Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-12-21
NUMBER !.
WAsHINGroN, December 7, 1899

WASHINGTON, December Z, 1889.
You are looking out no doubt, Cor news from
this focus of attraction, aud having consented to
furnish You with u synopsis, at least, Of all that
IS dong here begin my task with telling you
that, up to the present moment--hye days after
the tine prescribed for opening the 26h
Congress--we are without any organization Of
the House of Representatives. II the age Of
wonders had passed, all this might be difficult
enough to account for, but when it is recollccted
that We have IN this country party who are
reckless of every thing which binders their march
10 the control Of the destinles OF the country,
and thatthis party have an accidental strength of
representation greatly disProportlonedto their pre-.
sent standing among the people you will not
marvel that they are catching at the last lingering
hope which remains Of controlling the destnies
Of this great nation. What boots it with them,
that their object can only be attanrd by suppress.
ing the fairly expressed sentiment of the people
Of any one Of the sovereign States Of This great
Republic What boots il lha, the wheels Of Lee
gsation are made to stand still 7 What boots ii
that law aud justice arc against tbeml They
seek Tor Polrer, and power they will have, if it
can be obtained, even if in gtasping it, every
Landmark of principle, and every behes Of the
constitution, shall be oblIteratcd or trodden I'm
der foot! The record Of these times will go
down to posteriiy, but, il We mistake not the spir.
nol our people, /! will present gloomy history
Of the fatal blindness of not a few individuals,
who are nov ''fretiug their brief existence upon
the sage."
do not know ia what manner to detail YOU
the proceedings Inasmucb as they have been
characierizedby no order, and regulated by no
rule nevertheless, if can mako them intellg.
bic, will try and do SO.
On Monday at II O'clock, the Senate met
and organized, quorum being present. AT The
same hour the clerk Of the last House Of Repre-
seniatyes commenced calling the roll OF the
members elect 10 that body, and progressed until
he came TO tic State Of New Jcrsey.-Here, af.
nv hhlHC VI 3NAiIOlFHf WDO 10
admitted on all sides to have been duly elected,
he stated 10 the House thai len individuals had
presented themselves before him, claiming the
I'VE remaining seals to which that State was en-
titled, and he asked to be relieved by the House
from the responsibility of deciding between them.
An animated discussion sprung up in relation to
inns suggestion, in which the Wing party conlen-
ded that II was The duty of The clerk TO acknowl- |
edge the right Of the indvidl ais who had presen-
led ihe Governors certificate. THIS claim was
resisted on the other side, son the ground that
ulese hive individuals were not duly elected, and |
mat the Governors certificate had beea fruudu |
Iently given--a fact now as notorious and well |
established in the eyes Of all impartial men, as
That majority Of legal votes ought 10 ensure the
success Of candidate IN any case. But the
Wings felt that they had every thing at stake in
lhls 'ssue--tbey knew It involved their only hope
OF carrying the election Of officers of the House
favorable 10 their views, and they struggled for
success as matter Of life and death. -Four days
we're spent in this discussion, wiibou; one step
towards organization having been accomplished
Inc limits Of letter do not allow HE to 90
much into detail, or could present you his,o-
y which would make your readers, who are far
removed liom the corrupt and corrupting lnhu-
enee Of political metropolis, open their eyes
win wonder and astonishmeni, but it must suC
nee 70 say, that it has been attempted 10 hwart
1e clearly expressed opinion Of the people BY .
es0ri to mHn@uyres and irckery of the most un.
ushiiable character.
Vn the evening Of Thursday, the proceedings