Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-09-29


aud valie reasons. and desire to give
those reasons in As few words as possibly
can.
Il have no feeling about this case one way
or the other. ! stand here as an unbiased
llaror 10 Try this caSe whenever II shall come
proPerly before this Ho1se, aud will do il
vEthou, any regard 70 my political a.fini,ies
or political predictions. as have done on
all former occasions when I have been called
upon 10 decide iasstions Of this kiId. The
reasons which governed me were briefly
these we are now within .ess thsn two days
of the snal Adjournment. and have less than
two working days before US with an immense
amount of business interesting 10 this whole
country. that ought TO be accomplished with
in that period. r
Gentlemen talk about this question occu.
psing only an hour or two.. Sir. l have too
mech experience in this House. aud have
witnessed too many debates Ia reference to
questions Of not a. much importance as the
one under consideration. 10 believe for NO.
ment that this question eau be decided in less
rhan two days. Here j. volume OF twelve
hundred pages Of testimony I will venture
The assertion that not five men in this House
have read that testimony. knew. sir. tha,
have attended TO my duties here with "a
much fidelity as any gentleman here but
/ owing to the amount Of business pressed epon
ne by the various committees on which have
been placed, it has been impossible for me 10
lake up this case snd decide the que lion as
Il ought to be decided between the contestant
and the contestee. with view TO the nights
of the citfzens Of Baltimore.
'sir. the Question resolves itself into this
you have either to postpone the final adjourn.
~ent OF Congress for week. or else you have
To postpone this question. II is for the House
TO Judge between these two alternatives. IL
I IS for the House TO decide whether We will go
on with the regular AMI legitimate business
which belongs 10 the whole country. yortb.
South. East aud West. or whether we will
bow Just at the close Of the session take up
:. aud decide this Question for The people of Bal.
] timore.
al ask members OF this House hots the post.
: ponemtnt Of this case until the next session is
e 20 affect the people OF Baltimore 7 There are
but two days Of the session left II will take
: the entire two days to decide this question. -
: II We were to give the seat to the sitting mem
Der or 10 the conie. ant. l ask what either Of
. them could DO during the short period of the
o session u % " uld remain If We postpone
The case, geollemen can take the report aud
; testimony home and examine them n. their
lpfS nd hot a.
$ the next session prepared as unpreiudiced ju-
;, rors. between the contestant aud conieslee-
I 1t seems to me there can be no deirimcnt to
: the interests or the people Of Baltimore by the
e Pos,POnement Of this question uniil an early
5. period next session"
After some debate, in which several mem
y bers participated. the question heing on post
; poning, Mr.. Savage demanded the yeas and
'e nays.
= The 1uesti n was then taken and decided il
~ the affirmative. yeas 90. nays SO
= Yeas as follows Abbott. Andrews. SC
: Chapman. OF Pa. Clark. Haskin aud sickles
e of New York. Clemens and Garnet. Of Virgin
; ia. Davis. Of Indiana. Ger Qnitman, Of Miss
: Keitt. OF South Carolina. and Resgap, of Tex
CT as.
u Here an again found voting with Derso
- Gratis good and true. from the North and N
. South And siill further, Mr.. Niblack, Of Ia
's diana. stated that he would have voted in IN
: Affirmative with mel IL he had been in n
- Hall when his name called.
" ! have thus briefly given the facts In thi
n case. as they appear upon the Journals q
&c Congress was governed in the course
~ pursued by conscientious conviction Of a
~ y. without regard TO my political feelings.
he Time and reiiectisu have ouly strengthen.
ht me IN the belief that l was ri<ht. new
- have and seser viii allow my political pref
dices % bias ms iudgms AT IN the trial II Co
: tested elections, no more than would as
Ia judge Or juror Ia the trial Of question Of "a
We between two ne'ghhors
re Respectfully.
ofe JOHN g. DAVIS.