Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-23

have been elected on tho first lnIIot--,uJ tl,nt i
he mad failed in that, Sutherland would have been
CHOSEN on the next. Mr.. Stevenson like his lrcrtd
The I'eutenant Governor of Virginia holds his
place by accident, and tho MISREPRESENTATION las Ia
the latter of the wishes of Tho people We hum
bly, suggest to both, that rs they arc petcnt Ropub
Leans, they should resign thoir respective stations
and have another trial. What say yc gentlemen
Arc you afraid to trust your constiuents7 Vein.
vie attention to what follows.
From The u. s.. Tclecrcph.
correspondent of the American Sentinel
| speaking OF the Speaker saws: .e
"But what wero the facts indicating yyI.ro the
opposition layl believe it is acknowledged that
Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. McDutTe, and their Souti,
carolina friends. arc in oppositon Ia tho admins
tration Well, Mr. McDufiic and his friends sus-
tanned flr Stevenson; yes, although no is tho
devoted partizon of Mr. Van Bcren. do not find
fnuit with them; they thought, by doing So tlcy
could best promote their fnvorlte ylewa TO wit tic
obstruction OF the turif and tho prostration Of tire
The writer then proceeds to 10 that Mr.. Dufio.
and the friends Of MIR. Calhoun, supported Mr. Sic
venson because he in favor of The repeal o; the
10Th section OF the Judiciary act, and says:
al say again, Mr.. McDuifin and his friends and
NIL the friends Of Mr.. Calhoun sunport.d MIR 81,
vonaon with good reason. But thcY yvero fairly en-
titled so to do, and far from write them blame
for it,"
l.. In the first place this writer attempts TO make
hr. Calhoun responsible for the oflis friends
wien Mr. Calhoun was not hsrc, and his friends
were appraised of his wishes and therefore could
not act on them. In the next place Mir Calhouu's
friends, although they did not vote Tor Mr. sulhar-
land, did not all vote for Mr. Stevenson
Then as 20 tho motive-as TO the suppo ed
wish to repeal tho 25lh section of the Ju
dietary act-Mr. McDufo, who was opposed
to tho repeal of the 25th section voted for
mr.. Stevenson, and MIR. Davis, who reported the
bill to repeal that section, voted against hrn.
Those who arc nominated Mr.. Calhouns
tricnGs are nchor the supporters or The opponents
OF cen. jackson or any other ndividral-thcy have
higher duty TO perform; and whatever persona!
advantage might be derived from il, they have too
much sci-respect 10 wear the livery of any one
htr.Cahouu's friends, we speak! for ourselves havo
no stake M the canvass; and belonging to neither
party, viii take care that we not troddcn upon
hy either party with IMMUNITY. We will rcpcI in
Sui' and aVcngc injury, come FROM what quarter
IL may.
The following remarks Of tho same corrcspon
dent are more to the point:
"Mr. Stevenson is now Speaker OF the House oil
represent atvcs, and hope he will improve by the
lesson he has received; il he dccs, ! am conlcni-
When say he is Speaker, / that he is S;poa-
keT dc tGcio, but that he is not Speaker Ge ju.e-
Immediately before the election tho House was
called, and itcO hundred ard members answered
TO their names The teilers appointed ny the clerk
OF tiio last house to count tho votes, Counted 1885,
OF Which number Andrew Stevenson received %,
inc exact numocr necessary 10 elect hi:. If TO
moro had voted, or offered to vote, than 1885, but
before tho tcl!crs had counted the votes, the Hon
Mr. Cook, of Ohio, came into the hall, and walked
up TO the desk where tie tcilcrs sat, and rendered
his vote, which they declined TO receive. The
other members had put their ballots in boxes,
rcd round by the Sergeant t-arms and Door-keep-
or OF the last house, Which boxes were Deposited
on the desk whore The trcrs sat. Before they
had begun to count. Mr.. Cook tcndcrcd lis vote,
which They rejected. 1t is well known that Mr.
Cook would have voted for the tariff candidate
and II his vote had been received, there must have
been another ballot. And why ought Mr.. Cooks
vote not to have been received? anT man SO
learned as to point out valid reason, or a CON
grcSSTonai rnic custom, which iurbds it's rcccp
ho"? He was present at the election, was Il rner1
Der ofthc house, and The representative Of forty
Thousand people. The mode OF election was ne
ccs:ariy informal. Every member vouched
or his own identity to the Scargent at Arms or
DoorIeorcr, who carried round the boxes.
There was. however, this additional soc"Inity in
tIo case of Mr.. Cook, that nc went forward 10 the
desk III the faces Of the whole assembly, and ten
dcrcd his vote Il member of the House OF Rep
rcscHa,ivcs, from the State OF Ohio. Now, it J
were in the situation of Mir. Stevenson, without
pretending 10 any of the chivaIrC bearing 10 the
South, would descend from the chair, throw back
my Office on the assembly, and say 'I;enlenep,
when assembled that chair, believed myself cleo
ted as The rule requires, By majority of all who
had rendered their ballots. | did not know that
an honorable member of this hourc had o.rorod to
vote and that if his vote Ind been received, would
not have been elected. cannot hold my seat by
the voices OF minority. | would not in my judg-
mcnt deserve the respect of the honorable men
whom address, If took tho advantage of any
technical nicely to retain the dignity of your pre-
siding oiicer. | must hold iut seat by the FREQ
voice OF Il majority, or not ct all.' This,
Pcnnsy!van1n, would be my course. Bat Mr..
Stevenson is Speaker dc Gac(o, and tho country
mnsi submit. But if had The misfortune to be in
h's aituation, Lwould: feel If I held tho station
on the plea of tho statute Of limitations, or some
trickery Of n quibbling attorney"
We say that this part Of the lottor is moro TO the
point. because the facts as stated and Mr..
Stevenson you'd not have been elected, If MIR.
Cooks vote had been counted; and chat Mr.. Cook =
vote was improperly rejected, will appear from the
following decision of Mir. Stevenson himself
Extract from Tho Journals Of the House Of Repre-
FcntatiYes, ID session of the goth Congress,
FEBRUARY %, 1890
The bill to compensate Susan Decatur, widow
and representative ofCaptuiu Stephen Decatur de-
ceased, and others, under consideration and
after debate,
The previous question was called for and de-
mandCd ~ majority the members. The prcvi-
Gus question vas then put, viz: "Shall tho main
question. be putt
And ;ho Veas and B0ys having been called, and
tho votes OF tho members cgch eide Of The gucs-
linn, having bccn communicated by thc Clerk 10 the
Speaker, tho SpcGl<cr aRp2uaccd TO the io5sc that
there yeas TO- uays ST. At this Stage Of the pro-
cecdIng, and Jcforc the Speaker had pronounced
the decision Of the question 10 tho House,
Mr.. Alexander announced his wish 10 change his
vote from tho ncgntirC to tho affirmative side of the
/ question the Speaker dccided that Alr. Alcxan-
Ter had rjghfto Ch1pgc his roic; and Mr.. Alex
/ andcr's vote being changed, tie question stood.
! yeas, GO-utys, 50.