Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-31
, NEW JEBsEY--orRErRlBUrlo i

old republican State, reverses the corrupt and un
princPled decision Of the Van Buren, party in the
last House Of Representatives, respecting the rela
rive rights of the contending claimants of the
'seatss'A more shameless and unprecedented pro.
esedure never dsgraced even the parliament of
'Cromwell--and the time piH come when such men
as John Miller and John Jameson will have TO ad-
tluce Something more than the name of democracy,
and the desire force through the Subtreasury bill,
to excuse the most abandoned act of injustice
ever conceived or perpctrated. The case was this:
The Wing members had the Governors certificates
of election-in the usual form--nnd the locos had
the false and scandalous statements of such papers
as the Globe. the Democrat, and others of like kid
ney and cabree. In this state of the cass contrd-
~ TO all usage, the members with credentials were
refused the invariable permission to Sit even until
the matter could be investigated The whole matter
was given to committee and the finale is thus
detailed in the report of conversational discussion
between two members of Congress from Virginia
at the recent court in Chesterfield. Miller, jane
son, and the rest Of the Locofoco majority, acted
precisely as Jones did-and sure that our
readers will concur with us, that they are PINNED
TO TIE WALL, hopeless of release or escape, ex
cept from..the charity they have forfeited.
Notes Of the 'ConrerSation"--Fro the Wing.
In relation to the New Jersey case, Mr.. Bolts
said:
| did not come here, Fellow Citizens, for the
purpose of nrragnng the conduct of your Repre-
sentative on this or any other question, but 1t is my
duty to state what transpred on that OCCASION
and after giving history Of the contrversy from
the commencement, he said--One hundred and two
members of the Administration party, Of which
number Mr.. Jones one, have, under the solemn
obligation of an oath, and upon the responsibility
of their Representative characters, declared in the
face of heaven and the world, that the five Admin
istration claimants had received majority of the
legal votes of the State Of New Jersey, and were
entitled to their seats.
As a member of the Committee of Elections.
gave that case the most thorough and Iaborious in
vesiigation, not only for days and nights, but for
weeks and months, and | am prepared to testify
upon OATH if necessary, that believe the testimony
exhibited in the case, "a portion of which was re-
iected by minority of the committee on the most
frivolous and technical grounds, and on grounds
that could not have been sustained before any i'm
partial tribunal) that the five Wing members had
received majority of legal votes, and were enti-
tied to their seats.
And now desire to know of the Hon. gentle
man before me, whether, when he made that de-
cision he had ever seen the first word of the test
mony contained in this volume, upon which alone
the merits of that controversy. far us regarded
the legal votes, could be decided. Here Mr. B.
exhibited the volume of testimony in the New Jer-
sey case.1 Mr. Jones not answering-Mr. Bolts
said he desired the gentleman to answer in the pre-
sence of his constituents, aye or no, had he ever
read or heard the testimony in the case.
Mr.. Jones replied-No, he had not!
Mr.. BoHS-There is another question which |
wish to put to the Hon. Gentleman. Did you not
only refuse to examine the testimony yourself, but
did you not refuse time to other gentlemen who de-
manded it as a right. and refused to vote unless
that right was granted to them!
Mr. Jones.-I do not recollect.
Mr.. Botts-lf you do not recollect, sir, it is the
most rema rkable instance Of treachery of memory
that has ever come under my observation; for of
all the remarkable scenes that have ever Witness
ed in legislation, that the most remarkable.
and one that had supposed never could be forgot
ten BY any that witnessed it.
But fortunately have come here armed to the
teeth with documentary proof, ready 10 establish
every assertion make-and here is the proof that
you did give that vote.
Here, Mr., Bolts commenced reading the report
of the proceedings of the House
Mr. .Jones--I recollect now sir-I believe did
give that vote.
Mr.. Botts.--I believe so, too, sir!
Now, fellow-citizens, what more can | say on
this subject Mr.. Jones has, in one word, &C.
knowledged as much as | could prove in a twelve
month. He has acknowledged that he decided this
great controversy, in which the sovereignty of a
State and its representatives in Congress were con-
cerned, in perfect ignorance and blindness OF the
whole merits Of the case.
Let us suppose q controversy TO have arisen be-
tween two neighbors in the county Of Chesterfield,
upon long unsettled account; each claims OF the
other, a considerable balance; they each select an
other neighbour Referees and in the event OF their
not being able to agree, the selected umpire is to
decide the controversy. The referees disagree; A
reports to be entitled to balance: reports
to be entitled to large balance, lays the vouchers
before the umpire and demands that they shall be
examined and assures him, if he will examine them
fairly, he must sustain the Judgment he has rem
dered-the umpire refuses to look at single pa
per, but turns upon his heel, and says, have more
confidence in the Judgment or in the politics OF A
than have in you, Mr. c; and my decision is,
that D shall pay to precisely what hls declared
him entitled to. This is case precisely analogous
to the New Jersey case The claimants in that
case were the disputants here--,he committee oil
elections the referees--they were divided four to
four-the House the unpire-the four deman'
ded an examination Of the testimony; and the Ad-
mInistraton party said substantially damn your
testimony, we have more confidence in these five
members, than in you and the testimony together,
and we decide as they have decided.
IF such case were to occur in private life,
need not ask, what your judgments on that umpire
would be.