Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-28
IMPORTANT FROM HARRIsBuRo

| IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG.
We have important intelligence from the
seat Of Government of Pennsy lvania. The
Senate have solemnly decided that the Loco
Foco branch of the House of Representatives,
OF which MIR Hopkins is Speaker, is not le-
gally organised. The Senate spent the entire
session of two days in the discussion of the
subject, and adopted the report of the commit
tee by vote Of 20 TO 13. The loco focos
thereupon adopted resolution to appoint a
committee to address the people Of the Com
monwealth, calling on them TO take immediate
measures to restore the government. Their
design is to call a convention to suspend the
action Of the constitution and laws.
To show what claim the eight Loco Focos
have to their seats IN the House of Represen-
taiiyes, we invite attention to the following
article, from the Harrisburg Telegraph, which
we copy just as we find it:--
From the Pennsylvania Telegraph Of Dec 18th.
IMPORTANT FACTsi
THE QUESTION OF RIGHT SET
TIED.
The Committee appointed by the Senate
TO investigate the right OF Mr.. Hanna to
his seat in the Senate. have already obtain.
ed sufficient evidence to show that the re.
turn Of the Loco Foco judges, on which the
Loco Focos from Philadelphia county
claim seats in the Senate and House, is a
PERFECT NULLITY-A DISGRAC-
EFUL HUMBUG.-This is proved by
John Nc Cahen himself. the principal actor
in the farce, and the leading rebel in the
outrages and excitement against the Legs
lature
!. On Saturday last this man, their own
Witness IN n nation tas,.G..I Al.
the return was not signed by the Loco Foco
judges. and sent to the Secretary's office,
was made up by him in the Post Office in
Philadelphia, on Monday after the election,
and not in the State House on Friday, the
time and place appointed by law.
That ii was SIGNED in the POST
OFFICE by three Of the return Judges
only and by the remainder in other pla-
ces, "iohere he could catch them That the
return judges met at the State House or
Friday after the election, and without ma.
king out this part Of the return. in conse.
quence Of dispute, ADJOURNED SINE
DIE--and that there was no other meeting
held by them, nor any notice given for a
meeting afterwards. THIS TESTING.
NY of the Loco Focos own witness. is
CONCLUSIVE ON THIS POINT.
1t shows the return on which the Loco
Focos claim their seats TO be TOTALLY
and ALTOGETHER ILLEGAL and
VOID.
McCahen also testified that he resigned
his situation in the Post Office on THE
DAY the return judges met, to make him.
sell Competent return clerk that he had
no, lifted his bonds, but continued TO do the
duties and receive the emoluments of his
station.
Thus ends in smoke" and derision all
the pretentions Of the Philadelphia county
Loco Focos TO seats in either branch OF the
Legislature as returned members Thus
ends. indeed, all content as TO right or leg
ality. The facts clearly show that the
Democratic members from the county. are as
clearly entitled to their seats as any member
in the Legislature. and that il is aiding and
abetting wrong, and outrage not 10 sustain
them 10 their claims for them
We ask the people 10 look at this fact for
moment Here is shown all THE
GROUND the rebels have had TO denounce
the Secretary Of The Commonwealth for
doing his duty as an officer,-for mobbing
and driving the Legslature,-for assaulting
Messrs Stevens. Penrose and others. and
for calling upon the people TO rise up in
arms aud take blood.
The testimony before the commit,e will
fully show this ict and fix lasting disg ace
and iniamy upon the rebel conspiralors
against the people and the Legislature.
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