The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-02

voted aEsinsl ils sompsle e,Ihouah
iaksn oh notices, in tgWe innsss .
lsasi, ample and sbundsas ! il 60
haPPsned thar 10 ennssaasneOI he
doubts Of one Of Ihe undrrsssnesnd lhr
influence Of . wish which IL snlsrd 10
have The case CLEARED pf m s1srrass
msni, BY re taking he esidxn. much
he most Important part a. } pro0I
ehefed By The eommissioned aimsnis
aas rejected. and The lessirnor before
The eommiIles was lefi IN . yerx snlused,
imperfeei and chaotic stale. ss< a sueI
. condition - 10 render il. in he lemrp
Of the undersigned. in high due IN
Just 70 make IL The basis IL II ache,
either IN The commune or The house, "a
any purpose Whatever.
When The COMMITTEES had lhus Espnse,
81 The questions 81 mpelency s.sing or
The evidence before il. lie eom /. ssianrI
members again renewed lllrir a, lies,iaH
tar' luTlher lime, Ia finish taking lhsir
testimony; and again verbally ibied %
ihe committee llie various difficulties
which had prevented The compLion 81
their proofs before The session 4 Con-
gFess. Aud this statement mo-. b,ngidf-
MED By Tie non-commissioned elsmanIs.
The committee. in considerations Ihnse
difficulties. and sls0 in relerencsIo the
facl thai such ~ Tie testimony IJUcrd
had bren rejected ia The msnne above
stated. deemed Ihe request REASONABLE. and
determined 10 grant u; and both Isrlirs
being decidedly Of The opinion TAI The
testimony could not be taken belize The
second Monday Of April next. III, CON-
miIIee adopted . preamble aud resiulion
ss folloHs:
.Whereas. the people OF The site of
New Jersey ars 81 present drpried Of
hsr-sIxlhs 81 their Representative q the
House Of Representatives. aud ilbeing
highly expedIent that the decision 4 The |
question between The several ela,mnIs 10 !
The hive contested seals in The house,fpre-
'aid. be made as speedily as practicable. 4
consistent with due invesliss,ie and
elaboration. and ]. u Aycrigg. William !
lIals'ed and Others, having made a,allca. !,
ION 10 the committee, for lime d take I
nrlher evidence. 10 maintain Iheirrighl
o seats IN said house. and the coulslor. |
'asIng alleged thar. il The commi,,e "a
nio an lnseslia atom OF The queslnn Of
rho received The plurality Of legal mics,
hey desire lime also 10 take ies,lm.ny:
Therefore. RssoiUed. rnal the hair
nan be required 10 notify The seeral
ialmsnts aforesaid. that this committee
sill mol proceed ioa finsl decision II the
ues'ion Of ultimate right depending b.fore
ZEN. until the SECOND Monday in Anr,l
EN- al which lime The commm,ee will
'pori. The proofs To be closed, and will
d receive any testimony taken by e,her
The parties afer lha, Tine, but nothing
this resolution sh.ll pFesen, The snm.
ltlee al any time before that day from
king up aud deciding said case, If The
flIf IN f shait iaassf fiifh .--.---l--.-
In Justice to The chairman Of the COM
lice. IL should be stated. ,haihe ind.cst.
TO the commune an anxious wish that
} ,ime allowed for the completion all
Q pronfs. should be sbbreyn,ed. with
'isw 10 bring the case, upon lis merits.
lore the house. at as early . day as
acucable; and three Of the ulders,eneL.
Difference 10 The opinions and feelings
she Chairman. co-opersied with him in ,
eii"rs 10 procure Reconsideration Of ,
above res0!uIiun; which was defeated
ihe voies oil the other members Of The ,
mmiiIee.
Nothing now remsincd 10 be dune. bu,
carry "ut the original plan as exhibited
the said resolutions; and arcari,nyly
following resolution was offered by
; Of The undersigned. aud adopted by
committee:
= Resoiced. Tha, the parties 10 the (,
''esled election for the stale Of New n
sey be. and they are hereby. authorizrd =,
AXE the testimony Of such Witnesses ~
'Ilher Of them may desire 10 examine. r,
dep"sIlions IN conformity with the n
: al thai state IN lorce at The lin. ~ !,
ng any such testimony. on The suhipct a,
contested elections IN similar cases. IL
vlded: that the parties may 6y any n,
cement under Their hands regulate n. .,
'e oI giving no'ice. aud other matters p,
orm al their discretion" =,
oon after the adoption Of these re.n. N
ms. The commissioned members left Ia
ci'y i"r the state Of New Jersey. Il, Ia
% taking their evidence. where Ihevi
remain. We did not anticipate. nor in
we an Iniimaiinn. fton any quarter Of
Inr'her proceedings in the case we're IA,
empiaied. either IN the committee mr. or
house. until The expiration Of The time wi
yed The parties ID complete their ev,. G.,
e; nnr are we willing to believe ,ba, Iiu
''".e would have adopted The resp. evi
u OF the 2SIh Of February, if il had &"
WI The situation of the case before the ed,
nlliee. or anticipated The cons,ruc. del
"''ice The Committee would pu, ON ing
esnlution. ,bs
'ihing Is more abhoueni 10 well ,hi
"'ed mind. than the appearance Of fol-
ltinn or tteachery i'm ,h. .J,n a..