Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-01-04
petrikip) has stated that these persons en-.

Pennsylvania, peacefully obeying the requi'
silion OF duty take issue with him on
that point aud wish 10 refer TO The history
of these transactions, 10 show that the posi-.
ton he has assumed cannot be nainInined.
After another interposilion on The the part
of the Chair, 10 which the Chnir directed
the attention OF Mr. N. TO the subject-matter
of the resolution, and the facH connected
Herewith
Mr. Naylor resumed. Well then. os
cannot state the truth bu, can state the (acfs.
even, suppose, If they are true, will men
ton as the first lact--a fact which is conce-
ded on all sides--lhat was elected mem
Der of the 10Th Congress.
state another fact, that certain persons
in Philadelphia, assisted by officers OF the
| General Government, one ofthem the man
who has been most active in the disturban-
COS ut Harrisburg, resolved to chent me out
ofthe due returns for my seat That is a
mother fact. which no man who has the least
regard for truth will deny.
assert.as the third fact, that these men,and
amongst them this officer Of the General
Government and the man who was my OPP
ponent--ihe man who, bad he lived in the
days which tried mems souls" would
have been q Tory" went before the seven
teen Return Judges and endcavored to get
ten of them 10 make a partial return OF the
county OF Philadelphia-such return us
would suit their own purpose.
The Chair said all this was entirely on,
| Of order.
MIR Naylor. The members OK the Ad.
ministration party move for inqa'ries. o,
Eyes, they must occasionally have an inquiry;
/ but, sir, they bate 10 hear the truth; they
would trample upon il they would s,iae it.
! II cannot speak the truth here. can u,
least do so over my own name in the news
papers Yes, sir, can speak the ruth there
1 in defiance oI lhem and toW do il The
whole story shall be told.
! The Chairagain called TO order.
Mr. Naylor Well. sir. these ten return
Judges did do MS they were commanded
They did make return. snch as had been
required, Of something upwards ofiwo third:
Of the votes OF the county. The Other Judg
rs would have made "A correct re'arn, and
begged Tor hours, in the Hall OF lndepen
dence, in Philadelphia. 10 be- allowed Ia
make full and correct return for the whole
county. But, sir
The Chuir said the gentleman was out o
order
Mr. Naylor said he knew that fgxih some
times was n very disagreeablr thing
And then Mr. n. took his seat.
Mr. Birdsall rose, and was under stood &c
say that. as he did not see that any useiu
objec, could be attained by protracting thi,
debate, he would move the previous ques
ton.
/ Mr. Naylor claimed the floor He had
not yielded il, excep, in obedience TO what
he undersiood 10 be the injunction OF the
Chair that be should take his seat
The Chair said he had understood III,
gentleman from Pennsylvania as having
yielded the floor
Mr. Wise moved that the gentleman frou
Pennsylvania have leave 10 proceed in or
der.
The Chair said that motion would TAX,
precedence of the demand Tor the previou:
question. The question. however. could on
ly be put on leave to proceed ia order. as nc
member could BY the rules. have leave ,c
proceed out OF order
The Yeas and Nays were demanded or
the motion for leave, which were ordered
and, being taken, were-Yeas $50; nuy,
So.
Mr. Naylor then resumed Mr. Speaker. Ian
at loss 10 know what is 10 order. A mo
ment ago. it was in order. as | understood
Tor my colleague (Mr Petrikiu) TO band,
harsh epnhets. to call portion Of The Legis
ialure Of Pennsylvania bank ties, an,ima
sons, Riiner-itrs. and federalists TO say tina
the men who had been carrying on thes,
movements at Harrisburg were not n mob
but the democracy of Pennsylvania Assem-
bled IN their majesty, and peacefully and lr
gally asserting their rights And now
understand that il is not in order 10 disprov
these allegations. maintain the side of tn
law and Constitution. and 10 vndicale tn
officers ofthe law
The Chair said his decision had been ,hn
twas not in order to wander from the sub
Jecl before the House, by entering into ques
tons connected with the election returns i,
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Naylor resumed. What [ saw is
then-and speak with entire respect Il
the Chair-that it is impossible for me Il
: conlroveIt any OF the positions assumed b,
: my colleague unless am permitted 10 stat
, facts, truth, and if il be out of order 10 sta,
the truth, then have nothing more TO say.
The Chair said thai the only desire ofth
Chair was 10 con6ne the debate within il
proper limits, although sometimes remark
, were made which il was not in the powe
OF the Chair 10 arrest on the moment
Mr. Nayor. want 10 show from fact
that are incontrovertlble. no, that one or tb