Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-01
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H.. -; Tho returns ,ecrc before the Governor and
Privy Council, and were acted upon oy ''''n' o"'
set aside not because they were n" mace IN hae c
" but because they were not made .f"rm" ~ .".
ilI ,t;s ohcc,ou for want of time and tnrmaiiiS III
Tho returns uf Myrlle and South an,b'y would nave
ihrcn REGARDED Gui''bi" worthy 81 ! Soh''i 80,
pcttiiorGer: ii, when opened. they had d',p'.' III
,l,r,on. ,n.lEreuce o a Wing victory YES ~, az
rc affections would have been secuted ana SUNK '"'
ro.h,nGDcss but rs tnv uutoldcG the ASTOUNDING "''
Frustrating intelligence tia: Democratic ''''''s nov
ib.cn gained; that Federalism was oN't'''''"'' w
routed horse, foo, and Dragons, '"' ""' r.
IA aud bis p.rtsan Privy Council, ana "i t't'S we
have proofs in the reception OF me ,"'''"' - -
or the Federal townships, 10 winch nave
Sir. an done with the history an. -. H., :J,,,,,l
case ONLY rs NAV have TO refer 10 item "c '1'i't'
L. bnvc stated no fact in lis exposition IN "lch
/ have not been sustained ny P'ooi '"''SI' ~,
and incournvcr,I1c, aud there y IL" rC"s"h WY ~
D;ck.rsou and his associates should mol ""e tiNr
t., ~ b.,anti al reason exists why they should
80 h,ro n en- their seats 4; the commencement Q! IN"
sos.o, The Constitution Of the United States, the
low nj New Jersey aud the policy oil lh's governments
which secure the election to ne man or Sctoi men ~
49, Ito greatest number o votes IN an election Sa'i
- - ,,hnr or members returned shall be emitted
), No c,rorn md take his or their seat or seats M.
Dckcrsou and hrs associates are th's" men az '"
con,nlc,,on has been thrown aralnd, ana mich PEI
nIovi,r interviewer this question, whereas hcre Is
in, on simple plain proposition involved and that IS
IL , ian al rftvrn Who has the State OF New icr-
.y r.,orosd to the Twen,ysiXth Congress Of the !.
States, Is II Mr.. Dickers"n and his associates Wh"
have received mGjariY 81 nil tie ro'tS ~ me sur
,,d vim have row on Clerks table indSnntl'c
Eordo,c, of he fact and who the tavorc canG'-
doo II ,hc pcop'r or is it MIR Aycrieg and his asso-
GATES who have received minority OF All ne '"es III
tho SITE a. the proof our Clerk table shows con
clnsv,ly and who IRE hui the :acor!c candidates OF
ar,, Governor ard Federal pariizan Prvy Council,
,yb, claim seats here merely by virtue 81 Govern
or's certificate and broad seat Inc question say
is question of merely and involves n" oher
principle , a.,
IN. House OF Representatives shall be COMPOSED OF member;
chosen ever second year ny people d e several States aad
Tho electors in each STATE stall qualifications requisite for
electors of the mot branch the state Legislature
person shall be Representative who shall no, have atla
10 the age OF twenty and been seyc years citizen o.
The United State and who shall not hen ri hs an inha.
ant nj thai Stat. which shall he chosen also Declares ~
section places and tG"'r r. mira" Gss'""
for Senators and Representatives, shall be- prescribed ~ eac STAT
b Legislature thereof but Congress may II any tls ny Inv
make such regulations. eSt" a. 10 tue ~ 81
>, tue -cous, and qualifications q II, o"l
THIS wiole of the provision Of tie Constitution" % NC !.
States the subject.
repeat, that no question but that Of the returns IS
involved; none other claims our consideration Tor
moment The fifth section OF the isi article "i me
Constitution here read provides that each House shl
be the Judge of the election returns and qualifications
or lis own members. \ question might present ltscll
in which the returns, qualifications, ana elections
might all be involved BIT IN this case no such 4ues-
ton is presented The qualifications of the members
presenting cii;s not doubted they all come up 10
the standard Of the Constitution. The mode ana
manner in which the election was conducted came up
10 the standard of the laws of New Jersey there Is
no rca! objection on that sb).ct so there cues
ton Of IL .ciiaa involved. Ii is the returns alone
upon which This lIcuse called upon 10 act. Strip tn"
s!b;ec, OF al! the complication III winch !, has been TN
necessarily involved and the question s:"pIy turns up
on the power o! the Governors certificate, vita t!
5roa3 seal annexed and IL" power OF the ha3i-o"A
Il, tie vcri;y and power OF the Governors CFocG sea-
anH certificate convey with thea political, cons,i.
tu,ona! and legal omn potenc" than The VOICE" me-
jor,r OF the trecmen New Jersey, then - MesSTs
Aycricg and company entitled 10 seats IN ms Con
dress Bat If the voice and su!!rare OF the people
are 10 prevail then give MesSrs Dckerson and com
panv Their seats. We have been read many ioud ana
long lessons on the importance, value, ana power oil
the broad seal Of New lcrser and INC pr"tedcnis IN Ia.
vo Of me yery and soentr attached to me bread seal
,,d of HE vast IMPORTANCE strict and unydiag ad.
hcrcnce 10 precedent support OF the regard due 10 me
Jroad seal Tas stuff has been hammered INTO me
Until | am benlmbed. faadamcatm i0ic, t3"6omsn'n'
orrfu,rs common IG3r, customs and prcccdcRs
bav. been narrowed uo from the and ashes Of
touty back to the dark ana barbarcus Of the Ncr
man Conuucs,, and arrayed IN support Of the vast on
npotent and divine importance WHICH IS made to attach
to Governor Pennington ccrt;ct" and the broad S'Gi
re Nos. Jcrsc; Now sir, al lii. thinks that have To
fcturn for all the labor Of mind and body spent in
this behalf is that have mast sovereign n"d ind'G
nant contempt for common lAw. fundamental law,
treat seal precedent and company: only Is they q %
Support the plan pine Plies Of common seuse--:i,
principles Of right, justice, and political freedom SIR,
haze the candor to acknowledge, that If can n1in-
tain the character OF possessing sense. AID an
intention 70 DO Justice II : the hrlrl. oi M ambi on.
Sill never my brain with III" invcstTl on OF at-
strus abstract and fund :mca:a pr ncip!cs common
law precedent DC. II the effect Of snch an nvcst'-
cation is force upon such conclusions and prncI-
Piles as have been advanced in this conicst, will leave
such an investigation with those who smother and tram.
ne under foot the voice Of sixty thousand frecnien bJ
the omnipotencc attached 10 a Governors certificate
and broqd seal II the effect Of such kind Of learn
ing and metaphysical research Is 10 50 far corrupt the
hear; ana Gstempcr every patriotic feeling, To IN.
duce him who possesses ii to PROSTATE tn" Const'tu-
tion nullty the spirit and meaning OF the laws, and
overthrow the freedom Of The elective franchise, beg
to be excused from such learning and such research
But we are asked hos can look behind the Co
vcrnors certificate and The broad seo Ar" we gong
to bio, the Stale Of New Jersey irom the Federal
J Union. are going 70 pluck out one Of the stars
from the political armament of this Government
Are you gong 70 unnlh!!atc one OF the Old thirteen
States of lis Union, who poured out her blood Ike
water in the Rcvou,on which you vii! do if you dis
regard her broad SEAL which is tho evidence OF her
vereignty: Sir, this is all nmmcry and fog The 50
vereirntv Of New Jersey does no; CONSIST IN Gov Zen
ninCon his tr0ad seal his certificate either 81
them, all put together, in this evidence of c-
SOY ereignr The certificate fraud and tulschood,
and the broad seal IS but the evidence Of the oiica!
charac.". o.; him who perpetFates III" one and asserts
the ether Our rfior, ma ntain the sovereignty
voice "i her reemen, by preventing al! from being
riccd al the shrine Of Federal corruption and the love
of power. Whcn, from absolute necessity, General
Jackson declared martial law in the the city of New
Orleans and suspc ndcd the of hn6eaS corpus and
thereby saved the city from page plumber, slaughter,
and destruction, tho Federal y"ip raised, loud and
long, that it would have ucen better that New Orleans
had fallen into the hands Of the enemy and Louisiana
sunk than that marital law should have been declared
II stroke Of military despostn more dangerous
and fatal in character the free institutions OF this
country and this people, than 20 have sunk New Or
leans and Lou; siana with her What is the attempt
we now see BIZ the same party: less than TO
throw the suffrage Of sixty thousand irecmcn, 10 the
end thai credcncc may be given to broad Sca' evl-
Gcncing nothing bu, the official character Of the
flcturcr of false certificate But told that the
Governors certificate, w;:h his jToad SEALS "pyima ao
erdencc that those who have i truly elected and
are hound to admit them members until the
is proven. What do about pri,ao foeis evil
dence when in possession Of the evidence itself
We have had read 10 Us, and have in on! posses.