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

esspls i he PssPsIui,y of or trss iusl
Upoa . esrfsl stspin,lioa &c he lsE
g Ns~ jersey. re ssrsrlained Ihss IN
6ossrnor aud Pnsy cosncil xere merl
minislefial a4esrs. charged win esrlsiI
sPeelhsd day, plsinly SCI forah. viz: d
s<eeftain and dsisrnias .hieh sir Of he
persons voled FOR. received lhe great
aunbef of soaes. according 10 The rsras
made By The clerks Il he several e. -,laes
~ The stale. Thsl The iadisidu-' aho
we're commissioned by The G. stn"f o.
New Jersey, - she repres .aaiisfs o.
hat staie. he'd rccs,ses he saies' nnH-
her Of soiss lLus rsiurns seoaiding %
las. w.s fari a.l a u - &C uenitd.
Finding Tina illTssr e q opinion. how.
ever. 70 ex,sl "a IN ssmlnillee - 10 The
basis u rrpors 'he mossr OF lie oIlsl-
sinsl propo.i ~ aoailied he sane. viii.
lhe view ] rrse!.ing The sense 81 ,hs
eommi.S; add merely proposed. IN gene
rel lerls. Ih.Ia preliminary repari should
De slsde. des'ga.ling The indlvidnsl. who
-iuuid oseaps the vacant seats. until The
laaes'ioa Of plip-le right could be feler-
mined; 'hus ma9lfssling disposition 10
hive iLs seals filled. as The committee
and he h0ase might determine. seeard.
me % their sense d justice and propririy.
But, IRON an apprehension. as We pre-
sumo. thai lhey coulI not succeed in The
nn'ensbls ground lhey had taken. thar
The report shoIlI be made favorable %
those who barely obtain majarily &c III
PIE soses. Legal and illegal. gwen At The
election. The modified resolulinn GAS like.
wise RESISTED; aud substitute clTereI.
.whlsh proposed % inquire who ~rre en-.
iilled 10 be returned - members eleci: !
evidently on The ground ul gnnd anil bad I
VOTES; for when IL wss proposed 10 Insrri :
an smeHdmeni, which wauld make the
rase lSrn on The majari'y Of legal voles, (
sleh amendment Was enormously resist. =
ed. and carried only by he casting vote G
OF The chairman. THIS resolution, as ii d
iimslely adopted. Was as lallows:
:. Resoired. That III. commil,re will Il
nos proceed 20 ascertain Yhirh Eve OF .
The ssa individuals claiming Tie I'VE vacant Il
seats from Nes Jersey. received a ma.
|oriiy Of legal vales. snd therefore, are do. q
y elected members 81 the Iwenly.sixlh Il
congress. from that Stale. according 10 the al
Of The UpiieJ States. and The .,
'ys al New Jersey" ~
Thus u viii be perceived that The com. Il.
siilee cane 10 IN early determination 10 %
vesiigaie The ballot boxes, and ascertain co
ho we're entitled % The seats on The ms
'ound Of having received a msiorily Of isv
gal veles. in which decisioa we scqui. eIe
eel: and. although our opinions we're ON
changed 90 10 The propririy al the ed
'ss 90 bad expressed. ne determined 4
'nske no farther efort TO procure re- . d
that. IN our judgments. every pria- es..
e Of justice demanded. va.
We thea proceeded 10 ihe consideration lens
mother resolution offered by oas 90 .;...
senuemen al the maIarIly. which, az rrou
adsd aud slumately Adopted. Is as wiu
,ws: tain
iesotcei further. That whilst in The ri.
mon Of this committee, The cert6- 4
. Of the Governor Of New Jersey are vii
lia lacie evidence that ,hnse who hold iale
IN are entitled 10 seats, they are no, be
.slpsise evidence a. 70 The Ultimate VII,
hs snd that such certificates. being rec,
..ssled. spch RICH, must depend on The /
inriiy af legal votes given 10 conlarmi pro
s''h The conslita,i,n Of The Uui,rd me,
lles and Tho laws % New Jersey. Mo
Da this resolution divisiun wa, rslI uou
Tor, % sii, on the frat branch, a. fol- of c
ss: a..
= ResoiUsd further. That willis, in The ex :
nIon oi this conmiiiee. The certificates mos
Ihs tiosernor Of New Jersey ale mi. cia,,
facie evidence iiIai those who h,.lI con,
al are ea'iilei 10 the seats. they ere offig
conclusive ssldence - io,le uI,in .te The
~ nan
lad Ihose WHO have paid much alien. This
To the ?rogrrss Of this question, butL emb
ie house anil liie country. viii Der. exc.
/. be somewhat am gel /, hear ILat III.
proposition. I'f which al"ne Ne had dspa
ENDED N The huuse. AMI III. drIeat of sres,
en- hsi c,psei sovereign Stale in drrcr
unl"a y be deprived Of five sixlI,s The G
g representation on The II '1r 81 Con. ~ iiu
:. and bad excited Inc pubic m,nd in 1, ali
J pah o. ihs conlrderscy. met With f,r u
unahI'n'us sanction Of Iae Commit. lice
cOuit
NC es"'uuohs. as Adopted. were com nIiIc
Gated - al! The parties eng .ged in spu,l
II. N
seasesl under ile iullowIng res0iu- bers
- much
ResolCei. That tie fateeeing reselu. sey l.
be communicated 10 each Of The mite,
''as =" Hle vacant seals irnm The state spert
ew Jersey. aud Tat this eommrires The e,
.sar uen At Their Committee room dcnce
'e 2l'h day Of January. instant. al 10 quite =.
es 10 The forelooa. "n The subject ri lii
essu'ss winch should be adopted To ion.
u the evidence applicable 10 the IN. .vow,
before the csnminee." lin. N,
;eordingly. nn the 29,h of J.nuarv cI,.i,
i.arlirs appeared before the commit moi t,a
si.A there was likelihood lhs, after to p,u
. days u time aud labor spent By c,s. .
omali'ise before they could arrive !, sIi.au,