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


THE SUPPRESSED REPORT
Of The minority Of the Committee on EIec,
tions, on the Nep Jersey case presented
to The House Of Representatives. of The
Congress Of the United States, March
10, lsf0-Gnd confraryto all Preccdep,
czcluded from the House, Its reception
and reading being refused, NTH the pre-
cious question pending, and all debate
cm off, By a party pote an the Negative.
The undersigned, being minority of the
Committee on Elections, TO which was re.
ferred the New Jersey case, not concurring
in the reasoning aud conclusions Of the re
port presented to the House By the chair
man of that committee, in justice to them
selves, aud (whai is Of still higher impor.
tance) in justice TO the State OF New Jersey,
and her representatives, beg leave TO pre-.
sent TO the consideration Of the House the
following report:
We regret very much that the report
above referred 10, should have been pre-,
scented 20 The House SO soon after it was
adopted in committee, as 10 render i. Who'll
ly impracticabe for us TO submit 10 the
House of the same time our own views of
the interesting and important subject before
the committee, in the form Of counter re.
port; aud we also regret that our time and
attention have been so much engrossed by
the proceedings Of the House on this sub.
Jet, since the principal report was submit
ted BY the chairman, that we are now ne.
cessarily limited 10 such statement Of ma,
terial facts connected with the question be-
lore the House, as is Indispensable TO true
understanding Of lis merits.
When The SuLjec was first referred 10
the committee, the parties TO tho contest
we're scverally notified that the committee
was thea ready 10 receive statement Of
such facls in writing as they proposed 10
prove, together with any legal points they
might think proper 10 submit to sustain their
respective claims.
In pursuance OF this suggestion, they
made 10 the committee written communi,
cations, in which their views of the contro.
yersy and the grounds Of their respective
claims we're fully developed; and which
we're in substance as follows: The com
missioned members claimed the vacant seats
under and BY virtue Of The commissions is
sued by the Executive Of New Jersey : and
assisted That if the committee should deter
mine to 60 back Of those commissions and
to inquire into the merits of the election,
they had majority Of the legal votes polled
and also majority Of the votes lawfully
certified to the Governor.
The non commissioned claimants admit,
ted the authenticity Of the commissions, but
alleged that they received the greatest nun
Der of votes poled that the Governor and
Privy Council unlawfully refused to count
the votes from the townships of Millville
and South Amboy, for the reason that they
were not Included in the certificates OF the
clerk of the counties Of Middlesex and Cum.
berand; and that, had the votes of the
townships been counted, the result would
have been majority in their favor. That
the commissions being thus enormously
and unIawfully issued, were void.
The commissioned members alleged nu-
merous frauds and ilegalities in the cleo
ton; some Of which they insisted ought TO
Sc, aside tho polls; and others, invalidate
tho votes such as excluding duly elected
persons from officiating as judges of cleo,
ton; the determination of electing officers
to receive alien votes, and, in fact receiving
such votes, knowing that they we're illegal
dlsregarding all challenges of illegal votes,
and permitting persons, attempting to chal'
lenge, to be driven away by threats and
violence; and fraudulently abs,racting votes
given for them, and substituting others for
their opponents ; and rejecting legal votes OF
fercd for them; and admitting illegal votes
on the other side; and they also submitted
to the committee list showing about 28C
illegal votes gwen aud counted for the nop