Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-12

HoE. l. Q. C. LAMAR-OHIo CosTEsTED
ELEcrION.-A correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Eaquirer takes thc following notice Of. the con-
tested election, which was recently decided in
favor Of General YALLANDIGHAM. All who
have the pleasure Of hearing Mr.. LAMAR, of
Mississippi, in debate, viii be prepared to sp-
preciate the compliments paid to him.
have not noticed IN any Western paper an
account Of the closing up Of the contested cleo
tion case Of ValIsndighsn -. Campbell. This
case has attracted attention from all parts Of
the country, and detail Of its faals may be
interesting 20 your readers.
On THURSDAY, the Both inst, Mr.. Harris
Chairman Of the Committee on Elections, re-
ported from the Committee that the Minnesota
members were entitled to be sworn in, reserv-
ing the right to contest in the future. Before
this, when their credentials were first present
ed, on motion Of Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, and for
the purpose Of preventing their being sworn in
before the Vsllandigham and iCampbell case
should come up, the credentials were referred
to the Committee on Elections. They were
tied up there q week for the same purpose, aud
when reported back they desired more time,
under the pretence Of printing the reports; and
when the previous question was sustained on
the passage Of the resolutions admitting them,
the Black Republicans then began to" filibu,=
ter" by a series Of dilatory and embsrrs ssing
motious, trying to force postponsment Of the
admission, 50 az to slip the Ohio case in ahead;
and this system of tactics was kept up from
Thursday until Saturday, at a great expense,
and to the delay and detrimeut Of public bust
Ress just at the close Of the session. But they
were defeated in this movement, and Minneso-
Ia came in. However, on the next Tuesday,
when the Ohio case came up for the vote, and
it became evident that Mr.. Vallandigham
would get the seat, they commenced again, un-
der the lead of Mr.. Sherman, TO " f libusteT,
but, finding the temper of the House against it,
they subsided, and Mr. v was at once declar-
ed to have been duly elected, and was sworn in.
General Vallsndgham had many warm
friends and supporters in the Senate and House
throughout the session among them Stevenson
Phillips and BOyce, Of the Committee on Elec-
tions, and Stephens, Houston, Faulkner, John
Cochrsne, HBghes, J. Clancy Jones, BOeock
and others. But be is especially indebted,
think, to the ability and eXeTtions Of Mr.. La.
mar, Of Mississippi, whose able report was
very effective in sustaining the case, and whose
earnest, vigorous, ready and conclusive replies
In running and skirmishing debate Of severa
hours, demonstrated the fact that be is mol
only a scholar and a thinker, but a keen, ready
and acute debatsT, and destined to become q
leader in the House. He OV,. threw every as
sailant and without a moments hesitation, anC
a good many 81 went in " who soon rspsntsd it
and, like the Western Virginian, on the " clay
bank horse," who went into the " free fight
wanted, after a few knoek-sowns, to b.
(" counted out!" His speech was a success il
that sort OF debating which is more valuable
In deliberstiYe assembly than thousand se
speeches and written essays.