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The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-09-25

carved and glded, with wroalhs Of fruits
and glnesj also wiklifgufes representing Bac-
chusand The Bacchanies, and pcdeslals uh-
o. which there are sixteen figures holding
Platean ne two Efnscan Vases, qildod, and
gurnisbad with flowers; also, two richiF-nil-
ded tripods, copied from unique patternst
also, three baskets, richly gilded, each with
three hgares upon around stand, embellish-
edwlth IVY and lyge-formed leaves. for six
lights each, ornameuied with flowers.
& does appear 70 me, sir, that the Plateau.
with its fine mirrors iii which The honest.
hardhanded locoloco democrats can look al
themselves, almost every moment. during
the formal proQressofa eeu4t banuuefs would
be regarded even by d Bank WIG AZ
pretty formidable article Of dinner fnrni-
tuTe
Having disposed Of the pictured tray. Mr..
Chairman, will direct your attention ior i
feNminntes 10 the magnificent set of Table
Glass contained IN three several bills. The
lEat blll is tor Champagne Glasses, Clafets,
Gubleis, Cordials, Water Bottles, &c. bou-
CHI from Aessrs, Lewis Yeron g Co. for nine
enndFed ard twenty-foUr dollars. Tie SCI
cond bill Is for richest cut TumbleTs, cut
Centre Bowls and Stands, cut Floating Is
land Dishes, cut Pitchers, SC, purchased
from BakeWell a Co. for fourteen hundred
and hfty-one dollars and seyenty-fpe cents.
The third bill will give you entire.
New YoRK, JUNH 8. 1887
Col. 4. e Smith for sundry articles for Pres.
ident's House.
Bought Of James P. Drummond, No. Al
Maiden Lane, between William and Nassau
streets, Importer Of and dealer ii China.
Glass, and EaEthenware, wholesale and re-
tail
9 quart and ~ pint, all flute, De.
canteTs, cone shoppers, barrel
shape, $50 Ss4 90
6 doz. Claret Wines, cut pillar
stem, 81 40 90
g do Green Finger cups, S3f % 90
6 do Gu TRiae Coolers, so 81 90
2 do cut Champs, so IS 90
j pint Water Bottles, lint and flint 90 90
2 Casks rs
240 70
Bottles Fetuned 90 90
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Mr. BORIS advocated the propriey Of this amend
nent' He considered !, in order. as he thought tho
committee was discharged from It's consideration
+ Mr Riyes and Mr. Dromgoole insisted tina, II was
out Of order Mr.. Rives IN some lengthy remarks,
taxed The opposition with Inconsistency, and dsrespect
% the committee, in supporting this Proposon when,
the other day. they opposed Mr.. Campbels proposition
70 prin, the report aud testimony.
Mr., Garland exposed this absurd charge upon the
opposition to Mr. Campbe's motion, the occasion
alluded 10, WAS because did not include all the test-
mony submitted to the committee for which purpose
he proposed the present amendment As for the charge
Of "dIsrespect the committee he thought ii came
with bad grace from Mr. Riyes and his friends, who
supported Mr.. Cave Johnson's proposition some weeks
since TO take the out Of the hands Of the com
miltee, and precpate the action of the House upon IT,
That fact should prevent them from being fasdious
on points of order.
Mr. Garland then drew up his motion in the form Of
resolution and made it in order by declaring The
miltee discharged from the consideration Of the tes
mony in question.
Mt. Jenfer then obtained the floor and alter some
explanations had passed between him and Mr. Rves,
OF Virginia and also Mr.. Medil Of Ohio, in reference
to the disclosures which had been made previous
day by Mr. Fillmore, Of N Y, concerning the pro-
ceedings in the Committee Of Elections, the Speaker
announced the orders Of the day, the morning hour hay
ing expired.
RED RIVER RAFT.
The bill making appropriation for the removal Of
the raft from Red river then referred to the con-
mtee Of ways and MEANS with the instructions here
tofore moved by Mr.. Bddle, Of Pennsylvania.
suB-TaEasuRy BILL
Mr. Jones, Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways
and Means, moved 10 take up the Subtreasury Bill,
and refer it 10 that Committee.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, moved to refer il to the
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the Union.
A debate arose the question Of reference, in
which Messrs White, Jones, Everett, Vanderpoel,
and Wise participated which was, however, soon
brought TO close by The inslrumentaity of the pre-
vious question.
The motion for reference 10 the Committee Of the
Whole, was rejected and the bill was then referred
to the Committee OF Ways and Means without
division.
appropriately referred.
FREEDOM or ELECTIONS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Bell for securing
the freedom Of elections and prohibiting the
interference Of federal Office holders herewith,
ming up as the unfinished business Mr.. Bell said
measure until the Treasury Note Bill should be dis
posed Of.
The House then adjourned
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MIR GOODIES SPEECH.

Begun in our last publication, is concluded
in to-day's paper II contains mass of IN
teresting facts and quotations, linked with the
able and triumphant argument, by which he
defended Gen. Harrison against the attacks
of unnedged General Crary. The people Of
Mr.. Goodies district in Ohio, need no rea-
soning to commend General Harrison to their
affecions--their farms and fields bear the
monuments of his bravery and patriotism
but they would have looked upon any Repre-
sentative Of theirs, as unworthy OF the peace
and happiness they enjoy, who would tamely
hear the gallant soldier who has perilled his
life in their defence, vilifed and traduced in
Congress or elsewhere
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this case you have never seen the evidence.
How, then, can you vote that these men are
entitled TO the seats I"
~ know they are good ''democrats," was
the reply, "and that is enough for me!
This was the rule of decision. The con-
slitution and laws Of the land, justice, reason'
usage, all the obligations of conscience
weighed as nothing in the balance with party
will and party objects.
II is due 10 the administration party to say
that they did give one solitary excuse for their
JacobinIcal and revolutionary conduct. II
was this that there IS no poicer either IN
Congress or The Slate governments 10 purge
The ballot bores This doctrine we under
stand TO be now an established tenet of the
administration party established, to be aban-
doned, perhaps, as all their other doctrines
purposes. It goes forth as an authoritative
iegitimi-ation, Of whatever violence, fraud,
cheatery perjury, egality, and unrishteous-
ness, may at any time hereafter prevail at the
ballot boxes. Ii is public sanction OF pre-
cisely those "distcmpcrs" which MIR. Burke
truly said, "had always destroyed free States"
II is doctrine which, if il is to be carried out
in this country, will, in our opinion, plunge
the people ultimately into bloodshed and re-
voution.
TO the able Address and Suppressed Re-
port of the Minority of the Committee which
will be found in the preceding columns, we
beg TO call the attention of the American peo-
Pile, and we would especially entreat every
free and Independent Press in the nation to
give the widest possible circulation to these
important documents
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WEDNESDAY, March ! !

After the reading Of the Journal the Speaker pro-
ceeded to call for reports from committees.
Mr.. Campbell, Of s. c., presented the report ana
proceedings Of the Committee Elections, on the
New Jersey case, up to tho 9th instant, and moved
their being printed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Garland, Of La, moved to amend the notion
by including all tho testimony submitted to the com
mittec.
The object Of this amendment was TO have printed
the testimony submitted 10 the committee on the 9th
ut and which had been rejected by the committee, on
the technical grounds. tina, il had been submitted one
day short Of the prescribed time Of eight days notice
This testimony was read last Saturday before tho
House, and was thus refused by mere bubble.
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OF OUTRAGES in THE NEW JERSEY
ELECTION CASE.
The administration party, in the House of
Representatives, succeeded the day before
yesterday, in accomplishing the object, for
which, to the sacrifice of the public interest,
and the entire neglect of the legitimate bust
ness Of Congress, they have been contending
since the first day Of the session. That OBJ
iect was simply to add to their forces FIVE par
tisans, pretending to be representatives OF New
Jersey, but who were solemnly declared by
the authorities of that State, not to have been
lawfully elected The history ofthe proceed
ings on this case, in the House, is, from first
to last, record of successive outrages on all
law and precedent-on justice-on the Con-
stituton of the United States, and the rights of
the State of New Jersey, by numerical ma
iority, who have thus approved themselves
ready to yield blind, unreasoning, unreflect-
ing, INSCRIPTIONS, scrvile compliance with the
acquisitions fparty.
When the fact became public that the Com
mi,tee on Elections had sent both the claim
ants and the contestants to New Jersey to take
testimony, the administration party in the
House, probably fearing the result OF this in
vesgaton at home to- see who received ma
iorty of lawful' votes, moved that the COM
mttee report forthwith who received the great
est number Of roles, with view to bring them
into the House without delay.
A member of the opposition party having
moved the insertion Of the word "lawtul" be-
fore votes" the administration party voted
in solid column against it, and the word was
inserted only by the votes Of the Wings and
Conservatives, aided by the casting vote Of the
Speaker.
With this resolution Of the House before
Them the ma jority of the committee determin-
ed forthwith to add the votes of Melville and
| South Amboy to those counted by the Govern
or and Council of New Jersey, without per-
hitting the evidence that those polls were Vi
tated by fraudulent, alien, and other votes, to
be for moment examined. They suddenly
came to the strange conclusion although the
parties under fhei, direction were then ac-
tually engaged in taking testimony to enable
them to ascertain who had received majority
Of the lawful votes, and although they were
bound by the resolution to ascertain who had
majority of lawful votes, that all The rotes
receired, no matter how, by whom, or how re-
turned were lamfui," and reported forthwith
accordingly. This was done, too, in the face
of evidence before them, which, according to
I their own mode Of calculation, would have
shown result different from their report
evidence which would have shown that after
overlooking the frauds of South Amboy, Mil
vile and Saddle River, and disregardng the
allegation of the claimants and their offer to
prove large number OF alien and illegal votes,
and counting all other votes as lawful, still,
one, if not two, of the Wing claimants would
have majority Of the lawful votes. For ad-
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THE SUB-TREASURY BILL.

This Executive measure, which is to be
the panacea of all the evils that afflict the
country, has at last, after slumber of six
weeks upon the table of the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, been taken up and
sent to the Committee of Ways and Means.
1t will perhaps be kept dangling there until a
seasonable opportunity is presented for bring
ing on the discussion in the House.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, March 10.
NEW JERSEY ELECTION.

NEW JERSEY ELECTION.
The SPEAKER now announced the unfinished
business OF the morning hour, being The report of
the committee of elections made on the 5th inst in
Relation to the contested election in The State of New
Jersey.
The pending questions thereon were the resou-
lion OF Mr.. Fillmore, which is as follows:
whereas this house did, by resolution adopted
on the 18th February, 1870 among other things di-
rect The committee Of elections ITO report forthwith
which five of The ten individuals claiming seats from
the State OF New Jersey received the greatest num-
Der OF lawful votes from the whole Stale for repre-
senatives in the Congress of the United States at
the election Of 1888 in said State"
And whereas this house had previously referred
evidence to that committee tending to show that the
poll at South Amboy, in said State, at said election
was not held according to law, and that numerous
votes given at said election were unlawful, because
The persons voting had no legal right to vote and
the parties TO said contest are now absent from this
city with the consent and under the authority Of said
comm,ttee, taking testimony in said case, for the
purpose OF ascertaining who received the greatest
NUMBER OF lawful votes at said election in said State
Ana whereas certain dispositions alleged 10 have
been taken by one oil the parties to said contest in
pursuance OF the directions OF said committee in a
sealed envelope, were addressed to the Speaker
Of this House, tending TO show, as is alleged that
the polls at South Amboy were not held according
to law, and that unlawful votes we're taken al said
poll And whereas said committee, in acting on the
said resolution OF this house. refused 10 consider
portion Of said evidence, but determined to report
and have reported, simply the number "of votes ad-
JAGGED to have been gwen 10 the several claimants
by the Governor and Privy Council OF New Jersey
together with those returned by the election officers
oil The lownships OF Millyile, in Cumberland county,
and South Amboy, in Middlesex county, to The
clerks OF said counties respectively" without in
curing whether said votes were ldtctm or not
iherJore resolved, That said report be reeommt-
yea 10 SAID committee, with instructions 10 inquire
ana report this house with all convenient despltch
~nich I'VE oil the ten claimants TO The vacant seats
IA 'hlS house from said State received the greatest
nutno'r OF lawful votes at the last Congressional
election in said State.
ana the motion of Mr.. PeTRrkrs 10 amend the
I'd resolution BY striking out all The preamble, and
Inserting the following
n, ~ appears by me report of the Committee Of
Elections that Philemon Dekerson. p III n Vroom
rr9aniel u. Ryall, William r. Cooper, and Joseph
h''e received the greatest number OF lawful votes
Cast IN The State of New Jersey, at the election hold
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copclusiyely that those OF this body who were In IA
vor or going behind the commissions, contemplated
an inquiry The most ample and comprehensive.
70 Tins result the undersigned Are led by review
of All the circumstances which have attended the
House on this subject, from the commencement Of
The session. as well by the hagrant injustice which
win mark the contrary course, leading with haste
nonarraeled, TO the decision Of great and impor-
ant question in the absence OF The parties and con-
,rarv "a The expectations which they had been au-
,horized 10 indulge
7, order TO bring this subject more fully before
IL. House the unde rsigned deem i proper to state,
~, Immediately upon the assembling OF The commit
-. under the resolution herein examined, the ma
,,tv without considering the proofs admitted TO be
.u,ns,ept. The tendency of which was TO show that
,n,awful votes had bsen polled for non-commisson-
"A claimants, settled /" forthwith" the principles
.,,,o which the report should be made and peremp-
,a,ily instructed the Chairman to add the votes Of
Milyille and South Amboy, to those counted by the
c,vsrnor in Privy Council; thus resolving the
,,i.s n subcommittee into The solution OF an arh-
',.,,.a, nroblem OF the most simple character.
o., ,h.,e Is an additional and most imposing fact
Ii, we desire TO present for the consideration Of
n. House before they decide this important ques-
ton. -,
A. The moment the Committee had the report I'M
a. consideration, aud before any vote was taken
thereon. The Chairman had in possession sealed
nackage of depositions addressed 10 the Speaker OF
the House, to the care Of the Chairman ana en-
dorsed dispositions IN the New Jersey case Tor
n,rded nv The commissioned claimants; and which
,h.ma;or,v of HE Committee refused TO send TO the
Speaker, 10 he end that the same might be opened,
and taken into consideration in the decision OF me
question then pending in committee. On examna,
ton. we find that the said dispositions establish ana
prove Illegal votes cast for the non commissioned
claimants, which, added to other unlawful votes a.
ready proven, are sufficient to give one oil me com
missioned claimants [Mr. Slraton] his seat, on me
ground Of receiving majority Of lawful votes cast
al the polls.
The following table will show how many illegal
votes the commissioned members must prove at The
votes of Mlville and South Amboy be added to es-
tabsh their right over their opponents to the vacant
"
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The proofs laid in the first instance before the COM
mitee, would have established both Messrs. Straon
and Maxwell in their seats had the same been in all
respects competent
The injustice of refusing to examine the new de-
positions is the apparent from the fact that they
were taken as substitutes for other dispositions on
the same subject which had been rejected under cir
cumsances herein before detailed. Their weight
and effect is greatly enhanced by the fact that the con-
testing party was present, and cross-examined the
witnesses.
The undersigned made strenuous efforts 10 induce
the majority of the committee to strike out the word
"tarfm" whenever it appears in their report as
qualifying the word 'potes," so that the language
of the report might correspond with the principle on
which it is based, and thus all misapprehension, Ell
Their By the House the country, be excluded; and
also induce the majority insert clause in their
report to indicate opposition to Ii in the committee
and 10 grant time for the exposition of our views
through the medium OF counter-report; but their
efforts proved wholly unavang.
We have said enough, trus to establish the
proprety of having the report Of the Committee re-
committed; that the instructions given may be lite
rally and faithfully obeyed.
With this Statement, of facts, to sustain which we
iespecuViy dsh LOT inc pruning Oh all the docu-
ments we leave the case 10 the House; and if il be
contemplated to make report, submitted under
such circumstances the basis of any action that will
compromise the rights of either of the parties in this
controversy, we beg leave, members of the Com
mltee as Representatives Of the people, and in be-
nall OF the sovereign States of this Union, to protest
against what we conceive most indefensible and
unlawful proceeding.
WILLARD FILLMORE
JNO. M. BOTrS,
GEO. w. CRABB,
TRUMAN SMITH
Washington March 10, 1910.
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CONGRESS.

UNITED STATES TE-MARcn III.
The difficulties between the States Of Georgia and
Maine connected with the demand of the former,
that the authorities of the latter should deliver up
certain fugves from justice, were brought under the
notice of the Senate to-day.
Mr. LuMpKrN, OF Georgia, offered certain resolu-
tons the subject recently passed by the Legsla-
ture of that State and suggesting that some legisla-
tion in regard TO by Congress is expedien and ne
cessary MIR l.. entered al length into the particu-
lars of the case and concluded with moving that
the resolutions, and certain documents accompany
ing them should be referred TO the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Ater some discussion, the papers were referred
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented petition for encourage
ment and aid of the Government to the culture Of
silk.
Mr. WALL presented several petitions for the es-
adjustment of general system Of Bankruptcy.
Mr.. KALAMAZOO presented memorial from citi-
gems Of Albany, demonstrating against The adms-
sion OF Florida into the Union, while It's Constitu-
ution toleraeS slavery.
The question of reception demanded aud laid on
the table
Mr. SMITH, Of Indiana, presented a memorial from
citizens Of Washington, demonstrating against the ces-
sion Of the United States in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
TARIFF.
Mr. KNIGHT, Of r. l., offered resolution instruct
ing the Financ Committee to inquire into the cIpe-
dency of so modifying the Compromise Act, to give
adequate protection the umbrala and parasol manu-
facturers.
Mr. KNIGHT took occasion to make some judicous
aud important remarks on the proposition of Mr. CAL
Houv and referred to the operations and consequences
of the Tariff contained in that Senators speech on tho
State Debts, &c,
After some remarks, in reply, from Mr. CALHOUN,
the resolution was laid aside.
The Senate occupied during the remainder OF
the sitting, with private and local measures.
The following letter gives the result of the
charter election in Poughkeepsie. This is
/ the residence of Mr.. TALLMADdE. 1t will
be seen that his independent course is sus-
tanned by his own neghbors, by increased
maori,ies, on every trial. It's so throughout
the State The majority for HARRISON
next fall. we are assured from the most au-
thentic sources, will be greater than the State
| of New York ever gave on any former occa-
sion
HARRISON VICTORY IN POUGHKEEPSIE
Correspondence Of The Albany Ereninr Journal
PouomKEEpsE, March 3, 1910.
Our charter election is over We had tremendous
conflict. The Loco focos made their last desperate
effort. They acted and evidently felt that they must
now re establish their sscendsncy 10 Poughkecpsie or
yield forever the hope Of seeing themselves, the fol-
lowers Of Van Buren,, IN majority.
The conflict resulted most susplcously The vote
large beyond s precedent 1909 having been taken.
which an increase OF so or this number $50
were given TO the HARRISON and $50 for the Van Buren,
tickle, Our majority, therefore, in the village ia 23l This
Is a handsome ineredse orer our note Of last fall
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ELECTIONS.

The New Hampshire State election took
place on Tuesday. Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Virginia, hold their next annual
election in April.
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IN SENATE,
TUESDAY, March 10, 1910.
BANKRUPT LAW.
Washington, March 10, 1910.

BANKRUPT LAW
Mr. WALL, Chairman OF the Committee on the
Judiciary after presenting to the Senate yesterday
memorial praying for the passage Of a law establish
ing uniform system Of bankruptcy gave notice
that the committee preparing bill for that OBJ
ject, and will submit il 10 the Senate next week.
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THE MAIDS ONIAN i.
The TRUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER.
WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1870

THE FINALE OF THE GRAND CATEGORY
OF OUTRAGES In THE NEW JERSEY
ELECTION CASE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-04-23
MRS. BUTLER.

ETAVING removed her schoo! to the Aca-
LII denny in North ST., Litchfield, intends
commencing her summer term, for young la
dies and misses, on Wednesday the 9th Of
May. The studies pursued will include those
usually taught in select schools.
Arrangements have been made with gen.
tleman fully competent to attend to the sci
ence of Mathematics, &c. Mrs. Butler in
tends her instruction to embrace not merely
the cultivation of the mind but the morals
and manners are to be objects of attention.
Teachers will give lessons in Music and
French, at separate charge, if DESIRED
Board can be obtained for young ladies
in the family with the teacher at a reasonable
price. 6t44 LtchfeH, April 2.