Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-20

So fisgranr usurpation OF course was no, sub
United 10 BY the seven Judges. They determined,
as their otly alternative. to make separate return
and they wished make fair aud full return from
all the CUNT, returns. Butthe ten refused to in
form them of their returns. They were compelled.
therefore. TO make n return from what they bad.
The, did so. specifying distinctly the districts
turned and sent the return through the legal chan
mel to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth. by whom
IL was received.
The ten also made return. "a partial one.) which
some Time after. they deposited in the Pioihonota-
rvs office, but. ii is believed never transmitted
cording TO law.
Thus the matter stood when the Legislature met;
and when two Senators each side and eight Rep
fescntatiyes each side, presented themselves.
claiming the two seats IN the Senate aud The eight
in The House Of Representatives,.
The Wing Senators and Members had the regu-
lar return. that Is, the through the regular
channel. TIE others had riebl 10 contest their
seats. The Houses, respectively, were To decide.
Which really had the majority cannot be known I'M
I'll there is II examination by the Legislature. II
the Van Buen party had ii.lehchis quite possible
their night would have appeared ifthe Return judy
had been suffered Fl do their duty. Bet the can
ddates that side Tor The Senate and House, wire
duped INTO course. the aim OF which they did not
src ME nded bear upon the Congressional elec-
ton and so bearing at then expense. They have
beth victims IN the affair. Would that the slight
aciitce Of Their seals ior time had been all the
cost Of he experiment Would that the honor and
safely Of the STATE had been preserved Both have
been deeply wounded No one can say what dan
ger they are IN. from the continuance OF The
Outrage begun At the meciine of The Return Judges.
mere Alarming cuss has never existed IN Pennsyl-
yauja.
The County elections being thus disposed o. the
next question upon the return Of lie election TO
Congress "a the Third District. There were str oil
these Judges. Three Of them (beine fthe tcnJ m
sisicd upon throwing ouf the Northern Liberties
being about one-baf ofthe whole District, llins de
feeiine Ar Mayfair. and dslranchIsug nearly six
lhousand voters. because, lnfsooih. Van Buren,
Gletk Of the Seventh Ward chose say that he had
lost OF the rally lists Of that Wa1 The other
three refused 10 cooperate IN tins extraordinary
work. The latter duly made return, thai Is. IN the
language Of the law they =" compared and cast up
the several returns and executed under Their hands
and seHls one general and true return of the Uhoie
Dsguei." THIS reinin inelnces al the votes polled
"a the fhois Congressional District, and exhlbns.
"hat y tudisputible. the majority Of Mr.. Naylor 10
i be nearly uinc hundred The ttrec Van Buren,
luiges made partial return. certifying that in hail
. Of the fhIri Congressional Disuiet the Van Buren,
candidate had majority
This seventh Ward, where 1t alleged the tai
ly list was lost. was strong Van Buren, Ward, CIV
ing the candidate Tor Congress hat sldn nearly
three hundred minority, winch he had credit of
tho returns. II, therefore, the loss of tins tally list
could have produced any effect upon the election
whatever, II would have affected the result in the
/ Nard In which It belons ed aud II II had rendered
The election III that Ward Of no avail it would have
! increased Mr.. Nay uts mainrity nearly 800 votes In
which his majority instead OF being, as it now
stands, including that Ward. would be upwards OF
+ eleven hundredi
Fiom this statement 1t will be seen that The Legs
lalnie Was proceeding pcaceably to execute u duty,
according 20 Il Constitution aud laws dcvolyed
upon them by the cxiraotdnai, conduct Ito use no
stronger term oithose who. with the view 10 wrong
Nh. Naylor aud his constituents opened the despe-
ate game 0i laweSs disorder nj the meeting Of the
Return Judges, aud ave now feckIessIy deter
mined 10 win, cost what II may cos by the hand OF
/ violence,