Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-12-14

" ere no districts in, those States lror
which To elect. Election by general
ilrkrt il no election. No existing and
valid law authorized any such election,
10 be held aud no election, therefore,
has been held in those States at which
Representatives for the 23ih Congress,
he chosen.
i Ii is understood, nevertheless, that the
persons above named propose aud intend
Ia vote ia the election tor Speaker, oI
the ground that they hold returns, al
written certificates or commissions, drawn
up IN reg nlar I"nm, purporiing to he the
evidence ol their election ss Representa-
lives. We hold that any returns they
can have do not give them any TILE what
ever, when they are considered IN con
nrxiom with the known law of the land
AT the same time, il Is undoubtedly true
that, by the Parliamentary law, returns
or certificates iu regular form, by au-
lh"rlzed iunciionaries, made according
10 law, are, in all cases. pyima )acia evl.
dence of elertion, aud CONG elusive evi-
Idence Of rishi to assist IN org ,nlZing
the body la which persons are thus re-
turned I; and it is under color of this
'ule of Parliamentary law, as we under
stand that the. perS"ns above named pre-
sumo To call themselves members ui
This body.
But as no provision has been made by
law for election by districts ~ these
States, and M such el-c tion IN fact held
how could any officer or iuncl,onary in
these States make a r-iurn of any such
election And "a these States aie not
authorized by law To hold an election by
general ticket, ar otherwise than by
districts, how can any officer or function.
AIRY therein be authorized by law to
make "a return of any such election
We are not prepared To admit that any
person from any of these States can
have IN his posS" sslon any legal dncu-
mculary proof Of his election as Repre-
sentative foi The 28Ih Congress We
are well aware, however, that an At
!ompt, II now made, by m"tI"n or reSnlu-
ion, before the organization of the
House, to exclude these persons from all
participation in that art, would be at
tended with great embarrassment and
great delay, aud with the hazard oi con.
fusion, violence, and anarchy M lh!s
Hall.
We have Concluded, therefore, to con-
tent ourselves, IN this stage ol the bus-
ness of the House, with declaring, ~
this formal aud soIrlnn nanm r, our con
demna'i"n of proceeding on the part OF
The persons we have naned, which, il
perinrucd, we shall hold to be law less
& essentially revolutionary IN ITS charac.
Ter, suhverslvc of the ConSiiiulion aud OF
all law and order, aud tending directly
iO the destruction of our fee GuveiT-
men,. We declare that we shall regard
the election of Speaker, it effected by
the votes oi these persons, as an illegal
election and legal fraud upon the ma
lion and we shall not fail or cease, al
ter this body shall haze been organized,
hBd IN the progress oI the session, to
mike every effort within our compcien-
~ 10 vindIcale the law, To purge the
House, aud bring it back TO IA Condition
'l Unconstitutional soundness
ID. ID. Barnard, Of New York.
Il. Ray ncr ol North Car"lina.
Robert &. Schcnck, oi Ohm.
Milton Brown, of Trpiess,
Washington Hunt, OF New York.
Asher Iy Ter, Of New York.
Samuel G. Sample, of Indiana.
John j. Hardin. of Illinois,
Alex. Ramsey, of Pennsy lvania.
Charles H. Carroll, of New No,k.
Hamilton Fish, OF New York.
Sol"mm Foot, of Vermont.
}. Phillips Pheaix, of New York.
j. l.. Chngm,n, ol North Carolina.
II. Glidcr, Of Kentucky.
Thoma J. Paterson, New York.
George j. Marsh, of Vermont.
J". II. Pey,on, of Tennessee.
'hn q 'iucy Adams, of Mass.
Samuel f. Vl"'on, of OHIO.
John White, of kenIpray.
WIN. "A. Nlosely, of New York.
J. CoIlaMer, OF Vermont.
w. Newton, of Virginia
Samuel Chiffon, OF Virginia.
G"org" Is. Rodney, al u, laware.
X L. Winthrop, of MASSACHUSETTS,.
VIM L. 1homass"n, of Kentucky.
Garrett Davis, OF Kentucky.
ID. NJ. Barringer, of \. Carolina.
Wllis Green, of krnrucky.
Jeremiah Brown, OF Prnnsy wanna.
john }. anncirr, of OHIO.
James IRWIN, of Prnnsy lvana.
Elias Florencc, OF Ohio.
Joseph Vance, Of Ohio.
}. II. Gddings, OF OHIO
Alexander Harper, ol Ohio.
NJ. II. Jrncks, Of Pennsy lvania.
Albert SWIib, Of N.ew-S ork.
Daniel II. Tilden, OF Ohm.
Charles Rogers, OF New York.
Charles Hudson, OF Afassachus,
Charles NJ. Reed, of Penns, lvanla.
J 'hn Dlckey, at Pennsylvania.
A II. Mcllvaine, of Pennsy lvania.
Daniel T. KING, Of Massachusetts.
Joseph Grinnell, Of Massachusetts
liwry Y. CraGs,on, of Rhodc-lslaud.
Elisha Il. Poltc,, of Rhode.l ,land.
JOS. X. lngersoll, Of Pennsy lvania.
The Clelk then asked the House
neither they would proceed tn vote for a
peaker by ballot or viva voce-whrn