The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-08

NEW JERSEY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

xrW JERSEY CONGhESSlONhL Ei<ro iio.''
". think we do noImi,judge when We say thai
-, ellowing correspondence will discredh me sen-
~ "msu who represent the administration, WIN Ie-
s.Iog men OF all parties. MOI SO much D. CAUSE
- hgye seen Ga 10 decline what musi DC consioeisu
'ne' al hands fair and honorable overture nsoe
on IN due courtesy bur for the extraordinary ana
SSnorecedrnted inciviii'y-io use no hsrsner ,er'
uh lp.h N. example would warfanl--of the reply.
w. remember Of nothing 10 the recsrds ~ nhciai
mWst,m,tic correspondence which does such yio-
o. ~ d all right leeling-vhich betrays such an
ls. disregard of all The decencies and prophecies
" ~ nabc station and public intercourse, ana which
o. came evinces such remarkable Absence OF
a. as o.rt as this most INSCRIPTIONS impeachment
su ,pnliyes not only fihe Representatives of the
., uJ II Congress but OF the constituted aulhori
rIhe Stale, and the people whom they cons,i,u-
ti,n us represent
In saIey respond thai its authors must be iii re-
u-,,a,,liyes OF the vioators OF the Saddle River
u,'h,y The South Amboy disorganzers, and the
p,r,nt German aliens--ihe Franks aud Alloys
hal never heard ol Gen. Jackson or Henry
cav Blu the reader must make his own comments.
Ilefe IS The correspondence:
WASHINGTON March 4,h, 1899.
c,,,lsmsn-Althou, h no notice of the kind has
-" rec lived from YOU, information from other
,s< induces the b.liei that il Is your intention
~ c,nt q our right To seats as representatives of
-, : ale OF New Jersey in the twenty sixth Con-
gres i.
,,,n minority Of thf legal votes, we should have
IN any 10 clam The seats even had The returns
hsn male in snch manner as to allnw the Govern
or ami Prvy Clnicii Ia award You the certificates
r ss.lt.n Their decision in our fivor--the cor
r,cnsss Of which, under the laws of our Stale will
-, ", think b. question by any Intelligent man, af-
,.r'ihe FIRST excitement 81 plry feeling shall have
m,S>ed away, merely added the forms OF law To what
re bslieve 10 be an equitable and legal right, and
certainly does weaken our claims, nor lessen our
Obligation 10 assert thein.
w. are however, fully aware of the trouble and
sx,snss as well as the delay of public business in
c;i.nt i, ! comics, before the House Of Representa-
,ve< and are willing to avoid them in the only
nor IN which il can BE- done consistently with duty.
W. therefore, tender 10 you the proposition, that
voo as well as ourselves resign 10 the Governor all
claims under the late election, in order that the mat
Ter may b. again submitted 10 he People; preSuming
,bl their determination will be quite satisfactory TO
you 10 ourselves and 10 friends decision Of
The House OF Representatives
We leave il To you to choose BY which tribunal
the question shall be decided We shall be satisfied
with fair Trial before either
We should b, pleased to have your answer as soon
as nqv be conyenieat--and should none be received
BY The fifteenth day Of April next we shall con-
slider orr proposition as rejected.
Very respectfully, yours, SC.
JNO B. AYCRiGG, 1885,.
j. p. B. WELL,
-. VIM. Halls TED,
CHARLES c. STATION,
T. JONES YORKE.
To Philemon Dickerson, Peter ID. Vroom, Daniel
B. Rval, William r. Cooper, and Joseph kiile,
E.uures '"." r.