Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-03


votes given 10 the said claimants in the said Ger
u6cate of said Secretary, two hundred and ninety {
six votes, poled for them in the township oiSouth
Amboy, in the county Of Mddesex-because the
election held in said township for an inspector OF
said election was illegal, fraudulent, and void aud
because 1t does not appear that the person who
acted as of the inspectors of said election in
the said township, was duly qualified according TO
law; and because the Judges and inspectors of
said election, in said township, did knowingly re
ceive and count for said claimants the votes of
twenty aliens, although objected to by respectable
citizens.
And these remonstran's further insist, that the
whole election in the town of Millville in the coun
" of Cumberland, ought to be set aside, md the
whole number of votes amounting TO 206, given
in sail township to the said claimants be deducted
from the aggregate amount counted for them, he
cause the Judges and Inspectors of said election,
in said township dir, on the morning of the first
day ofsaitl election, proclaim and declare ihn they
would receive au. count the of liens, in di-
rect violation of law, and with the intent, ms these
remonsrans charge, and believe, to delraud the
Illegal voters and citizens of the Stute of New Jer
sey, MS well ms these remonsirants Of their rights
and these remonsrants are the more confirmed
in the belief of this fraudulent intent, from the fat
that, previous to the reception OF the raid alien
votes, the written opinions of Two respectable law
years, one OF each of the contending political par !
ties, were procured ard laid before said Judges
and inspectors stating explicitly that aliens were
not entitled 10 vote and Notwithstanding such |
opinions they did receive and count the said alien
votes.
And, ALSO because is novel and alarming doc
trne ut the said election, in the townships of
Newton, lardeston, Byrum and Vernon, in the
county of Sussex, and in the township of South
Amboy, in the county OF Middlesex, and in the
township of Millvile in the county of Cumberland
simultaneously promulgated by the Judges aud
Inspectors Of said election in said townships, (who
halo ~ I,
them carried into practical operation by knowing
y receiving large numbers of alien votes in each
of said townships. The promull cation and adop-
ton of such alarming and illegal doctrines by the
Judges aud Inspectors attache! to the adminisra
ton party, aud by those only in parts Of The state
distant from each other aud the reception lnlnie
dately thereafter of large numbers of alien votes,
could have been the effect only of preconcert and
design and the result ola deep and deliberate con-
spiracy 10 defraud the majority of the citizens of
New Jersey of the privilege of electng their own
Representatives.
These rsmOnstranis tOiU be prepared 10 sustain
this statementby pr0Gf, whenever they shall have
an opportunity of producing their evidence All
Of their evidence would have been now ready had
it not been far the improper and unju tiable IN
reference Of the friends OF the adverse claimants,
nv threats of Indictment against the officers en-
pIoyed by us 10 take the testimony, and by init
t1ida,ng witnesses from attendance, aud by
persuading them not TO be sworn after they had
attended.
S,ec;,i ,es,,,e of Con, peuo;nr to, - er,r,,c,s
r.,
nere"',h 'r",,S''i' COMMUNICATING recently
mers of Congress from this State announcing
that they have been excluded from their seats in
'''e iio'ae Vi nep'e,e'''cs anu l" 'e iiost extra
lu,''ury ll'unnei. cl, J., esenl 1t " yo" WIN zee,
haze nccmrraj sn calcnIo,ed ~ Jis,,,.h ,h, f;ond
lv Relations which have hi,bor,o sni,s;s,d ao
,J;s s,o,a and ,Lo EaJerai / ;sI,,,. s. =:
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" ~, ,h;ss y; od nnoaa T,,,e ,
Co. H. i.' .i,, ;,t Wv. ,.! y, ''
dssro;Ied Of ono Of har nron;ai ~ '; ~ -
nj rigl,,s ), w.
Nv the Constitution of the Irr,ed S,,tos tho
mower of holding electious for Renresenta,ives in
CONGRESS the times ulnces and ,nonuar ,ro sv
pressIv reserved n ,he states ur,;I ,bey ,rn onr
Ell Inv n law of Corores. accord;rnIv ,his S,ato
in conmon ,y;,b evnr,, o,bor ,o,,,Las oc h ILL.,,
hns maIe mi nroyis;9, IN Tho Smi,e.t Or ia,,',
urescribe when ond where the eIec,;o, shall ha
hold bo,v tho ros,,l, ,hnIl ho nc,,.,n;,,aJ ', -
whom The commissions shall Le aron,.d "' ,rh ~
commission under the seal of the state y;ves ~ rho
holder n r;cb, in tbe frs, instance n he s,vn nc
take his seat MS n ,namber of the Honse mn.
fir the power of the stotes and the state au,Ior;.
lies are ronnlete and c,nno, he i,,ercpn,ed no
,n,bor;,v knnyn ,o tho constitution |, w,s sooo
however. Nv the fnmers Of the cons,inution, Tim,
coses miglt orise in which from n co,nnI;.
ance win the laws of The states mr. NV frauds i,
the elections the person holding the comm'ss;o,
would moi. in Justice nnd eontv he entitled IN the
sent. The nrovision ,Lereiore was wisely n,nJs
that each House of Congress- Shall boye he p; ~
IN iudge oc,he elec,ions rs,,,rns and nnafn,;een,
offs menbers But Won will ohserve Ina, ,he,
mus, first become Bouse within he meanipg ~
the constitution. II could never hive been ;nIen
ded that body of individuals nssem,hIny M Wnsb
innton nj the time fixed for the ,neetine of Con
and before the necessary officers are chosen &c
nresa,ve or,Ier shonld he daen,ad 4, uou.o of n ~,