Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-06
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EXPULSION OF A ENAr0R-REMAkA-
RI CASH

EXPULSION OF A ENAr0R-REMAkA-
BILE CASE.
4 Senator has been expelled from the North Carroll
ma Legislature under the following circumstances:
Mr. Enne,, (Democra) the gentleman expelled, was
elected the day that The State yoed lor Prsi-
dent 10 ill vacancy uccasoned by the death OF The
Wing Senator from the county Of Onslow. BY his T.
sul lie produced IN the senate Mr.. Enne, NJ
iived tie day beire the opening Of the Session, with
out his certificate ot election, which necessary 10
taking his seal: aud II vas important lie should take his
the fins, day to have part IL the election oi
officers The fact OF his not having certificate Mas
stated by him. 10 gentlemen Of both parties The morn
ing OF the opening Of the session, Mr.. Elnet had hS
cetliiicalG The ilct excited suspicion, and Mr. En-
net. apprhended some seuo doubtless, requested an
Investigation into The msite by the Senate and this n~
yesgalon took place. In his testimony, Mr. Eunet sta
ted that unknown To him, tnocked at his cham
Der door Sunday night, aad handed To him on his open
my the DIOR letter. and immediately til without any
explanation as 10 Who he was, OF who sent The le,r;
and opening the letter he 0nnd It to be blank sheet
papct covering certificate ui his eeclun with tie
ol his county at the bottom, and although he admit
ted that he had doubt gnnuneHess, next
day he presented ii at the ClGk's table in the Senate
his warrant t taking seat Ia that body as Sena
lor aud upnn 1t took Lis seat. without giving any
panaliuu OF the circumstances, aud continued 10 claim
his seat aud vote under II.
Il is said that Mr.. Fnnet's letter to The Senate
written in style closely resembling The forged cetll-
icae.
The committee of Investigation appointed to eousd-
or hs case, summoned n before lhem: but he did
obey the sunluons.Ihey Notified him again that lac
did not appear 10y u certain time they would be
PEELED 10 report The Senate. aud saddle him with the
forgery lie JAILED toappear and they reported. The
report ordered 10 be printed aud the made the
order o the day lor a distant day.
"When the day fixed uf taking up the case arrived"
says The Raleigh Register. 1.-The ocos exhausted cir
motions aud Ayes aud Noes IN efforts procr,snae the
matter to late day III this month, the plea OF alb
sent WITNESSES To uhvaie that difficulty, the Senate
allowed The accused 10 make affidavit, stating what
lac expected prove by thuse Witnesses, aud consented
10 receive his statement OF their Testimony as evidence
ahls beb a]1rv an, |,e 9T. rld sne1it sAi2f
IN his deence 10y counsel If his own cheosinp a, The
bar OF the Seuac; aud IA kindness To the ac
cused, The Wings granted Ia him lis counsel
Aessrs. Henry aud Mrkac, were lndnloed IN cahnu
Witnesses 10 the bar ul The SENATE and thcrc EXAMINING
them; and lastly, they claimed the right NOT only To
make their argCmens Tor their client, but also 10 raply
10 his Judges while consulting together. ~ TO the dec
sun they should makfi lhev were however ruled by
The Chair 10 the exercise OF those rights which The ac
eused himsei p sSessed aud more of making his de-
fence aud then retiring"
The Register continues
1--WE deem II unnecessary 10 repeat in detail here the
arguments OF counsel, OF dwell upon the abrupt mann,r
IN which ihe defence was iermlnaied nas,nuch as
faithful report oi the whole matter MS far as could be
made, appears under the legislative head to which we
beg the readers attention.
h"tl INVESTS ilehfy ana Mfkae leil the Iall, the
Senate WAS addressed 10y Altssrs Boyden and Francis
Two Of The members OF the Committee which reported
The Resolutions. with great oDec'. Without aplrainn
10 passion prejudice they carried conviction with them
by Just, luminous aud mastery exposition of the law
and iacts oi The case while, al The same Time they in.
d'gnany repelled the nsnuatons of rarl7an motives
which had been cast upon them. At The close of Mr.
francss remarks, he ,ter,d to the accused and his
friends, COMPROMISE. As Ennet mach, have been
made the dnpe aud victim Of others, and as he had thus
TAI been sad 10 have been harmless man. in tenderness
Ia nun ana his ialnlly, he proposed substitute for the
heSoiuloh under cnisderetun requiring him Ia stand in
his place, aud receive feprnand from the Chair for
ms offence, inslead OF being elled from the Senate
lion. W, u. Shepard seconded the ion, in his
own me style Ut ellcltOus expression, and urged the
accused ana his friends 10 except Of the compromise as
the smallest measure at punishment which The Senate
could lnict, without losing sighI of lis own dignity and
puniy. But 1t was all IN yaiu Every Loco Focu w.
ledNay, and 50 1t was rejected. Whereupon Mr.
shepard and Mr.. Naddrii, each IN imprisoned terms
OF sorrow and Indignation al the manifestation Of So
startling det that SENATORS, In the lace their own
recorded votes affirming that forgery had been commit
ed and palmed oil upon the Senale by The accused as
genuine document, eniite him to take and hold his
scat in that body when he knew il to be forgery even
II himself was not the orler and vet these very Sena-
tors here voting To shield him from even reprnand Tor
his offence. and 10 keep him in association with honora
bic men IN that body Ia tie eEd of the session wuhtn
any punishment whatever They now therefore itlr
Tree To uil'ct urun him the punishment be 50 richly
meried i crPnsba rem tie ScHde-aud he was ac-
cordihgly expelled as unworthy Of scat IN that body
every Loco tecp vogs Nay! and every Wing, Spca- ,
ker aud all, voting .4ye :"