Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-04

here was eny deficiency therefore "
nc maintenance ~ y,aif rights, The :
y VI ~ ability. not 81 perseverance,.
va. the cause.
haze done all | can TO urge the
sanclil, ~ your rights. II Is for lo1 Z
MIR 70 act and seni me nga'n TO act !
isr you.
As there never was n p'rInd IN our
history nnrc deeply frnught with mo-
menious impurluncc than The present
session vt Congress. and as y"ur voice
has been sllcd in one ass nbly. ! will
NV take occasion To- give yol some
Of the lacts connected with this high.
handed interference. md q few Of nv
opinions uf matters into which ! have
cIrSeIy watched.
The contest Is your not mine.
have NJ persona interest in II. The
preservation OF Your tights inyhlate.
and the support of Your constitutions.
give me a Car more elevated stand.
For them ! would shed the last drop
Of my blood. lonly regret that when
,he dishonor was attempted to he hyed
To your name, the Senators who rep
resented you in the other wing OF the
house did not at once show their m
dignation at the act and return home
also.
Was any objection urged to the
formalitv oi the November electlonl
! No; all forms were obevcd-ihe cleo !.
tion was held strictly under the laws
the Governor, Secretary. Shefias, and
other office performed their various
i functions according to the letter OF
vour constitution. Mark me. then.
/ there was no objection on the point
Of formaity. The ere lentials were
{ unexceptionable and testified y 'he
larges, vote ever given in the STATE
{ When we repaired 10 Washington
!. City nv colleague and self produced
/ our creden,ial, and demanded on
a seats. These were denied not de
+ MED. however. for any deficiency u
is our title. hut because Messrs. Clal
g 10 ne and Gholson Were occnpyins
;, them already. 1t was thought tina
+ Mississippi was too proud tor q youn!
G State t. send four representative
d there. The question was referred Y
!. a committee; MeSsrs. Claiborne AM
3 C;nv,,.,r on one side and MIR. Wor'
= and myself On the other, each con
ri tending that his was t c SIMON FUR
al representation. The committee wrr
m puzzled; they thought we resemble
ne the two Dromios so much that u az
at cisicn was impossible. When the cns
II. came before the House several adj
81 members maintained n vigorous an
ne eloouen defence OF the July election
and ca led forth all their powers
~ show that the people OF Nl'ssiss'p
+ we're wrong in electng mfmhers y
~. der their constitution in Novembe
20 Wills, another cass, compass q
in many iudlcluus and sound pollt'ci 7
TO argued IN opposite opinion. me nv
or question was taken on the title
y. lIessrs Claiborne an! Gholson, ~
/ / during the arduous discussion OF u
oh question, in which the drain Of par
en- ingenuity appeared 10 be exlans,e
en- nothing else was expected 10 'o''o
on than tlr tiny colleague and sell wo'
,ge enier, ours. Ii was not certain
,ot thought that those gentlemen W
mr. c INTENDED So violently for the valldl
mo oi the JuI> election. in Their sollcl'u
re-. Tor Mississippi representation "n
Of floor. should afterwards turn row
les and MS violently conteni Tint MS
nm sippi's legal representatives, s'Io'''n
e. sent back. knowing that II her ?
IN, verse views were entertained. MIS-
are sippi could not possibly he represe
tho ed. 1t was amusing to view the G
II :, trast in their doctrines-in the
on. place they were as narrow rs
b,lrl bridge that led to the Mahomet
car. adlse. but afterwards expan 'ed
20. breadth greater than the way to de;
an Their principles were like the ten
do. The Arabian Nights' EntertalnmH
whicl, at some times was so small
;,ne sou could hold it in the palm /" }
=, L.nJ ,ybi'e Ia suit converipn",
y,u could be 50 enlarged as to cove
,een whole field, and serve as IN enca
Jew ment for large armies.
ION. (To be conclmled')
ex-
NJ. The Madisonian, the new gov
81. mcnt print, Us Of Mr.. Gays z
they speech: .Mr. Clay literally DE
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