Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-03-23
THE OUTRAGE UPON NEW JERSEY

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Our readers undoubtedly remember the atop
ton, by the House, Of n resolution requiring the
committee of elections 20 report which Of the sets
Of gentlemen, claiming seats from New Jersey,
had received the greatest number of ia,cfd votes.
ir-P Ninety sir locofocos, 10 their Disgrace be it
spoken,) voted against limiting the committee to
ldwfm uotcs They might have saved their repu.
tation by leaving this to the committee; for that
body entirely disregarded the Instructions of the
Ilouse-rejecte& the testimony offered by the
Wings To invalidate certain voles, and reported all
the votes, illegal well as legal, representing that
the five Iocoiocos had, prima facie, minority Of
the lawful votes. The Wing minority of the com
mittee presented a counter report--the House re-
fused TO receive it; they asked for recommt-
ment-it wus denied; and finally, majority Of
the House voted in the five locofoco members
Willie this was going on in the House, the pare:
were taking testimony in New Jersey.
Thus is the outrage upon The people of New
Jersey carried out. The seal of the state is inva
idated the voice Of the legal voters is sihed, by
admitting illegal votes. Such Is locofocoisni. Blu
let them go on; lot them now procras,nate lb.
decision upon the claim of the Wing members
lei them pass the sub-treasury and stiAe invesliga
ton, by tie mid of FIVE locofocos forced into tn,
| Iio"so f'' oPsee OF New Jersey: n day OF roribu.
ton is ut hand. when such olltrages will not pass
unrebuked.
From the National Mieiligencer.
The House of Representatives came Yesterday
to decision, such rs it is upon the contested e.
lection from The state Of New Jersey Il decision
ii. T., Ir.,..a
cause II is against the statutes the state Of New
Jersey made in pursuance Of the constitution; IA
! galnst usage ioun ed in reason and pr0prieV &
IN violation of its own pledge through its commit
tee o elections to the ive persons having possess
ion, from tie outset Of The legal evidence of title
to seats as Representatives in Congress from New
Jersey.
| The. have admitted as Representatives from the
state ofNew Jersey five persons whom The author
tiles ofNew Jersey, legally an horised TO act up
on the subject, have officially declared nor to have
been elected 10 sit rs Representatives from New
| jersey.
A majority of the House of Representatives has
thus not only nm fed The LAWS Of The state # .Vt,c
Jersey, and given seats members to persons
having no ascerinined title TO them, bu they have
done under the following revolving crcumstan-
ces:
First, They refused TO hear what the opposing
claimants have to say
Secondly, They refused to hear the testimony
in the possession Of the committee of elections.
Thirdly, They refused to receive aud hear read
the report OF the minority OF the committee OF e.
| lections
! Fourhly, They passed the resolution thus vio-
laing the Constitution. and their own plight
ed faith, under aud 10y the power of the previous
question, which cuts of all debate
MIR. Adams aud several other distinguished
members otthe House OF Representatives, though
present, refused 10 vote at all upon the question
concerning the New jersey election, from obec-
lions to the whole action fthe House upon the
subject.