Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY,

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THANKSGIVING DAY.
We comply with an established custom IN giving
all connected with this Office an opportunity to en-
10y Thanksgiving day in reorestion and rest, We
shall therefore issue no paper to morrow.
Taz KANSAS DELEGATE AND THE NEXT CON-
- GRESS. t- t.l =.
Much of the excitement of the last session of
Congress grew out of the contested seat Of the |
Hon. JoHx W. WHITFIELD, the regularly elected |
delegate from Kansas. The hinsy pretext of the |
revolutionary spirits of the House, who were pur-
suing the policy of rule ruin, was that the Kan
sss Territorial Legislature was en- "imposture and
fraud" Notwithstanding it was organized under
an act Of Congress and by the authority OF the
Federal GOVERNMENT -thst it had no right to
make laws for Kansss-snd that WHITFIELD hav-
ing been chosen at an election ordered or appoint.
ed by that Legislature, was not legally elected,
and had no right to sess. The aboltionsts ad-
NIT that there was no ground for rejecting WHrT-
FIELD but that just indicsted They rejected him
his seat by the strong vote of ITO ycss, 81 nays
Messrs. Haven, Edwards, Walk, Whiting, and
Williams, of New York, Broom, 81. NJ. Full
lor, Parker and Tyson, of Pennsylvania, Ball,
Scott, Harrison and Moore, of Ohio, Dunn and
Scott, of Indiana, and Wills, of Wisconsin, claim
ing to be know nothings and friends of Mr.. Fill
more, voted with the black republicans to eject
him. Several members of both parties were sb-
sent when the vote was taken. Messrs Brooks
and Keitt did not vote, because Of the proceedings
of the House then pending relative to themselves.
Gen. WHITFIELD thus expelled, returned to Kan
sss. In due time the Governor of that Territory
issued his proclamation for another election.
WHITFIELD was again elected without opposition,
and will return to Washingon;with the proper cre-
dentials to take bis seat.
But the abolitionists are not satisfied. Nothing
would satisfy them short of absolute dictation to
the Territory. The Kansas hubbub is TO be renewed
in smother squabble over the seat Of WHITFIELD.
The solemn act Of Congress, the Constitutional
rights of people, the President the Government,
the Courts, ell to be outraged and insulted by
set of reckless and revolutionary scoundrels, who
perjured themselves in taking an oath to support
the Constitution, and who, by corrupt means, have
reached position for which they are far less suit
ed than the prison or the gallows.
The following paragraph from the New York
Tribune, is an explanation of what may be expect
ed on the meeting of Congress which takes place
on Monday next:
The temperance of WHITFIELD in the attitude
of q claimant of g seat in the House is contempt
of the authority of the House and studied insult
to the majority who voted him out It is as if
BROOKS or KEIrT had presented himself in the
House the morning after his expulsion and insist
ed on speaking and voting. The House, after long
elaboration and taking resms of testimony, has
expressly decided that the sssembsge at Shawnee
Mission was not Legislature Of Kansas, and that
no Delegate could be chosen under its authority;
and three fourths of the people of Kansas resting
on and heartily approving this decision have again
refused to vote st the Border Ruffan election and
allowed it to go by default Should the House
now admit WHITFIELD, it would net merely sLuln-
fly itself and invite others to defy its decisions and
scout its authority, but it would therein break
faith with the people of Kansas and misesd them
into pitfsll OF which they had no suspicion.
We entreat, therefore, every republican member
Of the House to be in his sea; at the opening Of
the Session ct neon on Monday, Dec. lst, when
WHITFIELD will doubtless make his appearance and
attempt to be sworn. If there are Others than
republicans disposed and able 10 put lin through,
that is their own affair, and their tergversation
will be no reprosoh to any but themselves
Thus it appears that if the Fillmore men from
the North who voted against WHITFIELD before,
vote with the black republicans again, Kansas is to
be outraged the second time for no greater offence
than having selected pro slavery man as her rep.
Iesentstive in Congress.
NEW YORK-C0MPLETE AND OFFICIAL.
The latest corrections and footings Of the vote in
this State (sll official except New York, Kings
aud Clinton show the following results:
PRESIDENT.
Rep Dem Amer
Electors, 275,44O 1876 3l4 124 266
Fremont over Buchanan, SO,l26
Fremont over Fillmore, l5l,284
GOVERNOR
Governor, 264,s57 I96,282 1927
King over Parker 6S,673
King over Brooks, 1860
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Lieutenant. Governor, 269, 855 l97,145 126 845
Selden over Vanderbilt 727I0
Selden over Odell, 1900
B- COL FREMONT has been announced IS one
of number of lecturers that are to appear before
the Swans Of Boston during the winter. We OBJ
serve in our late exchanges that the Colonel very
respectfully declines. One Of his organs in New
York says his refusing to appear before the public
as a lecturer is universally approved. They are
in an intellectual effort They prefer that his fame
should rest on his heroic achievement in having
captured humble-bee on the highest peak of the
rocky mountains
IF- The New York Tribune is unwilling that
FREMoNT's name shall be used in connection with
the Senate from that State, for the reason that be
is ineligible, having always claimed California as
his place of residence.
TIE DEFEAT OF RICHARDsoN-Our readers will
doubtless be astonshed to-day, when they com.
pare the official vote of Illinois to be found in this
issue OF the Courier. 1t viii be seen that while
Mr.. Buchsnsn carries that State by nearly ten
thousand majority, Col. Richardson fails of an
election to the post of Governor At the same |
time Col. K. receives more votes than Buchanan |
and thus msuifests his popularity as extending |
beyond and above the ticket upon which he was |
nominated.
This fact renders his defeat the greater problen
and the more difficult of solution But to those |
who understand the posture of public affairs, and
the manner in which the result in Illinois was con-
tested, there can be no feeling of surprise or as
constituent; Here is the issue easily and sat /
isfactorily accounted for by the editor Of the |
Chicago Times:
aRlcbardaop ran On baforE the paonIa IF +be |