House Of Representatives,
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TUESDAY, JUNE 10.


The consideration of the report OF
the election committee was resumed.
The motion of MIR. Whitman, that the
votes, stated on the report to have been
given for Caleb Stoon or Stron, in Isle
borough, should be carried to the col
umn of Caleb Strong, was before the
house.


Mr.. Upham (of Brookheld) commen.
ced the debate, and in very able and
handsome manner enforced the argu-
ments which had been previously laid
down by himself and other federal gen.
tlemen. He contended that the usages
in courts Of law-the manner of consid-
ering evidence before grand jurors
the records Of ancestry by which i'm
portant questions of property were de-
cided-and in courts Of Justice, where
the life of a fellow citizen might be da-
pending-nothing more was required
In evidence than the obvious intention
of the act or performance ; will any
gentlemen therefore say, that in his
conscience, he believes those votes re-
turned from Isleborough were not in
tended for Caleb Strong? He trusted
they would not. Errors of this kind,
he observed, were frequently detected
in cases at law, but were always deem
ed beneath the notice of any man who
sets value on his reputation for can
dor, or was capable ofappreciating the
sentiments of public as we'll as self es-
TEEN. If this section of the report
should be adopted by the house, he was
bold to say, as he should consider that
decision as indicative of the sense, or
determination ofthe majority on every
other part of it, that the fair fame OF
Massachusetts, was gone forever.


Mr.. Wheaton, Sargent, Livermore,
and Goodwin, followed Mr.. Upham in
defence of the motion for legalizing the
votes given for Gales StroH.


Mr.. Goodwin (of Charlestown-one
of the dcmScratic party) had been very
anxious to give correct vote on this
important question. He had meditated
upon it seriously, and revolved it in his
mind when retired to his bed-and
prompted by his conscience, had come
to a determination of admitting those
votes for Caleb Strong, which had been
laid aside OH account of the misspelling.
He should yste in the same way regard
ing the misspelt votes for Mr.. Sullivan.
1t appeared to him impossible for any
person to doubt who the votes were for.
The two great parties in the state were
well known, every man was acquaint-
ed with the names of their candidates /;
there was scarcely boy Of six years