Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-12-19

declaration that the Press admitted that
they would hold their seats for two years,
upon the July election, unless the opinion
of one or two presses be considered the
opinion of the whole, the assertion is false
throughout. We pronounce it to be as
false as false can be, in reference TO the
Liberty Advocate. No such an opinion
can be gathered from its columns, and we
challenge these loving "Democrats" to
pointit out.
We have no doubt butthat the decision
the House was mainly based upon the as
sertion of Claiborne and Gholson, "that
there was no doubt among the People OF
this State at the time Of the election, but
that they would hold their seats for the
whole 25th Congress" Ifthis be the fact,
the House, in one point Of view, at least,
is entitled to some indulgence. But the
feclS4on is, i'll other respects, so absurd
anu ridiculous, that we are at a loss
whether to admire most their stupidity or
uncalcu'ating and thoughtless servility.
They, in the first place, decided the Writ
to be unconstitutional, and upon this uncon-
stitutional order OF the Governor, they ac-
corded to Claiborne and Gholson their
seats for two years. 1t would appear ev-
ldent to every unsophisticated mind, that
If the Governors Writ was unconstitution-
al, that Claiborne and GhoIson were not
entitled to their seats at all. And yet the
Lower House of an American Congress,
corruPtly bent on the aggrandizemcnt of
party, attentive, alone, to the advance
ment, and bolstering up, of their neEari-
GUS and unhallowed cause, with hearts
and heads totally inaccessible to the RAYS
OF honesty and truth, after they had re-
solved that our Governor had no right to
ieooo such order as he ola, they turned
around, and with the during and infamous
lmPudence Of wilful usurpers elected, of
their oacn accord, Claiborne and Gholson,
Representatives from Tie STATE Of lIississip-
pi, for the Wto1e ofMe 25tA Congress. And
it is lamentable fact, that many of our
ieIlow-cltizens scrvilely relinquished this
high privilege the birth-right of the free
men OF this coniederacy, the right of
suffrage, in obedience TO the mandates of
usurpation, and did not vote for Repre-
sentatives TO Congress, on the first Mon
day and day following, Of November last
the dav fixed upon by our Constitution Cor
their election. We regard this rccreancy
as one ofthe most inauspicous signs of the
times, and as evidence Of he downward
course OF things, and the fatal deecneracy
that's rapidly Selling upon large portion
OF the treemen of our soil. indeed, we
never anticipated that they would thus bow
the knee to Baal, and obsequouslv shout
hosonnas the LowerHousc orC ongress,in
their daring career of usurpation upon their
dearest and most inestimabte rights, but,
Ills true; alas, tits pity It's true"
Cur State Constitution has fixed upon
inc first Monday and day following in
November for the election of Representa-
tives to Congress. The Constitution OF
the United States has reserved to the
States the power Of regulating tho time
OF holding these elections, and the Stale
Of MissisoiPpl fixed upon the above men
toned day. Now, has the Governor Of
this State, or the Lower House of Congress
the right of setting aside the Constitution
OF this State? The Governor NAV possess
the power of issuing writ for special
session in such an exigency as we we're
placed | shall not discuss the question;
but would only remark, that if the Gov
crhor llud not INC power 10 ieouo sucb ,
writ, Claiborne and Gholson had no moro
right to their seats in that body than wo
mad If those gentlemen could not sit nm
DER the Governors writ, they could NOT
sit at all. If they were entitled to their
seats under that writ, they could no,
serve beyond the first Monday and dav
following in November, the constitutional
time OF eIecting Representatives How
ever, the House, compassonating our TO-
norance and lack Of sense to DISCHARGE tbe !
duties oil citizenship, and to save us the
trouble and expense of eIoo,ing ou. own +
representatives, set aside both State and {
Federal Constitution to subserye the in
ierests OF party, and elected Representa- i
lVes for u.s. And corruption and usurDa- s
ION d'd not stand in need of champions P
lhey sprung into life, thick as VAMPIRES q