Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-09

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make the deaui,ins clerks of tie said counties send 'he
returns, so tina, they might rghuy execute their power
10 cast up the votes Of the several counties, aaa os
mine the whole number Of votes given IN inc e'ae
the several candidates. but TO conhne themselves " I
mere adding up the figures in the severn? county CLERKS
returns, includng those that bore tue 'P's0' " ".1
on their very face, with The DINERS
The Goy--nor and Prvy Council were in possession
s evidence u prove that the clerk o The township OF
South hmboy had given the certified liss OF fo'cs OF 'a
township To Inc county clerk agrecaby 10 law; that Inc
county clerk informed him the returns were correcl ana
,,oreeded 10 enter them his tabular satenen lha
H.. comfy clerk afterwards permitted copy Tor pab
c,,;op OF whit he termed the official list Of all the votes
of The county, and which included the SCUM Annoy
votes and also that the clerk OF the county oi nGa'e
sey Fl 5 clock i NJ Saturday, the 18th OF October
nrocceded in public manner, al the Court house as the
law Directs the voies and did then include The
votes of South Amboy, and yet these votes were aer
wards suppressed!
copy Of the Millve township return, in Cumhcrand'
and sdsvis proving lis delivery 10 the county clerk on
the morning guent 10 the election; that COPIES ne"
been taken from his office as official returns,
the nllyic votes; aud that The night .! the l'' ol
October, {uier he had assumed night never oc'Oe
claimed or thought Of, by excluding the woes OF Tue
whole township of Melville, because The wing c'sih
of the township had, in violation OF his promise, ne
elected 10 attach seals TO the signatures OF the returning
oicersA he was furnished with another copy oil lhe re
turns, with seals annexed 10 the signatures
"Tbe si,,ings Of the ftvy Council are generally Sc
the public to hear the written opinion OF The Governor
and the e1pose Of MIR Armstrong the mouth OF liz
parly BY this the people are in possession oil tn
ground, and the only ground on which they III Ta'nre
70 Justify their course Mr. Armstrong distinctly stated
thu, the duty of the Governor ard PriVy Council in th'
matter was simply that "cf addition. Their DECISIONS
in the face OF the construction given 10 Their powers
1898. by Governor Williamson and Council aud in 1885,
by Governor Southland and Council; in both Of which
cases the original of The county clerks were per
fected and in The latter if the returns Of this same Mil
willie township had not been counted, (har'ng 'sen omit
ted bv the county clerk account IF not hGrRS 6ecn re
ceired) Lewis Condct would have been returned 10
Congress in place Of Mr.. Fowler.
81 am much mistaken if this outrageous violation o.
the rights of the people, this attempt 10 annh!!ae ln'
right Of suffrage by placing it at the mercy oil every un
The interest Of the Governor will not raise such storm
of public Indignation will oTerwhelm the party and
PROSTATE it, ought TO be, for years, II not Tor ever
From n. .Nsao York Erening PoN)
The people OF New Jersey strongly moved in con.
SEQUENCE of recent proceedings IN that State The dc
cison Of the Governor and Council giving the election
to the Wing candidates for Congress- has caused extreme
Council have protested against The decision. The PEG.
pie of Trenton hare held crowded meeting, in which
they denounce the act Of the Governor and Council as
an alarming fraud upon the elective franchise, boc
"rcyersal Of Inc will Of the people of New jersey lately
expressed through the ballot box.
With good reason there occasion for dissatisfaction
ority Of votes was given for i've OF the Democa
tic candidates nobody disputes this Yet the six Wing
candidates declared by the Governor and Council t.
he elected
The Clerk Of the county of Cumberland in his re
turns suppressed tie returns OF the township Of hville
which gave a Democratic majority Of loo votes. The
Clerk Of Mddlesex county also suppressed the votes o.
the township Of South Amboy, which gave Democra
nc majority Of 252 votes These Clerks give reason
for the suppression.
The Governo; and Council assured Of these facts
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their duty do in order TO procure tho deficient
turns. They only counted the sent them; they
acquiesced in the illegal acts Of the clerks Of the
lies who had authority 10 any discretion in the
matter and they returned elected set of candidates
who received minority Of the votes
The decision OF Governor Pennington and his Coun-
Gil fortunately not final. Congress has yet to pro-
Dounce upon the question.
The Trenton IN. J.) Emporium Of yesterday is full
Of matter indicating strong excitement in that State
The subject Of the conduct Of Governor Pennington
We copy from it The Protest OF tls New Jersey Priry
Council
o. Tie Minority Of the Prry Council Of The State Of
.Ntt1 Jtrsty
The undeTsip ned members Of The Prvv Council of the
State Of New Jersey, do hereby protes. against the
and determination OF The Governor and Privy Council,
summoned for the purpose OF casing the whole num-
Der Of votes from the sevcra! counties for each candl
dale Representative of this State in the Twenty sixth
Congress of the United States, and determining that
john r Aycrigg William Hal.,cad, John 2. b Max
well Charles e. Stratton, John F Randolph and Thomas
Jones Yorkc, of the six persons who had The
greatest number Of votes from the whole State for Re-
representatives. in the twenty sixth Congress Of the U.
States, from this State, this day made o1 the following
reasons:
Ist Because il is apparent upon the face Of the GER
tilted lists ofthe given for The said Representatives
in the several counties of Mddiesex and Cumberland,
that the said lists not general lists of the whole votes
Of the said Counties respecvelybut the contrary,
that the Clerk Of Mddlesex hath altogether omitted the
If he fow nj m in he
ty; and the Clerk Of Cumberland hath altogether omitted
the votes Of the township Of Melville, in The said
ty without either of them assigning the therefor
aud By the plain provisions of the laws such case made
and provided is the duty of The Governor 10 procure
full and perfect returns OF The said from The said
Clerks before proceeding 10 lay the before the Pr
w Council; and unit, such duty is performed by the
Governor and complete returns of the whole from
the several counties in the whole Stale procured,
the Governor ard Council! have lawful right 10
ID Because, il is manifest upon the face Of the said
lists returned by the clerks OF the counties Of Middle
sex and Cumberland, and upon the casting up and deter
mination Of the Governor and PIvy Council aforesaid,
tina, the votes ii the voters of the township of South
Amboy, in the counties Of mIddesex, and the votes Of
the Of the township o. Mi!lYie, in the county o!
Cumberland, omitted, suppressed, or excluded, with
out any cause being assigned tlerelor-and
thus part Of the lawful voters Of the whole State have
been dsfranc:sed by the acts Of commission Of the
clerks Of the counties Of Middesex and Cumberland,
and the acts Of omission of the Governor Of The State.
3D. Because the said acts Of the Clerks Of the
ties Of MddlcSex md Cumberland are gross usurpalons
of the right Of suirsge, Of most alarming and danger
ous tendency, and destructive Of the inesmable
rights Of the people, and nasmuch the Governor and
Pvy Council vested by law with the power only 10
east up the whole number Of votes mot pnr) from The
several countless and lhereupon to determine the candid
ale. who hare the greatest number Of votes from the
whole State mo, part Of the Stae) they necessarily
have the power 10 hear try, and determine whether the
returns before them do contain the whole number Of
such votes, and procure them TO be perfected. Such
has been The uniform construction and rule of action Of
this body; and now when the acts Of those clerks stand
without, any excuse paa;ion, justification, would
involve this body their crime, TO withhold the lawful
exercise Of power committed 10 them TO prevent such
ou;rages upon The rights of the free people of Jersey
4;h Because, if the said county clerks have any
Of iha ntSc