The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21
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THE NEW JERSEY CASE-CONSPIRACY
EXPOSED
"Ihe Jersey case has had its day"
Globe 18th inst

"The Jersey case has had its day"
Globe, 10Th inst.
We subjoin some of the affidavits to which we
alluded in our last paper. The leading one of
Ellis, the Loco-foco Clerk Of Monmouth, and
the use made Of it in Congress caused those
which succeeded it. The gist of his affidavit
was that Gov. Pennington sent for The returns
Of the Congressional election, after the election,
and before he was required by law to make the
returns. The other affidavits prove not only
that Ellis swore falsely, entirely so, but that Gov.
Pennington sent for the list Of nominations,
merely, before the election, and that The returns,
instead of having been hastily sent for by the
Governor, were transmitted TO the Secretary Of
State (Westcott) by Ellis hmself--and that
Gov. Vroom, when the charge was made against
Gov. Pennington, with view of impeaching
that officers character, knep that il was false,
and yet silently permitted it to go in favor of
himself and against an innocent and faithful Of
icer.
The following is the false deposition Of the
Loco-foco Federal Clerk:
Deposition taken at the house Of Nathaniel Hill
Middlescx Co. March Goth, 1910, before James M
Hartshornc, Master in Chancery in the presence of
Carrot Adran Esq. agent for Daniel B. Ryall Peter
ID. Vroom, &c. and James G. Mcdowell agent of
VIM. Halsted, &c.
Daniel H. Ellis, witness produced and sworn on
the part Of p. d. Vroom &c. saith am Clerk of the
county Of Monmouth and was such and acted as such
in the election of 1888, for Representatives of this
State in the Congress of the United States. The
Governor of this State sent an express to me for the
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or Friday of the week after the election He sent
young man with letter directed TO me- in the hand
writing, and signed by the Governor knew his
handwriting. The letter requested me to send the re-
turns Of the election in my county by the bearer TO
hm-my impression is that the letter dated at
Newark the residence of the Governor and the young
man who bore the express said that he had come d.
rcctly from Newark. sent the returns by him to the
Governor had previously given them to another to
send up, but afterwards when | received the express
obtained the returns again and sent them to the Go
vernon according TO the request Of his letter The
person to whom had given the returns Isaac w
Lanning, Esq, lawyer who going to Trenton
bu, when received the express from the Governor
took them from Lanning and sent them as aforesaid
And being cross examined says do not rccollect the
young mans name who after the returns but the
reason know II was from the Governor, is that he
brought letter in the handwriting Of the Governor
have frequently seen his handwriting and have no
doubt the letter the Governors handwriting and
signed by him. ! was two or three days engaged in
making out returns should have sent them sooner
and should have sent them whether had received
message or not-some of the townships were not
sent in to me as required by law and there some
difficulty in making them out. have looked for the
letter but cannot find il and believe il is lost took
very general look for the letter in all the places where