Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-03-20
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declare bv publication the result a. we
lection. rIn this iussnree he persofs'aed me-
dntx. ana declared Mesers. CIaibosne -
Gbolsost duly elected to stho called ecsePcn
| This was an official act of the Secretary
Tho slate. who wa., be it KNOWN pois'icai
friend of the members elect, md therefore
cnnn,t be supposed to- have been actnated
hv.anv inclination unfavorab.e to their
claims. The INV OF the State further re-
ou;res TINT, upon sl,ch publication being
made. the Governor shall Issue proper Gre
ldentials 10 the persos~ elected, &c..
The Governor did issue such credentials,
in which he asserted the fact Mat Mcssrs.
Claiborne and Gholson had been elected
for Tint portion Of time only anterior to the
November election These two official
assertions of the highest fnnctionaries ofihe
| State. in relation TO tho extent OF the July
election, are certainly entitled to some
weight, nj least until controvcr,c1; for how
c,n the intention Of the People be better as
certaincd, than through the very channels
provided by their laws as the medium OF lfs
its communications
BIT this is not MI the evidence. Thirty
DAYS before the November election, the
SINE sheriffs who had executed the Cover
nor's writ, notified the people according to
law, thar an election would be holden on
the:firsf Monday and day following in Nov
ember for Representatives TO Congress
thus positively repudiating the supposition
that the election which they had superin-
tended in July was intended to fill the whole
term. Here, then, is the evidence ofmore
than fifiy State officers, acting under OATH
and asserting that the July efecti'n was mo-
, intended to supcrcede the November cleo
, ton. Again, at the November election a
| bout 10000 electors, larger number thar
; had ever tefore voted in the State. camt
forward and asserted at the polls that the
f July election was not intended to suppressed
the November election. Thus we have OF
3 one side, the united testimony OF the Gov
ernor, the Secretary Of State, fitty-one she
} riffs, and 10000 electors. And what hav'
we on the other side. to counterbaiance tIii
: great evidence! The unassisted and un
r supported verbal statements oil the sIt.in
: members. The House was not only mis'a
e ken, but deceived; for the proper crcden
j. tials issued by the Governor, though in th
e possession of one Of the sitting gentlemen
II were suppressed, and never produced e
! Their before the House or the committed
d The evidence oftheir right, cs appears frot
i? the last report Of the committee, consiste
v of printed statement Of the vote in the se'
e eral counties, certified to he correct, b'
o wi,hou, date or any designation whatcser
l. the time, place, or result of the election
J. whichit protested TO relate sort OF fi"a
10 ing claim which will be as good evidence
m their right TO a seat ten years hence as
N was at the special session. Sir. do n
J. make the grave charge of a suppression
'e evidence in the expartc examination whio
20 this matter underwent on a formersoccasis
e. without ample reason. Indeed, one OF Il
a gentlemen not only openly admits the su
re preston, but, with holiness which seems
N indicate a total want of sensibility as to Il
err improperly of his course, ayows that Il
se reason xhy the proper and legal credentia
n were not produced, arose from the fact tn
p. they limitedAis~ term of service TO the sp
III cial session.
1d ITO be continued.