True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-31

| ehfsgtfHHu FoI'uts-Ne nave dates from
Harrisburg, to the 2O,h inst All rnmains quiet
since the troops called out The mob has
been Dispersed aud the Legislature Ief, it's own
deliberations in peoce. The Senate was proceed
ing with great nssiduty in its investigations rela.
i've to the election eturns and the contested 9
! of its members. The two Whig Senators, (R. II
and Msley) from the 9th, or Huntington district,
were admitted TO their seats after full inves'ign-
zion. Their rights members were sustained BY
The law and fncs !; being legally returned and
| having the CHEST mum Der of votes. A committee
had proceed"d to Philadelphia county to Iake esi'
dence and examine into the eorruptions and i!le-
gality Of the election for two Senators from that
district. 1t is in relation to this election |, at the
| mob assembled at Harrisburg. The Snuate bad
likewise adopted Report, by vote of 90 to 10
declaring that the Uh,g dirinon Of the House,
presided by Gen. +. S. Cunningham, as Speaker is
tke only legally organized portion of the repre-.
misunderstanding been com posed If 50 legally
'eturned members, while the loco foco division
over which MI Hopkins presided e Illegal be-
ing organized by only 48 legally returned members
out Of l0O-'hr whole numbet allowed by law
The Wing memhers have stood up firmly and
is right and will sustain them, even if they are
thrown into a minority. They are determined thai
the laws shall prevail; and that all the contested
elections shall be decided by due course of law
Where corruption and misconduct is proved in
holding the elections and making the reiurns
| thereof, the election in such cras will be anuul-
led and sen, back 10 the people. Where members
are shows 10 he legally elected they Wi, be p,r
united TO hold their seats. AS the Pannsyvania
Legislature now stands, there are 20 whtpe nd
3loco t"c"s in the Sennte; 50 wings aud 48 loo,
focos in the House of Represcnraiiyes-giyinp the
wings I majority in joint ballot Some changes
will no doubt take place, when all the contested
elections are decided. Blu, it yet renal to be see
VIVA. the Van Buren, party in the House will do :;
whether they will choose to hold their it, gal 81, i.
lungs separately, or join the main body and pro-
ce'd TO regu ar business.
Inc nlisiermed democratic Press must have a
thorough contempt for the knowledge Of thej,
readers. If we judge by the enormous drauah,a
made on their guIIioiIity. A few days since the
Courier had The hardiho d 10 pu, forth the asser.
ton that Morris, the thorough going, whole hou
loco toco and abolition Senator from Ohio, be)on.
geo 10 the whig party and yesterday in order to
slave off the notorious union of the aholi,nni.ts
and loco foco's in OF 10, the Bee Yesterday ase.r
ted tina, Benjamin Tappan, The sue cessful demo-
cratic candidate to supply Senator Morrs's place,
is no aboltlonss Does the Bee know n better
than this! or does it only seek to deceive it's rem
ders! Benjamin Tappan is, the brother of the
notorious Arthnr 7'appan of Ne" York infamy! and
parahes the opinions and principles fhs whole sable
lorine family. This himsy device of the Bee c,n e.
ceve one: it is easily through, and bears upon
lis weary face the evidence that the writer was con-
scous that Tappan not OH abolitionist but that
all who give themselves the trouble to think must Sc,
that he Is. In previous paragraph, the Bee saya
We trust most sincerely that Mr. Morris will not be
re. elected, but that Gen Lyte sume other demo-
crat untainted with aholitioni, m may be chosen Ii
were better that ederalist should succeed, despite the
administration majority in both branches The egisla
lure, than int an enemy TO thu south should fill this
important off.e.
This is another hopeless attempt to mislead the
judgment Of his readers: the Bee knows full well TINT
Gen ly tie must fail because he not an aboonist
and that Benz Idppan, Of the most notorious of
thai infamous tribe, succeed for the very opposite
The very fact of there being an ADM stration
majority made this doubly had it been other
wise different of Senator than one of the noted
Toppan woud have been selected, but struggle as it
may the loco foco press cannot bride the daning fact
that Van Buren, and his party, leagucd heart and
soul, with the enemies of the south. II is our own be-
lief that the second paragraph which appears in the
Bee written first, aud the above quoted was nut
in iend off, or feeer