Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-22
THE PENNSYLVANIA EXCITEMENT.
A STATEMENT OF FACTS.

Of the votes in Phiiadeph county:
THE PENNSYLVANIA EXCITEMENT.
A STATEMENT OF FACTS
As much interest is felt in the extraordinary
proceedings at Ii irr:sburg, there is natural
curiosity about the election IN the county of Phil
adei phia, out OF which they have grown. The
following statement Of facts, conceded indis-
pu,able, Is intended TO enable every who will
read i, to understand the case and fonn his own
Judgment:
The county Of Phiiadelp hia, for cert,in election
purposes, is divided from the CITY Thecitv there
fore, may be at once laid out of the cfse.
The county Of Philadelphia, for the election of
Senators and Representatives in the State Legs
iature, is Election District, choosing two SEN
ators and eight Representatives.
For the election Of members of Cuipress the
county is divided into two Districts, tn. FIRST IRE
presented by Mr.. PAYNTER) being one, and the
Third Represented by Mr. NAyLoR) the other
For the convenience of voting, the county is
again divided into Election Districts, 0. places
where the poilsarc opened They are seventeen
in all-eleven being in the First COMPRESSION
District, and six in the Third.
In some Of the Districts. all the votes are re-
ceived at one window, and by set of officers;
In others.sihey are given III ut different win
dows. At each window, there are the following
officers, viz: Judge, two Inspectors. and two
Clerks. The Inspectors receive the ballots and
keeps list Of the votes.
The Northern L.bert are part of the Third
Congressional District, (Mr. NAYLoRs.) They
are divided into Wards. The votes of these
seven Wards all received at one house. but al
seven different windows: that is, one window 70.
each Ward AT each window, there las be-
fore stated) the following officers; to wit: Judge,
two Inspectors, and two Clerks, all sworn, or af-
rmed.
The organization being thus understood, the
mex, thing To be stated is the mode Of proceeding,
at and after the election, ali Of which prescribed
by law.
When the polls are closed, the Judges at each
window examine the ballots, (Which for the pur-
pose,are turned out of the boxes y they count them
and ascertain the vote for each candidate voted
for at that election, The Clerks keeping tally lists,
duplicates, of course and Il written statement is
made, called a return, and signed by the Judge,
lnsr ectors and Clerks.
Where there several windows at one place
or house, the several Judges come together, add
up the several returns, and declare the aggregate
Tor each candidate, introducing, however the par
tcuiars of each minor return into the statement
thus, the returns of the seven Wards of the Nor
them Liberties gave not only the entire vote, bu,
also the vote Of each Ward. When this is done,
the ballots returned into the boxes and one of
the tally lists. The boxes then sealed up
and are to be deposited with Justice of the
with the Prothonotary OF the Court of Common
Pleas.
Each District, then, sends what is called Return
Judge, who carries with him Il return duly signed
and authenticated from his District.
Tne Return Judges meet at given time and
place. Their duty, when assembled, is .sto com
pare and cast up the returns, and TO execute, IN
der their hands, one general and true return OF
the whole District" They are further 10 scausc
one copy of the said general return to be depnsi-
ted III the Pro,honotary's Office" and another they
~
manner, to the Secretary Of the Commonw ealth
| whereupon the Governor IS to issue proclama
! ton declaring the persons elected, and also tt
send returns of members of Congress to the
House Of Represcn tativcs of the U. States.
1t is necessary now to return 10 the Northern
Liberties. This election district is in the Thrc
Congressional District, and, as has been seen
consists of seven Wards 1t contains about one
half of the whole population Of the Third Con
gressional District, and from third to fourth
of that of the county. gave at the last cleo
ton nearly six thousand votes.
OF the seven Wards of the Northern Liberties
five Ost, ID, Sd, 9Th. and 5th) are Wing, and ha,
Wing Inspectors and Judges. The remaining tw
18th and 7th) are on the other side, and had cor
responding officers.
; In the Northern Liberties, taking in the who'll
of the seven Wards, Mr.. Nayior had a ma ioritv @
, neary fourteen hundred. and III the whole Con
gressional District nearly nine hundred Nj
lngersoIl, who. it may be remarked, was some
thing like five hundred behind the other ticket
OF his party. he having fallen behind the ticket
of his party in every one of the election districts
The Return Judges for the county wore seve
Wings and ten of the other side OF the Thir
Congressional District were equally divided, tire
and three.
Supposng this tedious detail to be borne i
mind 1t is only necessary now to state, by way
introduction TO wha, further happened, that til
whole object was TO defeat Mr.. NayIor, who ha
been elected. But the attack was begun III
county elections, partly TO mask the real des On
and also, as will be presently seen, because it
author authors knew they had majority of tn
county Judges, (,en TO scven) whereas thew iin
, only equal number of the Judges of the Thir
Congressional District. The plan itself will b
, developed by the facts.
On Friday following thc election, the Retur
Judges assembled according to law. ut the Hall c
Independence bringing with them the Dstrc
returns. They have'usually transacted this bus
ness in peace, by themselves. But their meetin
on this occasion preceded by inflammation
> calls upon the citizens in newspapers devoted t
, the interests of Mr.. Ingersoll, and in placard
about the Streets attend and protect their rights
of which they told they were to be chea
ted crowd attended-fh obedience to the call.