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Gazette Of The United States, & Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Unsuccessful candidates in Charleston's election petition the South Carolina House of Representatives to suspend seven Federalist winners from sitting until their contest is resolved, amid Jacobin efforts to challenge the results.
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The Charleston City Gazette of Nov. 28, contains a very long memorial to the House of Representatives of South Carolina from seven of the unsuccessful candidates at the election in Charleston, which thus concludes, "And as it would be the greatest injustice to the citizens of Charleston, to suffer them to be represented in the election of electors of a President, by those who are not their legal representatives— Your petitioners therefore earnestly and respectfully entreat your honorable house, on this most extraordinary and pressing occasion; to suspend immediately from their right to sit and act as members thereof, the following Gentlemen, viz. H. W. De Saussure, Thomas Simons, Thomas Rhett Smith, Adam Gilchrist, Henry M. Rutledge, John Dawson, jun. Wm. Price and Robert Howard; until a decision can be had on the merits of this petition."
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Charleston, South Carolina
Event Date
Nov. 28
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petition to suspend named members from sitting until decision on election contest.
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Seven unsuccessful candidates at the Charleston election submit a memorial to the South Carolina House of Representatives requesting immediate suspension of seven successful Federalist candidates from their seats, to prevent them from participating in the election of presidential electors, pending resolution of the petition.