The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-26

the report Of the majority OF the committee
was presented, aud We now proceed TO give
statement OF what has since TRANSFERRED.
But il must be remarked in advance that
he Committee, having determined that il
~ investigation was TO be prosecuted be-
hind the commissions Of the Governor, eve.
ry principle of equity and fairness required
that their should be thorough cearch in.
to the legality Of the votes given for each
party, and finding that there was no suili.
clent testimony before them by which il
could be asceriained for whom majority
of the qualified voters Of New Jersey had
cast their votes, such time was granted as
the parties themselves deemed requisite to
enable them TO take such testimony as they
might think advisable to establish their re.
speciiye claims, and Tint accordingly the
parties seyeraIly left Washington for the
State Of Ne@ Jersey, where they now are
engaged 10 the prosecution Of this work.
During their absence, and shortly after
their departure from the city, (no complaint
and no application coming from them 10
the ilause,) the Chairman Of the Commit.
tee submitted proposition 10 have the
documents relating 10 the contested seats
printed for the use Of the Committee. This
furnished preiext for the introduction Of
another proposition, that the Committee
should be instructed TO repor, forthwith
which Of the parties bad received MAORI.
" Of oil the votes given at the elerIi0n.-
Alter long debate, this was SO modified as
10 require them 10 report upon the lGWtEf
votes, which expressly, as GIa,ler OF course,
excluded, all ualarfal votes.
Tie subject went TO the committee with
a precipitation which we deem IN high
degree exceptionablc. The majority of
the committee adopted resolution direct.
ing all the votes given 10 be reported as
talttut, under a most extraordinary mental
delusioD that the instructions required il,
because the committee we're required to re.
port forthwith. All Efforts to have the
testimony then before them examined were
successfully reasonable time 10
the minority 10 report these and other facts
TO the House, denied. The report was pre-.
pared, presented and received, without dc.
lay, tho title TO which is we'll adapted to
create the impression that tho votes report,
ed were all idicfui votes, while the body Of
the report itself (Which few comparatively
Of those who see the title viii ready labors
10 excuse the committee for not ascertaining
whether The votes we're lqrful or unidrtui
"a member of the minority Of the commit
tee attempted to explain the facts TO the
iiouse--the Speaker decided that he was
entitled to The floor--the majority Of the
House overruled the decision of the Chair,
and refused bin The privilege of speaking
1.-The previous question demanded, all de.
bate slltied-In the mean time a counter.
report is prepared and offered TO the House
they refused 10 receive 1t, and proceeded
at once, wholly ignoran; of what The testi.
mouy established, with madness and blind.
ness belonging TO desperation only, to vote
BY the entire strength Of their party, that
the non commissioned members had re,
ceiyed a majority Of ld,c}al votes, and were,
therefore, duly elected, aud entitled 10 oc.
cupy their seats as the representatives Of
The State Of New Jersey; and while the
public fluids are to be freely used for the
distribution Of the report of the five admin.
islraiion members OF the committee, private
means are 10 be rosarted TO, to distribute
the report Of the four minority members.
LISA circumstance, no, the least remark.
able in this extraordinary case, that the IN
diyidual members Of the majority, refused
to recognize, or adopt the reasoning of the
report, but were entirely satisfied with the
conclusions drawn from il, while the author
Of the report, was equally we'll satisfied with
his own reasoning, but could not adop, the
conclusions, as evinced by his refusal 10 vote
for the resolution based upon II, though pres
ent at the time.
For every fact here stated, we pledge
ourselves TO produce the proof whenever
called on, either before the House or the
country they are facts on record, to be
found on the journals Of The committee and
Of the House.
And now, We ask by whom these Ave
gentlemen have been elected by The pao'
pie of New Jersey, or by the friends of the
administration in Congress And have we
said too much 10 characierlslog this pro
coedng as novel, extraordinary. and appal.
ling Have we done more or less than our
duty as citizens of this republic, and as Re,
personalities of the people, in thus calling
your attention, emphaucally, 10 thus subject;
in warning you of your danger, and in as
serling the necessity Of an immediate in.
terposilion of the majesty Of the people, at
the ballot boxes, TO correc, such monstrous
abuses ia future
|, has been said, and was generally IN
derstood, that the party in power had, IN
secret caucus, resolved on the necessity OF
admitting the administration claimants, to
carry through some of the odious schemes
Of the present administration still, we hoped
that, before they struck the hnal blow, they
nigh. DO induced 10 listen to reason and to
justice. We appealed, but we appealed IN
yain-,heir resolution was as determined as
II was unjust they voted, aud succeeded,
I'll