The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01


for mobbing md driving the Legislature,
for assouIdng Mr. Stevens, Penrose and others,
and for calling upon the people to rise mp in arms
md take blood.
The testimony before the committee will fully
show this tact and fix lasting disgrace and infn-
my upon the rebel consrirators against the peo-
pie and the legislature.
LATER.
We hare Harrisburg papers of Saturday the
22d. They state that the Loco Foco rebels were
making preparations to carry on the instruction
~ the appointment of"provisonal committees"
N the counties, to act in concert with the "pro-
visional Government ut Harrisburg. These
acts of treason sannot fail to react upon the trail
tors The leaders Of the factious spirits will he
prevented from carrying their wishes into ope-
ration by two powerful dvintes-nterest and
fear. The love of law and order is yet suffic-
enty strong in defiance OF article and falsehood,
70 strike down the ruffan who may dare to lift
his sacriligieus hand against the regular gov
ernment. Those who have rnised the tempest
will he the first ones 10 feel its fury.
The Harrisburg Intelligencer contains The Re-
port of the Commute appointed to inquire into
and report the facts respecting the organization
ofthe two bodies claiming to be the House OF
Representatives. Among the evidence which
they submit is the testimony of Mr.. Skunk, the
Loco Foco clerk Of the Hopkins branch, who
stated that the only mode of organization Of the
House for upwards oftwenty years, was through
the returns received from the Secretary of tie
Commonwealth. We subjon par, of the Re-
port
From the facts in regard to the transactions in
the Hall of the House Of Representatives., it ap-
pears there were two bodies organized on the
18th inst. and the committee have learned from
the testimony before them, and from other sour
ces, that they both meet nj stated times, and have
severally transacted business in the usual man.
prahtced by the House Of Representa-
tives. The only essential difference in their or
gGniZation appears No he TINT the body which
elected Mr. Hopkins as Speaker before proceeding
TO that election and during the time tina, Messrs
Watts and Zeh were calling upon all the
members returned by the official papers of the
Secretary ofthe Commonwealth to vote for
Speaker, admitted eight persons as MEMBERS
without whose agency and presence it would
have been impossible for them to have made The
number required for quorum. OF the un.
doubted right Of the House, when duly organic
ed by the election ofn Speaker, to determine
upon return in the first instance. there cannot
be question; AMI It would he travelling beyond
the constitutional powers ofthe committee to ut
tempt to discriminate between the returns on
which ther or both the bodies organized
These returns have, however, been placed before
the Seuate in the testimony of Mr. Skunk, and
may all in arriving to such conclusion, in'regard
to the two bodies assembled, and will tend
10 settle the unhappy difference which interferes
with the wonied peace Of the commonwealth
The body over which Mr. Cunningham presdes
as Speaker, took no question upon the returns
furnished by the Secretary Of the Common
wealth, considering them all Of equal ualidiiy and
therefore escaped prime defect in their
organization whish attaches strongly to the
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