ly they would have done had me
bsen previously sworn; does moi ap1ssr rat ain
gle individual induced TO give OF withhold hi, Va,
by That consideration, indie cd even koes NJ 10 exis
eLcs but that every opportunity existed Tor ful ar
fair sxpression u tie & the couitri nally on,
hhrd voter: And qrestion IL Md a. 10 IN /,
Eiiy Of The votes p0led for other cstdd4tA your Goa
rsitee u Of opinion, lbal ~ would be ineTood ~ ar
unn'I, 90 u" goond q hls rfsgp'sriiy aiope H. Y.