The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-14
Governors Proclamation - Congress- Onal
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ELECTION.
We give below the proclamation of tho
governor relative to the election Of members
Of congress in Novcmbcrla last. The selections
by tine pcople in the sth and 9th districts, Of
individuals as members Of congress who are
restricted by the constitution from holding
such position, having raised question Of
qualilic on which has never heretofore ari
sen, the governor has delayed the rendition
of the certificates of election, because Of the
doubts which he hcldas to the legality OF the
cX-judgcs chosen in said districts. The usual
certificates have been issued to the members
The usual certificates hav,bcen Issued to the
members elect in the other districts, and Ger
tticatcs embcdying substantially the state.
mcnt given in tn, proclamation below, have
been given to Mcssls. Marshall and Trum.
bull:
pROC.AaATioN
On the 9th day Of Dccembcr, 1851, the
secretary Of state and treasurer, in my pres.
cnce, canvassed the votes in the several con
cressiona districts of this state, at the cleo
ton held on the 9TH day Of November last,
for members Of congress to represent said
districts in the 3ith congress Of the United
States, and it appearing from such canvas
that +. b. Washhurn YVES duly elected in
the first district, James H. Woodwork in
the second, Jesse q. Norton in the third,
James Knox in the fourth, VIM A. Rich; I'd
son in the fifth, Thomas l.. Harris in the
sixth, James {. Allen in the seventh, and in
the eighth congressional district Lyman
rrumbull received 1917 votes. Said Ly-
man Trumbul having been, on the 7th day
Of June, A. d. 1862, elected judge ofthc SUI
prcmc court of the state Of Illinois for the first
grand division, and commissioned as such
for term Of nine years from the oath day
June, A. D. 1852, and was sworn and enter.
ed upon the duties of his Office, which said
term being unexpired, the said votes
are declared void by the following
provision of the Constitution of the
state oflllinois "The judges Of the supreme
and circuit courts shall not be eligible to
any other Office of public trust or profit in
this state, or the United States, during the
term for which they are elected, nor for one
year thereafter All votes for either of
them for any elective Office, except
that fudge ofthc supreme or circuit court,)
given by the General Assembly or the peo-
pie shall be void" Philip b. Foukc rcceiy-
ed 5,306 votes and Nathaniel Buckmaster
42i votes in said district for member Of said
congress. In the ninth congressional district
Samuel s. Marshall received S407 votes,
said Samuel $ Marshall having been, on the
10th day Of March, A. d. 1851, elected a
judge of the circuit court of the state of Hi
nois for the 18th judicial circuit, and commits
stoned as such from the 2Gth day of March,
A. d. 1851, and will expire on the LIST Mon.
day Of June, 1855, was sworn and entered
upon the duties of his Office, which said term
is unexpred, the said votes are, by the fore
going provision of the constitution of the state
of Illinois, declared void. l.. j. s. Turney
received 1912 votes, and Dewitt c. Barber
1876 votes in said district for member Of said
congress.
In reference to the two last mentioned
districts an important question arises as to
which Of the persons voted for is entitled TO
the office and as the House Of Representa-.
tves is the sole judge Of the qualification of
its members, will refrain from decision
of the question, but will give the parties
certificates stating all of the facts Of the
case }. \. MATTESON.
By the Governor