Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-01

Mc.srs EditorsBeing leisure at present have de-
rerned to give you short sketch of the political conflict
that took place ouhouse on Monday last tcour'
J, bct,roen Mcssrs Stuart and Goggin the competitors
the honor of scat IN the ionse OF Representatives, from
this District -,
on tia, day. and about o'clock r. NJ Mr. Stuart open
cd tho BALI to very large lneiiscnt ana n,ent auu,
cncc.-lIe commenced 10y SAVING ta' lnnsmuGn rs ' '"
for which they had elected him to Congress had expired
he conceived TO be isduty to render an account to- inc
people of the in which he had discharged Tue re-
sponslbc confded to HIM lie comm lI9ed ~ 'n
ira session. aud enumerated us he sud al lne '' Wh
bills that had received his sanction or disnIPIoNa-"no
m uuon that pat giving the reasons why he voted
against pponmcnt OF the ln,eSsanng commute py
balot-it very evident TO the close observer ' nc
noorbed il with car and Trembling" lie boldly INSISTED
that the motion to appoint the COMMITTEE ps o",". a'd
by viva vocG had both been los'ha The question: "o"ia
Lrn bny been the House, TO have been disposed
in nny manner thought proper lie used al hs coqnco
on this poin-and poured forth torrents OF Loco focols'
e ;d thnt he wshcd the Committee to have been appointed
.,ynn yocc" He wishel the dear people to see now
or one their Representatives had voted on that occasion
~ IN favor ufcvery thing being done openly and IN the
ce oday in order that the people might scrutnze the acs
fsr nnblc seryans and hold them 10 strict accounts
i rn he was reminded by his competitor Mr. Gogsin,
,iI, ,Le onnon,ncnt of the Committee viva vocc would
] slspcnslon the rules of the House. to eect H.
f the votes present would be necessary, he again
I ii iuclis stated latalthough the motion TO APP.
ll al haloi" Ind been lost and then the motion recur
pom, 0 ,heoanoiutIncn viva yoce had been LOST then
, ,he pr sient's Message would have been before
ua "u icrt n, thcir action, by the appointment OF n
nn,niipc either by the Spcakor-hy ballot ps Wv, -:
,r,n he disposed ofm any manner mat INC hous, IT,
mink proper Notwithstanding these same motions nsm
y | usly entertained and rejected ny Inc nouso
% his reasons for that vote were nothing more oa. ~
ttlr contents of his card upon that SUBJECT puosn
o9r nopcr some weeks ago. think can wl,n sal,
It y sew tla he fcl far short OF giving general Satisfaction
: the people lol that vote. . r. IL; Stewardship, h,
" Ancr he had finished the account ct ms ste"e i III
l. hcn announced his Intention to define ms postum csrs
iJ ha was Rcpubican-a thing very easy 10 say nh
e . ~ Uc went further, he said be was an Ano'"I
rn"nry democratic Republican, new dem,,'o" n
' nosed 10 the r;uh-reasury and abused IN HIM.
e va" ~ ,i'r,s lie considerable most pornicious he' W.
~ @ anrh with the most dangerous CONSEQUENCE anu II,
" calculated increase the power OF inc
Id nm event On being incrrogdcd 'ty ms corP.
of Mr. Gaen admitted that the Sggre'ary G' , ,o 5echaf
of l ~ s of his Office and tatta affairs OF tha' p'P
, y, were rotten to the very core. l., tii,,cs II,
Not~iIstandmT all 'Mi"IH n,rs,s' ienlency-whie