Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-12-12

mas been placed that drew forth audble expressions
sure Sa. Oohnp 81 ss ssees We ere smSsr
eD1lltlon!. 1t was very properly rebuked however
and soon checked and trust will never be rep ea.
az well to the dignity Of The House as 10 die the fghsS
ana feelings otthosc who compose il ss 5Ial}'I
I'D HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. -'.
After some remarks from Mr. H1,,ii, 81 New York.
Mr. Underwood, Of Kentucky, and Mr. Randolph, ot
e Mr.. Adams then rose and said ReIlots.citizeps
ana membsss elect Of the Twenty SIKH Congress of
ne Unsd StatesaI address and no, 10
own duty. The Clerk in the performance Of an Off.
cla! GUY assgned TO him BY the laws and the Cons.
tuition Of che lUnied States, commenced reading the
constituting the House Of Representatives 26r
Congress Alter calling. the roll, commencing with
1ne state O Name, until he came the State Of New
cd having answered, ascertainng their preaence here
he paused after calling Of the names Of the mem
from New Jersey and stated to the House that Of
me nve other members from that State the seats were
contested that he. deeming himself not authorised 10
decide which Of the two parties of five members vera
en.eG 70 seats must refer the matter 70 the decision
OF the House and then, Immediately or shortly alter
presented 10 the House, he again IN The discharse Of
solemn n.q GUY, declared that he could put question
NOW, fellow citlzens,i am induced to the necessv
OF appealing 10 you The Clerk has said that he will
~, p.0ceea IN ne call according 70 established
ty OF e House, and then he refuses to put 10 this
body that or any other question, with the exception
,aa., upon iIrher and having in the in
discovered yesterday that he might put the question Of
adjo9rnmen. He therefore put it, but be gave notice
that ne should put no other question. 80
Fellow citrzensr IN what predicament are we thus
placed! We are fixed as firmly and as immovaby
as these columns around the House. We can neither
he will persist in both the decisions lie has made
what then - our position have waited here four
days for we are now drawing TO the conclusion Of the
into this controversy L was my intention not 10
have said one word this question. AT The last SET.
SION g Che last Congress- areseeing that the very
oluton with the design of preventing such an occGr-
renee. II was not the pleasure efthe House cons.
der ~ and ,herefore, az well az for oher REASONS
{amongs which 10 the difficulty Of making myself
heard, under which have labored since the COM
mencenent Of this session. determined 10 say noth-
ZION if had not seen thai under these two decisions
q the Clerk, it would be inipossbe-nay, that the
House might ineefa STAY here until dootnsday, and
,oe os ae,s 20 o'gan1s ms Us our pos9n; now
Here is body Of ne assembled TO represent the Peo.
pie. and more full and complete representation Of
the People Of the United States did assemble
and, probably. never will again, within these walls
Here we are, and, as final nduccment to me TO adj
dress this House. herewe are also under the injunc.
The Clerk told US tat he acted under the convic-
ton Of duty. Iconcede the point He has acted and
he has pronounced his Two decisions under the
ct that sense ofdnty was correctly applied in his two
decisions, but say that placed in position.
and tina, We hnse solemn duties too.
form other. Hthere isdficnlty in relation to any
perion Of us. we must do what Mr. Jefferson says was
done when Lord Dunnl0re dissolved the Legislature
adjourned to tayern--they constituted themselves
convention, and they acted as the Legislature Of the
State or Colony. They actually. instead Of being as.
sen1bted in the place from which the act Of the Gov
ernor of the State had excluded them, adjourned 10
another place, formed themselves into convention.
and there ossd IL The nome Of the Sa's. This was
sohof the 18th Congress that IL 10 he. five can get
organized il is rather aie 70 make objections on'he
score ct irregularity address myself TO yon there
fore cah Upon you. in the nane Of the Peop'o
to organize for You have not only duties TO perform.
but you are under hieh responsibility 70 The People
TO perform that duty OrraDize. When You have done
fore. lnow call upon fhe whole House to discharge
that daty. and in the discharge Of my duty most reinc
s9y ps5Ss ss call ap01 hs A.
w-ctzcns, been recently told, in the Of.
fetal organ Of ihe Prssen. that there
jersey on eounting them as adverre dcvoied 10 ha
Adminisraton. And NOT only has the official omar
stated this fact. but has given the precise number Of
Ser and Ues ,he Sere One SnSed and
tweniv.one Now cali IpnH those l9l members to
oYpa nize the House call up0n them in the name of
their cnuniryI viii no, en- in he name Of tho AL
inis,raiion for Fhaye no right 10 speak in their name
,eres, snd noicv hcb ;hev ,h;nk IL he n,sress and
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