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

: The rammissians issued by he exerp,;,.
'oi Nsa Jersey; and Insisted IA, n n.
e roEniilfe should determine 10 - b,rk N
= ihase Commissions. and 10 inou;r, ie,a
I she msriis ~ abe tlseIion. they had
msJoFiiy Of lhe legal ,oles polled. aud
alsa . nsjnrisT az he votes lawfully
certified 10 the Gayernnr.
The non. Commissioned claimant. ,d.
inillsd the authenticity ofIhe commission.
bot alleged that they received the great
tsi number of VOTES rolltd--Ihat The Go
vernon snd Pnsy Cornell, pnlawfplly
refused 70 count Tie votes fran Le town
ships Of Millsille snd South Ambay, Tor
lie reason that they were not inrIudsd In
! Tie certificates Of The clerk of The eoun.ies
~ M,ddle.ex ard Cumberland; and that,
had lie votes 81 The township, been count.
Cd. The result Mould have been = msiau,y
in iheir favor. That lie commissions
being thus enormously and unllu fully
issued. acre void.
The commissioned members. alleged
numerous frauds and illegsIities in The
eiselian; some al which they insisted
ought 10 set aside The polls: and alhers
InvalIdaie the ,aies: such as excluding
duly elected persons from officiating as
ljndges1d election; lie determination of
sleelIng officers ~ receive alien votes.
and. IN fact, receiving such so'es. know. /.
ing shsl they we're Illegal; disregarding
I'll challenges of illegal votes. AMI permits
ting persons. attempting 10 challenge. 20
DO driven away by threats and .ialence;
and frsnduienily ab.uscing seies given
far lhen.. and subscribing Others for their
opponents; and rejecting legal roles Offer
ed for them; and adnit,ing illegal votes
% The other side; and they slso submit
led 10 The committee slisI showing about
230 illegal snirs given aud counted for
ihe non. commissioned claimants. and
three or four legal votes offered for the
commissioned memhers aud reiscted.-
They also alleged iha, they expected TO
prove an extensive conspiracy among she
friends Of the opposite set Of clsimanls,
To perpcuaie these frauds aninb,ain these
illegal VOTES. hat they had taken some
evidence 10 establish said fact. bu, had
been prcseated from completing tho
{ proofs, because there was no Law reguist-
! ing Inc nude IN winch the same should
A be Obtained. or giving compulsory process
I - compel she attendance Of witnesses
y and also because the friends of The non
Z, commissioned rlsiman,s had persuade,
K witnesses not 20 attend for examination
e. and had prevented officers from takin
deposiuons by intimidation and threats Q
I. public prosecution for so doing; and the
III - "a luKShfE linpr, and abe sp,lssi,r .a.
J ufecuou Oh me r0nlini,,ee To enable then
$ TO compel the taking ~ their testimony.
I The UNCONVENTIONAL claimants de
: MED AL know ledge Of The alleged fraud.
! and illegal votes; hut stated ihat fhey had
heard rf some alien votes having been
given al M'llv,le. and admitted The fact:
and also presumed that slien vntcs were
given IN oiher parts OF the stai.; but be-
lie,td that there were as many on the
one side as on the other.
These statements were not completed
and laid before The cOmmttre unlll tie
23d lav OF January. and 1, was Obvious
from an examination Of them, and OF Tie
resolution &c the house referring the
I matter, that the committee must pursue
one ofiwu courses--'hat they mast either
make a preliminary report. awarding the
vacant seats 10 one set Of claimants, until
the whole subject could be investigated.
and the final right determined; or. proceed
to full aud ihnrough investigation Of The
subject. and decide upon the merits OF The
" hole case al once.
Eight members Of The committee out Of
nine, were in favor OF submitting pre-
llmiuary report. By which The vacant
seals would have been filled; but they
differed as 10 the basis on which that
rppnr, should be founded. We enIerialn-
ed the opinion tina, il should be based on
the legal returns uf the only authority
recognized By the laws Of New Jersey as
authorized Ia grant the return--ihat being
The highest prima faeic evidence Of an
tlerlnn thai could be presented-and
which il has ever been the practice OF
: Congress, and of all other Legislature
assemblies, 10 treat as conclusive IN the
! FIRST instance. And. accordingly. one OF
our members submitted the following
pgupnsttIon;
/ ReSoiUei. That this committee will
aaw proceed TO ascertain and determine
whu have the returns according 10 the
constitution uf The United States, and the
laws ni New Jersey; and will authorize
them to occupy The contested seats from
that state, until the question Of ultimate
right can be determined.
/ Other gentlemen Of the commiuee, DIFF
feriug with us in opinion, thought that
| the executive commissions should be en-
tireIy overlooked; anu that il was The
duty Of The committee TO proceed at once
III ascertain which parry had received a
majority Of all votes. good and bad. given
al The polls; and were. therefore, entitled
to the reiurns-and submitted amend.
men,s To that effect.
This view If the subject we deem
utterly fallacinus; but time will not per-