The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-18


the from iaois whom be accused Of bsing gov
erned IN this case By motives exactly consistent in
mind with legislative integrity, but all events with
prsadge the case before the public had opportunity
TO get al the cts before hsfn That the first intirna
ol beard which was calculated To gse the case part
bearing. do net Ae dposed for who have parxktr
in the debate this sabec e sbzt the which
the SENATOR from Connecticut has undertaken - sdmniser
While an up viii say this willing TO be cershed
by who thinks il his duty TO administer il aud
think receive il with good grace almost any
nan Eat believe could stand lecture from Apy senator
this floor for undertaking 70 bs governed by party
sderaiions with little better grace thsn essd from tbs
Mr. SEWARD. Mr.. President am unwilling 10 b
drawn into personal Issues this debate because intend
to vote the At all stages according the best
my knowledge and belief would vote under any other
state Of political circumstances mss bevese protest
like the honorable senator who has just taken he seat
against the minority here being Arraigned BY the majority
sition- Sir here within these walls may imagine and
conceive explanations which justify ourselves
conscenoes and which Az think viii justify
votes before the country bat shall nevertheless before
the case viii go before the country. II il this
Less think, than month agoess than the eoups-
rs moonsbe Honorable senator on nv rishs hand fYr
HAstArl wss expelled The Senate On the groand that
be had been elected seat herehat his election
void. What bis case Whist was the evidence
upon which he was eIpeIsd 1t consisted Of o things
the certificate OF the governor OF the State Of Iowa. wEc
represented that be had been duly elected member of the
Senate the
and protest ON the of Iowa. setting forth that
the governors Certificate WAS erroneous and that the
ber had not been elected
Mr.. RUSK. Allow me 10 ask the senate. a arestion.
Mr. SEWARD. Let me get through, and then win
yield There sir the papers, and more before the
Senate Of the United States and upon those papehey
the Senate threeourths Of which is composed Of demo
cIas expelled senator who republican. That is
the case of the senator from Iowa
Mr.. BRIGHT. Mr. Presdsnt--
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Clay in the chair)
Does the senator from New York yield the floor
Mr.. SEWARD. would rather make my case, and then
Mr.. BRIGHT. Then, should be glad if the senator
would confne himself to the facts in making his The
senator from Iowa sworn the presentation OF his
credentials, Notwithstanding the protest
Mr.. SEWARD. must insist my rehts.
Mr. BRIGHT. must take the liberty Of correcting the
senator when he mistakes facts M
Mr. SEWARD shall not answer the honorable sena-
tor take issue with him to whether state acts
not That the record viii show. have stated the
which the honorable senator from lows who ii is
true had been sitting here member1 expelled
Now in less than hour from this time Judging from
The of this debate person coming from the State OF
Indiana win be admitted in the Senate and what
ia the upon which he be admitted Ii consists
of commission from the Of rdiana represent
ing that be elected and protest from A senate of In
disns certifying that that commission was given without
mur. and less And th. senator who comes from the
State of Indians is Democrat While the senator who
from the State Of Iowa y republican Ifs world
\
Senate vaeang the Of the honorable senator Iowa
out carried Judgment Of the Senate OF the United
States that person could not be deemed and held to be
elected and chosen bs the legislature OF State to the once
of in Congress for that State Of the two
constituent branches of the legislature Of that State were
not consenting coopeasDr concurrns ara scIg u me
election The world knows that the prihcpe when
decided and the world knows by history rs well as
by this protest. and s the cotemporaneous accounts un
disputed that prec sey the which had occurred IN
Iowa which caused iht seat TO be vacated Is the
which is presented here by election which is said TO
have been made the State of Indians ana that in this
election in Indiana just in that other in Iowa. the
coordinate branches of the legislature have not opera
ted, concurred, even consented.
From this of facts what be the inference
leave that to the public Judgment But how il The dis
crepancy justhedf We Justify by taking these two pa
pers and separating them and say that the which
supports the claim Is pra dcis evidence and upon that
will admit the member to seat and that the other
which the clan shall be reserved until there be
investigation whether CT not he Is entitsa 10 he
seat do not say that TINS person is rntled to his
What do simply this that this question be-
ing thus before upon precisely the same amount OF ev
dence and evidence oexscy the character due
in this case that the Senate should adopt the OF
ceeding which adopted in the contested case Of Mr.
Dixon the late from Kentucky and let the cand
date aside until s determined whether the claim
Is entitled 10 be not: On this ground take
my position and content to stand bsfors the Senate and
before the country
Mr. RUSK- There is an evident attempt Mr.. President,
which regret TO ses, TO place me 81 least If not this
whole side OF the chamber in false position do not in
anxiety there be TO make political capital upon which
TO before the country intend TO stand In rre po-
ston here But for the attempt to which have a8luded
should engage in this debate said early part
of that sstonshed the senator from New York
citing the of Mr. Dixon precedent for this well
remember the beginning of that contest at the session Of
ls52-53 The senator from Tennessee Mr.. JosEs pre-
sented the dentias Of Mr. Dixon the first day Of the
session and Immediately after the reading Of them Mr..
Gwin, of ofCaiifornis, rose and ssid.
aMr Presdent do net think there Is vacancy ia the
Senate from Kentucky and wish that question to be
There were two senators At the close OF the last
filing the two seats from the State Of Kentucky and
know OF NO law and provision Of the that
created the occupied by OF the
from Kentucky since the last seson. therefore raise
the question, whether there vacancy for the
teman whose credentials have been presented to h ~
entirely dssimilar The senator from New York
the of the senator from Iowa and the
tor from Indiana and speaks Of the credentials and pro-
of the of Iowa and the Senate OF Indiana and
they both before He orgets tell the
yhe forge tell the Senate and he refuses to allow
oath administered to the from Iowa without
question being raised Did he not vote for his admission
and afterwards that be entitled 10 retain his seat
understand gentlemen they intend 10 impress upon
the pubic mind the idea that those Of who not viii
ling 10 enter into this revolutionary departure from the
entitled to the seat in the face of the statements shat have
been read the table There such thing sir thsy
know H. and huri IL back far concerned and
believe may speak for majority this side of the cham
ber As for myself sir shall in accordance with the
uniform practice Of the Senate accordance with pre-
the table not contrsdcted by testimony sufficient TO
show beyond all doubt that both branches of the l-s-
Ianre OF Indiana engaged in this election shall
csey ss did In the case OF the senator from Iowathai