Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-17
THE NEW JERSEY CONTROVERSY.

hhaleNcr may be the ultimate cnl OF the.
contention between the state of New Jersey
and Tie party which constitutes the national
administration, or otherwise the Van Buren,
Democracy, in relation 10 the Delegation Of
the former to tho Goth Congress, the outrage
towards that state committed by It's disiran-
chiserlcat, though temporarily so, can not be
palliatcd-and the example establishes a pre-
celcnt OF the most dangerous character. 10
our view it does not mitigate nor add any
thiag to that monsjrous assumption of power,
whether the one set Of claimants or the other
is admitted after a full investigation. 1t was
the bold and reckless course taken in refusing
,ihe members with tie regular and legal GER
%tihcatcs, 10 tlicll seats, m the onset, and there
by declaring the state from being represented,
that constituted the grievance complained of
and most s%olemnly protested against by the
State Of New Jersey.
But it seems from The proceedings, that the
House of Representatives, having a bare ma
jority of Van Buren, Democrats and Nullifers,
are about to attempt to add another outrage to
the one here complained of. To admit the
administration claimants in the midst of the
examination and when the parties are off in
New Jersey collecting evidence in each of
their cases.
1t has been spoken of as a mystery why Tie
Scnate's bill establishing a Sub-Treasury
Bank, had not been called up in the House
We explained the matter last week. We told
our readers that the friends of the measure
were waiting to smuggle in the five n. ]. Van
Buren, Democrats.
We shall soon see whether we predicted
rightly If they succeed in getting their lille
gally returned members on the floor of the
House, an effort will doubtless be made to pass
the obnoxious bill.
Washington. March 9Th.
A NIGHTS WORK IN THE HOUSE.
The Ncic Jersey Case.
The dark and disgraecful act solong
in contemplation in the house is almost
consnmated. and the deed was to have
been done, il is presumed, before the
light of morning should have made its
appearance. The subject came before
the House at = O'Clock this evening,
upon a call Tor a Report from the Com
mlttee on Elections. Mr.. Campbell was
ready to report under the Resolution
OF the Honsc %instructing the Commit
tee to Report forthwith" who had the
greatest number oflegal votes. The Re-
port after many interruptions was read
tolhe House. 1t gives no opinion as to
which party has the greatest number
OF lwful votes, and states facts connect
cd with the election familiar to all who
have made themselves acquainted with
the Congressional Election in New
Jersey. 1t states that counting legal
and illegal votes tie Van Buren, men
are entitled to seats, and that throwing
out the towns where the election was
illegally conducted the commissioned
members have the minority. After dis
cussing word "lawful," at length, and
the word " forthwith d" for the purpose
of showing that the committee were
governed by the latter instruction of
the House, and after stating ut still
greater length the number ofyoies cast
and for whom cast. with the facts that
the testimony has not yet been spread
before the committee, which the com
missiond members design to place there
the Committee conclude that as the
claimants have the greatest number Of
votes, they are cniitledIto their seats.
They say, however, hat nothing in
this Resolution is intended To prevent
The commissioned members from pre-
seniing their claims before the Com
mittee.
Mr.. Pctrikin, after an hour had been
consumed in the discussion of points of
order. introduced "A Resolution which
contemplated the introduction of the
i've Van Buren, members forthwith!
The Resolution was, hat they were
entitled 10 their seats and should be
sworn in by the speaker upon presen-
ting themselves at the Bar. 1t was eipht
O'Clock when Mr. peiriken made This
extraordinary move The Report Of the
Committee on Elections had not
been ordered TO be printed and but
a small number Of members had heard
It read by the Clerk. Mr. Fillmore. of.
New York had submitted a motion
proposing a rccommliment 10 the Com
miliee on Elections, with instructions
IL await the receipt Of testimony from
New Jersey, where both parties now
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