Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-07
RICHMOND DAILY WING.

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States-New Hampshire Georgia, Mississippi
and Missouri, which had refused To comply with
the act OF Congress, oil last session, have been al.
lowed 10 take their seats the question fthcr title
To them, being reserved for consideration, after
complete organization of the House.
That this decision is perfectly correct we have
not the least doubt-that it will serve as prece-
dent for the decision of future claims OF the like
nature, VIC most earnestly hope-but that il would
have been made, had the States implicated return
ed majority ofWhigs, we believe no man. of any
party, seriously thinks. The case of the New Jer.
sey members in which insignificant Clerk. by
refusing 10 obey one of the plainest dictates of
common sense, and common honesty, kept the
Grand Council OF the Nation, in state of distrac.
ton and Reorganization, for DAYS, is yet fresh i'm
the memory oiall. We maintained then. that the
Clerk had no power TO look behind the broad seal
of the State, from which the member was return.
cd-that by doing so, he. the servant mot of the
present. but) of former Congress, erected himself
into Judge of a members qualifications, from
whom there was no appeal-and that by submit
ting to such proceeding, the House of Represen-
tatives virtually surrendered the power of Judging
of the titles of individuals claiming it, TO member
ship. These opinions still maintain; and We
are happy that of interest has led the Loco
ioco party to acknowledge. in this direct and papa.
ble manner. the gross and glaring outrage, which
the same principle of action led them the for
mer occasion, TO PerPetrate, upon the rights of Con-
grcsS, the acquisitions of the Constitution. and
even on the painest suggestions oil common sense.
Ii their present decision is rght-and that IL is we
solemnly bclieve--of what nature was the for
mcrl What can thnk-what ought To be
thought, of men. who, after having solcmnly
sworn to support the Constitution and the Laws
knowing that the rights of tic Representative
body established and secured by that Constitu.
ton and those LawS-and that therefore. they are
portion of that 10 the support OF which they are
pledged by all the sanctty which the Christian
Religion throws around an oath-yct wilfully and
deliberately mock ut the oaths they have taken i'm
the sight OF Heaven, and trample upon that. which
they have sworn To preserve sacred and lnyioate!
We do not make these charges against the Loco.
ioco members of the House of Representative
they have made them against themselves. They
stand perpetual record againS, this the mos; un-
princpied party that was ever saddled upon an un.
fortunate country.
Among those who have raised their voices mos,
loudly, in praise of the late conservative act, is
that ancient dsorganizcr-that restless and eter-
nal foe of every thing like fixed principles or a
settled Government, Francis r. Blair. The whole
life of this man. from the moment when he was
appointed Clerk of the New Court of Appeals, in
Kentucky, to the period when this question first
came up. has been spent in the prosecution Of
schemes, revolutionary, designating" and ha-
wing, some of them, direct. others more dis
tan but not less certain tendency, to sap the foun-
datiOns of Government, and subvert the institu-
tons Of society. He sustained the fragrant out.
rage upon the people of New jersey, in all lis
stages forms, and phases from the beginning to
the end, propagoting, maintaining and applauding
ito the very echo all the enormous doctrines to
which il gave rise. \ more thorough sa,ls cuIo,ie.
a more utter contemner Of all established laws
and institutions, never shook the National Con
vention' with the thunder of his defamation,
when the star of Robcspierre shone most brightly
IN the ascendant. Yet, if TO prove the truth of
the saying, that 1.-THE devil can quote Scripture
for his purpose" this wool.dyed anarchist. Is now
Il jealous advocate Of law, ORDER and the Const
tuition II, having seen the error of his ways.
there were any proof that he had become
ashamed Of his former oplnions-if we could be-
lieve that radical reformation would follow the
new views which he seems to entertain-if il
were at all certain, that he would not RETURN upon
the first prospect OF advantage to himself, or his
party, to his old opinions. with the unerring in
stinct which directs dog to his yomii " we should
feel pleased at the change. We should be glad
to have an ally Of undoubtcd abilities, who had
himself tried, and had full proof Of the wickedncss
OF LocoIocosm, to assist us in the arjuous struc-
gle we have been so long maintaining, against the
destructive spirit Of the pary---a spirit which has
gone farther to shake the confidence Of all reflec.
ting men, in the stability Of our Institutions than
could the combined military force Of the Holy Al
lance have done.
But we have no hopes that this reformation is
likely to prove radical. Whenever the opportuni.
~ offers 10 infic an injury upon the Wing party.
either by excluding members elect of that party,
from their seats, Mt the discretion Of a Clerk or
b. violating the express provisions Of tie Consti.
tuition, 10 eec; the same object, the old revolution.
AIRY spirit will return, with an increase of strength
Al that is now said, will be then rctractod. de
MED, or explained away. For the present, though
he endcayours very amely to make a distinction
between this, and the New Jersey case, we are
glad to see that h. virtually acknowledges the
cnormiucs committed 10y his party, OH that coca.
sion.
Tb, Globe aye.
Many feared llat Go. ,Hor CO. exclude ti, members
elected under th, urrspeaf,d State Ig. ,.f,ll.la, M
general uckssystou, would lead au i1srunabie debate
Orb il'I-' without rules presiding officer as Boo tic
rev Jef-ry h.I' aycrtcd hg tbs u1Yuty VII
would admit ~ question ,i e night Df members returned
by states o. their Rspfeeniauycs, wh'n t,fe
hruug claims 90 the 4e"s an when fc simple matter Wa-.