Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-03

IN taking the Totes majority Of which ha
been gwen inr alr. Gmmitt, AMI the county
conn.sslaner's CLERK IN making out the alb
stracti, added those votes to Nlr, EmmItt's
poii, ~neh save Inn majority, aud he gave
him Certificate OF election. rhe committee
taxing the 81 ne view ut the case, reported IN
favor ot Alr. T. 5 retaining ms seat, winch
report Vas also coacirred IN o. the House,
aad winch placed Oh their journals, Two deci-
Sons On the sane point, directly IN opposition
to each othcf.''
i6e report OF he committee on cleo
tons, IN the case OF Mr. Emmili, NAV be
seen IN the journal oi the House oil Il e.
presehtatises, page 233 II MAKES no
mention Of any trresut2rlty il. taking
the votes," but says expressly - There
IS no testimony, IN the opinion OF your
committee, 10 show that any bride or
force was used 10 Influence any vote
whatever; and upon an examination of
the returns IN the socretary's office from
WINE county, by your committee, il ap-
pears that john Emmlu has MAJORITY of
twentySix votes over John Craw." No
the Committee found every thing as II
should be--no irregulaflty--No bribing
--no lorce-but Clear maiorily o IS
ior Mr.. Enmii. Taey mjgAt have
found, TOO, that Mr.. Emuniu had never
been legally notified by Nj. Craw of his
intention to contest the election. Now,
IS there any thing Inconsistent in the de-
cislon oil these two cases The election
oil two sitting members is contested: they
are both confirmed IN their seats, be-
cause no legal testimony is pro luced to
lnvalida,e their rights
Let Us hear Americaaas gain:
i" The friends of Mr.. Shaw, au,li}islg them.
SsfeeS q tiis iacoagraitg, brought forward no.
ten 10 reconsider the decisou OF the House in
Nj. Hansen's case"
Ihat is good. ore Mr.. E.amiil's
election was decided on the fifteenth Qf
February, three days after Mr.. Ford,
the =" friend" Of .Hr. S4aw, had drought
forward motion to reconsider the de-
cision OF the House in MIR. Hanssn's
case --three days after Mr.. Hansen had
been turned out, and Mr. Shaw admit
ted.--thrce days aitorihe COavgunonre :!
luiion had, by these man cGyfes, passed !
The Geaeral Assembly. Yes, on the
iqrcYh OF February, the " friends oil M !,
Shaw" in pursuance Of bend signed |
by them on the preceding evening, araH /.
ed hensaefoeS Of an iacongrnity zvhych, |
I'll eUer e.2isted, did aot e.ci8t hH tire |
Il. ecW3 . Americahus what Solo |
mon art thou
Gentle reader, viii tell thee wha. |
The inc2n5ratty" was, of which Mr.. .
1haw's friends Messrs. Ford, West, < !
Coz ayaied themselves. I, was this /!
Sir. Hansen bad voted for Judge Tho |
nas as Senator to Compress. lie had !
also once voted for the Convention reso.
luton, and II was expected he would do |
SO again. In this belief, bill had a.
ready passed the Senate appointing hi,n
a canal commissioner. II be had " gore
fAe aydeic," and supported the Convex
uon To the last, Ms. Shaw's fj.ienis
would have found no '' incoagruity" to |
avail themselves of; Mr.. Shaw himself
would have been suffered IN rcrna;n~in
the lobby, or, at best, you'd have been
pnt to the degrading drndgery Of getting
up Instructions; while Mr.. Hansen
would have been canal Commissioner,
aud stood fair chance for other promo
lions whenever the friends of slavery
should get into power But optbe lfh
ct February, he though, proper 10 Vot.
against convention the same eve
mag lie was burned in effigy, and bond
was signed by oighleea menbcrs, WHO
obligated themselves to vote for ME ex-
paision the next day-the next mornins
he was turned oat, and Mr.. Shaw taken
IN :---in the course OF the day, the Con-
vebtion resolution was passed; and Mr..
II anscn's name was stricken out Of tin
canal bill, as one of the com mlssiYoers,
ard the name of Emanuel J. ltest Ia
serted IN its place. These facts do n6t
rest upon the mere assertion Of an ano.
nymous wrter--they are founded upon
The Journals of the House of Represen-
authentic docum ents land
Ipon the personal knowledge OF many
{ iiizens.
Desperate indeed must be that cause,
which requires to he supported by tie
publication Of such BARE faced and itn-
pudent falsehoofls as those OF .4meric4-
nus. A REPUBLICAN,.
81. Clair County, Jan. 90, 1924.
From the Missouri Republican.