New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
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Tribune announced the death Of this eminent |, ".
yer and orator at vicksbursb, Mississippi Mr.. P.
ives native Of New Eng and and emirated some
years ego to the State Of Mississippi where he
Engaged in the practice of the law. His great
natural genius, united with his Yankee energy and
perseverance,, soon gained or him a welldeserved
reputation Sc one Of the most eminent and success.
iu advocates at the bar, and also one Of the most
brilliant and effective stump orators in all the
Southwest where stamping is the almost 'dni.
versal practice among political aspirants-a prac
tice which we should be pleased to see adopted
throughout the entire Union.
Mr. P. was once elected TO the House Of Repre-
sentetives from his adopted State, and was most
urrghteously chouscd out OF his seat by the casting
vote Of JAMES K. Polk. always proscriptive par
tssn.) who was at that time Speaker Of the House.
The facts in regard to the affair are substantially
as follows: In 1887, the President Mr.. Van b.
Rem, called an Extra Session Of Congress to as
semble in September of that year. The laws Of
Mississippi required that the election for Congress-
men for that State for the 25th Congress should be
held in November, and in order that the State
should be Represented in the Extra Session.
in July for the choice of two Congressman "to Gil
the vacancy until superseded by the members to be
elected at the next regular election, on the first
Monday, and the day following, in November next"
The election was held under the authority Of the
Governors proclamation, and the Loco Foco cand.
dater, Messrs Claiborne and Gholson, were elected
by default. They took their seats in the House, in
which there was a decided Loco Foco majority,
and with characteristic hold over instinct i'm.
medately applied themselves to the task of
inducing the House to declare that they
had been duly elected not only for the
Extra Session, bat for the full term Of two years
following. OF course they accomplished their OBJ
ject The November Election arrived and the
Wings nominated Messrs PrentiGs and Word. The
LEGO Focos brought out Claiborne and Gholson
again, and the result WAS, that the Wing csndi.
dates were chosen by triumphant majority. They
received their certificates Of election from the pro
per authority and presented themselves at the
regular session of Congress in December, and
found their seats occupied by the brace of
Loco Foco beauties whom the people OF
Mississippi had elected to stay at home and aitsrs
most severe and memorable contest in which every
art and effort the cunning Of INSCRIPTIONS Partssns
could suggest was exhausted for the purpose of
sustaining the Loco-Foco pretenders, the House
soemnly decided that they were not entitled to
seats. Bat Loco Focosm couldn't afford Il give
it up so'-no, nO--that parry hang to the fan'es:
hope Of place and pap with the tenscity of des-
peration. Having declared that the usurpers hadn no
rghtto the seats instead of admitting the gentlemen
whom the people had chosen as their representa-
tives they absurdy, and without the faintest sha-
dow of reason declared the seats vacant-that
the November election was void, in the vain hope
that the people might reverse their decision, and
send back as representatives, those whom they
had cast aside. This last swinde was so transpa-
rent that few of the Democratic members re-
fused to be dragooned into t, and when the ques.
ton come to q vote, there was tie, and Mr.. Polk
settled the matter, by voting with his party and
DISTINGUISHING State of the Union. During the
discussion of, the question Mr.. Prentiss made
speech which will be remembered and admired as
long as genius and true manly eloquence are sp-
precisted.
Another election was held in the following
month of March, and MessrE. Prentiss and Word
were again returned, and this time they were ad
mitted to their seats. During the remaining ses-
sion Of the XVIII Congress, Mr.. Prentiss served
hi. State with distinguished ability. We believe
this closed hia career es a Statesman. He recent
ly removed to New Orleans where he continued
the practice of the law, standing always at the
head of his profession His death will be deeply
felt and regretted.
We find the following paragraph in the Ne'c-
ark DAILY Advertiser, and hope it may prove well
louEded
A rumor of the death Of Mr.. s. 8. Prentiss of
Miss. appears in some of the New-YOrk papers
We learn from his relatives in this city that there
IL reason to hope that it is unfounded.