Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-12-27

have not seen nor heard Of any "infuriate,
'no3s. or riotuus proceedings, which re
CURED my interpostiun to preserve ,hs
peace IL rs true learned that there wa,
some uProar aod confusion in the chamber o
me Senate ON Tuesday, and in the House nj
representatives on Wedaes tay :. hut both
.hese possess, under the Constitution aud
laws, ample power 10 preserve the peace aud
keep order within their respective houses
neither witnessed nor heard of sny proceed
'nss there which rendered il necessary io,
me 10 interfere. I have heard Of no threat.
against any nan's life or property; nor ba,
me Governor, any ei his f,iends, or any o
The members OF the Legislature, called ON
me 10 aiti IN preserving The peace or in pro.
'ec,'hg their persons or property against
violence. ! have been al ali times ready
ana anxious 10 preserve the peace and auie,
Ii the borough of Harrisburg. and have ma
u""o' out 'hat al any moment, when nv
services might have beeu required to proven,
disorter and violence, I should have found
-aou"a'h' power to sustain my efforts, in the
GOODNESS, hrmness, independence, intrepidity
and patriotism of the citizens Of D.unbin
county. have seen ho occasion to Call up
on The civil authorities Of other Counties, or
upon The military iorce of the Common,
wealth. TO quetl mobs or prevent riots: and
"p " opinion, that at no time during the
present month, has there existed any danger
winch would require civil or military iorce
10 terel II. l nuke This statement both ia
Justice TO myself, and 10 prevent unnecessary
excitement in remote parts OF the Common.
wealth
Given under my hand and seal a, Harris,
Il burg; thc day and year aforesaid.
WILLIAM COCHRAN
H'gh Sheriff Of Dduphin O,unty
FROM HARaISBURG-Tbe Senate
OF Pennsyiyania, on Saturday by vote of
10 10 III, adopted The resolution reported by
the COMMITTEE, in the case of the 9Th Sena.
iorial district, declaring Messrs JAMES Nj.
RELL aud ROBERT p. MARcLAY, the
WING Candidates, duly elected They have
therefore taken their seats, and thus one
contested case has been disposed of. The
actual, regular returns of election in>,he sew.
erai counties forming The Senatorial district.
EXHIBIT an aggregate majority of near three
hundred in favor of the Wing candidates; :
and II was only by the high handed, and
heretofore unheard al, measure of rejecting
The entire vote of a county Huntington
which gave 500 majority for the Wing can.
didates) that The L"cu Foco return judges OF
the district, could SO mould and muljlaie the
80 "' y" S''S ""J piotouCc VI success
10 the loco foCo candidates. Yet this hiyb.
handed measure was adopfed-followc up
by formal contest in the Senate and tho
claims, thus founded, of the loco candidates.
vociferouslY supported by tho politicians and
presses Of the party!
he Committee Of the Senate appointed
10 enquire and report upon the organization
OF the two bodies now claiming 10 be the
House OF Representatives,, made a repor, ON
Saturday, accompanied with the testimony
upon which IL was founded. The Commits
tee examined three officers and individuals
belonging 10 each branch OF the House, I'm
der oath. Their testimony is stated TO ex
hibit very lille discrepancy, as 10 the s,.fe.
ment of proceedings at The organ ization Of
these bodies. Therepor OF The committee
as elsewhere stated. vas in favor OF rccog
nizing tho "hig or Cunningham House, as
The one legally organized. From certain
alleged iniormality therein, and perhaps 10
gre further time Tor reflection, and "sober
second thought" among the ''people," The
report was re committed. Ii was expected
to be again before the Senate yesterday or
10 day. The report is said TO have given
much offence 10 TIE members of The "Pro
visional Government now at HARRISBURG
and Ii is i!ent that The civil authorities
deemed another outbreak possible, from the
circumstance that the military of Cumber.
land and Adams had been required to be in
readiness to keep the peace, aud support the
laws.
The Committee in the other contested ca
ses in the Senate philadelphia county, and
Chester, Montgomery and Delaware dis.
tricts) were 10 have been appointed yesier-
day.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Patriot.
Extract Of a letter received Yesterday at
teTnoon by The Rail road cars, dated
York, Penn December II, 1888
The passengers in the Harrisburg Stage
which arrived here this morning, state, thai
the committee VT The Senate, appointed for
the purpose Of inquiring which was lhslegi
Innate House OF represeD tatves, made a re-
port TO that body on Saturday, recognizing
the Whig,or Cunningham branch, which res
port was recommiIted 10 The same commit
Tee, who would in all probability re report
II TO the Senate 10 day. The volunteers
from Philadelphia were relieved on Sa,ur
day 10y detachment of about 100 from Car
isle. and returned 10 the city that day.
There were flying reports in Harrisburg
OF The marching OF body Of men from
Detks county, 10 that place, to sustain The
rebels, but they were no, ascertained 10 be
true.
An extra from the Harrisburg keystone,
CIoco Foco,) dated al one o'clock on Mon.
day morning, vehemently calls upon its par
" throughout The State TO take Up arms in
defence OF The stand taken by the members
from Philadelphia county, and announces,
in terms Of bitter Remuneration, the arrival
of fresh troops from some OF The interior
Counties.
LA TEST FROM HARRISBURG
by last nights northern mail, we have