Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-07-23

CONGRESSIONAL EiECT.ON-Jndsc Bow.
lin aud his CO operators say they will uulliR the law
oi Congress, concerning The election OF members To
Congress, and be elected nv The GcqeyoI Ticket
They wont sIhmt 20 The District Sy>irm. Suppose
'hry succeed m this cnu-se-suppoSc they are cleo.
ted anu present themselves At The bar oClhc House
"i Representatives 20 he sworn into ,f.cc; NC ash
any honest, impartial aud conscientious man irthcv.
being thus elected. can take Inc oath of a member
without committing poJmy, The oa,h ola member
OF Congress IS, That be evil support the Cuusriiu
Ii"n ofjhe United States" The Constitution orihc
Hiod States, in cypress terms, says that Coug-cg,
may by Iaw make or utter Z c manner uf elccing
Dos members Congress has. so far as Missouri IS
concerned, 0isrci tie manner of clcciing Now
cln any man, without committing rrriurv, swear
% support Ihc Constitution Of The Uui.sd Satos.
when lie knows and in his own conscience must
admit. That a. las 0u8g psrS.1 he Is violating one Of
The express provisions ct Ih1r Constitution.
10 illustrate This more fully. We viii put n case.
To hi ccr'a'n olircs II Is requisite, under the Con.
N'i'lio1 that the occupant OF Ihe uilirc should be O.
Tree White mate cliz'u, over twenty one years OF
ago. Now suppose n woman, dressed in male ~
irc, should succeed 10 ohlliu.ns such an Office. n ID
should take The oath faithfully TO seaport the Con.
slIiHI.n Wien She know Tia. shC was Violating rhe
cylrcss provisions of rhe Constitution ~ hrr own
rCT'u'; would not ~ honest pcrs ~ stt her down
A. r'iurcd and gully of LisA moral as well as a
pnl,l,ca! pfcuce2
The supposed crse ald the condition of these
-'"'n4ets Who would be elected aud lake their seats
!" u. - 80 syur'ss law Of The land aaI the
pIIH irdNisO.S pt The CtsutuGu~. ..a al, AL
'H0 person vho ,oulJ do The one or The other ul these
rh,I-s. would, in our Judgment. maulfc,t n Iaxliy az
t""r's highly dangerous 10 Inc honesty and well
beng of any community. The ACT would bear upon
" such an impress ih1i he public mrrht we'll sus-
pee '""I u e man. who ruu'i rIus iHlc with his
o7lh, would never lei lis oath stand in tho way o!
h's political adyancemcnL- L9uis Rep.
REGETTA IN BOSTON HARBOR-Tbcrc
was quite a boat race ia Boston Bay on TEursds,.
which At racicd a very large "a. course Of spccia.
tors. Sx boats were manned fr Inc race. The rfr
OF he Independence manned Ivy anprtn ices between
ID and - years uf age; The apprentices barge al
Iho Ohto with a crew Of about The same age, the gig
81 the Ono, the Robin Hood gig. the Belle and Inc
Union, The TWO latter Amateur Clubs.
The distance TO be rowcd was about . miles. and
ne race was won 10y the gi of he Independence
The Oh"'s hGrgc coming iE Second. and he rfo
bird. The others were behind. A second ti,I
resulted IN Toe same way. The Independence gr
maintaining her superiority over 81 her competitor.
The prizes were a silver Pitcher worth $50. and n
Goblet worth $50, Tho Independence gig taking The
prize.
When The prizes were presented. the younr COY.
swain whose names ore WIN Davidson and AimD.
-ond Holmes, Acknowledged them in true sa.lor
Davidson slid-"We hank you, Can't Brown. rr
your Kind wishss-if you have any more pitchers
' give away. please coll on The lads Of The Indie.
''ndgnce. Long life and happiness 20 YOU"
holmes repled-"Capi Brown. we thank Won rr
his goblet; next lime We shall c1Il trop Won r.,
rirhcr.' The cOrlncss arj quiet self possession Of.
hesc h'Ic sea dogs, were admirable. and afforded
much amusement 10 the speciaIors-N YAn0i
ran.