The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-02

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A, ms sage q the proceedings lhs
=. b,virS rrluInrd % hsH isIsey %
se.,Dl,,s ,bfir lsshmony. The sBeisei
- ,s.in bravrhl bsfars ne hose. and
. .,,,nuous eaorl mads 70 instruct The
,ommi,,.r % rep0n farlhwi'h ~ho had
reer,,ed . msjariIy Of The votes g'sen
!, ne polls sad. q . proposition 70
mend he resolsliOn By inserting me
word :. lawlul," 50 - 10 require NE ron-
mi,,te % repor, he LAWFUL solfs Only.
lo.v. e,rnesi. and 10 some rxieai. an
.ayrs drbs,e arase: and By The casting
va. az The speaker. lhe amendment Was
aaop,t,l; and the resaluliian was sens 70
III epmrmss in The following form:
!. EssoIrsd. That Ihe somnIiiee OF
,l,r,ion. be sulhorizsd 70 report 10 lhls
bauss such papers and such Of their
prOrrrdings ss they may desire 10 have
arinled by order 81 The house. and that
ihsy De instructed also 10 report forlh-
wilh, Whirh Eve &c The ten indiriduals.
claiming seals from lhe state VI New
Jersey. received The greatest number u
Lawful volrs ilom The whole stale for 20.
representatives. in The Congress Of The Uni
ted States. 81 The rleeiian Of 1898, in said
stale. with all the evidence Of the fact
in their possession: provided. that no
thing herein contained shall be 50 con-
slrurd ss 10 prevent or delay The action
II said cOmmil.ee in taking testimony and
deciding The said case upon lhe merits d
The election"
A msjoriiy % the committee. paying
no regard 10 absolute instructions Of The
house. 10 report The LAWFUL votes, deeid.
ed that the introduction Of The word . Law
lul" did not affect The original meaning
Of The proposition, and that The resistance
il had encountered in The house fiom lonI
Of their own members had no object in Il
bni per,erse and obstinate determine.
iion on their pari 10 oppose . perfectly
harmless amendment; and they proceeded
a once. without Jeigning 10 90 into an
examination of The testimony before them,
10 make = report an the Whole number
Of votes given al Tie polls. lawiul and
unlawful. The men and The BOYS. The
aliens and The clsizens. without discrimI.
nation. and wilhou. stopping 10 inquire
whether the elections were held in the
manner prescribed by law. uhen they
knew that allegations had been made and
partially established lhsl III these matters
sonld be proven. and many Of Them.
perhaps enough. already proven By The
testimony then before them. 10 change the
result. u leas, in pati. iflhey would have
opened aud examined il. But this The
'ommi.Iee conclude. and labor through.
'ui their report 10 prove, they were no,
authorized TO do. because they were di.
'ecled TO report forthwith on the lau lul
totes. and that The effect Of Ina, omnipo
eni and !" pungenl word forthwith" neu
raiized and nulllied The word lawful. and
'endeIsd i perfectly nuga,"ry: and .lal
,elngrequired 10 report forthwith The Law
,-y---ywrrrU r Brrrssrvy -CufTfs
Yelled TO regard all unlawful votes 4, Law.
: - soirs aud that that "a. ub,t IN.
House In;ended when by a vote Of on IN
% hey determined 10 insert il.
Why, then. dad these gentlemen Them.
elves resist lis in,rnduciioni Twas AZ.
ise'y What they desired! I, va. exact.
y what they bad struggled Tor in coa.
niiiee, aud ~hy dad they no. ~, The
sme construction on their own &C, In
omm'',ee. when by The casting vote al
ne chairman II Was then decided 10 in.
eH The word illegal" under The ,,m.
WHY did they no, ,hcp
foceed To ascertain who had received 4.
lsl"rIty OF illegal as well az LEGAL vote,
no report that Tact to the house. OuIv
e suppose. because that q" pupoen,
ORD imIhwi'h" was omitted.
This branch Of the report. We conle..
e ire' much officially in PREPARING.
nm an indIsposIlIun To say sny ,biay
at might bear the appearance of a wan,
proper Difference fDr The opinions oI |
II colleagues; and yet, we have 50 l,ulc |
sper' i"r The reasoning con,sintd in
81 reP"ri. that we scarcely know h,w
characterize or ueat il. We do mn,
Fan To lmPesrh im ir motives or their
'sli'genfe. but. al the came lime. ue
'mPeiird 10 speak Of il 40 the mos,
EaordInary dOcumen. that Ia, eve,
NE under our observation lie, n.
'hPare The resolution uf the house wnb
; report Of the Committee. and asccr.
% "helher The instructions therein con
ned have been obeyed or GisreearJrd
bY That resolution the conn,,,ee ,s,.
I" report forthwith. which five
'he ten individuals claiming seals from |
Stale OF New Jersey. received tbr
a,esi number Of Lawful votes, from III. {
"'e staIe. for representative, in M. i
nsress al The United States, al The ,ler. |
|. ~ 1888 in said state, with all The +,
hence 81 that fact in their possession. \
'"'iaed. that nothing herein contain I
s"a'i Dc $" construed as To prevent ar !
y NE action Of the commii'ee in TAX
'es'n"ny. or deciding The case upou j,
merits oi the election" Iiuw has Il
!, position and absolute instruction been y
.iled! Was there member Of The bo I,