Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-03

On Saturday last, this man, their own wiz
ness, on cross.examinaiioll, testified that the
return was not signed bV the Loco FocO judy
es, and sent TO the EecretaTy's Office, was
| made up by him in the Post Office in Phila-
! delphia, OH MOnd0yGiier the election, and not
| in the State House on Friday, the time and
place appointed by law.
That Il was sIGNED in the RosT OFrgcE by
three Of the return judges only ! and by the
remainder in other places, iChere he could
each them" That the return Judges met at
the State House on Friday after the election,
4 and without making out this part Of the re-
turn, in consequence Of dispute, ADJOURNED
SINE pIE-and that there was no other meet
| ing held by them, nor any notice given for
n meeting afterwards. THIS TESTIMONY OF the
| Loco Focos' own witness, Us CONCLUSIVE ON
THIS POINT. 1t shows the return on which the
I Loco Focos claimed their seats to pc TOTAL
LY and ALTOGETHER ILLEGAL and VOID.
MIR. Cahen also testified that he resigned
! his situation in the Post Office on THE DAY the
return judges met, to make himself conpe-
tent return clerk; that he had not lifted his
bonds, but to do the duties and receive the
emoluments of his station.
Thus ends in "smoke" and derision all the
pretensions of the Philadelphia county Loco
! Focos to seats in either branch of the Legis-
lature as returned members. Thus ends, in-
deed, all contest as to right o: legality. The
| facts clearly show that the Wing men,
| bers from the county, are as clearly entitled
to their seats as anu members tn the Legislature
! and that it is aiding and abctting wrong, and
outrage not to sustain them and their claims
for them.
We ask the people to look at this fact for
a moment. Here is shown all THE GROUND the
rebels have had 10 denounce the Secretary of
the Commonwealth for doing his duty as an
officer-for mobbing and driving the Legis-
lature-fnr assauliing Messrs. Stevens, PEN
rose and others, and for calling upon the peo-
pie to rise up in arms and take blood.
The testimony before the committee will
fully show this fact, and fix lasting disgrace
and infamy upon the rebel conspirators
against the people and the Legislature.
From the Harrisburgh Telegraph. Extra, Dec. 25.
IHe Deed Done Pennsylvania Disgraced-
Mob Rule Triumphant.-We have the unwel-
come news to communicate to our readers,
that the Senate have this day, after u pro-
branch of the House of Representatives, I
known as the I. Hopkins House," rs legally
and consiitutionaily organized body, by a
vote of II to Is. "a
This same Senate, but a few days since |
declared BY solemn resolution, by vote Of
lS to co. that this same Hopkins House.
was emo House of Representatives legally
constituted" and that all their acts were null
and void. 5,
Thus has mob law triumphed. Thus have
the Constitution and the laws been outraged. !
Thus has tile State Of Pennsy lvania been de-
graded and disgraccd by those who were
SWORN TO protect her Institutions. Hereafter
mob.rule and open revolution will at all
times predominant over law and justice.
! The following is the preamble and resolu
ton as it passed the Senate. i
Mr.. Michler submitted the following
g" Whereas difficulties have arisen in the !
organization Of the House of Representatives,
and two bodies have for some time been. in
existence, each claiming TO be the regularly !
constituted House of Representatives Of
Pennsylvania, but neither having had q con-
stitutional quorum of members whose seats
were undispused, and neither has yet been |
fully recognized by the Senate. II
And whereas, tho House organized by the |
election of William Hopkins as Speaker, is
now composed of constitutional quorum of !
legally returned members, and being thus |
brought within the pale of the constitution.
the Senate ought no longer to refuse to re-
cognize the said House as the properly or
ganized House of Representatives therefore,
Resolved, That committee be appointed |
to inform said House, that the Senate is now
organized and ready to proceed to business.
Mr.. Fraley of tho city offered the follow.
ing as substitute: s-.,..,-..~
Resolved, That whereas the Senate did on
the Goth instant, declare by resolution, that
the body claiming to be the House of Repre-
sentatives, as organized on the 4th instant by |
the election of VIM. Hopkins, Esq, as
Speaker, was not constituted House of Re-
representatives. according to the Constitution |
and Laws of this Commonwealth" but being |
now informed that there is a constitutional !
quorum Of duly returned members OF the |
House of Representatives at present occupy |
ing the Hall af the said House: therefore, in (
order to terminate hedifficulties which pre-
vent the transaction of the proper business of
the Legislature, it is hereby declared. that
the Senate will recognize and cooperate
with the said duly returned members Of the
House of Representatives, as the House OF
Representatives Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsy lvania, whenever it shall bcofiicialiv |
communicated that they are again organized
and ready to proc ed TO business. N 7'N 2St'
The substitute was voted down, and the re-
solution of Mr.. Michler passed by vote Of II
- w. --g $50 Sl& .g
From HARRIsBuRG--The Hon. jacob Cas-
sett, senator from the Adams, Cumberland
and Franklin district, was found dead in his
bed on Wednesday morning. He retired at
night in good health and spirits ~
Mr.. Wagner, senator from Philadelphia
county. sent in his resignation Wednesday.
IL, From the HarrishMrq telegraph, Extra. $3.50
. MOB RULE.
Mr. James Smith, from the county ofPhil-
adelphia, is now lying at Wilson's Hotel.
dangerously ill from the effects OF an assault
and battery committed upon him by gang
of bulles and blackguards that are now
quartered here as witnesses on the part OF Mr.
Brown of the county, for a scat in the Senate.