Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-14

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~ r,,,,ion 10 the same subject, ana which were
rd 10 The committee since their report was Supi'iI
70 The House Although directed 10 YOU ana 'ii
|, ia b.fnrc the House and referred this morning,
recognise in thcmacquanlahees " :" -, ,.o,nLiJ
standing On Tuesday last the chairman asseinpieu
tho committee and laid before them me report WIZ"
bo had nrcnared in pursuance OF tue pr'hc'P's p'e
viously agreed with the view, as IS
sentnu il TO the House that morning :, ~ -
ruere Mr. Smith interrupted MI neuii' an"
lint bc observe the rule of order, that fornas any
roG.rence ia the proceedings of the cohi'it,ee'J
Tben continued Mr. NJ, will follow the example
that has been set me by the gentleman l"i'' ~
mir Fillmore, and suppose case 'e"e.s ala,
dcrstood however, as asserting what h'S ",'"1.,
L. Er this n,Irpose will raise select committee
nd dract ia attention, for few mlhules 10 t'ie I".
now in hand Suppose, then, that ,e J ~
becn sitting about five weeks, ana iaa cA"''eu ~
the testimony Submitted TO us co. 1s 49,
rcsnect;ve claman,s-that the certificate gen'iehieh'
pP; a. s.,rnot seal" was beginning to melt before
,h hnrn;no influence of the poll books asked iuf'he
| 10 experiment on the good people o W" IS 81 ca.
trv e thew could not discover suthc'chl hui''et "
i,l ,es tbrou Ghout the State to coanerbaance inc
r,s ,.;ori,ics in the townships that were sup
/ onJ Snnnose III pursuance OF TINS request, uia'
The committee BY bare majority, haa poSPoneu .no
G,r,bor consideration of the case, and authorized e
t.t of additional testimony, until the second Mon
dov II hnril next in the manner and upon n"lcc pfu
hd ~, tho laws of New jersey, rrscryng TO ilscii'
hro- tho rigAt of reporting to the House inc lac's
as they then appeared before the committee in', o
The 2j,b ult this House passed resolution nstruc'nS
the committee forthwith to report when i've "i .c
claimants received the greatest number OF iaWlu' woes
So ,h .bola State with all the evidence oil that iacl
in their posscsson-that they assembled on t"e i'"t
| ; ,rrcrd on the basis and principles oi report
and directed the chairman TO prepare II accordingly
Snnnose that on the Sd ns the committee were caieo
p,t ,hc rcpor, submitted and found III ali things to
oTresnond with the data which It was previously Ut
rected to be made-tha at this time member OF the com
n;ttee drew from his pocket package, under seaeu
envelope, directed to the speaker OF 'e =,
resentntives and purporng 10 be drpostohs IN req"
ton Ia the New Jersey election and desired tat lhey
mrh, be opened by the chairman, read, and consider
cd before the report should be submitted !" he House
These depoSilIons were sad TO retr 10 hc 'a"'i u
hoLdiug the election at South Amboy, although no
thing OF the kind was endorsed on the envelope ms
:. ntIamon whose pocket, instead OF The Speaker )
desk or chairmans port folio, was made the aepoS'to
~ OF these depostonS appeared to understand tie
contents and protested to have received letef 'ro'
rr of the claimants whose pretcns"nS they were dc-
ancd Ia sustain explanatory OF their import. Sncli
said MIR NJ was the time, and such The c'rcunSaii-
ces under which these dispositions appeared before inc
committee 1t is true that 1t was subsequently pro
sod IN srnd them the Speaker OF the House, TO me
ri lint tbov uirht be opened and immediately re.
nrucd 10 the committees and II is truc that THIS prolo-
i;nn was also rejected Here, them is the only pa
nor relating to the case, according to my rec"Iiectio
that was not considered by the committee oei"re lc
report was presented to the House
Bnt the language (said Mr.. NJ which the gentle
e u from New York MIR Fillmore has used toward:
The majority of the committee, will warrant further
examination into the circumstances, under winch these
. dnostons first made their appearance Let US Tor
moment advert To the facts III the case
G. The consideration of the subject on the untmat'
II obf of the claimants had been postponed until the Sc
cond Monday of April. They were engaged IN taking
IT testimony with view TO final adudIcton at Una
narod The committee had not prcciuded ihcn'seive
should
dv,sahe to do So but the parties had right |" rNpcc
rs ,h, i oud be on the evidence examined, wcn 'hcl
we're personally present. resolution passed. u,
10 Jouse on the 2th ultmo, calling tor such report
N was prepared and submitted by .sc cla'Iiia On .s "
d. ;,nn, Sufficient, time had interviewed for letter
zach South Amboy, where dispositions were beng Ia
" ken. and package TO be transmitted from thence
II. this city The dispositions appear ask tsad MI
as NJ if there no grounds Tor nun 10 saSi'c' '
al, was not right? The order OF the committee, as we
~ the laws Of New Jersey, required that they Shout
lis bo certified sealed up, and either handed or transmit
tod by the officer before whom they were taken, to tn
of Sneaker Of the House Of Representatives
40 How came they the pocket OF ncmh'r OF 'ne con
e. mtee They were sealed up, but was 1t done by tn
officer before whom t!cy were taken, the party who's
h claims they were intended Ia sustain, or some one
n tbs ely Their T va nHaSesi5 S, 81 ~ S'
these iaa,s S5u 10 the Speaker Of the lent, cmnn,
50 senatycs b BY asserted af Wiz ,cv 4sYa4f IN
of der who, conducting the election of South Amboy
Ia but did they contain all the testimony that take
n that subject did they only embrace the evIdenc
to on oac side Were they procured and transmitted
he this city without the knowledge OF the opposing clam
ny ants, ana whilst they were actually engaged in c!
ed aiming the rchutEg witnesses
ne These inquiries which Tho gentleman $ accompt
TO nyinc letter may have answered very satisfactorily
rs' his mind but which, IN my opinion, rendered tie te
as tmony wholly unworthy OF consideration either in til
m committee this House Sir, said Mr.. NJ, hay
~ seen enough of this TO awaken my suspicion,
g excite my watchiuncss and to induce To insist
o the observance of those rules that preclude the possb
nc iity of fraud No one IL appears TO me- who has
1t med the subject ana whose mind is unbiased by I'll
" party prcudiccs OF the day, view the pu
IN sued by the county clerks, the Governor and hi
~ ten Courci!mcn, i'll any other light than Us a mo:
g. during attempt 10 control the sovere IN will in the 5,
u lection of pablo officers Ii these dispositions
III actually forwarded to this city by Of the partie
81 without the knowledge other and before the
ne nation Of witnesses at that place, and III relation to t
ne subject had closed cfe was but too much rea
III to SUSPECT there member on this opr who won!
at seek to MAKE the foundation of report matter
y much interest to the people OF ,tis country, An
&c | am assured, the authority Of letter received i
y this city an which lies before me- that such
ie The The House will, therefore, whether
Is evidence suppressed and what foundation III
n gentleman assertions The gentleman said Mr.
st NJ has also nSinuaied that the majority had assemble
al after The adoption of the report, and rcconsdercd
vote in the absence of three MEMBERS that had beer
taken in full committee. This like his other charges
e. is without any Just real foundation in fact Thu
n committee, at the meeting alluded 10, equally
n full as when the original vote was taken. If two o
the members proper TO step out of the aftc
II the question put, and third declined voting
/ that third being the gentleman hlmsef-t is faul
o of the majority. Their absence voluntary and in
territorial and the charge itself unworthy of so respect
It able source Having already addressed the house
g at length sad Mr.. NJ, will not follow the gentleman
It in discussing the merits of the to rcpc
the unjust aspcrs"ns which he attempted 10 cast
. majority Of the committee, and oexpose 10 this euSe
and the country, the desperate shifts that being
rcso,ed to for the purpose of sustaining the Governor
$ and Privy Council Of New Jersey in their attempted
invasion the rights and liberties OF The people OF that
o patriotic State.
G hir. IURNEY, after some preliminary remarks
0 move. H. previous question Mr.. Fillmore molten
. to reconsider.
$ MIR FILLMORE moved a call of The House
o MIR. SMITH IL Connecticut (anoller member of the
commi.ee) I" explain, in reply to lr. Medll but