Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-07

,lIrd by the Clerk IL orued i acc"tt'": 10 ns".'
an what he deemed authentic ,;iorh,t".s &c Gic :
on his cvr. responsibility. rs soon a i'' ~ va" 49,
,ctcd and the iichihr:S had answered t. '' 49,, -
ihcv formed AZ. organized hut!y a:,d nl'"h I"1t'" "
elect Speaker Clerk, or ioi'li''',to 80 -, l.,
lust rs icY thought best, a nh9"t =" -" - "a ma,
decide on the credentials OF ,nd4''"u'ls ,h-h ,hos.
semi cause before the last had bcr; @''. i,
haso ,,,,.. md not vet h'"a called -" - ''s''
-, a,,, more .!an the surrounding si''''
whatever To S":S, az! -
tatOrs 49, ), ~ -, c,ri,, hv the
,,,,.,,,u from Vermont, must b" tru''. ' 800
',,c,.s ,nrl,t rrs,i. ii IL were Otherwise. ,"P
ms. th. Clerk is convinced by evidence "e'"',
l,t The certificate produced by Pre.'..''is IL
forgery; and that III consequence u -. .t,,;-,.
tbn Governor or other certifying oic'r' '''' 'i'
1000. could n,t procurc the genuine a'cS'''''' !, ,
hr,, % ,,uch magic III THIS PrtmH f"f'f ''''i'' H.
rho Clerk mus, passtvciy enter his hahe uPo :" NJ
and pcrn, the villain not only 10 ae'e ~ MEANT
,r,rin,t, with us IN ncipcnt, mos, 'i'io'',''
iiaJ ,i,l;hnrations Arc indeed 50 iil!' :. =
hnd,. os all this would imply Must the poison" = :"
~ ,Taud and vlla;uy not onlr be produced an" -
but actually eaten, before VIZ can m'erP@s, 90 ,,iJ
.to.n III, production and participation OF H. ic
; ma r..is, il, an orderly manner. CT coG's'' o''9
and mos, Justly, avert such consequences 30 w :,
rd involve The guarantee thai In" potential 'o'' "
the majority oithc sovereign :>'''!e u ~
most cn!pably dsobcycd ~,
~, 4, he y.onld consent 10 act upon caSt'S :" c.
d elections before the election Of Speaker ana .i'
oroanization oitle House, II the c"iii"" "'' -
~, The term was another question but W. .i "
nj; case nc, far enough cnsh!c rs 70 determine WIZ
,I.r onr or the other st ot gentlemen "F'
49, ), ii, events whether there yvi- inich ap' "i'
succt AZ tha, il would br rSpcG;ci t'a' ''"t
siard hack until q Speaker was chosen an" " '''''
lee Of Elections appointed. y 10 '"'s a., .,.-
49, ,r.l NJ tho rsrard aud III ordr: ~ ti'S
III. IN inspection of Tie rcc"s:. was h'e'ss'-!'
lax Of New Jersey declares, '''iat NE persons
have the creates, number OF votes from U" "
ht.
ir.c, Mind sir, the law is emphatic: ''"' Sr'''-
-, ,,,bcr of rates fr0.a the t"ho'c sun, ll" i'o'i
mart Of thg State, om'nT ~" e""u ~" ~
,..,;c lawn. Of 2lillyc and South Nn,,,"S' i
commission Of the Governor, upon M'''.i -. ,b,.
ana !s associates rely, assumes '.e ~ ,i, Il,
;,. IN. .snrcutcst number al votes from 'c "','
S.oc" This i at least implied, II not *
r, Governor then bases his COMMISSION upon
Of yotrs from the whole Sta"-"p"" 100 TX
,~u.r ia s,ow that ia" Gentlemen whom NJ COMM" ~,
mod received the greatest number OF fo;'S'
n,npao.s com, IN ana say there . no S,''' 'St''"
~, Mr. Governor based your certificate upon ~,
mr.; Of The record. You remembered 70 I'!g' az" 90
~ ,,vo such towns named M.!lvlir ana oo"'ii .A'''
:: M S,,.,. far YOU did not compute tn" votes "f
80 ,orrs They ad!ucc The actual return, or 'h'
evidence Of the actual rctnrn, a nlca III tA' D'F
mont of State from which II appears na' VIZ 80"
,nn which thu. Governor has based ms ccf'!ica'S'
rr;.;on i martial and defective. IL IS net me
,. n,J .,,av;ar r,r0rd. Would not TINS T'hHt nv
,r;mn facis evidence Of the crr''iica'' f.'"n "'
s;r. What was the rood sens" and nEnF" "l ff'% ~
=, evidence. |, was, TIA; II S"'d ''"' ''s
hy Other aud higher evidence: h!'. ''%'f"'i,2 - "
docrin, 81: gentlemen, ii wa~ n"' ~ rs '''"'''
.,,;,q, tJr:c but c"ncusi"cconcid.t, al "a,t - ~
=: TO preclude. a fchu,tal until after t'" h#'''.l W..
done: after thu! grina fGcis members la" V"'" p'
Sneaker that Ia gh and responsible" o:"r 'ho a?i'''''
your committees, ;he eye, and organ OF 'l'
p,;n,y f;r;l cr;dtacr was indeed thus invested "''
new and unhcard.af characteristics.
II was SAID hy some, tia; Wc cnna ~" "v'" -
I ,.l,,i,,, ~
,y,S chosen Il, r. was the distinction, ana VI So
"a, ), Il. would indicate ho t;r he though! We 'ngli'
20 IN tbs our embryo state. "" wef', perhaps NJ -
= condition to purr" the polls, !" r" nSy""o ~" va
lo,boxcs into the consideration "t cvtiel,c" d'S%'''
!, show that votes were given b. disqualified PERSONS
sucl nm i;r;Iiry would involve tr examination 9!
y,l,minous and, no do,bt, conflicting testimony ana
This could moi well p. done without; commune, -"
yyc were competent To look al me ft"f" " '"'N ~ Wv
rrturns ana SEQ whether there was such tr'oF"
:. tha, upon which the Governor bases his ccFtl:lca,1
How. feasible was course after The ron "'S '
I'd! if we went only {" IN" eXi"h, tia' ms i'I'"' =
would commit and tins would he al t''' was
necessary for the purroS" Of THIS cast ~ Wa
an 80; ycy,y;, III, nc,i"r i,rtwccn ts!S ai'! lti'
ordinary cases Of contested elections, winch we're no.
entertained til after complete "f@"'1""i.' was
the merits IN th. NOR. enlarged S,.f,@ ,r,'.
The question WAS moi. whether majority vas produced
h. the votes of disqualified voters, h" whether t''
who'll. and true result o! the votes actually gwen aI'
returned 10 thc Governor iiNl b,' ''Hi' " - -"
his being pat %. cas- aSccrainmcn', y" good reason
con'd hc assigned why we should n'' entertain ~
question. at Least far a. - SCI iiEc i'r'Ci"''' aS."
ill the House was completely orga"'zcd
These (slid SIR. W were his rmwS ANA answers u
the technical points-tl" questions OF tof,n--rase'
here 10 preclude from looking at the real rHl! a
Justice Of III" but he free to confess that n
was inpccd 10, aud fortified IN, the course h. ,onk, D
other and hirhrr cous:d ratos than any To winch IL
had vet advcrtcd It was that his course favored Pc
unaf liberty: that the right aud truth and justice an
conscience of the were all against the i'rccnd"F
who claimed seats here merely ''gEc,rsr OF THFI
soyr' lie iIplorcd the llous" not II acknowicdg
;i.clf % i,np1tcn- or so mvStiicd by FORM 10 b
blinded to substance: not 10 pfonulgat,. /" the worl
that the potent voice and viii Of the people Of s"r'
reign State, cnnsu,nnaiiy expressed, c"uid here b
practically frustrated and drowned even for season.
The p;tiiul Squeezing notes OF tnm and trchncaItE
Mr. POPE observed tina, the doctrines advanced b
The gentleman who had Just resumed ms scat were NOR
extraordinary than any he had ever hear" before ~
was It Why, thu; the gentlemen coming mere WI
Tho r.ouiar certificates of the Governor of State,
members from that State shall be driven from their sea
and others coming here on their own assumption, st
i,c allowed them. He confessed he was mor'ir"d at IN
course taken bv several whg members; he regretted tsa
they sould have consented To play INTO their opponents
hands by admitting that II would i" proper To pass b
the names Of the members from New Jersey, until
quorum was called When h" came here TO take n
seat he found it difficult {" get ole, eleven seats hay
mo been already taken by the t%o sets ni members trai
New Jersey while that State only emitted - 5!
seats Now, (said Mr.. P.) before Nc proceed i'ri!'"
We ought make fve Of these gentlemen marcia "i
10 understand the position III winch they were placed
il became necessary 10 inquire ny VIVA. authority tbs,
we're assembled here They stood here by the aulhc
rites vested in them throug the delegated authority
their States, whether they might be the Governor, she
rift, or Judges of elections. That, SAID Alr Pope
The authority nv Which VIC arc assembled here. Their
;as political law which regulated thiSmattcr. Ii va
this--at when sovereign State speaks through h'
constituted Authorities, You are bound to give IN
faith and credit 10 them. We have all come here, VI
!" said will, the authority granted I" rs by CUR rcspcc
i've States through their constitutional organs. III
Constitutions true. for reasons wheel, he StacI
reserved the power this ous Ia Judge Of tn" aE'ns
.hSl. constituted a,lMnrLtlrs: Int mt