Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-10

ton. He then adver"d t. h" necessity OF a Commit
tee OF Elections In invest gate eases 81 contested cleo
ton but insisted that III the while the legal re-
turns were BE- received and acted PriHla rcs
evidence emitting Ms poSscsGr To take ms seat aud 10
vote IN the organization OF the HnIs'.
Mr.. CRAIG regretted exceedingly that any thing
should have occurred TO create such feeling between
gentlemen the floor seemed 10 be exhibited al pre-
sent Although might differ political questions,
he why there should be- any personal bad
feeling cNis nr between gentlemen Round assertions
aud imputat:ons Of motives carried n" weight w''n
tem and the on effect which could result from such
Of debate. would be 10 arouse the angry pas
SONS of gentlemen this floor. where tn" utmost good
feel ny ought always to prevail In reply 10 I'll" argg
mrat of I'll" gentleman from Kentucky. he commended
that the course pursued b. the Clerk not rcvou
tcnlry. and that the adoption oi the resolution OF his
colleague would BE- proper course FOR the li"u"c TO pur
sue The gentleman from XIV had d, that III" la"Eicat
it shown thai the " . members from y Jersey had
not received majority Of the legal votes Of that State,
pe would vote to cxclndc them. Then II the gentle
held those views II" ought vote Tor thu reso!n
ton, because If il adopted, might 20 bch nd the
returns and ascertain who had received the greatest
number of votes. II he believed that the gentlemen
who had no, tn" Governors crrt.fc1t" had received
maj " OF lii" legal votes 81 the people %. New Jcr
Seq ht was bound in conscience To- sustain them: and
" tn view 81 Obtain NJ some informal IN III ; sub
iccr. he would ask Il TIE gentleman from New Jersey
before h m If IT was not fact THAI the votes II the
pcop. Of The district of South ifhuv md Melville
< had been excluded from the gen, yii return
/ Mr. RANDOLPH rose and stated that tn" votes of
she people thcS" districts rejected because.
IN instance the Judges of election had received
large number of the votes Of aliens, and IN the other
case they rejected because they had not complied
with the statute of the Stale.
Mr. CRAIG said il did not matter the votes had been
rejected, and in consequence Of Their beng rejected
from the general rcturn, the gentlemen who were the
political friends of the Grnt!cnnn from kentucky,
caimcd lfh"y had not been rejected, the gen:
tl,m"n the other sd, would have hG !nllcr l. OF
votes, and hold that they, having II" majority "t
cast; have the prjmH t"c'a "v dcnc" of right to
seats tins floor he could not tie bound by tn great
seal Of the STATE Of Ny icrsc". and for members
to :qkr seats " hen i enc" told Il N thu they
were not cnt lied 10 tn seats. All he desired, Wa,
that the gentlemen 10 had tie majority Of legal votes
Of III" STE Of New Jersey s,omd hav" the seals
With record h Stat sovereignty, whc. hId been 81
much spoken Of II" would say that he had the CHEST
gard for H. Eu, vixen he spoke Of the sovereignty Il
STATE. he'd ne! thu, there was NJ ference be-
tween ii" people who constituted the Stat" IN tn
country and The Governor and Council. In THIS co1n-
try the PEE pie constituted the state.
W til regard to the propos !Ion ." The gentleman from
Kcnuckv he could not kc il, because IT called upon
him and his fir ends t. cancel the hole ground and a-
~ i:rn who, IN Their cp mon, we're MT enti-
lied 10 them lis object II exclude all the mem
b"rs from New Jersey Of both parties, and then TO ac'
upon the question after the roll had been called through
Mr. GRAVES her" AGAIN put question 10 Atr
Craig w eli was equally naudb!c 20 the Reporter
II probably referred complex ol contested elCc'
ton and whether that 10 be- gone INTO before the
House organized.
Mr. CRAIG replied that, If the present case we're
,;, ., ,d.r.i,.nJ !, h should ,rrcc i, o., n on with
the gentleman from Kentucky but II was a p!an mat
ter: and it perfectly obvious to him that those %h"
had the Governor certificate had no manner OF tr !"
h;r lat, v,,,,t.vcr N,lI,,Il- and Sou,h Amboy had
Nam Mos, cu,,,toJ ~ ill.,. r.uru; and was he IN such a
pln N case 10 he bound by the State seal Was he Ia
admit tucn her, whom he believed in h consc rncc 10
have no r ni 10 their seats: lie could not do il Let
every c..,.nnn u,,'rh'ng u" irS.''. '>'''
Much has been sad aGu STATE rights and state soEr-
rcirnty He respected the sovereignty OF state Us
rn"o! could do, and ne "din,rd ''a' re-
a2ct - forms Was necessary 10 i! saie@"aH 81 "ut
freedom: but what was u sovereign Siato, hhl' p".
The People Of that State l.: :onarch"s, indeed, ana
in aristocracrs, III! case was different Tine monarchy was
one thing ana III" teop' ah"''r, o"t mere 'i"M "'"'
the case was lar otherwise .'i was not III" House
called upon 10 let those represent Inc state 81 New
Jersey whom the Pcop" OF New jersey did mol choose
to represent them :
Mr. GRAVES here again referred Mr.. [. TO tho
case of l.c,cIcr and Moore.
Mr. WISE demonstrated OH gentlemen thus leaving
the question before the House To ." nto the merits 81
the election IN New Jersey The press question IL
BE- dec drd how the House was To arrive al dtci-
on
Mr. CRAIG admitted he was wander ng. but II had
only been to reply others no had wandered lc!ure
HIM He then expressed his assent 10 the proposition
that the claimants both sides should be excluded,
although he N his eonsc'ene" GrevSd the contests to
!" ~ 49, 60 H., , -. , c,,rron,;,, He saw
~, ~" ,.,, y, an, In, L b,a !, woyld break II,
!,ulr i'gn, a. P'rs.n'' wv =" !,,s 81. Tho c,ycrn
SHORTY lo'o"G" 'i'' -.
A., pIfI.ryc ~ e:n,,th Carolina sad he shf u!d
Mr fl'h FL, ~ ,""t" Hn""h H.. rc,rrc,,cG
''' az =" = .',l ~ , t III I,sc,s.;,,r and r,rti.
'A,'f" ~! W. - -, ,,, ~. I'D l.,., ,,,,r;
cHiaf,; "a, -, :" 49,. .,i co!;,. a.
!"Suu' Nv saw ~ III " 49, t7,aa
the threat: Wnrn IA" avn ~. ''.,.
IN OF oo' " 'i' 80. -. tr ., Ca, L n r.i,.
them, and cared less; :'S"hS 't To i'a' ne wa i''I
10 n"rl me Is Is 81 w i""t'T ~ w "En'
ana 10 90 ms iutv' 'l'"s q "' '''' y" - '1
been scissrd "rr" nntF'!E ltr'''''i' - '' '''
ter I" iie question hr 9''i'''n''' IRON az 49," w.
WISE had prcscncda si'nct FropoS "'n, ana one
"h Mr. Judged to h' perfectly Fcas'EaoIt' nc IA"