Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-25

TIE MEETING OF CONGRESS Tile ses-
sion OF The 2a'h Congress vii commence ths dty
srrks -From tie ghinEs out IN several st Tie
Loco foco papers II Is aprtebendtd thai some oil
th. Loco Foe memben viii endtsrour TO ihfo"
d iiieuliies tie Of the regular organization OF
the House 1T Kepresentdises.-The subjn,ned let
TER To the New \ Oh Tunes hut embodlrs ruinofs
winch have heretofore reached ~, hut Ne aus hey
have 10 oerf undaiou liiau the iudlsctcot buasngs
of the more lanaiiesi p of,els OF Loco foeo-
lsm,
The following article from the New Nok Times.
the eilnur oi hlth Is perfectly ami,iaf win the
mannsr of otganzug lhr llansr al Representatives,
will af.im our readers II the difficulties N lhe
(FFon The ~ Y. Timf, # .Satuday)
QUESTION TO BE SETI LED,-At To-
oprnmp Of anew session oil Congress At has beer u
sual lut the Clerk Of the preceding House Of top-
resenat,es 10 call the House ofdef aud r. ad over
The names Of The members from list pa pared by
himself. Til. is not prescribed by HE constitution
oi any law and there is auihWlly fuf 1t but that
Of cusiom. The Cltrk makes ~ bis roll from
common report, newspaper Raeofnts, 2c.. aud not
f,om The credentials cerlliieanc al tho members
Under ORDINARY circumstances, lItfhaps there would
be no oiieoflon 10 the rtactcf but II Is obvious
thai ~, the case Of the Now Jefsr, mc,bcrs. the
powrts II the tlftk may be abused for the sake Of
gIsine trouble u the urrysHIon and advancing tie
wishes Of tic al nuis 4tinn. The Cleik Of the iasl
Congress Mr., Garland, Who = tbofoHclt going
i.sco iucn, may take INTO his mead Ia oHitf from H.
list the uanies OF the five Aes Jersey memt r.
whose right seals , objected 10 by h,s par ..
On The FRS day OF the Esta Session, Mr. .'rsn.
ING OF Massachusetts, raised tie question & 10 the
right Of the Cleik to perform tbe luuttp d., NC have
referred Ia, and maintained that II wor 4 be more
consistent With the d.shiiy OF the ~, aud more
proper IN every fesPeai, tut The ou,e should he
organ zed Tenn O lsiiiy. hy apo, nr some aember
Chairman. aud ,heU prnCeedID. regularly 10 re re
ception ri credentials and ~ he choice Of a Sneak
ef. The Clerk 81 House whose term has expifed
IS no more than any pr .oit etasea. Mr.. CusmNa
DID not press It's natlcr the iine but he earnest
" asked tie alter ol the bcfs 10 the subject
We think robabl. thc que sion viii be brous hi
up again the FIRST day Il The approaching SESSION.
Mi, Gatiand may perhaps not have the privilege Of
choosing whether he shah all or not cali tie names
Vi the Representatives tom New Jersey.
Correspondence # TIE Aeae York Times.
WAsnlNoTo~, Nov. -, ls39
The stale Of things which wi be presented vi the
opening Of the next session Of Congress has Ire
quenils been Tie subject OF remark and speculation
private circles ANA tie public rtinls and II has
been by means an uncommon opiniun HAT the Ad-
minisratou parry iutcuJ. II tEes can, to play of
something Ike the Harrisburg tragedy (pchaps
tdise would be more appropriate teim,) Tins opIn-
ION Is Strengthened "a my mind L : some 'cts winch
came 10 my Knowledge TO day. \ rrIson holding
large claims ga the Government Tor services actually
performed. vas told ty IN officer Of the Ttc1suts
Department that he could rely on rtia
iions bens made even by the lst al February, ~
their payments. that "slrg II disputed elections
other Causes The !ouse might be urean,zed 10,
month. aud that he kn>" ION experience that
the appropriations by Cons ress could not be depend
ed on" The gentleman hold,se he CLAIMS told lh'
officer ofihe Treasury Department lat " lie conl,
scarce suppose he serious his observations
The latter repned that he was. fur lie ndt know
such things done before and TIE cummencrn.e1 II oi
Congress would be so stormy lrun contested e,sc
lions, dc. that there was no saying what might 0,
might not be done 90
Now What IS TO POSTPONE the organization OF the
House ior day ! know noi. unless It ~ designed
10 prevent Ivy iorce he five New jersey Wing mea,-
beis from taking their seats. and 10 admit the Van
Bufen men who were nut returned and To act ~
The same manner IN other disputed cases. Iyerll,
believe they viii be attempted aud public attention
capnoi loo soon be drawn 10 the Infamous de
sign.