Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-12

MI Datlon, ~ the district referred TO, should come
hefeAnd say he had this majority aud that he had
The proof Of il IN his pocket, would any ono pretend
10 say that that proof or state nen Of proof would
allow him To take part 10 the organization Of the
House against the commission Of eccllonl Mr..
Underwood also stated The cases other Ii .It.-ali
Intended to give evidence thai none but the n,smbc,s
holding tho commission could take pant in the Or.
ganzntion. Mr.. Underwood thought that il the
lion,e did mol take tho course he had suggested, Ne
should he debating forever
Mr.. RANDOLPH. of N. J. cot the floor with 90.
vrtal other members. The CLERK first saw Ar r.
aud ecognized hrs right to the fnor.
Mr.. VANDERPOELof N. Y. thought some o.
her member should be permitted 10 address the
Glair who bad MT spoken.
'rho CLERK said no could not decide aecord
ing 10 parliamentary law. lie had no pon ef TO do
80,
M RANDOLPH continued. I, was not. he
said, hls design Ia have addressed lie lIn,tsc pain
lie had rhnneht. when he came there. that III,
commission of the election OF his COLLEAGUES Womb
make good iheittight 10 lake pm in the or,an,.
zal,on OF the House He commented al some
lenerh upon the Get that the CLERK of The Hons,
had undertaken 10 90 behlnd the returns OF the Go.
Fernor of the $ at, AID rotnalkeel tlnt so ,oy.l .
preceding as this was hitherto unknown.
Nh Randolph addressed himself to Mr. D,eke,-
sun one ol tbs Administration elaiinents to .ea,.
and the eA Governor Of the STATE. He read to tls
louise one OF the certificates of Nj Diekorson q.
dovetnof OF the State precisely like thai ri Gov,,..,
Pennington. That eenideate SAID Mr. r. .n,,,,n
ets my election. aud 10 dunbt The lheas tso,e,no,
considered it good aud all sutcient anlo,ty. INV
ever The Same gentleman NJ an apl,esni for a..,,
here moy consider it. MIR. Randolph ,n,Is so
remarks III reply Ia MI Piekens 10 Slale snyereisn
" lie said that The people made State soyere,s,
~ But 10 should like know how the ueo
pie were 10 be Represented except by the eons,ita,.d
authorizes Of State 7
MI. PltkENS sad he did not intend l., give am,
opinion as to tho broad seal OF the Stlir of New
jersey, lie meant only To say thai the ll.us,
could decide mon the slaelon OF lis members.s
Nj RANDOLPll continued, and lod Mr. plcl
ems lha he did say that tbe House could do no moro
than decide upon the claim. lie had dee la,,d :.
he thought that the House could decide unon tns
matter OF Stne sovereignty. Mr. RAJ doloh s.iJ
That the Clerk oil The House hal done wronp in ,.,
eng distinction between himself aud his colleagues.
lie was no more el,cted lhaulbcy were His r,gb,
to seat was the same with tneiIs WI,ent ,nIs
thetf proposition year SINCE To the cla,nao,. az
seats mere 10 esga Their places aud 90 again bef,c
tho people, he claimed the honor Of going with
them again before The people But their propnsitiou
MAS rejected. MIR. Randolph said. during lin ,,
marks. that the conduct Of tie Governor lad be.,
eoniitmed at the recent New Jersey State eloe,,ou
! by the people. wv
Mr.. VANDERPOEL Of New York asked 6,,s
! proof Of dis wv
! Mr.. RANDOLPH said t,ai, as far as anv.c alc,-
'~''-. "eeih DC aav, ie.,,,,, s,ect6n. would have
returned him hy majority Of thousands. H.,
would like to have that eeetou decide the right To-
seals here
Mr., ADAMS now took Ac floor Tbe,e,
great dr'ile To hear lin, aud much anxiety nani,es-
lcd--1ie ssl-"fellou -etlens Of Ire twenty.s,xtl,
CnnG'es, OF the United Stmcs-I address ms sell IL,
/ yon aud not 10 tlfo Clerk Of the House ofRe-
! preventative, under painful sense Of my fttx
] The CLERK comn'cHCott tGadine ia YOU the NAMES If
the Members Of the twenty ,siNh Congress until H.,
came 10 the State Of New jersey, when be pans.d
aud stated 10 the House, that FIVE o'he seats OF tho
Members from New jersey were contested, and thai
] he nlIsf rel fer thar sY IL.
thai, he again, IN tho dischatge OF his solemn dirty
declared tlai lao would not put question, except i.
question of adiournmBnt. la what predieamsur are
we placed! W. aie fixed here US immovably nc tho
columns around The Capitol. What then are wg
to do. The CLERK reluscdto proceed viii, the roll
aud refuses to put question, and dis condition
are we left. a
bad determined said Mr.. Adams 10 have said
nothing upon lhls controversy. and should have
adhered 10 my determination but Il The two taci.
sions of tho Clerk. w are here under the ,nionc
ton of solemn duties atuler representation OF the
people of The United States than before aud ever
will probably again exist The Clerk has placed US
| in postum from which eau neilher adyance
| nor rcceds. In the pfeseut case, said Mr.. Adams
may be necessary to do What MI Jefferson tell, YOU
/ Lord Dunmore dd-adjou from the usual plac,
of meeting to atasern aud thence constitute our
! selves.
call upon YOU in the name Of the people of Tho
United STATES to organize yourselves. You are here
the majority Of The body here to do this. We have
recently been told by the official organ that maor-
~ Of his House ndepe Of tie New jersey claim
aus, were friendly to the Administration. That
paper says III members all Of whom are here ara
friendly To the Administration. | oncr the follow
ing resolution, not 10 90 upon the CLERKS desk III
the limbo oil vanity and the paradise OF FOOLS" buT
| before the House.
| In the harry OF preparing his sketel, our cor
respondent has omitted 10 send copy OF the resou-
/ lion referred to.
| Mr.. Adams said he atdresstd himself to his lcl-
low cltizens 0l The House, and The CLERK. IL
was 10 the Members OF the House he appealed. and
! IN the name Of the people. The House thank
God, said he. Is not under the necessity OF sub MT
ing to hun. despoIIo AS lie is. We are norin thar
condition.. The C1eik might veil put the resou-
tons IA the fire. us TO put where he does upon
the table
Now. SAID Mr.. Adams, | call upon the me nibors
o Congress here IN the name OF the penplo of tho
United States TO set aside tins Clerk. w nhuut do
ing ii We cannot organize, What VIII our consitu-
| cuts say 10 us, doing have dono-sntlering
ourselves To waste four days beioie the OF ganization
of the House. What viii NINE say 10 me | cali
upon he III menbIs,--lhe maj rity.--to organize
tAis iouse, They have Tie naloIity. and upon
them rests The responsibility Of iuftler delayis
oller the resolution aud ASK for amendment to,
# any gentleman has TO Offer.
la my opilontlIsy cannot refuse TO do oher"iss
than 10 fecogHlze The claims of the five members
who have the constitution and the laws. They hive
have come ncfe with the law upon their side, and
you cannot deprive the five members oi their