Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-06

,ales she should he all entitled
Der nf members Of The HOUSE nf Representatives pro-
p"ronad to her popuntion and that by the laws pass
ed III pursuance 81 that Constitution, she is cnti-
| ted I" SIX Representatives.
Rs.:hroa. That until Congress shall by law, make
xeio rcg"lai'"n 81 the aect, the Legislature of each
ta;r has, by the Constitution, full and exclusive power
TO prescribe "tc tines places, and manner cf holding
elections Tor representatives, which necessarily in
cudes the power 10 prescribe the in which the
results Of those elections shall be asccrtancd and Ger
titled
H6S0irtd, That the Legislature Of New Jrrrey has
prescribed commission granted by the Governor,
der the great seal of the State, The only mode in
which the election 81 the Representatives shall be Off
cialy certified, such commission issued in due form
OF law, ennefs upon each person TO whom IS granted,
fnil and perfect right 10 claim and exercise all the
powers and duties of Representative of the State,
I'll regularly constituted and organized House of Re-
representatives., after due examination, shall have solemn
organized that body (and determined thaO he is not
elected or quafed and that any other mode of cer-
Tying such election is utterly invalid and unknown to
the laws of New Jersey
Resoired That a House of Representatives cannot
be consttutionaly and legally organized, and invested
with any authority, Judicial legislative, while sin
gle representative from any State duly returned and
commissioned according to the laws of that State, y
excluded from his denied tho exercise of the
rights and privileges of Representative
Rssoircd That the late acts of portion Of the Re-
representatives. from the several States, by which five of
the persons who were duly commissioned under the
great seal of the State of New Jersey her Reprcscn
tatIves in the 10Th Congress of The IT, States, were pre-
vented from exercising their rights and d!scharglng
their duties such Representatives, palpable
violation Of the Constitution and of the parliamentary
laws established by and unvaryng usage, pre-
cedent OF most alarming and dangerous character and
gross outrage upon the rights and feelings fthe peo
pie of New Jerscy-Thcrefore,
Rcs0leed That in the and behalf of the people
IF The, Stale of New Jersey do hereby solemnly
protest against the acts aforesaid unconstitutional
unwarranted and UNJUST and against any assumption
by the remaining representatives from the several
States of the right authority TO exercise any Of the
powers conferred upon constitutional House OF Re
representatives., and more especially against the attempt
enact any law for regulating the collection or dis
bursement Of the public revenue, for dsposng of the
public lands the proceeds thereof for pledgng the
public faith or credit for imposing any tax or duty, or
for the apportonment of Represen taves, until the peo
pie of New Jersey and their duly commissioned Repre-
sentaves shall have been restored the rights Of which
they have been wrongfully deprived.
Resoiccd, That copy of the foregoing Preamble and
Resolutions certified under the great seal of the State
which since 1876 has been and still the constitutional
and cherished emblem of the sovereignty OF New Jer
sey, be transmitted to the Hon K. NJ T. Hunter,
preventative from Virginia, with request that he will
lay the before the other Representatives from the
several States now assembled in Washington.
RssOircd, That copy thereof be transmitted to the
with request that he will cause the TO be laid
before the Legislature thereof and also, 10 each of the
Senator's and Of the six Representatives of this State
Mr. EsS,RLE moved that the communication from
the Governor be laid the table and printed but al
the suggestion Of Mr. Southal, who said the subject
was ono of the graves. import he amended his notion
to refer the communication TO Select Committee,
which was agreed to. Ayes IS, noes Sc.
The following gentlemen were appointed Select
Committee: Messrs. SournaLL, RlpLry, GhEeoRr,
MAY, Scorr, GooDE, CLARKE of Halifax, TorER,
HoDGEs, Burrs, LEE, CmAPMAs and CErrcnfIELn.
On Mr.. GoopE's motion, iii" Committee OF Schools
was discharged from the further consideration OF the
petition of the President and Trustees Of New London
Academy, praying appropriation for the further re-
pair of that Institution Also, from the further con-
sderaton Of the petition of the Trustees Of Lewsburg
Academy for aid from the Literary Fund: and also The
petition ofTrus.ees Of Henry & Emory College, asking
for a donation
On motion Of Mr.. STEPHENSON,
The House ad ourned.