The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-12

".'" N"'"Oa W occupy ahoH $500
representatives. OF the State Of New Jersey
and while the public funds are TO DO ifeey
used for he distribution Of the report Of the
five administration members OF the committee,
private means are 10 be resoried to, 10 o'St'i-
butte the report of the four minority members.
| IL is circumstance, mol The least remark
able IN this extraordinary case, that Inc ihui-
vidual members Of the majority, refused 70
recognize, or adopt The reasoning Of the re-
port, but were entirely satisfied with the con-
illusions drawn from it, while the author oil
the report, was equally well satisfied WIN
his own reasoning, but could not adopt the
conclusions, as evinced by his refusal 10
vote for the resolution based upon it, though
present at the time.
For every fact here stated, we pledge our
selves 10 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 five gen.
tlemen have been elected BY the people
of New Jersey, or by the friends OF he ad-
ministration in Congress And have we
said 100 much in characlerlsng this proceed
ing as novel, extraordinary, and appalling
Have we done more or less, than our duty as
citizens Of this republic, and as Representa-
lives of the people. in thus calling your at
tention, emphatically. to this subject; in
warning you Of your danger, and in asserting
the necessity Of an immediate interposi'ion
Of the majesty Of the people, at the ballot
boxes, 10 correct such monstrous abuses in
future
|, has been said, and was generally under
STOOD 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 final blow, they might be in
duced to listen TO reason and to Justice
We appealed, but we appealed in vain--their
resolution was as determined as it was I'M
Just they voted, and succeeded, and that by
a boosted majority of thirty.
How was that majority obtained Only,
because some Of the members regarding the
outrage as highly gross and violent, refused to
vote, or contribute to the formation OF
quorum, for the adoption of report and re-
solution not founded, as we all conceived, on
the testimony of the case, and not warranted
or justified by any consideration whatever.
A noble subject for boosting, truly. Let
them make the most Of it. 1t IS matter OF
pride 10 US, that we, at least, resisted 1t, and
resisted to the last.
We feel that we have discharged our duty
if YOU are TOO indifferent to your own liber-
ties, TO discharge yours, be It so-the conse-
ouences must fall partially on yourselves, but
mainly on your posterlty but as cl'izens o.
this Republic, we tell you we are mournlully
apprehensive for the future, and that you may
not think we are too grave and too solemn on
this vitally important question, we beg leave
respectfully TO invite your attention 10 pro-
ceedinss in several Of the State Legislatures,
particularly those Of New Jersey, Massachu-
se,ts. New York. and Virginia, and to the
Special Message Of the Executive of the
last mentioned Commonwealth, and if all this
does not arouse you to the importance OF this
subject, all further effort on our part will be
vain.
But we will not permit ourselves to indulge
in any apprehensons-we are not yet old
cnoush-we have not yet come to that pass
when those who are clothed with power for
the protection of our liberties, can be sustained
in such an encroachment on the rights OF the
people, either for the purpose OF propitlating
Executive favor on the one hand. or of per-
petuati g political power on the other.
We respectfully ask that our report, which
those who should have acted upon II, have re-
fused to receive 1.-THE first instance OF the kind
as we believe, that has occurred in the 60
vernment,) may meet with that calm, tenn
perate and unprejudced deliberation to which
il is entitled from the importance Of the ques-
ton involved.
WILLARD FILLMORE
JNU. Nj. BOTIS,
GEO. w. CRABB,
TRUMAN SMITH.
Washington, March 10, 1910
THE SUPPRESSED REPORT
Of The Minority Of The Committee on Elec-
tions on the .New Jersey case; presented
to the House of Representatives. Of The