The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-04

mix that " the PF'd,Hl'ildy seems d he hat
,hr tTTW vas ~ tic return, snA illst az
l1a1 was I'Ehl," lm be avs .,sallous
slalemrnis have bppR IN FlHnlaiion, ht
which o. aee.uHl tpF Ills veal &C nuITrss
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siaiemrnis -FlslFmFnis TaTiuns ana ma
ny-some lOnHded On FuHus-solar pul
an ie0i BY Psuy srTilhlsB-puliisl.sd by
Anonymous Srii-rs IL Wig papers and
rifruaalrd ~ pany sarrs-no tao Of
uhirh are alike and 81 unlrus.
Fellow riiizrns. shall lhe .sKsii,sns
siaiemenis" al pniiliral wirs-worksrs -
heard 10 ronirzdieI and disrssda he &c.
rnrds. Ehlrh hare hern made nndrr iAse
solemn sanelian of an asih. Who are
lhe men hat assrH ihal lhr en0r i IN Inc
l'naks aud mi IN the rrlnrns- certainly
they arr not he men who kepl Ihe honks
they are nnl the nfiireS sho sl'endrd
10 lie business. nv opponeni. aiier adj
milling - I hare mentioned abnse /. that
the probability seeIns IN be that The snar
Was IN tie return. and that The llsl was
right -proceeds 10 add IliaI were there
no other considerations involved. lie
should surrender snd leaEe mr. unemhaF.
rsssed by any competition from. him.
n hat are lhrse eonsidersiiansl Why he
4" fully bslisrss" that if the pulls were
puTged. The 6re volrs might be stricken
out. and lie would still be elected. Well.
I do not question his belief: but you will
remark that il is only his bsIisf. and there.
fore nerds no comment. Injustice how
ever 10 my friends. IL is pnper lor me 10
add that | TOO have q confident belief on
this subject; and that belief is. that he has
received more illegal votes Than I have.
Il is not Tor Mr.. Wad.lell ar myself 10 de-
eide upon The legality Of voles-ilal is a
matter for the Senate 10 investigate
there Ihc polls could have been purgrd:
and if he had received = majority Of lrgal
VOTES he could have held The seat awanl-
ed TO him by the sheriff. But until surh
decision is matle-untll the rights Of the
parties are passed upon by the Srnaie.
the candidate receiving majority Of the
votes rsst shall be deemed duly elerlrt.
and is entitled % the sleriif's certificate.
Accordingly when IL was asreriained. BY
the error in the return from Hollis pre-.
rinri. that ] had received majority Of
The votes, ! called upon the sheriff, afier
his attention had heen called 10 the return
and before he had given my opponent a
certificate, and demanded a certificate Of
my election. Why have ! not received
il! In what article OF The Constitution.
under what law of The stale. cav authority
be found for giving 10 The candidate. who
receives a minority Of votes, certificate
Of election!
Believing that ] was duly elected,
could moi in fairness 10 myself or in justice
10 my friends, fail To contend lnr nv seat
in the Senate. ] had therefore deiermin.
ed and had publicly declared my purpose
to appeal 10 The Senate, the legally anlho-
rised iribunalio decide contested elections
But il seems my opponent pieiers 10 Ia
bor in different field-he likes mol 10 risk
himself upon the facts now in issue, and
rclers iks matter back sa che roOPir.
where he can have second trial for your
sufIrases. BE il 81: he shall have the con-
test wherever he prefers it. and ] sgain
meet him with confidence before the free.
holders of Orange. ! have never feared
the popular will-never wish to avoid il.
! should have been content with the deci-
sion Of the Senate, aud shall now be con.
tent with yours. ..
Fellow-C Citizens, il is moi my purpose
TO complain OF the course which ms OPP.
poneni, for reasons no doubt satisfactory
10 himsrlf, has felt i, his duty 10 pursue.
But consider that have been injured
wronged-depriyed Of my just rights
tina, |, a candidate for your snhrages, am
at this moment your elected Senator, and
enrilled 10 the Sheriii's certificate. II
have been wIonged, then appeal 10 you
10 restore me 10 my rights. All that ask
and all that | wish is iusiice-may moi
expect this al the hands Of the intelligent
and patriotic citizens of nv native coun-
~, regardless Of party considerations!
JOHN BERRY.