The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-01-19

u A pair of pants, with human stuffinc, filed
the chair which had been set apart for the
member from Mower County but legally
speaking, the seat was vacant-iust as much
50 as if the aforesaid pants had never mi.
lgrated from the town where they had been
donned, and where in. all probability they
will soon be doffed.--Pioaeer.
Hon. Alanson B. Vaughn, the member OF
the House elect from Mower County, is q
gentleman who will compare favorably in
point of intelligence with any other member
Of either branch. He has also had consider
able Legislative experiences fact we were
not aware of until yesterday. He is plain
country gentleman, and not starched and
perfumed dandy, such as the writing editor
Of the Pioneer, who insults him with the
above low personal slang. It is bad for Mr..
V,"a plain, blunt man." that he has walked
between that swcet-scented little puppet and
the wind. But we presume the people of
Mower County will make it all right at the
next election, if they hare not an opportunity
Of doing so now.
BY the way, We find the following straight
forward statement of facts from Mr.. Vaughn
himself in the Times of yesterday. 1t sets
forth the whole case in nutshell:
ST.. Paul, Jan. s, 1855.
Mr.. Ep1roR-I feel that in justice to my
constituents and myself, I am in duty bound
to lay the matter of the Legislative action in
my case before the people Of this Territory,
that they may then judge of the equity of
the case, and form a right conclusion of the
| true merits of the same, which are as far as
| am able to judge, as follows: At an cleo
ton, held in the town of Austin, in the
County of Mower, situated upon Sec. 8,
Town lO2 north of Range Is west the valley
of the Red Cedar $50 called) on the 9th day
of October last, was duly elected member
of the House of Representatives Of this Ter
ritory, by majority Of SO votes, having all
the votes polled at said election, and as there
was no provisions in the Laws Of this Ter
| ritOry whereby the returns of said election
could be made, the Judges of said election
gave me a certificate of election, duly at
tested by the Clerks Of the same.
At the opening of the present session of
the Legislature | presented said certificate
to the Chief Clerk and claimed my seat as
the only person duly elected to said Office
from said county of Mower. Said certificate
was laid over from the first day of the ses-
sion until the third day of the same, at which
time there was resolution presented and
adopted by a majority of the House, that
should take the oath Of Office and occupy my
seat, which was accordingly done, and then
after some other business, the House ad-
| journed until Monday, the 7th inst, at 9
o'clock, P. NJ, at which time Mr.. Coville
from the town of Frankfort, appeared with
tho cortiecste of election to the same Office,
purporting to come from the county Of Hous-
ton in said Territory. Mr.. Covile was in
troduccd and sworn in by the Speaker pro
tenn, Mr.. Hull. 1t then appeared by the
minutes Of the House that there were two
members in their seats from said county of
Mower, which was contrary to law. A res
olution was thereupon presented and adopt
ed, that l should vacate my seat in the
House, but before the same was carried there
was an amendment offered to said resolution
to have committee appointed with power
to investigate the claims Of Mr.. Coville and
myself, which amendment qoos Uoted 9osca,
giving me no chance for investigation of the
matter whatever, therefore was unceremo-
niously deprived of my just rights, and turn
ed out of my seat. These are the facts in
| the case.
would state that during the discussion
of the matter, the resolution whereby was
admitted to my seat, was called for but could
not be found, and the same did not appear
on the journal read by the Clerk of the
House. would also state that had a con-
versation with Mr.. Coville on the subject of
the election, held at Frankfort, at which he
claimed to have been elected, and made
the enquiry of him of the number of votes
polled in that section of the county at said
election. He told me there were about 20
votes. Under all the circumstances, have
no hestancy in saying that think that
am unjustly deprived of my seat, and enter
tain no doubt but the people of Mower coun-
ty will come to the same conclusion.
Your obedient servant,
. ALANSON B. VAUGHN.