Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-12-24
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
The Steuben and Dekalb Election.

declined the publication OF certain reuarks which
we had prepared in reference TO the recent shame
ful loco foco outrage, growing out Of the action
of the House upon The contes'ad election in the
counties Of Steuben and DeKaIb, we made the
announcement 10 view of the protest Of the VIII z
members Of that body, which we publish below
Let II be read far and wide, and universally dis
semminated. We trust that every Wing press in
the State will give 1t insertion IN It's columns,
for IT is the voice Of an outraged and Insult ed
people, spoken through their RepTGs n tatIves
here. IL IS The exercise of right, thank God.
reserved by the Constitution. even when FAC
/ IlON stalks the most Ins0lenhy- And althou IN
IT is true that to accomplish he purpose OF par
/ ~ triumph, the acobnsal ma JrIty in ihe House
Of Representatives have trod upon the Crcden-
tials Of member Of ii.a: body, aud ruihlcsslv,
and without hearing. and IN defiance OF law and
of honor, have sent him out from among them,
/ and placed in his stead mere usurper, yet there
is a re,riJutire hour! True, retribution cannot
be expected speak through the elastic consci len
ces of the men who, in the teeth Of the law and
the ConstitutIpn have dared to do this act but if
the blighting Indiguat ton of all honest men can
make them feel, The time is not far distant when
n mouatain load of scorn will be heapcd upon
their heads Here is tho protest: let il 60 forth
to the word TO cap the climax of loco foco ignom
my! Side by side with the anarchists of Ten
and the decorators Of the broad seal OF
New Jersey: shoulder to shoulder with the mubo-
Gratis aud agrarans Of Now York, who yielding to
votarIes, strcwcd the pavemCnts with the con
tents Of rn d ware houses: arm in with the
revuIu' pnary and law-defying insurrcctionists OF
Rhode l>Iaud; hand IN hand with the wicked and
unqniet spirits, who in every age have Knocked
and irampied upon all legal restraints between
themselves and the accomplishment Of their I'M
holy ambition, let the perpetrators Of this deed Of
violence 90 forth in the worlds history! They
have earned and deserve 20 wear their ignomin
Gus lanreIs. They have offered up themselves
and their political honor, il is their highest de-
sire to d. upon the hide, petty altar of partIZnu
ship. beyond which contracted circle thew have
neither The minds the hearts TO look! Fit vic
TINS! fit sacrifices! worthy shrine.
PROTEST
OF Of .Ao yJo..oe IF Representatives
against the action Of u majority Of that body
in ejecting ENos EEALL from his seat as mem
b~r thereof and placing in his stead MADISON
MARSH
The undersigned, members Of the House of
Representatives, soIefnniy PROTEST for Them
selves and their nstitu cots against the action Of
the House Of Representatives, in ejeciing ENos
BEALL, the member elect from the counties Of
Seubtn and Dekalb, from his seat in this body,
and placing in his stead MADISON MAKsrt-a per- +
son IN their estimation having right to the de. /
stgnation Of a Representative Of the people.
As their reasons for this protest the undersIgn- /
ed first submit the facts connected with the Cons
testee election IN The counties of Steuben Il De
kalb: Secondly they submit The conduct of the |
House upon these facts and thirdly they call the
attention of the House aud of the country to the
manifest injustice and improperly of that con-
duct. They desire TO do temporarily. but truth
fully, .nvltng correction wherever, ('f at ally IN
accuracy of statement may occur.
The history OF the contested election ia the
counties alluded to. gathered from the testlmo
nv presented to the House, dey elops the follow
ing facts, VIZ:
~, tn yotae far ba off
1t Representative for the counties OF SrEUBEN
md D. Nalb, there drawn from the ballot
BOX four slips Of paper folded together. each SLIP
distinct, yet wrapped as 10 present the appear
,nce of SIN ie rcket deposited by one person.
Upon opening the envelope there appeared tick
It continuing fII list IT the names OF the can
iiiates tor tho county offices, that OF the cand~
late for Representative, excepted. Within this
envelope there also appeared a slip containing
ne MINES of clndiiates for Clerk and Sheriff
"a eloped also 10 the ticket there appeared
mother slip containing the same name for Sheriff
IS printed upon the ticket Jist described: and
asst. enveloped IN the same covering, was ye'
mother slip upon which, accompanied with 20
estgnation of office, printed merely the T.
,ame of MADISON M,RsH.-This vote was unan-
mousIy rejected by all the Judges of the election.
IS palpaby illegal, and thrown upon the floor
where 1t remained until gathered until gathered
Up by bystander.
The undersigned feel that it would be n waste
# time and mockerv of argument to seek TO
demonstrate that the above described anomalous
vote, was properly rejected 10y the
Judges. 1t palPaby and manGfestls illegal.
instead of one ticket there four tickets
'decelifully folded together, IN the language OF
# the law:-the bare manner Of folding, being
evidence OF the intent. The Is section Of the
evlsed code regulating Elections General. in ex
ress words declares that such ticket shall be {
elected. There were trro votes for one Office, 10
vii: fer the office of Sheriff: and there what
nrporied 10 be a vote, VIZ, the name MADISON
'inrsh,' without further explanation: no Office
eing designated the desired by the voter.
o be filed By Mr.. Marsh. The undersig hned
eed hardly inform This body or the country that
uch want of a designated office IS alone fatal 10
he validity of the vote. The Sh section of the
aw jus, referred to, 10 many words es Iabllshes