The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-04-24


ljority Of LAWFUL votes, and where, therefore
duly elected, and entitled to occupy their
seats as the representatives Of Tie State Of
New Jerseyiand while the public funds arc
i TO be freely used for the distribution of the
report of the five administration members of
the committee, private means are 10 be re-
sorted TO, 70 distribute the report Of the four
minority members. A
1t is circumstance, net the least remar-
kablo in this extraordinary case, that the I'M
dlvldual members ofthc majority, refused TO
recognize or adopt the reasoning of tho re-
port, but were entirely satisfied with the con-
illusions drawn from it, while the author of
the report, was equally we'll satisfied with his
own reasoning, but could not adopt the con-
clusion, as evinced by bis refused 10 vote
for the resolution based upon II, though
present al the time ~
For every fact here stated, we pledge
ourselves to produce the proof whenever
called on, either before the House or the
country; they are facts on record, TO be
found on thejournals Of the committee and
Of the House.
And now, we ask by whom these FIVE gen.
tlemen have been electeds By the people
of New jersey, or By the friends Of the adj
ministration, in Congress? And have we
said too much in characterisinr this procee-
ding as novel, extraordinary, and appalling2
Have we done more or less, than our duty
as citizens of this republic, aud as Repre-
.sentatives of The people in thus calling your
attention, emphatically, to this subject; in
warning you fyour danger, and in asser-
ting the necessity Of an immediate interpo.
sition OF the majesty of the people, at the
ballot boxes, to correct such monsters in
future.
1t has been said, and was generally UNI
derstood, that the party in power had, in
secret cancus, resolved on the necessity of
admitting the administration claimants, to
carry through some Of the odious schemes
ofthe present administration; still we hoped
that before they struck the final blow, they
might be induced to listen to reason and to
justice.--We appealed, but we appealed in
vain-their resolution was as determined az
it was unjust; they voted, and succeeded,
and that by boosted majority of thirty.
How was that majority obtained7 Only,
because some of the members regarding the
outrage as highly gross and violent, refused
to vote, or contribute to the formation of
quorum, for the adoption of report and ros
solution not founded, as we all conceived,
on the testimony of the case, and not war
ranted orjusti6ed by any consideration what
even ...
A noble subject for Boosting, tt0ly. Let
them make the most Of it. II is matter of
pride 10 US, that we, at least resisted it,
and resisted to the last.
We feel that we have discharged our du-
ty; if you are too Indifferent TO your own Ii
berties, to discharge yours, be il so-the con-
must fall partially on yourselves,
but mainly on your posterity: but as citizens
Of this Republic, we tell you we are mourn
fully apprehensive for the future, and that
you may not think we are too grave and too
solemn, on this vitality important question,
we beg leave respectfully TO invite your at
lention to proceedings in several ofthe State
particularly those OF New JerA
sey, Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia,
and to the Special Message Of the Execu-
live ofthe last mentioned Commonwealth,
and ifall this does not arouse you to the
Importance of the subject, all further effort
IN our part will be vain. ......
But we will not permit ourselves to in
lulge in any apprehcnsions-we are not yet
Did enough-we have not vet come to that
pass when those who are clothed with power
or the protection of our liberties, can be
sustained in such an encrOachment on the
tights of the people, either for the purpose
IF prohibiting Executive favor on the one
land, or of perpetuating political power on
he other.
3
We respectfully ask that our report, which
hose who should have acted upon it, have
efused TO receive {thc first instance ofthe
lind as we believe, that has occurred in the
may meet with that calm,
omperate and unparalleled deliberation to
vhich it is entitled from the importance Of
he question involved.
WILLARD FILLMORE,
JNO. NJ Bolts,
GEO. w. CRABB,
TRUMAN SMITH.