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. At 12 o'clock, lha twl waHruU' "t In nr.l''ili
..the llun. W. K. Kna of Ala., president pro Irm.
Leo the following Senator appeared in their u-si
. MAINE. ,....' ",.'-'
Mr. Williams, Mr. Uujrglea.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr. HulbarJ, Mr. Purree.
. Massachusetts.
Mr. Davis, -
s ,;. " NEW YORK.
Mr. Wright,'-. (One vacancy. ..
' .: -',.' NEW' JERSEY. :
Mr. WuH,-' Mr. Southard.
':;;,.';. PEN'XsyLVA.NlA.
' Mr. 'Buchanan, V ; (One vacancy.)
" "V"--.. DELAWARE. "
MLffaytort, ' v. (One vacancy.) - -
, VIRGINIA,
(On vacancy.)
NORTH CAROLINA.'
:T-i: ' Mr.tWige.
"BOUT' C'AROLT.VA,
Mr. Roane,
Mr. 'Crown,
Mr. Calhoun
Mr. Lumpkin.
jCr.OP.Gl A.
ALA11AMA.
: Mr. King,
Mr. Walker.
- . Mr. Clay.
-MirfSi.ssipri.
"TENNESSEE.
KENTUCKY.
Mr White. v-,
Mr. Crittenden,
Mr. Allen. '
, . .. , -v
"V Mr. Smith"
Mr. Clay,
.-.ornu-. .
INDIANA.
Mr. Robinson, j
' Mr. Young.
rtl.-.lM.A.
X Mr. Liiin,
Mr. tiimto
; - .MICHIGAN. ' .
M r? N orvttl, Om neu w j,).
X; ARKANSAS. .
Mr. Fulton., ' v
M,ryAtt.Br-pManiiUd .. ho . credum itU-jDJL.ilij
-.UuaJfcujatit
n, electi
tisUlura of 4ho 8itc.of ImliaA nv Senator from
-HUlXTWl.vni:
l'ii;.sf si:;
. . T lhat he should
I. ..I '. a.., Mrv fur ais years, from Ihtr dih of March last,: p,as over Uiefr "names anlif the x-'to .liSCTr
Mr! Hmitii f Indiana, presented the credential tbs roll w eo.i.pletcd. . - - "
1, ' Ll I: of the Hon.' Albert W hue, elected by the U- M xwM-libjetdeuce
' ' that Btato, lo aervo r aix year, from the 4th of
March lat.- , .-
MrM'siTrsxvKX' presented iha 'crdiiifia1a of'
; lh Hon. Thudileu Iktliii, 'elected by" th Lfjinla
'( ; turof the Ktaie "f CAMiw-clicut, a Senator from
rU 1 that State, to,wrva far atiyeam froin,the fuurtbvt)'
f-t:., March Mv:.--: . : ""
'. ' 'The, umI oath was theii admiiiHtewd by t'te
4;relniiiiN wwo jtfl rt-aii i ant lo Mr, l.i iitori,
Southard, aw Arjiluma, hu crco iitiola were
, , prmenttid at the lat "sihm. ' ;.
" ; v On ntoiuin of Mr- Walker, i .
.'..'OrrfrrrA' That the Sncrelary i'lforro the l.iun
...,'..'J asaeuiWi'd, ant tlia't tho Bna:o is ready lo prowed
; On motion of Mr. Wriirlit, - !
-r'- n a . .! JfaaatanfTlMU. E C(.mmitiee be apr-rmtiud to
J join auch onimitteo an maybe appointed on' the
' . X uart of th3 IIimim of R"prewntAtivto wait on
ll.,k hAjtil(etl r.f it. ITnild Mt Sit l at AHri inflaflrt hi lib
115 I irpmi ill '1 mo v.'H'.n - '"" I
... ...) itiul I Lininm la r ulv lu rm-HIVS a.lt COllimU 1
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..iiifaiiiiiia ne maipii'mR.wurHtn..., .
, 1 a ttit.i lihrn frniiluMrTrTlS-l
HiiiMia. i ii'ti ! ,-.11. - - 1
Committee 00 the part ol tne Heimto.
O.i motion of Mr. K'tight, tha ustml order for
triTiirhwj4
ihe price or three dHily paper, waa aroed to.
Mr. nTf0!t Kave notice that, at the earliest
' day in which il would b in order to do , he
' would ink have In bring in a bill providing f ir the
' minimary cdl lioii ol the r oics of the htuki.in
I lie District of Columbia, under tho dununiinatmn
. xif twenty iloll.tii. ,'vvt' ,. ...i,. j;
JD.i ijiiitii.n, '
'-'J'iio Senate adjiHiriKril.
, , HOUSE Or, E E P RESENT ATI VES, ;
' ' .'J , - MosAt,'lW.8,.l?W.-';
' This hi liijf llie dny act apart by the Constitution
for the as-inhling of tho two IIiMise of Con jre8,
at 12 oVIork, rft., the Clerk (Mr. Garlmd) tailed
' Ihe House to onh-r, and said S '1 ; , .,. ,
' Acoordina to the usunl practice, f;iVitlemen, I am
prepared, if it, is the pleawre of the lloue,i
: " proceed tocnlt the names of memhrs of Cnncrens,
"ducted to the Twenty -si th Cnngreaa, first session.
The Clerk then called over the names of the fuh
. : loving geutluuicn, whonppeared lo be iu thejr aatat
-'-- I Dislrwtr-TNtbiHV QilTirdr
'" AMmrl Smi:h "
1 wswT'swma3
4 " ; (leor&i Leant, ! ,
m -r- VvV;.l fV''W1-tf1sa,,,9Sal'-i-.5ii.'lri.
0 ', Hugh J. Anderson, 1
.1 . .. " Joshua A. Lowell, 'I ' - j,
a) ",!..Tlioinaali)av. "
..1. JiHL ! 1 am lm n KSLZl
- - Cimea by Gtntrui 'licit 1.
' Trislram Shaw,
' Ira A. Eiftniaii,
-ClttlJ:.' ft-. Atheriim,
Ldiniiiul liurke,
J4jcJ . WilCauu..
Diatrict, Jotcpk 'i'mmifc,
. William L. Stnrrt,
Tlanat W. William,
Tktumat B. Otborne, .
Vtuina S.niili, .
Jikn II. Brocktc i ,
- ;.;.' VERMONT.' . ,
I PUtriet, UHand llall, ,' "
2 " William Sink, ,
; - " ; Horaet Eterttt,
4 . ' Juhu Smith, -
5 : " -y Isaac. Fletcher.-; "v,
MASSACHUBETTS. '
1 DU let. '.4;'W 1.nrtrncf, '
Wiiliml fitrriiriili.r,
ri Lincoln,
VrtC ti j-a',J
Willi'im Ii. I'litk'iiui,
0
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II
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-William iV. I lastittgn,-
11-
nry jiiiamtt,
" -Jhn llffil,
Qtilncy Ailumt
RHODE ISLAND.
Chomn by General Ticlel.
' Jotrpk h. TMinghast,
Hubert IS. Cra nut m.
NEW YORK. s '
District, Thonina U. Juchnon,
" jHinea dc la ' Motilaynn,
(fatten 11 off man, 1
Lttvrntrd (ivrlii,
Mntrt II. VrinutU,
lyiiti Monroe,
doverrxMir Kin,!Ic,
Vharlet Jahiuon,
Nutlianu'l yw.
Uufu Palrn,
, ( jron VainJcrpm:!,
ird (, ,. ,
. nt'(7 Hurnurd,
Anton Brown,
i. Varnd Kutiuil, ' .
auiu CJLtnd,
Jhn Fmkj, '
I'tltr J. Wagoner, .. J
Aixlrew W. JJ.njj,
I John (I; Floyd,
j David P Brewater,
Ik omit C.'Vrirttiuttn,
Jnlm4I.-Jrenti,
Jtiiiaoii Allin,
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21
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25 - -
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27
8. 0. Leonard, V
AmaH Iaua, . .
Iward Rofrem,
Nclifiuiuli II. Earl, ,
Chriitophtt ' MorcanZSL
The ran R. Si rone,
. Francit P.. Granger,
Morx-dith Mallory,
'Hi ,, . Sfrt M. Gattt,
31, " Richard P .Mirvta,'
82 " Mallard Fillmorr,
33 " .-I. C'AuriM F. Milchtll.
- NEW JERSEY. '
JoM'ph F. Randolph.
Wha the Ctsaa arrived at thia put of lh r.iH, he
I U UIO I H ' 1 1' 'II III IIVI7 lll'Ull"!" liviil .1. ' -'
wnn, pr whether tlio uimI eviduuce wm produced on
buth fide. ' '
The t'lerk arki'd if i waa the pleasure of the limine
that lie should mike a statement aa to the umiI coinvo
of firiicei'iliiigt . 7 " -
veral memliori called for the reading of the evi
(li.'tice. . . ,
'1'he Clerk then rd the comimasioD of Mr. Aycrigg,
aigned by Gnveriijir ppimiuj;ton, and atated lliat there.
yrm live other tcmimii-ton in 'hw pu.ciKiu m Ilia
mnlK atl. -
St f, iMwwi lima -mnt 4 fcr limdmg & i Uw :M
Mr. t.4V Joiinaoi dmired that the evidence on the
other Mi t riad ty the Clerk before he law waa
read to tfm U'rtl-0.
Mr, llKatka itatr- l that tin object in bavin? the law -
rraii at thia ala'ieuf.the pr)CfMtiiiir was to ahow what
iiU"S riceufcil IS tHdcijcjB bl tbodt
iir. V aSIikhpoki. conicuura inai nil l ie mti" miuum
be Imd fxidiro Iho llmye before the law waa ruad. In
Uie prentut cane, tlii'revwera conflicting reiurna and
conftictmir evKli'iicn, and jlaeeinud to linn that It wouid
be more in order to read the mik-nce on tartli anil be
fore the Uw waa' wad, 'than U read the laW at the re- "
tllt time. r
Mr. TiLi.tsuHasr thouj
'hi the
Rvidt proper course
tost
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aatvMtaa asiaanea la reutlua to inn mauec, tvaew
Xhm Iwly. Urft4 .tla.w-,wdt,ihMni..could.;
wiieiher the ptpif oOiVot'licr aiilij'tfiuld be -
decide
Tvid' sr:
rvMence.. - , - ' '
Mr. JiiMirt tt ilies to know of the Clerk, whether
tlinie werwany otin-r returns in his powwiuOon trooi
tfiere warn any other returns in his powesstan Irian
than ihe aix which had b:cn referred to t lr there
wtua.MVtthj:.jiilU8
manner I .
The Clerk here asked if it "wss the pleasure oT the
IIoum that he should make a statement m rclaiioa to
N
this matter. ''"
Mr. RiTca renpoct(ully autfijeiited. the pnpriety of ,
laying this motion on the tahle for the present, in urder
that (he roll iniirli! he called thnitiL'h, to ascertain wheth.
er there wns a qiinrum of im'inbt'ra pri'sunt At pro- -iul
ntthin) eool.l h dme. He, therefore, hoped I hat
Ihe meinmirs present wuu!J acquiesce in a molioa 01
this kioil, in order thai the llnuee might immedwiely
prnreml with itaoreaniiation; after which tliwuuestioa
could bo brought up and acted Opun. "'
Mt. Maxwiul conlendctl that ihtj ou''lit not tj
adopt this sui(etnn ntileM some pood reatwi could be "
given kir pa-iii orcr the nisteof pw Jersey. I here
haj been unit no to the Clsrk certificates in the nmiat .
form, winch have been read ; and it seomed to nim tbit
it wmild.be an cctniimlinary course to piss over the
State of NewCMcy, after these certificates had beea
produced. ' ; . .
Tha Clerk then said thai there were three propoi
Mom brouaht to tho notice o( tlw bly one lu read
Ihe law, the other to read the testimony m the posses
sion of the Clerk, sod the tUird la piss ovctLlhe Stte,
of New Jersey ontil it wss saeertsinad whether there
wl rffTiTum nt attemtane-tti-ttie itouse
Mr. Vias sand, thai before.. any motion. iras ptitJa.
put
tlod lu tute 1. . Would the Clerk sner wlist wss ISe-
imial course in a cati of this kind ! Had he (Mr. )
11 rinht ii vote on this Uiicstion ? " - .
".liia Cfl :.tii ' r nr fhr him to hW( a to
Whst cotirse Ihe House ought to puivue in relation lo
this matter. - ,. ' -V .--s '-.vw-
lr. Wise. Ilis any member t right lo move to lay
(his mallnr un tli.Ubl 1 ,
-TheOerk ets iit ww4'.4 ba a matter fut tluuunuse,.
to dai-ida . s .. . ' .
,4i.W 4yery?ior lasted
tho whole day, during which several members tool?
part in support f, and eainxt tho. course of jho ;
Clerk, but as the'dchnto on the first day does not
present tho points involved in so forcible and point- "
ed a manner as ,ihoe 00 tho second, we have ae. '
lee led portion of the second day's proceedings, in
which will be found the speeches of Messrs. While, :
and Wise, rjn the pirt of the Whigs and of
Messrs. Vuiiderpiri-I, and Wellcr on the' part of
tho Administration. From t'.ce our readers will
gather the fact that the wilide matter gwwing out,
of the New Jersey eleciiims imado a party que,
lion, anif so equally aro tha parties balanced, that
UhTt s sonig coiifeSsiTiiTTakPa'ptaea "ThirTTfid""
odmr r'f trurhing thecrvein?nti''n ofthe U(wt,
w-siiiM-ww.. iwni irmo MKin
motion to lay this qaeslwn M theUhlc Had the l,m. flKment. K wss lne ihst the Ork, n XTX;ti
JL l I. - i. . i . i.- ...i. . .a , I w . i i .. ... . .. :
. t .. k- J the Li of umee and.neccMiY. fwaualaiw rWr.ll T the Clerk to be a olain a
WSS nui DCiore inc niu wa" ws:ii-- u,ri, wiiu wh ciui. - i . . . . , r ' i
ue canii'4
iirirf'fi'tliii"
HOU:
OP KiJ'UilS-NTATlVn.
lux. X llt
of the lnw Il.w-) calhMt ti.e If ..Styr,J, hi m. Kh-d t ttiu. ni n ollr by
ml atmnd that dm KealteiMfi froai N-.ULV.ll 1,,, a ah. .1 Viraiui.i g.-1.tlu.ii..t, botiml
na (Mr. nymnnj had p .--i '4 f t d r at the
Unit) of the djiturnmcnl ( jeter.i, id. '
1 be perniini of that n-jitU-man. to w!d brg
leave to make a respectful appeal li le U e-
No man, said Mr. G. Hi m r than I d- t H
tcacy and, difficult v of hia ptioe Vtmn be
ginning 1 hav (elt high r-awilth'y retiv.s
upfin me. and bef.tre GoJ mod my ctnr, I ir
you I have bad, but otieTMntire, aoI that . to
my duty justly nod impartially, wnh"toi regard tf
mrmiiuil or oartv cmunderatiofta. I haws beea
f , -j
placod in a nuvel and unpreeedeiih-a mtuaswo.
All the caera of contested el'lii hret'r pre
aenied, have been presented i IV il mm f It-p
reeiitative itlf, upon the rtitiin f darn
iuir member, and the Clerk kd iMbn 2 to di
null them. Thn only TariatHai fmrw laal r-jfc
waa in the cm of Mar. Mitoce and licber,
Keiiiitcliy. B-'ith the giieeo pMted thein-
veTle&Nre iHe II 'wie, and? cTi7aiVt!ltr
havu n-atg, and the ll iw waa eomfcIW lo tale
Ihe nmller into cooidemiw : and tbe II -mt
might pcrhapa, have remained wnorrad I a
fortuihi, if these two jtentiemra bad an tiiWa
ri!y withdraw 0 their case until after the wrgajnij.
tion. The pre-irt cie however, waa one emirW
diff rent from tha one refemrd to. Tb- dulk-taitj in
the preaetit caie waa prewoted to the (Vra bitiwif
Cohllirtintf evidence waa hrought into bi oJSce.
and what wa tjeTJdrf-TWbar-xif nKiw thw
cas I W 1 to take upon any if Ihft tgera of.
the Houe of Reprcae titatiaea . Ihe pnvrera wbtrh
the Conalitution baa gi l it to decide oo Ihe
qunhfica'!iona.if in tnemtna! I aaaorw foil
men I hut I have felt the d.Icicy usy atlitatKia,
and I have labored a-i lunuly to be enabled l
come to correct eoocluim iu relaiioii 10 this
qiHMtion."I thereRe, now rrapectf.Iiy appeal to
thia bndv, to permit toe la nuke a auieovenl whack
I hae prepared in jiMirVifioWTtf ,:veoiirj on
the preaenf occanuio; and I ihi dc tha repent t
mat unprecedeuleiL-Wlien the conduct jCi-J?'M'r:.
officer haa- bciea-.brought i Qohttiiat, as rmoa ha
u5!!LSS,i,m.L'''l
' Mr. Jeniler
akd it the tleil dr-Mifned to n
view fiis dnciaion if yeaerdaT, and call ih
bera friiiai New J,-iw. at that tha II-kw rniM
goon without hi nterfereor. - - -
The CiurV atated that he had taken thW counae
on yf'teniayXwhtch he tell it W he hw ditT lo
lu Lu anil lui full .1 n. J .In . rf fr . .tnt.l Imi v
1 . 1 . , .1 , .
4'Hmnrr'ne htir Vf-eenihimwi lb gmuoJ jnd
iiwitivea which induord hint to take lite coune IV
JwJiiJ.-- 4
, Mr. Wme thought it dti toiha Clerk in ihe
attoatioa which a-wae, if tv law, aid wie in
thia caae be repirdd aa law, 'bad placeil biiw t
lie permilled to make a (atatemem. Ilowtaaerr
oVwrona to . tx-ar a ataterwut, ait4 duubtieaa other
getitlumen were d-airtt in bear''! atalenrnf, M
the reaaomi why the Clerk had r dVrHarjrd the
duty which law and aaae hadim wpiaa hint.
He hoed, llieref tra, Ht ail reeoiIMiw-a voutd c-
quieiice in nearitf tntv MMrfrT. tM prtntm lteir
.1 . . I ; .. 1 , I. il,. .V I.I... . I
Ilia suhict whicn ineClera mint bt topreseni.
u ,1 j. . i- r . 1 .
Some called
iivtn aim him auni'TU anuci-raiiny r i-kw'.i , . v
KLuucuKii i.; Ill IU Mi W 111 aw, f imrvin hi
r.. ,iIt,. ,x ,. j''lecn. which would lead them into Imermina-'
fM tl.o rcatinjt ft the reifvcair and w- . . . . .. ... .
dJv, anno
iiuuti3aiijMit the. nyn, taicmlKC 1
om Ni' JTiy Htlil be cald ; and a he nuade i
no atan mct on yerrd-iy- why th. ,r .erw
no, phced on Ihel, aod A he .hoo.h, ,ka.
Satement
, . . . . . .
ougUt aow tube heard by uiurrU
a
consent. " .r r n -r - - r.-
When Mr. W,. retnifned hi ant, there were
cnea lu Uie Clerk 10 " Ota mhJ"
Mr. Whito. of Ki'ii'iii-Vv siiJ, Cc me he en
tered hia enlemii pri
this prepared d euimTrt
r.BSris,e,cvrWWr
thefr busineiw tntcrrujtd b their t3eri, and lot
il Itipp 1,1 lkf.il r ntanfiMl lafpiinMrf wmA fhua
,h(J cVrk'a desk, cakuUtod, if not dnarej sm, CaT f
csinlry ; and be tooushl, ahe b fnei fro
road, h5 had not v fluted -.nWufly , ihe b-
' . i r
icct. In his view, it wa oo matter who ruse and
uhjectcd here it was na maner what the aew.
paper of the country bad pnlii.ifd it ao
mailer what sfWivits the bstdrs of New Jersey
bad sent in to arrest the l--s of NVw Jcraey. L
wa the, duly of the Clerk to lake tint evidence
produced," jn conformity to the laww of Nw J.
sey, and it was not bis duu lo n-si and ntuke aralr
n tents here in relation lu toe waiter ' Suppaie the
Clerk did go on and make Ifai sttmctit, w j!d
we go on and discuss this mstter cuoSy where we
left olTl No, air. v The moment lhal be wa daae,
new points would be raiand.and we w-sld be in
volved in greater difficulties than are are at pre
sent. . We Wisjld have dilfu-ulij eonMb aa bW.
ding tha matter, if we went on discuat-uif t!M nut
ler now without pertniltiiig i'w poiid to be raised
by the Clerk J and ha oteied agViHast hearing
any staieoarnt from him. " t
Mr. Wise was sorry to be throw into a debate
wiVh hisi if friends; BulTta fTkw ')rif Te irnire.iiao
irom Keatuciy would L)iea ta what he had to sav.
1.. . ...I.I . L .1... . . . .
ue uuiu. t.uu un-i..llliu LUfU u im prjMr,
Niiuiaiwumaw (hkw swetm t VSFM.T He
was ihe quondam Clerk id the l-i Congress, a.id
presented himself here rirsl lo render to kit snc-
.. j r..!j i i . .. ..
ce'sor in riflce. tne Tf"Hi th ; arwnr
ly. IheQerk was here bv tae bar of mrsy. ,vt .
a. ik. t ii 77 . had their ar bad. . If the Clerk has not vioTa-.
fcy the tier. He a-k1 . . . i- ,. o.j..ii,.
n "iii-K?rMaxrcs nr. xnr .visnsz. m': 1TJX:XP :iiZr ii
theorrrmanreof l7imptheitTepualb!c
Clerk of the Inst Cr- to keey rfl pf -nea-i aoswrrmrf am) if thaXlerk' had to decide
h- rs of Congress nd to call over ikal to3 at t!ir ' ,m t'e,'in a'l lst, imlirectly, wis jt D bet'or
pnmliiii?.
"Mr. W . here isd thu or.ti
ordiittUv of I"
U WuULut,i:aiu s&jst.im 4U Ofkl
was sworn to perS.rm tnis stfv. II- contend
that by Ihi ren'.ulim. if t! Cieri w.( k
perform this duty, aud ,fh, 5,I f
it, he wm,IJ Is: disregtru.i.g . hrty: 4
under a moral .oWigaiioa to prrW K Wn ibe
members of the Il.e were a the amal
ohlicatwrH laawmch aa oo tate had been rrt ad-
mim-ered to them. The Cterk wa, hd h, .
l" ' " " ,',e ol this
House were not umW this sacred obi,c,5i. The
Clerk was bound by b,. telh to hdu.v,
but the member, of the IWarevsi p,esaedl to .
be parusnns. They were pre-imcl tocop Iron,
??r
i,.,. j,,, ;i rsmrssa
C;, tk il-.u ..! by l.ieo-uh
il ii i iM-t-ii, aiid. tiv Hi'" rc
1 1 i,i .iU.t h i ii Im" n o-
, . ,i r. !,. W r a ! tun or.
-wrmi" .!si". too S ''
:d x ir l if In' In I II' i n OH
! lie .!..( ' il 15
wt PMTIIRI ( ' ' f ...
a Co Hun, h'J n?nl no to bind him lo-duif
ehra the dut which th whmon and tlio law
- . ' . "I'L- '1.-1. I... I .1.
. jira iMtrToriti a rprtu 11 nut v. nun ai
,J-imnwsJ urxm him. 1 he Clork had eta.
M to ihe yesterday that he waa n..i a
j!.., and verily he (Mr. .) agreed that tie waa
tu4m ! accwding to bin-view of tha Con-
a-iijiori, an man here waa a judge of lm prima fa
ncnijhtto a.aent on that fluor. Neither Ihe
Ork. nor any other maji iww prew(,i,culd i"dgo
nfbif emfcutwl. Under the Coiwtituiion he con
miered that, at the present ste.i.f proceed i h, ;
l,ey were ta rrwrti between the llnusa of. Uep.
revntativea and their eoimtituenta, and no one iad
tha nghl lo deci'Jij upon hi credentials. ' ' j
" Mr. W. ihe rend the claiwe from the Cotwlitu.
ti.i which rv to the Statea the power at present
to regulate, efoctiotia, cited the mode by -which the
RnifvaMif alive from V irgmia otitainei) tni ir ecru
farati "St elecfSr - trwtemlwf thwi lhl,
cervihVaie 'waa obtained, aa it waa there, from the
aSentf of their drttriot, thera waa no power to pre
yeot them frwa taking their aeata in thia II ms in
ihe finr inatance. When a gentleman here pre ;
tented the ev'hlence that he waa entitled lo his seat,
it wa anl the duty of the Clark tadecule jmlici'il
ht upno il. He -va not a judicial olficer, hut a
iweee maiafeml officer. His duly waa merely to
receive ihe evidence presented to him, and enter
Hid iliTrinHeede
why dtd he not enter the navies of the five New
Jerary aiembera opon tho roll. The Clerk had
ud that he ia not tha person t decide the qucs
Ihmi who are entitled to seats, and ha referred the
matter lo na; but wa have no more right to decide
it at present than ha has ; and the question will ne.
reaMrihr fame bnok to tha Clerk ai last lobe de.
eided ; and thia wa the view which he desired to
pre-ai upnn the Clerk and make him, as a rnnn.sit.
ited ahnve fwrty, aa a sarorn oflicVr, andas a Chris
tian, do thai, directly, which he would be forced to
indtreetlv TV Clerkv haauaald he. Wai.fl(i.la
tk opo himwll to uVciin oa. thu q jewtina but.
Imfm ii la thrt llxmSM if we were a convention
i,j - .m mttl K.j ,h. ,T J"..T7u. iTn't.""
"tl
other rreftiiis bnt whf-n yno put the ( ieiini
a to hthr the creofiti!i! of the five ip'iitleirTen
from New JT"y shall he recelyedwho ahiilf vote "
np M. Mr-Avcnaj ami hi political IriemN, or
Mr, Dvkrwi and his political friendsf In refu
l hcioV on this q ientino. tlie CVrk dn-a de
cle;-TTilir-lo
meiwVrs from New Jwey has all the elTtct of a
wilt he insrwv.S(e Pr tti llmawto dert'te iipvni
hia"aeWi,anil if will devolve upo lite Clark
or srnnaon owl of il to deride. We coimi back ',
Ihen, tow. Mr. Oerk, and.yoij may a well ei-
erciaw lhal jiyfampnl at fwve, which yo will be
cnoipefled to do l Utt. lie eonteoded 'hat the .,
evade ace in this ease was the certificate'of the'Gd-"
vevtmr of New Jersey, and that inust he conclusive
ia !b firs iiMtance, bcaiMR the moment gentle
attetnoted to ao behind that, as some gentlo
had suggested on this fiiaor, they converted .
this ta4vt onwiehfv bodv into a Coinmiltce of
w . wiwiv nr. ... tct imvh mrw pwhsii
w Jrver and he -carted about frmn one
r aimirrrr n, namimr mm mo irauua
. . . , . . .,
which were ewrlly commuted on both aide at
P ..ll . I IV UJ Willi lllrtl lid CF IU .'
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h" , "T '
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dnci'led
pnner
ipmn. wi His ni nit wimuuBjii.iiiv run. 11 CI
. ... ,. " . ? ' v
Lit hia ffKimta i nmnprln nrmpiitPfl In him ml
roll,
in a pmpetfofm, are not the cei-tificafes ofthe nth;"
r v Nar JnT members in proper form 1
Thee if precisely in th same firm of Mr. Ran-
i; rt ratriot he. a Trrtesr-- hrs JourjrTrir
Ihe oanvH, of r. yrriL'2 and his collesooes
tn ihe rolL The eertirlrate r.f the Governor in
TL" ' ""r " me uoyerrvnr w
ns'ietKet' i'Wet anoT (Tia'lfimse, at
" "ml '""TJ ,'m V'7" ""r, "7 "
,k"l,,T;rLr'J (safHTr. TTijac
ttsnn aalkvs.MLsl kasa sa.ad a .... a.. I, ... . , .
It. vi mImmiIW MMalai ,a u int.,,M . . I
ritiso sthth rme should pretend thaf he had a right
to it; would I permit the Ork "to prevent me"
front participating in Ihe nrganizitioivnf Ihu House
in sweh case I Has the Clerk any riht or power
onder the Gwwtttution and the laws, lo prevent any
envy imaw exercises hia right here, when be has
the rvhifnre ikal he has B right to his seat in hi
pnaarion. No ; tha Clerk had no right to prevent
him from taking hisea when he had his certificate
ta his pocket; and although he did not desire to
pcearh rewnhrtioasry doctrines, he would not bet
pot to the test for aM that the world could give him.
Neither you, Mr. Clerk, nor any one else here,
had the rich or ihe power, to judge on the matter
which the seven shentfs of my district' alone have
the ngSi to decide.- ,- ,.5,,:,. ' .... ,.
Mr. W. considered that the most proper tnotlo "
of or.r.ii,tron would be, for. the Clerk to call over
tha Suite, and then earta numlir
peeisfM has eisdimlialai awl -when thay r..ll.Mtt"'"j
their creoVntial in Ihe primer form, th ? were en-
tilled to their s. fs. and ..jhenas joiyejrjg
t their seats, and holding
'wfrrKztf.
ndmnl. h,.i -i
he asaut appealed toliim aaawomifs?r, tossy-
wh-tber 11 was b hi duty to enter upon the roll
the eamca of the genlleinea who had the cer.
lilkausaaf Ihe G.rtn of New Jersey (i,W the
t4 aeal of tU Sia:e., wtiamvnr n..,.i iJ. I :
1 . . i.u r ITTTr IT I 1
wluit IJ fjfcxk had to awv and.h.J 1
.permitted to make the statement he had prcoared
krase he wi4,l -he Clerk to ti ll him aa a sworn
'c43ee,,i,. native turn gentleman of h.sowu ibojC
.r State, aud as i Christian, ready to answer be
f.re GJ and his country, why lo had
eharzed hut duty in the present car
-- Mr Y.xnr eon V ,r .1
Vk.'2!L?L?? T ,T n. WfiM
newa wf enileiiin
saptmrted thoMi who
aiii. j.i..
k. - --- "iw
:.t .1 . 4L
"-reiinmecertihcalo
t.sk of mnn.X 7,,
p!e ... , 7 n,Urh ,,,or
esSictm mZ, SZ ? '
.rself r ,!,t ,rf l... , . "
'II t'i'i iui f i .f Mr. Yrlt ai
O.i lie I e 'iljcilieii wilird UiiWilln, t IruM ii", '
f i.miflii it Ic hI llnl w .liouli )KtJ ,T Ut(," 4
ifMh-d wHla- uii'il w t!t .qiturmn. Tn
wert ill' "ar.i'ii""!!-. .0:nned W
in;imlv a 'dre-d ? M ) of i.
im hint iHtiwI, h i 1 U.t'U.iidJrtwMul
of ihe II iii ( s-.iuiR severely arraton..:. t.
duct, aotl iith-c enlftilly ikij-iH to nJu '
Clerk to receilo from the p-ni'im m ls, '
Now, did not cmnm.m j-iitice, he had
............. ,lmi uie jL-teta ah.
have tha ojinortiitiiiy of cxpl lining f U lr
centlofnen d -nv him thin wm m. 1 '
i.i
ean I ny, were irentlmneii lipr. ;"
T Why, were irentlmnen hern. i ;:
aiuioiis to exciudn tno iiirhi 1 a it,M ... "
dance ith the principle that ioduend ihm i,
cludo Iho evidence tlmt went to tbow that (He
lificnio'of the Governor waa in tratb. mi.i T"
no evidence of the expressed will f the mnrr
people of New Jersey, Iwt that, at bera actatfly
caived the majority! Had it come lalh-j.ii-the
voice of tho majority of the people of a
reign Siato was mt only, 10 ba tilencra bv
mere form and technicality, but that a funcJiaa,
who had taken a course that miht, in ktcm '
qmmcos, possibly give effect to that eosre, iras ,J
to be all rwed the opportunity of esplamkigaai j,,,,
AuiiPgJlkraw, ndn that. .ton, .after ft a
animadverted upon in 00 sparing manner f fl, "
hoped hia friend from Kentucky Mr. Vyy
would review the determination lie had rtan
never to permit the Clerk to read the ripkanj
he had proposed to submit to us. It mn imut
functionary whom he held rMpmtJ,, fIf o-j
action, and whoee decision bad beea an Tt'T
criticised. : .
Mr, V. said ha had already remarked, that avj
hojiddres9rsLl4 lha CJari, -
in iiiuugb nun in niranuini inn position aa Bl laksa.
Suppose he rlued to recede and it was aot tsij''
presumed th at he had announced his dncimaVl4.
out due consideration what course then renaM
to us, if he remained consistent, but that rstfn4
hv tfie gentleman from Virginia, Mr &vU.
His motion waa, that we pass, for lb preseot fr
the contested New Jersey seats, call the nt&wg ""
the members whose right to seats was sxn cssd.
yerted j and then, Tiavinj a quoraov ve wiaaldai
in a situation to d .tide, whether, before orf;aas. 1
linn, all the claimants should stand hack. Xaatker
aiiejoaiJe(rcmiiuel touicZIf VyrCJSI ai(
inscribe tho name of either set of jhe New Jf,
necessity, by jreneral consent, pasaflhe gk&m4''
sets, and postpone further action upon the
we 'pmcured a qnont n cnmprteirt to art. B- hn
hetrd a a, rest deal about thw law of swesWy. g.
scknoede. its full force and oldic-tan axMst fa
occasif)ftv But there was another Um ta ala-avs
amottah!o he meant th tt law nT'eVajrv'ial b
Pawl Jv.ttLM.n.!!. ever gwni onr sHisenilma)
hem." - I a vjes tlm if'irinne anias?wal"
which the debit had thus far b-eacindaoel,.
an ample pledgj-tht nothing anSeamiiK ty
places Wrf occupied vro il 1 be attomjuel oc ateni
To relurrij then, ajsito thi universtHy ressecsi
law of nrerwity, he wNild a.k whetjr it aU a
jrresistihly .diive us mt tlofsv mtemj ly
the eenllomsn fnm VirsjVr,' Mr. RivmJ ;
The Clork had decided, itut ia the preset attji
of our proceedings, no q'tst)iin could b-j tikra.
And it ;nnsl he an; f,,r no.hll hvia yat keai
called, aril no qi ifum ascertained, niy b
cooUidinif cltimants from New Jerarv cuasial .
eierciss ths riaht of voliacf MW'tMlaiysest
them t Why not vofi as well as anv iW ei)
man whosn name Md rwt h-ew railed f Here,.
then', we w'il et'i-Hi t tV swssfrWfs nf in mm
-ntambm-a antiHij mmkmim h,tiwa Caasaa--
tion or the laws of ,Congrevr aatfaonj?! t,le
elected to the House f U'e were lliea driaea a
the nessify, if nr otpct wer-t trot snrgsiir
won, pam? or t he contnittof mxaVn, an i
Hie list of Ihe undisputed me nWasc!Tsii,
and thus secure a trihon-il to lo..k iot iW .
Here Mr 'W'fse ask-d Mr. V. to a rrM i?lc
in order to nsk him' a c ws'ioa. Mr. V.
w''ouiaTeT.r-r'TTirar(v
not 10 ne catecnised.J
wss e;ill"d, and ln ,rn the S,T( Via,
elfictont aetioo could ba h.sd upna l!i subtest
wr. . '''M M;wl ,!',,!,? gTa.'Sf, W ra
TH'Ws?otitattnt tiiacr npoa rt the oatioaeaiiat
Clei;k had finished calling the, list of the
tmrrtrrisr'snHTtrvrvTTMtr fVarfcrvr
ry liecessily and Ctnes ,nf thiols, a rwrr reasV'
ed to as lu an upon matter of tats d nea
that stage of our existence. Wr m-r re a " ,st1
before tlt rtpfuker was ch s-n.- The Oowst trswe
had created us auctt. bv ioea.i IS tiw, ta
j "f sovermn people of our n-fectrae lis
, j . , .
tricts. ParlUilieiil aidC,i'r5.au.Ji.:f ta-
ftre Speakers; ; There was a .rt af prehansiT
orgaiiiealiou the moment tin roll ar.scaM b i
Clebk. And to sustaia him m this .vtnsa,-i.
very h'uh authority, in a disiminjiadied fttdnoi
fiom Vermoni, Mr. Evkbctt wlvww kissi
Irom in pol""--, but whom be always Isttw'
with pleisnre. He would bnn to tbe aidsf m
gentleman Irom Vermoni, ho s t K-f are Lav it
StanB.J the powerful aid m'bi coT-eagwi. 8
would now read an extract from Lis Mr. E
ETr's speech, which expressed tu (Mr. V
opinions with so much mote tor;e wd peraK
man na Could express tUmur Uul !e ssooid tt
th!l.tlggf- rgamr. -Mr '
80 I,r"rl trlua tho i"",h .M MrTK
V. befsiBi
rHS.rs'M"
ease of Chibnrn and Ghda arrr-,irrcd
1 'p"rxnilrm-jr
iunm" -r 1
conmJerelflie diirrrr; ,n' rir(.swTe-sgiat
"ouse wasumieriMilaw.' iareaaia
4"K-n-i t,m'" ! that w.u the hs af t
Prll,;1"'e Ihe rmmmon U 4 ParUanseoU Jt
" axsjajw st thai ihe il amars
- "Hz 'A - f.'e efw- a:-j 'ed. Ti
I mn 1'iwliuii Ml tr;Ui!i'i.L a lixh e '"'
8CI a hody. to Ihe tist ieJ h
i Cikrk, he formed it a,cordirtg t s;-,aa W
' ,e rfee"H!i ut!iitMS lofurmsiMB. He oi
- f 1 1 I lirl llllTlTi . , I.' i:i a- 1 '
r!4C""Peied1aii(l the inember had avwerei a-
names, ihpy formed aa organised s Iv, aahTfe't
pmcd to ttner VSiiirkefra Clert; w a C-
toe of Elcii.is,jnstssthry thmcht bn4.er
nt once proceed 10 rjcide on the crrdt.'is
dividaals. lathe orer-n1 ease, bttire lW
jbeen gonu through, alms whoss iti i-- '
j yt been calie.1 had v-ht Bhatcver to -y
rar than the urroutn-'ina pectators.' ,
I This dnctrine. aaiJ Mr. V. naaW r
, ifiri ir r I
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'hv tho aeiitieinto from Vermont, mast fc
I What sad c-:iern,.ws .i.r(rf ehfit
, otherwise, Sup, ,h. Cw.S rs ci. '
evidence her,re bi.a, that ll.s crrr.S.v r"
b PMg 0mJ, is f.-t r ; a-
?r other PirliKii,. ..'f;. the W
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