Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-03

turned out f the boxes D they count Them and ascer
uu the Vole for ench candidate voted for AT that cleo
ton, the Clerks keeping tally lists, duplicatee, Of
course and a written statement is made, called
Clerks a.
Where there are several windows nj one place or
house, the several Judges together, add up the
several returns, and declare the aggregate for each
candidate, introducing, however, the particulars Of
each minor return into the statement Thus. the re-
gave not only the entire yote but also the vote Of each
Ward. When this is done, the ballots are returned
into the boxes. and one Of the tally lists, te boxes
Justice OF the Peace; The other tally list is be de-
Pleas
Each District then, sends what is called Return
Judge who carries with him return duly signed and
authenticated from his District. 'N
The return Judges meet ef q given time and place !
Their duty, when assembled, is ito compare aud
cast up the several returns, and TO execute, under
heir hands one general and true return of1he whole
District" They are further to "cause one copy Of
the said general return to be deposited in the Protho
notary Office" and another they to TO I've
transmitted, in prescribed manner to the Secretary
Of the Commonwealth, whereupon the Governor is 10
issue proclamation declaring the persons elected,
and Also to send returns Of members Of Congress
the House Of Representatives of the United States.
II is necessary now to return 10 the Northern Lib
critics. This election district is in the Third Congress
slona District and as has been SEEM consists of sew
en- wards. II contains ahnnt one half Of the whole
population Of the Third Congressional District, and
from third to fourth Of that Of the county gave,
at The last election, nearly six thousand votes.
/ Of the wards of the Northern Liberties, five
list, I'd, Sd, 4tl, and 5th) Wing, and had Wing
Inspectors and Judges. The remaining two 10Th and
7h are on the other side, and had corresponding Off
GERS. ~,
In the Northern Liberties taking in the whole of
the seven wards, Mr.. Naylor had majority of near
ly fourteen hundred and in the whole Congressional
District nearly nine hundred over Mr. lnpersoll, who
it NAV he remarked, was something like five hundred
behind the other tickets Of his party, he having fallen
behind the tickets OF his party in every one Of the
! election districts IS c.
The Return Judges for the county were seven
Wings and ten Of the other side Of the Third Con-
gressional District, they were equally divided, three
| and three.
Surprising this tedious detail be borne in mind, it
s only necessary now to state, by way ofintroduc-
ton to what further happened that the whole object
was to defeat Mr.. Nayor, who had been duly elected
by very large majority, and return his opponent,
who had not been elected. But the attack was be-
gun on the county ELECTIONS, partly to mask the real
author or authors knew they had a majority of the
county Judges Gen TO seven,) whereas they had only
equal number Of the Judges Of the Third Congress.
sional District The plan itself will he developed by
On the FRIDAY following the election the Return
lndgee assembled according TO law, the Hall of In
They have usually transacted this business peace,
! by themselves, But their meeting on this occasion
was preceded by nfamatory calls upon the citizens
in newspapers devoted to the interests Of Mr. Inscr-
SOIL and in pacards about The streets, attend and
protect their rights, OF which they told they
TO he cheated, crowd attended in obedience to the
call. ''s t.-'t 4i"1E t,'tts" =. 'f'3
soon after the Judges had assembled, and before
they cond begin the performance of their duty, the
defeated candidate for Congress entered the Hail. and
also some Of the county Van Buren, candidates with
many other persons and asserted a right (practicsy
ut leasD to interfere in the dongs ofhe Judges. And
here scene Of confusion and upr0ar began which
lasted long time Speeches were made. which were
answered by shouts, threats were used and discus
sions forced entirely alien the business Of the Judges
As far as in such a tnmuk could be learned, The
first attempt made was to prove. by two or three wit
which, it will be observed the Return Judges had no
! thing to do. This attempt entirely failed. The mex,
had better success i was this one Of the clerks Of
the Seventh Ward. Northern Liberties, partisan Of
The defeated candidate, brought forward to prove
that Of the tally lists ofthat ward he one not pu
into the hox) had been lost Upon this ground, The
Return Judges were asked TO reject the whole return
Of the Northern Liberties, say six thousand votes
notthe renrn OF the one ward, Eu; Of all the seyen
waFds. This was nut TO vote. and ten nffhe seven
teen Judges voted for rejecting the vote of the North
can Liheres from the county election. . 7i
Sofagranf usurpation of conrFe wns mt submit
tedto nv the seven Judges. They determined, at
they wished 10 make : fair and full return from al
county returns. But the ten refused TO inform them
Of their returns: They were compelled therefore. te
make return from what they had They did eo. spe
cifyng distinctly the districts returned and sent the
return through the legal channel the Secretary
the Commonwealth. by whom IL was received. lf'
The ten also made a RETURN IA partial one) which
some time AFTER they deposited in the Parliamentary:
| 10 law "a -
Thus the matter stood when the Legislature me,
rresentaf1-es on each side. presented themselves
claiming the Two seats in the Senate and the eight III
the Honss . Ct Represenialiyes
returns that is the return through the regular chan
mel. The others had right 10 contest their SEATS
Ih. Houses, respectively. were @ decide. Which
is an examinations by the Legislature. " n the Van
Ruren party had II. (which is quite possihh,, thei
right would have .ppearedi il the Return Judges had
on that side. for The Senae:agd Housr, were duped
into course. the aim Of which they did not see in.
tented 70 hear rPon the Congressional election. and
Tins in the affair. Would that he slight sacrifice OF
their seats for time had been all the cost of the ex-
pertinent! Would that tie honor and safety of the
State had been preserved! Both have been deeply
wounded! No ore ean say what danger they now
are in. from the continuance Of the outrage begun a,
the meeting OF the Return Judges more alarming
| crisis hes never existed in Pennsylvania -. :
The County elections being thus disposed Of. the
next question was mpon the return offhe election 10
Congress in the Third District There were sir Of
these JadGsa Three Of them ens Gf,he tsa) insist
about one half Of this whole District, thus defeating
Mr.. Naylor. and ,lS(rsnchisne nearly six thousand
voters, hecnuse. forsooth. Van Buren, Clerk of the
Seventh Ward chose to say that he had lost one Of
the tally lists of that ward The other three refused
10 cooperate in this extraordinary work. The latter
duly made return that is. in the language Of the
law, they compared and casf up the several returns
and executed under their hands and eeals general
and true return Of the aph0Le District" This return
includes all the woes poled in the hoe Compression
nj District and exhibits what is indispuable the ma
lority Ct Mr. Nayor TO I've nearIv nine hundred. The
three Van BnIen Judge" made partial return. cerii-
fying that in half Of the Third Congressional District
the Van Buren, candidate had majority!
This Seventh Ward. where it alleged the tally
list was lost, was strong Van Buren, Ward, giving
hundred majority, which he had credit tor inahe re.
turns IT, therefore, the loss Of this tally list could
have produced anv effect uponthe election whatever
ithelonged and if had rendered the election in that