The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-19
NEW JERsEY ELEcTIoN.

Late in the evening, Mr.. Campbell, Chairman
Of the Committee Of Elections brought IN a report
on the Nes jersey case, in which, after long
criticism on the words forthwith and CLAW
| ful ior the purpose Of doing away with theii
plain moaning and Iui application, the Commit
ice proceeded % an examination Of al the votes
given, is,rf4l aud ualarfal. whether BY alien.
and minors or hy qualified ciulcrs, and whether
obtained ftautulenlly or not > aud then conclud
ed hY declaring Mossrs. Dicsersou, Nfoom, kille
| Cooper and Ryall had received a majority Of The
! lar 'ui votes of tho whole State!
Wien The Clerk began 70 read the report there
wss a manifest disposition on the part Of letEe
ms iority of the House 10 adjourn, and allow the
report to ~ printed But two o. three members
insisted on hearing the report At once, The
CLERK then went on but such was the noise in
the Hall that ouly word could 5c distinctly
hoard now and then, and so greet was the wcari.
ness Of tho members that several attempts were
| succcesiyey made TO dispense With tho reading,
order the documents to DO printed, and adjourn.
Daring one of ,he suspensions OF the reading,
Mr.. Fillmore, without objection being made from
any quar,cr, otirrod a resolution for recommittnG
the report on the ground that the Counties had
no, compiled with the instructions OF the iiuusf
10 report who had received the greatest nGmbeI
Of lawful votes, ana rejected without Just cause
/ important evidence tending to show tho IllegaliJ
! Of cert lin votes.
Mr. Petrikcn said this was ont Of order, a
number Of members addressed the Chair at tbs
same time, each cndcayoring to make his voice.
| heard above the others. The continuation o
the reading was insisted upon, and the Clerh
proceeded 10 the end
| Thr Speaker then said that the question woul5
| be on the motion TO rccolnmit the report ant
that Mr. Fillmore was entitled to the floor.
| THE Loco. Focos finding that Mr. flllmore'
motion would lead to a discussion which would
impede their progress in the intended outrage o.
the right, determined TO deprive that gentleman
/ Of his UNREASONABLE right TO tho floor
! Mr.. Duncan appealed from tho decision Of th'
/ Chair; and contenled that Mr.. Petrikcn was en-
Iuiled 10 the floor The latter, il was understood
! had in his hand proposition TO vote INTO the w
cant soals directly, the protcndcrs from New Jer
sew Messfs, Dickorson Nroom, and then asso
I c.ates
/ The was enough The signal was given, ant
| sufficient number Of Administration men wore
! found inscriptions enough TO reverse the hrs
| decision Of the Char, md deprive Mr. fillmor'
OF as fair claim 10 the floor as ever member had
Mr. retrIken then did the work. for which IA,
privilege Of the floor was gwen to HIM by his par
| tisln COmfhues. lie HoNtu 10 StIlht pul INV I'VE
oution of Mr.. Fillmore, and substitute for !
another, declaring that Messrs Dickorson, Froom
killo, Cooper and Ryall, having received ma
iority OF the lawful votes Of the people of New
Jersey, are entitled to seats as members OF tn
/ Twenty Sixth Congress; and requiring that tn
| Speaker should duly qualify them when they pre-
! sent themselves. On this motion ho called Ia
previous question,
Mr.. Fillmore rose TO point of order. But hi
voice was drowned by a chorus OF nolsos, such a
the party tran.bauds are in tho habit of making
whenever they wish to silence an Independent
member. Mr.. Fillmore was about to reduce HI
objections 10 writing but at the suggestion OF HI
friends around, he withdrew Thorn, declaring
appeared manifest that the party had determine
Z" tic deed should be Done" and he thought nigh
the most fitting time for such decd,
Mr., Profit next rose and said that amidst tn
confusion, no had called five or six times for tn
reading ofthe appendix which followed the report