Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-06

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CULPEPER ELECTION.
VII motion OF Mr.. Senpie the House resumed The
S"nsue'ation OF the Cupcper contested elcc,ion
MIR Goode submitted a substitute 10. 49,
report ana resolutions. 1.-THE substitute vicws H.
ZION us Vo'd and null, the various prounds NJ
, ,aig'e 10 swear The commissioners the preva.
renee OF variant rues at different place. nj yo,;n
10 me tax payers OF 1929 and 1880 and Tho cIS mo-
OF the polls at one of the Precincts nm rho IA 10 3,
W"en AT the others not closed before the Atb -
as;Jo 3d. the substitute proposes set
issue snn whole election and award new writ
MIR Races of Prince George, propos.d ,bot tho
,SpoIt o. 'ne committee be- for the present laid on
.ns tao.e-in order to cansder subjec, at time
u ~ the hrst place, to consider the separa,e
Oh the memorial of Mr.. Pendl.ton Tn u,bIch 49,
amendment of Mr.. Goodc, could be more pronerIv
| offered 8 q substitute S P''Peiy
Mr. Goods said be had offered the amendnon, ~ :,
SUBSTITUTE TO the repor, of the Committee on Gibsons
memorial and not Pendleton's ~ .
mr. h'ee' said, all the Irregularities men,ioneI
nad been brought to the view of the House bv the
memorial OF Pendleton and not of Gibson
| Mr. Goode differed in this opinion 'rbo ;.,
lar,''es were not alone brought to the House by inc
memorial OF Pendeton-but Gii,son's aiso ~
mr a..0es replied that Gibson had brought but
single one o. the irrcgnlaritcsthe neglcct to sve,,
me commissionrrs-to the view OF The House
Mr .horr's addressed the House in f,vor IS II, ,
course suggested by Mr. Rives separating s,hiec,
MOI IN themselves identical and facilitatin. the NJ
gress OF the enquiry. If this course ,vora No, rtJ
owed fendleton memorial was made n mar, IF C;h
s"n Pct't'oi' whereas the grounds occupied bv tho
TWO 'nemotiailsts were wholly different He had
| yesterday ' " TIC vote
MIR. G1ode said, if the course suggested were IA.
ken he should move to substitute the report whence.
| or 1t was again called ID
The HOusp then refused IN ls,, e.. -, ~,
| taDle ana determined TO consider the suh,,;tnt, ~
Mr.. Leigh opposed the substitute on Tho rr,or,l
that' coasiderlng MIR. Gibson to have given n-onor
no'lce OF his intention contest on tho c,ornJ y,
irregnlarIty, yet the only irrepularitv com6lnaJ s
Dy nm, was the failure To swear the commissioner,
~ nau oeen decided IN the Patrick case, that that
n.eeu,a,i,y was insufficient to the election
| against his opinion mdccd-but was the House nro
pared to reverse that decision2 II had boon 81 a.
cGed that AIR Pendleton had not brouqh, binso,t
properly before the House the only o,,Ss,ion rnu
csions? 'S' o''n oe-
MI Goode replied, and denied that the Houso in
sustaining inc substitute, would be reversing its de-
cison IN The Patrick case. The failure To swear the
commissioners, was NOT the only irrsoulari,y com
planned of by Gibson in his memorial Te ~ I aI
complained OF the prevalence of variant ruIns of
Eo'lng az different places Mr. G referred to tho
oi1gt case ana a!ledged that that had been set
aue lot this variance of rule, which was unvers,IIx
ADMITTED to have also prevailed in the Gnlnenar go
ioh-and rccned the circumstances of that election
10 Sho~ that justice and the purity of elections de-
'anue" 'I'at II should be set aside. Mr. q. made
s'io"g appear 10 the House not TO exhibit an mrcb
inconsistency to the world, as to set aside ono Iac
tion and refuse to set aside another unon nTec;sai
the same grounds. - r. I'S
MI Leigh reiterated the views he exnressed ,b
other day upon the impollcy of iudginn rbo -. AZ
eectons merely as directory, which MIGHT or rn;rb,
not be followed without affecting the VALIDITY of Th
Joa iie CONSIDERED such determination as highly
Gangerons-as In fact dspens sing with tho oIac;;;
laws altogether-and erecting TINS uous. IN -
fraetorlan Court, to Judge not by prescribed rules
ou' according 10 the very right of each case-Such
were his opinions still--bu this House sl,,inp iud
claly, had within few days decided ,frrentlv-1aud
ne was bound 10 conform Mr.. l.. proceeded 10 show
me dlsslmllarlty OF the Orange and Cupeper cases
!" we orange case the question to the variant
ruies on voting was fairly raised-herc II was not
ralsed-and tho question was, whether we sbouI6
permit IL TO be raised, when notice had been given
l" the sitting members when they had no oppofinni-
" OF rephing tine allegation and in the face of tho
law requiring notice of the grounds of contest IN bc
given. MIR Pendlcton had gwen 10 notice whatev-
er-hc dlsclaimed all right to the seat-anl was il
competent Tor the question of Whaling the election
on the ground OF variant rules of voting To be raised
tor HIM, when he could not raise it for himself and
had not raised III
Mr.. Goode informed the gentleman from Henrico
that he had not offered the substitute for Mr. PendIe
ton, but for himself. lie had had no understand;n,
no conversation with that gentleman on the subject
Mr. Leigh did rot by means, intend to charge
collusion-but was it not the same thing whether the
question raised by Mr. Pen,IIeon or bv Oh. con
tleman from Mecklenburg' (Mr Goode1 In either
case, the consequences to the law and the sitting
members, were the same
Mr.. Marshall next addressed the House AT length in
support of the report Of the Committee and enlsrrinp
and enforcing the views presented by the speakers on
that sde-and strongly insisting upon the necessity of
adhering TO the law.
Nr. Williams of Shenandoah, said that three grounds
OF con"st were put in issue by the memorial of NJ
Pendeton /. The non swearing of the Commission
crs 2. Y prevalence Of variant rules of voting 8
The improper closing of the polls at one of the
cncts The first only Of Ihese, and he believed not
That was put IN issue by the memorial Of Gibson The
House having decided IN the Patrick case that the
neglect to the commissioners was not cause for
avoiding the eectlon-the other two being put in
issue bN MIR. Gibson, Mr.. Pend eton having given no
notice whatever, and the House hy large vote yes
terday having decided him properly before it
he expressed his surprzc at the effort now made to
set aside the election, in the teeth of the decisions
come TO in the Patrick CASE and the provisions of the
election law. Mr. w. adverted to various crcumstan.
! ces To show, that the people Of Culpepcr. whose
rights had been spoken of, did desire the election
to be returned to them-On the contrary that IL was
/ against their wishes
Ar. Leigh enquired It the only complaint as to the
| pf Inc eli in