Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-04

tlon-hr- Dom IL. Wallace, ypaGe q motion TO ~
mend the by substituting in lieu thereof the
following statement of facts and resolutions:
II appears now in evidence before tie Senate that
the last election held IN october $780, for the elect
ton OF Senator from the District of Fauquer and
Prince William, held in Fauuuier County. to
wit, at WRrrenton. Salem o nd Elk Run on the 25th
Goth and 9th of the same month; that on the eth
OF said month the poll taken ut Salem was carried
to Warrcnton, and delivered to James S. Pickett,
the Sheriff ofsaid County; that the poll taken at
Elk Run also delivered TO said Sheriff ut War
rcnton the morning of the 23,h dav of the same
month; that the memuri1ist on the said eS,h of
October was engaged, III the presence of the said
Sheriff and his Deputies and with their aid, in scru-
nziny the votes given for the sitting member i'm the
an toresad election that the mrnoralist made numer-
extracts from the said polls on the said s3tb; of
October, anu did not manifest disposition TO make
further examination of said polls; that the memo
riast present i'll Warrenton, and attended the
polling Of the votes from the commencement of tho
election Montiuy the 25th October until il closed
On the evening OF he 9th, and remained in Warren
ton until Friday the 29,h of the same months that he
then was IN company with the Sheriff of FauUuier
while on his way to meet The Sheriff of Prince will
liam at Brentville for the purpose of compariur tho
polls taken IN the District during the remainder of
the said day; that on the next day Saturday the Oth
OF the same month, he was again in company with
the said Sheriff OF Fauquier while no and the Sheriff
rrince william were comparing the polls that
ne u'u not express or intimate wish for another
view OF the polls taken in FauquIcr, nor did he nj
any time hereafter express or intimate such = wish.
mat on Monday, the lst CT November 1880 he cans
cd notice to be delivered the sitting member that
We shcu'd cnntest lis election for the causes in
SAID notice specified, and appended TO the said notice
list of votes which had been polled for the sitting
member IN Feuquier, with his objections to them;
which ohJections, included only small part Of the
Tnahhcltons on any one of which the votes poled
might have been good, and in many instances thew
extended to single qualifications and portion only
%! the grounds, winch must exist conformity with
others t" enable person TO exercise The elective
franchise upon them; that the menorais gave to the
slttlng member auJther notice on Il @ lIth tav of
Sov"niber, and appended TO it list of votes nailed
lot the sitting member, with specification of his
obJectons to them. which included several grounds of
qua lcailon not lncadci i'll the first notice. 1t also
appears Ill evidence before the Senate that the no.
held Ill the county of Fauquier were closed o, VVod
nesdaY the 27th OF October, and were ce,parrd with
the polls taken il Prime, w lliam bv the sbcrGs of
fa"quiFr AMI Prince William, Oh the 3uih the
same month, but were not returned 20 tho clerks of
lice, by the sheriff of FauGuier until tho 6,h of ~,
vemoer, and hat the memoralist did not give notice
that he should commence taking dispositions until the
7th DAY OF November, and then that he should COM
ilence the taking of them on the loh day of Maven,
ber 1t further appears To the satisfaction of tho So
nate mat the testimony before the Senate with
the exception of the notice of the n1crnor1 is, oh
lecrn@ TO the election ofthe sitting member, given
on the first of November and that the polls ken t
Wnrrenton AMI Salem were not returned to tho
clerks oce OF FauQuicr county court until the 9th
OF November, was not before the Senate when II
adopted the former resolutions touching this subject
resolved, therefore, That the Senate will pro
coed at this time, to do, what It would have done, if
the facts, now before it, had been before it, on the
10th day of December last
Resolved That the memorial or r,b, Chico, ,;
be rejected '" j
In support of this motion, Mr. John r. Wallace
spoke at great length, and we understand sustained
himself very handsomely. His speech will be pub
I'aned IN due time His motion did not prevail.
On Saturday, Mr.. Wallace again addressed he Sc
male at length IN opposition to the ruc OF evidence
adopted hy the committee The Senate however Nv ;
large majority, awarded the contested sea, - 60
Gibson.