Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-08
.nOesLE OF THE SEVENTH con.
1910 DISTRACT OF INDIANA.


-. sss8fge etlt -
#n .norf.E OF THE SEVENTH CON.
DowAL DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
Il sxeafd on the part ofmany ofmy friend:
se.;a expressed at the vote gwen by me
1aig - cent session of Congress, upon the
- - lMississippi Election, take this
80, " rxDlain the grounds uPon which that
ZEN, and to invite my fellow cifizens
ANIMATION of the case than perhaps
sac.o who have censured me, have mad
1srx.stow upon il. Previously to giving
IN submittcd my reasons in short
.s.te House, which together with many
0..-bes Of different members upon the
80, was not at the time published IN the
3,he Seat of government, owing to the
y ~ debate and the crowded state OF
.,.mr, Il hereto subjoin those remarks
Qualifications, as the most convenient
.r.ormloicating TO you the reasons which
- M course. It's proper to premise that
ys'.s,a session, formal decision was MADE
III use. shat SdmuctJ. Gho!son aud John
sGe;bornc, are fwerel duly elected mem
E/Me5,h Congress, and as such arc emil
a ~, seats.'' For reasons hereinafter sta
.s...sA for that resolution in conjunction with
ISny colleagues. That vote have not
s.s.n,red: Il am myself, however, now per-
N ~ II was wrong This decision, 1t VIII
..;ved. determined the right of those gen
~ !. ,l,cir serts during the whole term OF the
..c-s,c.s. 10 cxpirc on the 3D. of March,
E~It;s this circumstance which gives
-. ,he arcln,ent that have cndcavored to
Unless il had been determined that
~. Cgaibornc and Ghoison had no right to
| =. 81, seats at all, this is the only decision
~. ..Jd have been made. They were cleo
1Ie. 4. Call term Of two wears, or not at all.
~. s.,e,saliy conceded by those who advo-
/ ...I q. claims Of Messrs Prentiss and Word,
l A., !, !, ,hing unknown to our laws to elect
,.mhe, g, he FIRST part of n term and that the
,....,u.nacmerred no authority on the people
| y Mauisuj h choose members to serve during
I, IN session, or until superseded by others to
eIescn Al the regular biennial election. The
Invatye presented to us then, at the extra
500, wns either to declare the representation
. Mississippi vacant, or to confirm the sitting
kabess in their seats for the two years term
tA6ned by the constitution. How this dccis-
lAsenced the people of Mississippi at their
smbcr election, may be judged Of from the
taat their aggregate vote for Governor, at
sIsction was 27,4S5, while the aggregate
M Congressman at the same election was
ti0,l4O, being less than the Governors vote
AT tho same election, the average ma
kd Messrs. Prcntiss and Word over Messrs.
'1wne and Gi.oIson was G,SO0-so that vo-
Ssaough RETAINED from voting to have turned
hale against them 1t IS true, there is no ey
r. that all these 6, 3f5 persons who declined |
||ums~s,c tho friends Of Messrs. Claiborne and
GAasss-,nl still, here was solemn decision |
IN Hue, tho constitutional forum TO decide |
- sbaons, which made II apparently fruit |
q ~ thcm to vote. How that decision NAV |
ssescied others who did vote, in the rclaxa-
hsfshsir Efforts, in the luliing of their scruti
knsao can tell. A, all events, IN have sus-
HIaa election held under such circumstances,
hare urnishe,l j ISL occasion f'T loud com
"a the part OF rue pcnp!e OF Mississippi
slhavc shakcn the Character ct the House |
contempt upon ITS authori-
. ID endangered the purity OF the elective tran
zaer these feelings then, and fur the reasons
3nsi ia tho remarks published below, l gave /
NE which has exposed ias to the censure OF
whose good opinion | should at ali times !
endaserve, with pure conscience and with
fyaucws.-With such men argument Is worth /
haaa asscverl,ioa. To those, who without
|asy the question ut Issue, or The facts which !
[Aah. have chosen II iinpclch iny motives,
|Fsahing to say :-of THIS class trust there /
|afsw; while with the canlii portion and |
fbsiy Of nv constituents, shall hope by /
statements herewith, mae, IA remove any
Fshcc which pc hips an importer view ofthe
Rr may have created. aud if | faii to con-
{ them that was right, shall Il, least sain
Femh fence in tn: declaration, that in an
% iilgmentl believed myself ID be SO.
Pc remarks which follow were mldc after
so,e had passed resembling the resolution of
4 Of Oe'ober. and upon the proposition of
Horari, declaring that Messrs Preat;ss and
Ftwerc not entitled 10 their seats /!
ALB'T. S. WHITE
|fAYErrE, Aug. 4ih, 1893.