Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-07-17
Our REPRESENTATIVE.

Our Representative.
We have been told that the impression
was prevalent in some parts OF this county
that Mr.. ALBRIGHT had voted ,pronq on the
question TO punish or expel HERBERT for the
murder of the Irish waiter, KEATiSG. 1t is
right that Representatives should be call d
to a strict account Tor Their woes. anu il
they vote rrons they should tie censured.
and, on the other hand, if they vote right and
do their schOle duty, as we III nix NJ. Al
FRIGHT has done, they should be sustained
We are pleased to have the opportunity to
vindicate Mr.. ALBRIGHT from any such
charge.
We find the following brief history Of the
whole affair in the National Era, and we
copy it, as being successful vindcation,
not only of our Representative. but of the
whole Republican delegation in Congress:
May 18th, Mr.. Knowlton, Republican
member OF the Honse, from Maine, moved
preamble and res Ilution, the former recitrns
the facts OF the killing of Heating by Her
bert, and the latter being as follows:
Resolved, That the Committee On Ju. iciary
Of this House be, and they are hereby in.
siructed, to lake the Ease If The above med
Philemon I Herbert into consideration,
that they have power to send for prrso. s
earliest convenience, what action the House
should take in the premises.
The resolution, observe, proposes an in
quiry into the facts of the case, and into he
proprie;y Of action concerning it by the
House, and was moved by a Republican
member.
Messrs. Cobb and Stephens, II Georgia,
Democratic members, the CORNER beng a
feader of the Democratic party. denied that
the question was one of privilege, bu; :he
Chair (Mr. Banks) having stated hat he
would submit to .he House neither i, would
enterl ain the resolution as qurs' ion of
privilege, Mr.. Stephens moved to lay the
question of the reception of the resolution
on the table. The effect of this would be
to get rid of the whole subject, and to pre-
vent any inquiry. OF course, all ho wish
ed to prevent inquiry and action by the
House, voted in taror of the motion of NJ.
Stephens, to lay on the table, while tn St
who wished inquiry and action y the Ho Sc
veted against the motion.
Those who voted in taror of his motion
were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Bark. dale.
Bell, Bowie, Boyce. Brarch, Broom. Burnett,
Cadwaiader, Campbell, of Kentucky. Carliie.
CIngman, Cobb, of Georgia, Cobb, ~ Ala
bama, Cox, Cullen, Davidson, D,vis, of Ma
ryland, Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, El-
lie:t, English, Faulkner, Florence, Foster,
Fuller, OF Maine, Fuller. OF Pennsylvania,
Goode, Greenwood, Harris, of MARYLAND,
Harris. of Alabama, Harrison, Haven HIck-
man, Hoffman, jones, of Tennessee, mes :,
of Pennsylvania, Keitr. Kennett Letchrr.
Lindley. Lumpkin. A X .MarSha,. If K r.
tucky, Maxwell Mcqueen. VI ier - .rGi-
ana, Millson, Milward, Paine, peck P.. .ps,
Puryear, Ready, Ricaud. Richardson Rivers,
Robson, Ruffian, Savage. Scott, Smith. ot
Tennessee, Smith, OF Virginia, Smith, of
Alabama, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart. Swope.
Talbot, Taylor, Thurston, Trippe, Tyson,
Walker, Warner, Watkins, Wells. and
Whitney-79.
All Of Them Democrats and Fillmore Knoiu
Nothings.
Those who voted against the motion of
MIR. Siephens-to lay the question Of recep-
ZION on the table--were as follows:
NAYs-Messrs. ALBRIGHT, Allison, Bar
bour, Bennett, of New York, Benson, Bill
liaghurst, Bingham, Bliss, BraS.haw, Bren-
ton, Rufhnton, BurIinghame, Campbell. OF
Pennsylvania, Campbell, of Ohio, Chnflee,
Clark, of Connecticut, Claw son, Colf5x,
Cragin, Cumback, Davis, of Massachusetts,
Dickson, Flagler, Galloway, GidGings, Gill
bert, Granger, Grow, Harlan, Holloway.
Horton, of New York. Horton, of Ohio
Hughston, Kelly. Knapp, Knight, Knowl-
ton, Humphrey Marshull,o %: Kentucky, Mat
teson. McCarty, Meacham, Miller, of New
York, Morgan. Morrill,, Murray, Oliver. of
New York, Parker, Perry, Pike. Pringle,
Prrviance, Rtchie, Sabin, Sapp. St,nton,
Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington, Tudd,
Traiton, Wakeman, Walbrige, Waldr,n,
Washburne, of Wisconsin, Washburne, of
Maine, Welch, Williams, Woodruff, and
Woodworth--7O.
All Republicans, except Kelly, an Irish
Democratic member from New York, Will.
hams, "a HARDY FROM New York, and Hum
phrey Marshall, Fillmore American, from
Kentucky.
The Democratic party in the House en-
masse, aided by the Fillmore Know Nnthings
OF the North and South, went against all
inquiry or action in the case, white The. Re-
pnblcans, without an exception, voted for
it.