The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-12-21


uas pfsssn,td " he House ol Rspfsssulasises
on Montnf.by ~. BrnxanDs II
me soll 81 Representatives elected = he 19'b
-osrrss. having no~ bssu .esiisa By The clsfk.
assofs,ns - usage. and aaofum q msmbsrs Z
~hoss uras % parsie pate the asi 81 ofzaaiz-
ing the lioass 81 Representative is unelspuisd
having appesrsd ana answered 70 their names.
ia, body y about - proceed 70 The hieh ausy
% slsstine q spsakfr-io gu an .ofiee ~hirh.
In poips 81 disnisy aad political nssqaeuss.'s
badly Sc End 70 any known = ihe cot.ttuoon,
after .has 81 shs rfessdsns d the Un,ssa States
Before hat high daiy shall be entered upoa.ihs
undersigned, feeling sense q solsma obhsa-
ron 10 truth aad II responsibility 9 God iof
what they utter and assert. are constrained ~
declare thss. IN sheir unissd snd undouhtine
conviction and iudgsnsai. a deep and ssssious
wouns, perhaps never 70 be healed. viii b IN
fic,sd On the Conssitauon. and on iaw. order,
aud civil liberty. Il the election ola Speaker
shall Be conducted in The manner IN which We
have reason 10 apprshend u may Be.
Several persons from ,hc S'ssc 81 New flamp-
shire. namely Edmund Burke. Joho r Hale. u.
Norris. j.. and lohn r. R.dias: several person,
slso. IRON che State d Georgia. nasnsly. howell
Cobb. iIarh A HARRISON. and Absollna II Cl,lp-
psll; one person from shs State Of Mi....s.ppi.
namely jacob Thompson. aai several psfssus
from lhs State % Missouri. pamsly, Jane. n
Bowlin, James ". Hagbss. Jain Jamesoa. Cn..
ssvus ~ Bower. aad James II. Rrlfs. have b-ea
called b ,hs cisfk. are nov 10 this Iiau. AID
,sse answered q their names ~ maancr ID
leave ~ doubt hat their Intent AID purpose y
% vo's ~it, ihs daly elected Z .preseasanves Of
the People here present 10 tke election Of Speak.
81. and 80 and pariic,pais fuiiy 10 the orraa-
issiieo 81 the House Of Representatives. a. i
hey wsis nsmbtis lhsrsof.
BY tbe act o. Conrfsss q Jane a.. 1912. .slul
ire superintendent % Representative. aman ii,r
'svsnl States .eeerd,nr 20 she SIKH esn-n.. 3
d wss srssiss ..ihai IN every case ~hsr, s,,is
snnslsd % moss ,han one Rsprsssni.
tive. ne numhsF 70 which sseh State shall B,
sna,lsd andsr he experimentation shal, Be eileen
"a ~ districts sampossd d contiguous i,rrla
,, sqaal ~ ~un,bsr 90 the nambsf II Reprs..n
isllsss - Which aid State nsy te eatgisd. i.
one dlsinst siseiias more tasa enc Represents
nver
The several s'aiss above nsmei hass feiasel
ist- failed Is provide ty law 81 iAs siessisa
ims d's'f.ets 81 Representatives from r.ese Star.
81 respectively b ,hs so,h ceaerts eaea 81 ,be.
rom tslnn ssnilsd - aore has eas Rspsstsnt,il.
end lhs people Il iboss siasts h,vs al q. ih,a
Tore. - slfsi Representatives b districts. q. d
la~ = csarsss. ssqairsd.
Thtt hssafe neionsus. inil,pusahis. .,
upd-puisi. lhey srp known Is "a. aad sd.u.
20 - al. Faaine 70 eieef by Districts. ,I.
failed otisst stall. ior AZ legal and eoaa.iiasIo
Al rurposrs They couId 20, slers. bsean.
lheie wefs 30 deirlcis b ,hose STATE. lro
which 70 elect. Election - seaeral 6ekss,
no siseuoa. NJ erissias and valid ia~ au,,u
|ltsd any saeh sl<.,lsn 80 Re anlas aad ~ ris
llpa. fhrfsisrs Ia stsa held u ,bols s,stss
ahlsh Rspfsssa.sli.., q. he soh Coar,.
could b chosen.
4 i understood. aevsfsheless. illal the prr-o
above aamsd psopose asd intend 4 so,s il
slselipn iaf speaker. % he rn,uu1 ,hai 4
mold fsiafn.. Of ~ni,en esfiihenses o. somu
sous. d'awn ~ u rsuulaf torn. purpnriina
=. 30 ihe srdsaes 81 her slseIign - Repas,
iss'vss. We hold shlt say ssisrs ,Asy esa b.
sunt Do nai give Them auy title ~ha,sver. when Il
wa. sts considered - ronnrxson with sbe kno
smo aw 81 he land A. ,hr "a me time, Il i an.ou
paa sdiy isus o.ai, by abe Psrl,amea,ary las.
grand tusas 81 esrnlsasss ia regular lor.s. by su,h
irsd luuchonanss. made according 10 ia~, !
bash 81 cases; pnma lacie evidences Of elsclisn !,
scf. eonsluslss evidence ol rgh, 70 as.is, To-
.,uih gah'rIng ne body 10 which persons are 4
81 ls. rstnrsd and Il i. and,r coar u this rule y
sadid Elementary law. - ~ understand, ssas ne
b in. .ees shove nAmsd presume 60 cali thsm.,I
lrum members ~ this body.
!. abe Dat asno ps0vl.ioa hss been made b, law
.svsf. election by dl-,fieis % these States. aud
u 90 sueh elso,ion ~ issi held. how eoald az,
shan acer Vt taueslonary 10 these state. asak~
why tara u auy sush si,euoni Aud a. ,ls.s s..
o.see- are nos aa,hoizsa BY law to bold AZ election
y and gensfal ticket. o. Otherwise than BY aissn
- 'he bow can ANY efllcsr Or luncuonary therein
eoan. authorized BY law to make re,uru Of any .
~ a. eieenenl We ara no, prepared 10 ada,i,
abssh any persen irom any 81 these states eau hav
Il nov his possession any legal docuneu,ar, p,o.
e Wa hs else,iou a. Reprsssaiaivs isr shs .
- ,hs cougse.s. wesfs vel aware. however.
shssr ~ ausmpi. iluo~ made. By niouoa o. ~.
100 re- uea, heiers the erxauizaisn 81 she Hsas.
D mar exeiste these per,sas ifrn 81 pauisipaus
'tof. that act, ~oaid BE- attended wi,h great en-
basement aad great delay. ana w,,A ths hasa
il tou ceuiuslcu, siossnes. ard auafsh II shi. "a
81 on w have eoasiudsd, thsfslor. % soaieut
selves, % shtssiaes u ,hs busasss 81 shs "a.
- idiur isa deslarns. N ihis lsfmal maansr. ouf
.uaad, tamnaiisn d = prescribing 49, he psrt 3