Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-29
POLITICAL.
From the GiOLG # the 23d inst

where certificate Of election contested upon The
ground of iaud Justification The certificate IS si.
ply Testimonial That the parry holding had majority
The polls, of adIudgpd legu by The Judges OF
election and returned The Constitution entities the
candidate for Congress having The actual mo"r'y,to
IN the Hnusr The drclslon of The Judges al tn
polls, in regard 10 the legality Of the votes constituting
that majority cannot b. nverruIrd. or even CURED M"
by airy authority, except that Of tn body I" winch The
nrrnber is returned The first QUESTION IN III case OF
Mu,fe and Lrtchtr was the rcritg 1T The cer;'c"'
OF Election be inquired by the House the HpP h
fr"-tke dectsi"n % he Judges al election on The rga
~ Of The votes behg held as matter subsequent 10 -
inveslin aird ny the committee II was determined ny
the House that the certificate cnud BE- well queslnned.
II was ssoned the lhreshhnd ard the right to
seat under Il, vas set inside This dune upon Ihr
sscertninrd iac that The state :" The polls ruined by
the Executive icer, did no" correspond w'lhih- actual
state OF thr polls record and Gulhe oy Inc
judges of the election.
In the case Of Moore and Lplcher, plausible grounds
taken Justify ir alteration OF the polls as return
ed by The Judges oi the election IN The nfsl instance
In Kentucky the OF the voters are taken down
in writing by clerk. under the direction of two
justices OF the peace and the sheriff, who are now tie
Judges OF the election IN each county Ina Congress
sunal election TIE sh-rs who preside a, Inc polls IN
each county Judges meet al some central point IN lie
district to The polls from all the countless and
10 declare the candidate elected This, IN The case OF
Moore and Letchrr WINS construed BY majority OF the
judges who 10 compare the polls as continuation
of their judicial pnwer the votes; and os IN The
counties before closing the polls the three Judges al
ways exercised the power Of Pugng the polls o votes
proved 10 be bad after having been admitted so the tn
buna sherf4 that met 10 compare the polls ssted
they had the right. and in The OF Moore and
lecher the Lincoln poll was excluded on the ground
tha, the majority IL was mad" up OF illegal votes
This assumed BY the sheriff. aching they insist
cd in virtue OF judicial authority claimed by them to
pass upra tt vai,cy 1T votes wns d'ra'!"w"d by h-
.iGs+ representatives The election return ccfliied
hy then, to it- Executive Of the State OF Kentucky, and
By tina, f:c-f Ctrk cf The House 1t Representa-.
"A no. I.ntl bod nd Jt hp
prian tqrit evidence which the ahrii"is OF the Ne"
jersey iraGj r, gives an ucunit slie right 10 seats II!
r i:o,sr rcps~d !. by the 'o'i"~'n9 ;rs"in"ns' VIZ
Rcsored That The COMMITTEE u Elections, when +
appointed inquire and report 10 THIS House who Is he
member elect, from hr 1'h COngrss District o.
The State of Kentucky; and, until The Committee shall
report herein required,
RtsOiecd That neither homas ?. Moore, or Robert
F. Lstcler shall be qualified the member from SAID
district
3 Resoirsd fu,,h,r, That the Committee Of Elections
shalt be- required receive srvideuc" MI lht fldaVs
and espusl!t,,ls Which may have been htreo'"re. or
which may hereafter be, taken by either {" ttr parties
On due ip;ic having bern given Ia Tie adverse party of
his agent, and r. port tt'r Sun" !" ths li1nse
Tn Nrv } r.,r d ilrrs from the Kentucky case
only j., one ,s.ru,iai par"uIar and that takes away
ry-n tn co.r cf night hich rupp"f'rd ~" act ct 'r
MAJORITY .! ius- h." claiming act n J"a,rui "icrfs
excluded part 81 iEe votes OF Congressman ds''tct
in kruiuck y-ihey, having presided al the polls. having
know pGs- the grounds inch votes we're Admitted
nd cnnsunu tie authority compare and declare ih-
righiul majority giving them an appellate authority
over the Grcsnns the Judges IN the hsl instance, r.
turned majority dtL'ns from that as II s''o on .Ie
original poll In the New Jersey the two clerks
who suppressed the whole poll Of several townships CIV
ing Democ.aic mal"rI'tes had nothing to DO "ith inc
had ledge OF The gwen. whe /
Their they were challrnytd. any thing IN regard to
them except TINT hFy had received he sanct"n OF tne
trps Of ei-ction and sent I" them Tor transmits
SION 10 the Govrrnor. whose duty c"n"ed I" counting
e uoc taken by HE election judge, and !" send
n e,,,.s.s r a"Y portion that for any cause may be
wlrh!pid Tie Etit"r d the National lnt'nG'r&ef'
conscious that the Justification Of the actually EXISTING
mills nv The certificate Of officer who had no disce
onary mower but that simply counting and certifying
the whole vote would not be tolerated as an incones
be warran, 10 persons rejected ma orty on the polls
10 exercise The power as Congressman, says:
"The fiercrnor ard Council II Mac Jersey (hs con-
elusirs reuring cieers) h"rs dcidd th"ta pat hese
Numbers rmakng up the Democratic majority arc maze
up .t literal md fraudulent rotes
'Jn,re never was a grosser falsehnod uttered by
,pblIc journalist IN The face Of intelligent community
Than his So Tar from the Governor and Council OF
CIV Jersey having decided part Of the numbers on
the polls be Illegal and fraudulent vntTs The 'over"
ar has span and again IN both "i ms messages De-
clsr,d that h. had right 10 % brh'nd The returns
and has d,savuwed in the mos, explicit terms the /
suhrss assumption Of authority 10 pass upon The l'ga
Inv or rralny If The votes y" such ssne was ever
presented 10 hun the CGurc and ih'y had no means
nt knowInp nor uny authority Tor nqnn mi" IT, The
whole scope Of Governor Pennington several messages
on Tins subject (Which we have heretofore laln oriorr
our readers u, toll rngh) Is I" nhs"v~ hmsP't fI"
pu,t hy saving thar he IS mere mtr,strid cgcH wh"
cnnid only count The snt hln' by thu cI-fks a"d
t,nt az they part h. was bound :" pr-s""- my
sen, HE huIe. and ihis, nn. While h| hh-W hc"'}
that wn tow nshps were ui''ef from 'he h'ir V,' :"
The Sr,,e which IL wus bmund 10 count, aud send *
mss for if withheld, matter under what prrirx-
rb n.k. md rgr. gtnUs lhisrh" "i I" Pdi'" ~ -
Na,inuoI ln,errncer b" prrrrnds hat the bnv'rn"f
and CrncIl decided against The excnd"d polls as being
y,,yoI md tr0uGaicnl rot,S, while inr G"v-rn"r ana
Iy.. tram uIl
L.r, ,ly b.cau,e ih,u had not rcc.,rd Mtm. proves
cuucusvry that the party most nearly 'nitrestea ~
h,s mailer dare Tux he ques ION tr'nrr even ihs
,,,,,n, of In. public which receives lis BIAS from lhr
Inn. Iipcncer without covering gross fraud under as
,,,as tslspbpnd The case, then, made out ny ihr
Governor Of New Jersey, in his tttc'ol Messages
conn,t,ed ruth this subject presents |" Congress an as
400, drvoid of all The favorable circumstances winch
au su,nnr, 10 the certificate Of election in the case Z"
Mnn,s and Iercher The messages al Inc Governor :"
NV Jersey (Which connect themselves wt'h ana '"fm
mar, Of The official record which arf'nhs u 's paper
s. n, on by him 10 Congress and "hic" THESE messages
-. intended 10 support and eSrain) Show mat a.puf
liz, NJ the unGursoned legal votes OF n Jersey, sane
oned and returned by hejudges oi election TO me Trans
,,,,n1 Officer had been Wtlhheld and That the 1"Vefh
~ ho was bound 10 seLd express In get The whole vote
80 ,,r, failed 10 do so-hal this iaiiure excluded Ger
tain polls which gave the FIVE conteslIns Denocfatc
candidates. of Jersey majority OF The aggregate Voe
b, his prlifieaie Of election designed !" quay Inc MI
or;,v candidates for the House OF Representa-
i've, does so by iasying the real sthie Of Inc polls Al
his sprears Of record, under The Governor own oica
SIGNATURE and in connection win me Han-acuon o.
Itch his certificate IS the cunsumna'ion By the 20.
re,nors own record his spurious return u w
b ,.s,,d Il makes case much less lenabe IMAM
,b,, Of Mr. Moore, upon which his right 70 seat was
hlr;ey secuted by he Federal party and Instantly
ron nv his unii,;cal friends The National IT, |
.r,senr,r SAYS Tia, .his he result g" agreement
b.rsn the yortics IL MIR I" >Gr: ne "me ne honSe
- ,,oire mir TtSpeciire rights Inc iacl - maj the
whole F-drral parry took 'hr'' se'G 81 tt on
-. round that Moore had night 10 the seat under
-, -,,sca,e The resolution introduced 10 eS
cludp him before there vas my agreement and y was
passed by ho over" h'nng y'e Of oon patr' ,fE",o
csnce 10 the assen,o the individuals concerned and