Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-22


dat to- was brought forward 10 prove that one Of the
tally lists of that Ward Che one not put INTO the
boxl had been lost Upon this ground, the Re-
turn Judges were asked 10 reject the whole re-
turn Of the Northern Liberties, say six thousand
votes; not the return OF the one Ward, but ali
The seven WarIs. This was put TO vote, and ten
Of the seventeen Judges voted for rejecting the
vote of the Northern Liberties from the county
election.
So flagrant usurpaton Of course not sub
United too by the seven Judges. they determn
ed, as their only alternative, 10 make a separate
return, and they wished TO make fair and full re-
turn from all the county returns. But the ten
refused to inform them of their returns. They
we're compelled. therefore, to make return from
what they had-Thev did So specifying distinct
lv the districts returned, and sent the return
through the legal channel to the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth, by whom il was received
The ten also made retutn, "a partial one,)
which some time after, they deposited IN the Pro-
thonoary's Office, bu, it is believed, never trans
mittet according to law.
1 Thus the matter stood when the Legislature
met; and when two Senators on each side, and
eight Representatives on each side, presented
themselves, claiming the two seats III the Senate,
and the eight in the House of Representatives.
| The Wing Senators and members had the regu-
lar return, that is, the return through the regular
channel. The others had right 10 contest their
seats. The Houses, respectively. were to deciie
Which really had the majority cannot be known
until there Is an examination bv the Legislature
If the Van Bnren party had IT. (Which Is quite pos
sible.) their right would have appeared IT the Re
turn Judges had been suffered to do their duty
But the candid tics tina, side, for the Senate and
House, were duped INTO course, the aim 81 which
they did not see, intended to bear upon the Con-
gressonal election, &, so bearing ut their expense
They have been victims in the affair. Would that
tho slight sacrifice of their seats for time had
been all the cos, If the experiment! Would that
the honor and safety Of the State had been pre-
served! Both have been deeply wounded! No
one can saw what danger they now are ~, from
the continuance Of the outrage begun at the meet
ing Of the Return Judges more alarming CHI
sis has never existed in Pennsvlv
The County elections being thus disposed OF,
the next question was upon the return of the cleo
ton To Congress in the Third District. There
were sir of these Judges. Three of them (being
of the tea) assisted upon throwing out the North
ern Liberties, being about one-hat OF the whole
District thus defeating Mr. Navlor, and distran-
chisng nearly six thousand voters, because, tor
sou,h, Van Buren, Clerk of tho Seventh Ward
chose to say that he had lost one of the tally-iisis
of that Ward, The other three refused TO CO.
operate in this extraordinary work. The latter
duly made return. that IS, IN the language OF lhe
, law. they ''compared and cast up the several re
turns and executed under their hands and seals
one general and true return of the rhOle District
This return includes all the votes polled IN tbs
,chole Congressional District, and exhibits wha
is indispuabie, the majority of Mr.. Naylor to be
really nine hundred. The three Van Buren, Judge:
made 4 partial return, certifying that N hoJ o
the Third Congressional Distric, the Van Barer
candidate had ma GRITTY!
This Seventh Ward, where it was alleged tht
, tally-st was lost strong Van Buren, Ward
giving the candidate for Congress on that side
nearly three hundred maj oriy, which he had cred
it for in the returns. If, therefore, the less of thu
election whntcver, it would have affected the re
suit in tho Ward to which it belonged; and If
had rendered the election i'll that Ward OF n
avail 1t would have increased Mr.. MAYORS major
Itv nearly 300 votes. In which case his majority
j instead of being it now stands, including tina
Ward, would be upwards of eleven hundred.
: From this statement 1t will be seen that IN
It Legislature was proceeding peaccably to execute
a duty according to the Constitution and laws, de
: solved upon them by the extraordinary conduc
Y Ito use no stronger term) of those who, with tn
d view to wrong Mr. Nav!or and his constituents
J, opened the desperate game OF lawless disorder a
= the meeting of the Return Judges, and arc nov
o reckiesslv determined to win, cost what 1t ma
c cost bv hand OF violence.