Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-26

! ives: The high and undeserved honor which, you have conferred upon me has been 50 ain. ] expected, that even now | can scarcely find terms m which to express ray grateful sense I oI your Kindness. | trust, however, tOs be. able to otseR better evidence of that senti. Etent n the earHeste forts which Fshall make 10 9sseharge ny duties Dlsely and impartially. Called as have been to tliEsfikh station,notr so much from any merits of my own as from the independence of my position. Ishall feel It as especially due from me 10 you tb pre-, side as Speaker. not of a partys but of thG House. Whilse shall deem it my duty on all pFoper occasions to sustain the prineipFes upon which stand pledged before tiie cSdti. l try,. Fshalt hold myself bound at the same tsne 70 atfosd every facility in nay power to the run and free expression of the wishes andY sentiments of every section of this great Con-. tederacy. You will doubtless deem it vour> duty, gentlemen, as the grand inquest of the nation, to investigate all matters of which the people oughtto be informed; to retrench ex. Penditures which are unnecessary or uncon- stltntional to maintain the just relations be- tween all of the great interests of the conn., try; and to preserve inviolate the ConstitO. ton which you will be sworn to osupport ;--. whilst will be mine to aid you in such Ia. DOTS with all the means within my power.-- And although deeply impressed with pNis,- ful sense of my yinexperience md of the ditfi- culf'es of a new and untried station, I am vet cheered by the hope that you will sustain me m my efforts to preserve the order of business and thedecorum of debate.s Fam aware that party fervor is occasionally impatient of the restraint which t is the duty of the Chair fo 1 impose upon the asperity of debate. but sat the same time know that the just of alt par. l ties will sustain the! !Speak kerwho ishonestly endea voring to preserve the dignity ofethe House and the harmony of it's members. z
 s'PerMst :Re m conclusion. gentlemen, to- ] tender you the. homage of my heartfelt thanks for the honor which you have confer red upon me, and to eXnrcss- inc h0pe th.ft' your councils may be so guided hy wisdom as to rebound to your own reputation hndtlie l welfare of our common country. ,.@,-.
 @ All the members having been sworn lcx-.- cePt the hve from New Jersey, who have thus far been denied the right to 0ct as mem.> bers, the question naturally arose Gin the charged condition oftlle House) upon admit- ting them to the rights which they claim un- der the laws aud actssof tho statG govern. nent of New Jersey. proposition, .intro- dHccdto test the sCnsc of the House On thnt poiIrs,' wg,s submitted md gave rise to n de- te,swhFch had not closed when, snys the National lntelligencer,at at'a little before sun- set the House adjourned.
 In the course of this debutc a party qrcs. lion arose, upon which there was call ot the yeas and nays--whcn thcre was" ll6' yeas, and 1l6 navs-the Speaker. voting wthr' :be Wings, mace t IF 7
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 pr9pqH,iion to reesies As Msssage-~Mr. Cave John; con- of Tcnnessee. propused as sGgn as ihe JourAet was read, that COffitfeG be appoinirdtO iOin with the Committee of the Senate and inform the Presi- conn communication Of an Executive chnrncirr.
 Objections were made by Mr. Williams and Mr. Wise; upon tho ground that tho motion was not then
 The Speaker % decided: .asy.
 an exari1ation of the whole spsiect connected wi'h House, m he said, was whether the New.Jcrscy mem. hers should be sworn It was not compeient 10. th's
 @ escds % .cS% sse now, and their claims be canvasscd and considered'
 The difficulty connected wisf the case under con-. ,royersy grew out ofcopf,undng the rghl. of mem hers take their seats with the branch oi the Ccps. tp,ion which speaks of contested eleciinns. Mem bers had not kept the cases between taking seat and eonlestng aseeat distinctive .Mr. Bnrpard also spoke of the returns of feectorshe nntnre nf them. | and wh,. they were considered in Encland in the mons When, said MT. B. the Co'sti lion Of thc United s!ates imposed npon Congress the dn,y cf judging of elections t prescribed supple snd sPec' se,bna ihe timc place. &cof holding h eiscons sh s's,es f,brnSe %n" he4 Said 10 this man. yo can se.e,s.-and to that man, an ahsn, yon esnnee
 Mr. spoke at leneh Of the return. or certificate; tition were feturn and such return. properly made, was poodpropertyes any he hed under the Cons'i: tution By virtue of his paper title he yae protected
 S 6ndep E ne ai sd s psers of ant"s and aI the pfoeciion allowed to this place by the Const 1 tuition. Mr.. B. read from the 1hI Porlsome,assia xaFe members were required at their peyl to dOcer. iain things. and under the authority of f.heir papsr>
 Iis commsnied upon ,iie organization of,he rIouss wholly dslinct from the body that was before tj,s 1 Election of Speaker. Any resolution adoptsd Le.. fore Ihs appointment of Speaker, and before ihe. House. Any such gssessG;nss bad no Isssi or Con-. ettudonsi posen Sucb proceeding were those ofan, iDoEeaais bqsy and n one senss ol !sycluion:sy Dses;sy W Of standing by hs consuon and the Ss
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 dsordsr s.a soniasio sRdhs Recpls :srs inde Se Red for heee scenss n c:vso Mss 0s but ho.s who had advised him lhs course he had sMs Rayaer, during his Temas.s, said ils, in ,s. eandto New-1erssy aembess. l.sre was9 quos. tion which had mere weight with him ihsp all o,iers ihs. s;aI 5 RsSy oi men M wcsS ss'd MI Rsyner sC lam NullifeEs and am proud to own lt.s Wy hEr R. slluds6in srcng language tothe South Car- S"s Rs %ss Sse ouas Hi: S: a..ss @ he .ins Sss whsa Ss you'd lsss siadly sRsd <: bs bones. He vas mortified then that Caroiinians should have abandonsd thsir nnAifcatoa and ihsir Siets Right docirines isa .1.4si S-A Mir. Vandefpoei followed and moved that the seso- lusom lie uron the fohie.