The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-22

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ADDRESS OF HON. J.,C. ALLEN. n
70 tie People Of tie SeDeaa Congregational District Of
Illinois. 1
The contest SO long pending between Col Archer and
myself for seat as the representative from this district
in the Congress Of the United States is at length settled
The House, the lsth inst, by virtue Of that cons
tutiona provision which devoyes upon 1t the duty Of de-
termining the election Of its members adjudged the
seat vacant referred the matter back to the people Of
the district WITH ,a
shall not at this time 60 into the history Of the causes
that led this result make any commentary upon the
conclusions to which the majority arrived in their nves
gations of the law and the evidence.
The law OF Congress prescribing the duty Of contest
ants and the they shall pursue in giving notices
and ia taking testimony is plain and unmisakable
any law Of State The provisions of this law were
from the FIRST wholly disregaIded by Col Archer both in
his notice Of and in his subsequent proceedings
and il would have been folly upon my part to have taken
testimony In support Of my right to seat with the hope
that any evidence might have taken would have received
a moments consideration by House that would disre-
gard the plain and unmstakable provisions of Law OF
Of Congress.
The election took place on the It'll of November 1854.
Col Archer had from that time until the 22d May 1885,
(nearly nineteen months to prepare his testimony Much
of the testimony submitted by him taken without
notice whatever me- and was therefore pae ma.
jory Of the Committee Of Elections were his political
friends and advisers and played throughout the whole in
vesgaon the part of parsans rather than judges They
decided receive and consider his evidence pdrte
much Of 1t was. They kept the open until he could
return home and get additional evidence in violation OF
all law and all precedent and In the report which the
majority finally made to the House, they distorted the
testimony; they defiance the law and all parliament
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in their deductions from the facts proven and yet with
this nineteen months labor Of Col. Archer, and six
mouths labor and delay Of the committee, with all the
appliances his party leaders, inscriptions as they are
known to be- could devise and largely In the majority
they ara they have succeeded in dpving this district Of
n Representatives
In the mean time have been pursuing the tenor
Of nv ways bad been declared duly elected and had
received my commission under the seal Of the State and
was endeavoriug discharge my duty representa-
tive under that authority took no testimony asked
NO aelay-I threw obstacles Ia the way OF an carly
report upon the subject from The committee other than TO
insist upon my rights under the Law; and with House
thirds Of which opposed TO me politically Colonel
Archer unable TO get up such cass as wonia )usu
them in giving him SCAT
Il Is proper that should advert to the vote Of the
House or the resolutions reported by the majority OF the
Committee OF Elections The frat declaring that
asas not entitled TO scat On this resolution %
be voted yea and 90 voted nay or the 30 uho voted
araiust this resolution believing that was entitled to It,
"A were politically opposed to me.
On the seooad which declared Colonel Archer was
entitled 20 the seat there yeas So nays sl27 Of the
opposition voting with my friends against the right o.
Colonel Archer gratifying to me personally to be
sustained by those who politically opposed to
and with whom Colonel Archer had been politically
affiliated ADD at the time should afford conclusive
proof to all unbiased minds OF the gross injustice perpe
trated IN depriying Of seat TO which had been
upouestionably elected. But have complaints TO
mste win let the people OF the district redress their
wrongs through the ballobo1, when believe they will
nut teir seal OF condemnation upon party whose leaders
have shown In all their proceedings during the present
ousres whore party ends 10 be subserved utter
disregard Of the laws o. the land and Of every principle Of
Justice.
viii become your duty TO select some one to Gil this
vacancy during the coming fall Owing TO the delay Of
,he comuiltce In calling up this for final hearing 1,
A no, probable that election could be ordered and
esr returned before the adjournment OF the present
ssion Although questions vitsy affecting the welfare
Of our country win doubtless bs before the House, that
dstrict have voice in their consideration and adj
jussment This 10 much be regretted for II ever there
was time when Of Just and honorable domestic
peace were demanded that time Is nov.
The widest faoatcism, FED BY debanehed press and
famed BIZ horde Of reckless and unpripciped adven-
turers steamed In and rceking with the dregs political
has rased the standard OF revolt against the
sttaon and the laws and threatened the overthrow o.
our republican institutions and dissolution OF the bands
Of common political brotherhood.
For the rst time 10 The history Of this oontederscy
have large political party ORGANIZED upon purely sectional
grounds, wbose watch word" is upon onehslf The
state. Of this Union; whose club-rooms' and IN
Whose public procesions to be banners with but
sixteen stars Such signs portentous Of evil and ",
oueht not 10 close our eyes 70 The danger.
This sectional party have their candidates In the field
Tor The presidency and vice presidency; COL Fremont foT
President whose entire experience in the national councils
Il covered By service Of thirty days in the Senate Of the
United States the other Dayton Of New Jersey who hiss
been longer Ia political life bat who acquired hn principal
.etoresy by abandoning Clay and Webster and alyine
himself with Seward and Gddnes in the struggle over
the Compromise Of 1850 Who the active friends o.
this sectional ticket In the convention that nominated u
and whse are their sentiments upon the subject Of the con-
situation and the Union7 take sfew extracts from sent
meas uttered by OF The most prominent Of this party
Who labored most sssiduousy for these nominations
al look forward The day when there shall be srvts
,sssrrectson To- the South~hen the black man, armed
with BrisA 5syonas and led by british eeers shall
assert hs wage Of extermiason sgsins'
bs MASTER hen the torch N ne isesrdary sfaH light w