Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-03-24
LIBERTY, (MI) SATURDAY, MARCH "a, IS

) conducted in pursuance OF all the provis
, ions of said law, and my colleague and
: myself were duly elected. In proof Of
, our due election in accordance with the
law above cited, the committee have be.
+ fore them-lst A certified copy ofthe Of
ffical declaration and publication made
by the Secretary Of State, in pursuance oil
the 7th section Of said election law, by
which it appears from the official returns
into his office, that | received 1851 votes;
my colleague, 1880; Mr.. Claiborne,
6,258 votes, and Mr.. Gholson, 6,032; and
by which publication the Secretary OF
State declares, in obedience to the law, af-
ter having summed up the votes returned
as aforesaid, that MIR. Word and myself
are duly and according to law elected Rep
roscutatives from the State OF Mississippi
to the 25th Congress. Cd. Credentials is
sued by the Governor under his hand and
the great seal of the State, in obedience TO
the requisitions Of the 7th section Of said
election law, verifying and authentlcating
us, as the Representatives of Mississippi
to the 25th Congress. These evidences
of our election are full and perfect, and
in accordance with all the forms and re-
quisitions Of the laws and usages of that
State. The vote cast at this election for
Representatives to Congress is greater
than was ever before polIed in the State,
and exceeds by more than two thousand
the vote cast at July, at the election Of
Messrs. Claiborne and Gholson.
7. No objection is raised to our quallti-
cations, or to the returns Of this election
and the opposing gentlemen Will admit
presume, that our claim is not detective
on this score.
Upon the above facts, | rest the claim OF
myself and colleague.
Twill now proceed to state the facts IN
relation to the claim set up by Messrs.
Claiborne and Gholson.
8. The Constitution Of the United States
provides, in addition to the clause first
above quoted, that "when vacancies hap
pen in the representation from any State
the Executive authority thereof shall Is
sue writs of election to fill such vacan'
cies."
9. On the Sd of March last, the Gath
Congress expired by constitutional llmlta'
ton, and in May, the President OF the UNI
ted States, by proclamation, directed ar
extraordinary session of the 25th Con
cress, to commence on the tirst Monday
September next thereafter.
10. On the 18th Of June, the Governo
, OF n1isSlssippi iSsuca tho fvstoui"s "Flt :
election to the sheriffs of the different couI
ties:
By Charles Lynch, Governor Of the Sta
J! Of Mississippi: To the Sheriff Of -
county, Greeting:
"Whereas, the President Of the Unite
States has convoked Congress to meet o
the first Monday Of September next; an
whereas vacancy has occurred in the re
presentation 9th State Of Mississippi II
the House of Representatives of the Con
gress of the United States, by the expira
ton of the term Of service for whlcl
{ Messrs. Claiborne and Gholson were cleo
ted:
81 do therefore issue this writ, author
;. zins and requiring you to hold an electlo
in your county on the Sd Monday and da.
following in July next, for two Represen
tatives to Congress, to fill said vacancy, ur
til superseded by the members TO be cleo
ted at the next regular election on tn
first Monday and day following in NC
yember next; and do moreover enJol
YOU to conduct the same, in all respect
concormably to law, and make due retur
: thereof to the Secretary OF State. IN TO
timony whereof | have hereunto set m
hand and caused to be affixed the gre'
: seal of the State, at the town oil jackson
{ this 18th Of June, 1887. !.
' The Governors authority in issuln
f the above writ is not sustained or asslste
9 by either any provisions in the Constlt'
!. t;on or the laws of the State; and, II 1t o.
e isted at all, is derived solely from the
i section Of the first article Of the Constlt
e ton Of the United states, above cited.
D II. In pursuance Of the above writ,
10 which the committee have in possession
certified copy, nm election was holden
a July, at which election Mr.. Claiborne
o. ceiyed ll,2o3 votes, Mr.. Gholson 9'92
oofl MIR. Acee 6,691 votes, and myself 7,l44
&c. all of which will appear by the cerlin
ss copy of the official act Of the Secretary
Sc, State in making publication OF the res
of said election, and which certified &C
I'll is in the possession Of the committee;
~. 12. In the same official act, the Set
lat tary Of State declares, after summing
10 the votes returned into his office,
IN Messrs. Claiborne and Gholson were 2
*. elected to the called session Of Congress
e. 10. In obedience to the law OF the ~
zee the Governor issued credentials under
ion hand and the great seal OF the State,
III. tifying the election ofthose gentlemen
IN 10 The 25lh Congress, but until the re
wv lar election in November next, thereal
ion These credentials, am informed ana
IN. lieye, were in the hands of one Of the
to tlemen, Mr.. Claiborne, but were ne
vas presented. 4 claim, through the conn