Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-15
NEW JERSEY RESOLUTIONS

~ Tie House Of Representatives on "Wednesday
last Mr. RANDOLPH presented sundv resolutions al.
opted By he Council ani General Assembly Of he State
Of New Jer,o 20 wit.
Whereas 1t appears. Nv a report made bv John AZ
criEg !uhn p Il Maxwell William Hasicd CLar.cs
C. Sra;i,n. and ThoIrls Ju.cs Yorkc five ~! ,c reF-
sons daily commissioned Representative of The poo.
pie o! New jersey IN the 26h Congress Of the United
States. q the G. of this Stale and hy him tu-
mun'cai'd 10 the Legislature, that Tie time and
place prescribed 10y law for the meeting of that Con
gross they appeared and poduced their commi ss:ons
slch Representatives, and claimed the RIGHT MI
with the Representative FROM the other States of the
Union "a forming and organizing House o. Rcprcscu
niycs, hut hy INC acts OF porioa OF thss Represen
ia'lycs were prov cHiCd from exercising hat right and
sill excluded from any participation IN their rr o.
ceedings and dc5cratIons; by which the people
OF New jersey deprived OF Ih,r lust vuicc m liz,
councils Of the MT ON, at time WHEN measures az
great pubic IEi o-iancc and deeply affecting ihcs
feelings and interest 10 be acted utou. their Seic
aGhorncs end their seal treated with ind gujtv.
and precedent - sought 10 be csahl shed which Al
not promptly and successfully resisted may hereafter
he used ic Justify the rcocion of electoral votes o!
the exclusion Of any nu- Der of daily comm ed
representative, tia; designing aud I'M ncipcd fac
lion may deem Necessary 70 secure 20 ITSELF The ootrol
# the National Legislature;
And whereas, ~ si.is ua arclcn'cd crarrrea,y IL
be ones jhS solemn duty OF New Jersey firmly 70 -
pose ihis attempt suivert The fundamental principle
O! free repre- cnIatiye Government and Ia call upon
her SISTER States 90 disavow and redress the wronr
winch has been Perrciaied by portion OF their Rep
/ rcsen'aiyes: thcrelo7r,
he il resolved by the Council and General Assem-
bly, OF New Jersey That the State Of New Jersey be.
came parry 10 toe Union upon the express condition.
eThndied "a the Constitution, Thai, in common rith
e!Ssicr States. she should be all times entitled 20
4 number Of Uau4b 81 the House or Representatives
0ned tts her l.
passed IA pUrsuancc of that Constitution she = row
entitled 10 si1 Representatives
And b. ~ resolved bv tic authority os.resa.d Tts'
until ConsresSsha by Jaw make reguaIcu &C risC
subject The l. giSaIure al each Slate has h the Con-
I tuiIon iuli and exclusive power prescribe .Ihe
times, and places and manner Of holding elections fr
lt'pr"senia 'cs which necessarily includes The now
"r {, prescribe the in which The result, oilnoe
elections shall be osceriancd and certified.
And be It further resolved b. ihc authority afotc-
slli, That ms the Legislature OF New Jersey his pre-
scrIncd commission, granted hy the Governor under
lhc rCli seal Of the STATE, the only mode in which
ilc ,,scon O. @r Representatives shall he officially
certified .ush coRiEiIss.on. ss"sd in due form o.
law. conlcrs upon each person whom is granted
lIil aud prrfe, sight claim and exercise a., tho Do
CT aud dulies ola Representative % The Safe until
e ulir'y constituted and organized House of Repre-
scuaivcs aCr duo examination shall have so!cn MY
adjudged ibut he y elected not qualified and
Iat any oiher mode of certifying such eleciGil J.
utterly invalid, and unknown 70 Inc laws Of New
Jersey.
Ard he It further resolved by he authority af,-c
said, That House Of Representa- .cs cunhoi he cor
si,tuIioHay and lawfully organized and invested ih
my authority. Ig-!icIal legislative. while a single
Representative from any Ssic daily returned and com
m sSIsncd according 90 the laws o. hat STATE j. exclu
dcd from hs denied The exercise Of the rights
aud privileges Of a Representatives
And I've ~ further resolved by the authority nf5re
a. That TIE late acts ola portion of the Representa-
lives irem ihe seyer states, 10y which Eve of the p,r
sons who were dul, commissioned under e great seal
q" h" safe of New jersey. a. her RcpresrEtnti,s - m
the 20 p C1ufrcSs ct The United Stacg were proven.
ted from exercising their ghs aud d,s, argirg their
duhcs us such Rcprrscn Hiiycs T'pa' lc viola
lion OF the Constitution and of the parliamentary I,v
established uy tCason and uuvaryug USAGE rrccc-
dent Of most alarming and dangerous character and
gross Outrage upon the rights aud feelings Of the pco
pIe Of New Jersey ,hotelore,
b. o. resolved hs The authority aforesaid Thai IN
ihc name anl bha or The PEOPLE o ihc State of Nov
Jersey we 90 hereby solcunly ruicsj against tie acs
aforesaid a. unco 's,''uiIoual unwdrunieJ md IN
Ius'. and against aHy ass.m. .yn hv The rsmair Il
Re. rc-sDativcs from Zee several STATES of the rrbr r
authority % czcrri-c any NJ the powers conferred for
constitutional House OF Representative ard s4,-a
especially against tie attempt 90 enact any law Scr
,g1.a'ng Tie collection Ur tisburys 81 the public
revenue iu5 dspsiug 1f the public lands of The ,r
cecds thereof Or prigug the public fiifh or credit
or imposing ANY taN 90 duty or ff tho aprornofpsuf
ofBeprrsnuintyes until lhp ,oor. pl New Jcr~e, and
thcT daily commissioned Representatives shall b,y,
been restored o. lhc rights Of wh Ga ticy have been
wronE'uy &c. rived.
And be 20 resolved 'y tbo authority aG,r-sad That
co yoithc foregoing preamble and rgs,,ut ons ccr,i
Gcd under the great -.al of Tho State winch. since
l116 has h,cn. anil sill g.. the constitutional and
cherished emblem pi the sovereignty OF New Jersey.
hc transmitted In 'he Hon e. " T. Hunter "a Rerre.
sentative from Virginia. with request that he viii Ia,
r1c Same before the o.hrr Representative from, mo
several States now assomb'cd 81 Washington
AuI hc % resolved by the authority asrcaal That
n copy lcr.olhe transmitted 20 iba Governor 1T each
OF OBJ, several STATE Yf hr Union with frqresf that
boz .,il cause the same 70 be lad before The Ic5s,.
furc thereof ard a, 60 each Of he Ssuaiofs apd of
me SIX Representative 81 Ibis Sale.
Tiorsr or Assrvrty. Jon 81 lao
Thee JOINT resolutions having tccu i ce times read
mi compared in the llouso Of Assembly. Resolved
TiIt The same o1 Fass
By order 0i che House Of Ascmb,r.
WM STILLS Speaker
rs C1rV,u. January % 1910
Thss~ 10f resolutions having bcru thrcc times read
in The Connect r.s1',.d. That the sauo DO pass
D., arI,f 0l ihc Council
JOSEPH POTTER.
Vice Prcsd,n' of TIC Council
S'r's ~ Nss- Jrvvf
T. Iturs q v,ur1f Secretary OF Stale or Nc,y
rs-sev Ho hereby certify th,f tho hrcrorng true
rr. OF certain rui resolutions passed by i- O. q,
tive C1d1cl end Gepcml Assembly Of said Siafe. ~
t, 20 dsy Of Jsndary 1880 % taken from md con-
pared wiih ne original now On Gle IN my oifice,
in teatifnony whereof &c
81 JAMES D wEsroorT