Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-13
LYNCMHsRG, DECEMBER IL. Is3s.
IMPORTANT FROM PENNsYLvANI.

The Pblddrlp ha National Gazette OF The Sd ms,
stated that letters from Harrisburg, received in Ia,
city, communicated information that 90 or so prof..
sona pugilis,s prze ghters had arrived in the far
ner place, for the purpose of in,imidatng the Wbio
country members oihe Legislature, about TO conyen.
TO prevent the members from the county of
Philadelphia from taking their seats This inloy.
nation prepared us 10 look for great excitement, and
perhaps mob but we confess we had not an,ic,
pacd the violence which subsequent, events have e,
hiblted. The Richmond Wing give. the follow;n,
which we believe IS correct statement OF the origin
Of this affair
" portion Of Philadelphia City and County com.
pose Congressional District. Mr. Naylor nv ! az
Mr.. J. logersoll, ". b. we've the opposing cand.
dates NJ the late election. Mr. Naylor received n,
bout 600 more votes than his opponent. But III,
return judges took II mo teir head, for allrprb
ftaud-, 10 exclude the return from the Northern Lib
critics, aud gave the certificate Uf election TO NJ,
lugcrsn. The exclusion of these returns Tins ~,
Grated ayolbIy for The Van Buren, panty in the Con
eressional election but it defeated their County c,n
didacs tor the Legislature. The Wings Claimed
that ii bad rule that would not work both w,ys.
As their candidate for Congress had lost the cer6
cate by the re ectop OF these votes, il but fair
that they should reap whatever benefit might emu.
from the exclusion, IN the county contest. Their
candidates Accordingly Obtained the certificate of e.
lection from the county, 9ni have Alright tn seats un.
til the mater shall be investigated. The Van Buren,
candidates den, the right OF seats to the Wings aud
refuse @ pern them quality. Hence the difficult
ties at Harrisburg. hey originated in a fraud
pacti>cd by the Y. b. party To get Mr.. lngersoll IN
Ia Congress. and il will not be much ainiss if the
bitcr Is bit
There was another source Of difficulty in he Sen.
ate. There were two claimants for the seat from
the 9Th district, the Van Buren, member being re,
turned by the exclusion OF the vote e Huniinedoe
county, which gave nealy 1000 Wing majority, for
alleged luformaas, by the Van Buren, inspec,ors-
A letter from Harrisburg to the editor OF the Phila-
d,phia Sentinel thus DESERT es the scene in the
Senate, after tie election Of Charles 3. penrose
tWhig) Speaker, by vote Of 10 TO 10:
" Al 3 O'Clock tins afternoon, the Senate met
and proceeded business. After the reading by the
clerk ul tive returns from the several senatorial dis
trcts, numerous questions were started aud motions
made IN reference 10 the respective claimants OF
seals from The Sih district. of which the county Of
Huntington is component part, and the senatorial
district formed Of tire county Of PhlIadelpha. The
Senate chamber WAS lhronged to overlooking. and
restless spir manifest in the vast assembly Mr.
Brown OF The county desired be allow ed to add css
the seuaie-ths was denied, and motion made to
adjourn. AT Tins moment Il scene ensued which
battles description, and is without parallel in the
history Of Pennsy yania-apparentIy thousand
voices cried out out Tor Brown-Bro" H. aud with the
clapping, stamping, and hllloolug, exceeded in M
multi and confusion a1y hing even Witnessed Fl.
naly the motion prevailed, ard Mr.. Brown had leave
to speak, OF his speech shall say nothing 1t pre-
sent, but that DUNG il, and when lie had concluded.
/ the $ ecta'ors rushed INTO the middle Il the
chamber, aud had complete possession oil line place
Amidst the greatest disorder the Senate adjourned to
meet Tomorrow morning. Mr.. Penose and Mr..
Stevens, with majority Of the Senators, le, the
/ hall by jumping hom the windows"
In the House of Representatives, as soon as the re-
turns OF both parties from PhiIadelpha county were
presented, and both read tha House proceeded
10 the election ola Speaker. Thomas S. Cunning
/ ham (Whig) received 81 votes, and WIS declared du-
y elected Mr.. e took the chair, and, after ing tho
/ OATH, proceeded 10 administer the oath to the So
members by whom he had been elected, the remain
der OF the members keeping their seats
MI. McElwee {N. b then moved that the House
proceed to the election of IA Speaker. aud William
Hopkins received 5Gvotes, and declared duly e.
Iecied. aud WIS conducted to the chair Mr.. Gun
bingham leaving il. The SO Loco Foco members
then took the oath. In the mean time, however,
the other 5! m mbcrs had aopoiltrd committees to
wait on tue Governor and Senate, aud to inform them
that the House Was organized, after which they ad-
Jomued, and retired from tie Hall. The Van Blu
rem division thea appointed similar committees, and
also adjourned, So that ttoo esisa,iye bodies
fully organized
The events Of the next day are thus detailed by
the Baltimore American:
=" The State Arsenal a point which attracted
the attention Of both parties and at ten O'Clock on
the morning OF "Wednesday, Governor RITNER sent
an order to tn Keeper OF ii raise force for lis de
/ fence. The latter officer accordingly collsered
guard OF men-lwenty five in number, according +
! The count before us--and stationed them in the
Arsenal Soon alter THIS step WAS taken, a considc
rable number of leople assemb led before IT, " hem
/ by the intervention OF Committees acting on behalf
OF both pjreS II WIS agreed that those in front OF
the Arsenal should dispense. and On the other hand
/ HAT the keeper should pledge himself thai no arms
should be taken out OF the Arsenal for any purpose.
" Under this arrangement, the people dispersed.
and soon afterwards the guard wthir the arsenal
with rawn.
" hue these events were uanspirng in this quar-
j ter, 1t appears that the Senate had convened al
Tie house OF Governor Rtner, and that one other
number, MIR. FULLERTON, bad been appointed as
Speaker, TO proceed 10 the Senate chamber in The
capitol and adjourn that body for the day. The
reason assigned Tor this was, that the
safety OF the Speaker elect, Mr.. PENRosE might be
endangered by proceeding to the chamber at TIN!
hour.
have, as ye',no account Of what took place in
the House ot Representatives on "Wednesday NOR
n'ng; AZ hal! past Two p. NJ however,-the hour
to which the Wing division Of the House had ad
Jouthed over from the previous day,-the Speaker
OF tnat DIVISION deputed Mr.. Spackman to proceedto
and H. I,y