Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-28
No. :s4a.

We have beard L r1l1tcd Of the late Jouy
RAND Urn, Of Rmnok", Who wa. SUPPOSED 10
nave lhketi hts seat IN The House Of Rcptrseh.
f]afiEes before he acquired The cunslltG irral
hgc, ihai, beng inlcrrn4aicd on the subject,
ne leplledt ii" ana Hsk nv cuLsiIiupbtg1
Ahd, really, The question oi uge appears toad.
dFeSs itScii more particularly H. the c~'priiys
body, and 10 the budy 10 which the member IL
elected, II Nry both waiyU The INJURY ma
The arc, aud are satisfied wilh HE sblity e
tie person olcCted, Is lu else ought 10 obieIl I
The charge Of perjury it loo ridiculous :
meet serious notice. No man h7Dus his Dvn
age, otherwise than by information ,GR Ell
from others. Mr. CIAY Naa elected Ly rhe
General Assembly Of Kentucky 10 he Senate.
In that election hC was passive. II any nor.
jury we're committed IN his election, il was the
General Assembly that vas guilty, not he.
lpth Tic testimony Of this election he rp0air.
cd to Washington 10 lake his scat. When
lie TOOK II he did not BWear-and probably. If
required, would not haze swDrn-~wlnt was
his actual aye. lie tOVk The general oath L.
support the Constitution Of The United States:
and from Ibis general oath the morslrVus dr..
ducttoh Is made pf constructive perjury liz
a%ccusers are called upon and chqiLenogl II,
point TO The instance during The thiriy.seycn
years OF a brilliant aud glorious career, 06s,
that oath was takCr, Of his violation Of the
Constitution 3f bis c~euuiry. Ifhc were IN fact
a few days foo young when he first took he
seat ~ the SENATE Of The United StaIcg. we
are greatly deceived il The people Of the Ipi.
ted States do not shortly demonstrate 10 thc-.
accusers That Mry do not think HIN now too
young 10 be made tielr President.
1t Is D curious fact, but which We do mn,
rfp1IIur #IE =ry,,,yy,n.. -
the dislngeuuousuess ofihOse whob avebroppLf
thus iar.ietelled charge against Mr.. Cray. hat
they base passed by Tic fact ii lie hlstorV Of
Cen Jackson, not only without r%cnsute, but
AS being something That rtduubds rs bfs bnn,,
MAJ ne was elected Il SenalOr Of tho United
States bcl0rc he ~as Mirfy yrayg NJ gy,. and
took his scat upon that election.
See KESDALL's Lite OF Jackson" uogo,
lOl aud lO2, where We find The ioIlpwing
ION The first Of June, 1906, Ipupessee ao.
by act Of Congress, declared to be sne of lie
United States Of a nerlca, on an { ounl fooring
with The original States.
"The now STATE vas entitled to but ON.
Representatives III Congress. So bigh had
GcheraI jackson risen IN he c1HfJouce nfhs
Pe0Pte, that, at The first election after The sJ-
mission VI The State into The Union, he ga,
elected TO Congress without being q candidate.
Tie took his scat in the llousoo f Representa-.
tiyeson The 9Th day ol December, 1896. Hav.
ing served one session in that situation. 10
was, without the tondcr Of services on his
part, elected 10 the Senate If the United
Safes and took his seat in that body on the
22d day Of November, 1881. Jnam6itjous Of
political distinction, Disguised wth The admin.
i]stratlon Of Tic Gogernmenr, and BELIEVING
thlt a%not1er could better serve the people Of
Tennessee in tho capacity Of Senator, he re.
signed alter serving ono session" &c.
Soon GjtT his resignation 81 Senq,or, the
Legislature Of Tennessee conferred UPON HIM,
unsolicited, Tho appointment of Judge Of the
Siprctne Coutt ol Law and Equity. lie was
ihen thirty vears ald.U '"