The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-11
Governor Prioe, OF Now Jersey.


The late competitor of Gov. Price for the lice OF gov
ernor of New Jersey has given him that be will
contest the election. and notice few Of ths whig
papers o! that State approve his determination All i'm
partial men will regard this Of partisan madness
having few parallels is pretended that Governor
Price did decided majority Of The legal yoles
but bis competitor claims The Office against the express
will Of the people, and alleges that they cast their votes
Tor who Ineligible. Governor Price has the
broad seal Of the people. but hs competitor is not willing
tina, the voice Of the people shall Prevail The alIesa
lion is that Governor Price had been absent from New
Jersey within the years preceding the cleo
on. and tina, that account under The New Jersey coz
sttution, he ineligible. The facts are that be was
OF the State except under the orders Of the gov
eminent He was resident Of New Jersey when be re-
ceiysd his commission in the navy $780, and held il
unn,eoptedly until 1851. and unit, he elected to
Congress from that Stale. reference the cons,itu
nonal clause shows how perfectly intans and absurd il
This attempt his election and what gross vio
lence TO the will of the peopl, Pfemediiaed. The
whole subject is fully shown up and ratnfacorily
discussed BY democratic contemporary in New Jersey.
q follows; ap
"Gov. PsIcs's EtrcisIrrr.-Ths only whlz pres :,
which slnce the election persist in ting iRbity
Governor Price, the state Gazette and Huntcrdon Ga
zec These papers demand that procsedngs b nssi,a
ted TO 'esihe question In the Supreme Court Tho great
body OF the whg p'ess acqussce the dscision Of tho
people. ~
I'VE confess that nothing surprised us N in tAs
OF the contest than the All sarance Of tho
Hon NJ Hornblowe late chief iusice OF New Jcrs,y II
political meeting in Newark, advocats OF tho In.
eligibility OF Rodnan M. Price The late chief justice
chairman Of tho comoitee in the convention which
formed the present constitution Of Now Jersey which
ported that clause Of the consultation which defines
qualifications OF governor and il wss adopted without
scrutiny, and inadvertently. owing tho co d once ie-
posed BY The convention in the learne AID critical aou-
men Of the distinguish chair Upon examination
that clause Is found TO 10 wsty. snd Of provid-
ing for the qoalc atoms hich 1t IA sov-
Of New Jersey should posse makss really no such
provision, but In itself totally inopsiivs-
meaning obligation. Tho I'M Is the ola, . in oues-
don.
and snail have beeo Tor twenty years least cizon OF
the United Sales aud resident OF this State seven years
NJ II before his elections UNLESS he shall absent
or Of this State
Nov from the grammatical construction OF the absvs
sentence Il is pspsbe that II tho governor had been alb
sent dsss the years before tho election on
the public busine is Necessary tina lie should be
thirty years Of age, cxsa Of The United States
Absence on public business d~'sg III nss Aforesaid.
cures all defects according Mr. Hornb sr's cons,u
tiooal provision, and renders any eligible
snow, Il u under this absurd. meaniosIe sbortvs at
tempt TO prescribe qualifications lo the office overnor,
mat the TWO OAxeuos pro ose - Dc ca IN ee0pn OF gov
by the people. aud declare Rodmai NJ Price insli-
g.be
1--WE say that under tho consti uon Of this stAAs Mr..
Pcr. having been absent Of tho years be-
fore the election, business Of he Il, lied ates 10
strictly eligible cirizen who has been the
State Il IL entirely inn what he did whe ubssnt.
Tie may have become The CITIZEN Of fory States during tho
time u Ills absence, ami stl H. eslb,l woaid b.
affected. He sbssncc on pablo bssn Of 10 United
States, during Jorton OF the y,ars previous TO his
election, is the only qusi cation his by C.
J. Hornblow ei's tn,n
I've trust thai mmedisc sieps viii lie taken 10 the
legislau provide for amendment CT tho constu-
ton, remedy the defect which referred
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