The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-07
THE TRIUMPH LAW.

we announce with n qualification profounder
| and higher than could bave been induced BY
any mere Party Triumph that the Supreme
Court OF this State has Just pronounced its de
cisIon on the three applications for Writs of
Mandamus against Robert III. Morris, Mayor
! of this City, directing him to swear in the Wing
officers elect in the Sixth Ward and the Wing
Clerks elect of the Boards of Alderman and As
sistants, and that this decision is unanimous
and unqualified greeting of the Mandamus
! in each of the three instances. This decision
establishes these four positions:
|. That the Wing candidates at the Charter
Election in the Sixth Ward were all duly cleo
| ted so as to entitle them to be sworn into office
on the first Tuesday in May.
| H. That the wilful neglect ofthe Canvassing
Inspectors of that Ward to make return in ac-
cordance with the result does not vitiate nor in
any manner invalidate the Election.
Ill. That the Mayor is bound 10 swear into
office the persons who are proved to him to have
a majority Of the votes, wheather the inspec-
| tors make due return thereof, or fail to do so;
w. That the destruction, if such is alleged,
of the votes Of one District in the Town or
Ward, do not invalidate the Election in the
Ward, especially where, as this case, 1t IS made
clearly to appear that the vote OF that District
would make no difference in the general result.
In short, all the points involved in this con-
troversy are decided precisely as the Wings
have from the first commended; and the effects OF
the decision as follows:
1. The Wings have nine legally chosen, IN
disputable Members of each Board of the
Common Council, against seren Loco Focos and
the candidates pitchforked into either Board
from the Eighth Ward by official colonization
and the destruction oflegal votes, who will le-
gaIly hold their seats until a scruti ny OF the E.
lection can take place, which is certain to un-
seat them, and admit Messrs, GEDNEr and
SWEET, Wings, who were clearly chosen by a
majority of the legal votes.
g Messrs. CRoLiUs and ATwELL are at this
moment the legal rs well as rightful Aldermen
of the Sixth Ward, and legally sworn into Of
fee;
8. The existing Wing organization of both
Board is strictly legal, and JOSEPH X. TAYLOR
has for weeks been legal Clerk of the Board of
Alderman, and EDWARD WILLIAMS Clerk OF
the Board of Assistants. Messrs. Willis and
Patterson stand back.
4. The Common Council, now judicially
WING in each Branch, being already duly or
ganized in each by the choice of Wing Officers,
NAV and doubtless will convene forthwith, to
assume the Government of that City and COM
mence the work of practical and thorough Re-
from.
Such are the results of this momentous dec-
son. We know that in pronouncing it the
Court has done no more than simple and exact
Justice, but the circumstances under which it
was rendered are such as will crown the Judge
with unfading honor and must commend them
to the lasting gratitude of our citizens.
New HANpsHIRE.-The legislature Of this
State meet on Wednesday next The Nash
ua Telegraph states that there is some doubt
existing as to who will be speaker. Mr..
Wells, the late Speaker is friend of Isaac