Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-01-11
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TUE CLAY CLUB MEETING

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Hon. Truman Smith Of Litch6eld, who spoke for
upwards offwo hours in,astfsin of sound, manly
eloquence. He was listened to with attention, and
manifest interest, by one of the most intelligent,
aud respectable audiences, which it has ever been
our lot to see called together on any occasion.
He said that he had complied with the request of
the Club to address them, although he had been
pressed by the duties of his profession for length
ofAire past STILL he could not resist the tempta-
tionto come up and wish the Wings of Hartford
Happy sNesc Year ,--fc ; he fully believed that it
would prove amost Happy New Year to the Wings
of Connecticut and the Union. We were entering,
on a year, fraught with events Of great magnitude
-ayear that was to decide the destiny of the Re-
public for a long pefioda year which he felt con-
fident, would witness the triumph Of sound Wing
principles, and the elcction.of Henry CLAY, of
Kentucky, to the Presidency of the United States.
Mr.. S. then proceeded to advert to some Of the
great measures involved in the coming contest
He could not proceed, however, without nehclng
one bigh-iianded act That should cover the perpe-
traitors with infany, and cali forth the reprebation
ofthe friends of order and good government. He
adgerted to the admission to seats, IN the Hall Of
REPRESENTATIVES, by d reckless Locofoco majority,
of the men from New Hampshire, Georgia, Missouri.
and Mississippi, who claimed to be elected from
these States. They We're admitted there IN palpa-
bic violation of awthey were elected in violation
oflax--they had no legal claim to seats on the
floor Of the House. The HOUSE Of Represent atives
under the circumstances was little better than
a Elo5. And these men were admitted to seats by
the consistent party that had excluded theNew Jer
sey delegation, who tcere elected in conformity to
law and bora the legal evidence that they had thus
been electedl In one case the members whose
right was controyerted, were excluded from all
participation IN the organization Of the house. IN
the other men sent there in contempt of law, were
permitted to assist in the So-cdlet organization,
and would be permitted to vote on the question of
their own right to the seats they Illegally occupied
Mr., S. here read the clause of the Constitution
by whichsthe authority is granted to congress to
direct as to the manner Of electing members OF
Congress-, and showed how grossly it had been vio-
lated lie proceeded also, to show the necessity of
uniform method of representation, and the evils
resulting from the adoption of Various or mixed
methods by the various States. Thus supposing
some important measure Of public policy was
pending--say the Tariff. Massachusetts, electing-
blythe district SYSTEM with majority q iVooo IN
the popular voice might send Representatives to-
Conaeess IN favor of, and 4 opposed to the Iarif.
Georgia also, entitled to s Representatives. might
bv a popular vote of 1000 underline general ticket,
send s opposed to the Tariff How then would the
true majority of the country be represented Here
would be 6 votes in favor of the Tariff and II.
>agaipst it--although majority Of the people by
q go0swere in favor of "a Tariff. Was this right
was this democratic Before the passage ofthe4dis
tricting law ofthe Wing Congress, the little State
" ~ Tansa, bad .h.olufely more ainfIanca IN
y. eg;s,ton Than Ill fhe GREAT Safes Of
New York, Pennsylvania aAd Ohio combined.--
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