New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-13

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Rollins's mai 748. Fmores maj ,5l6
In the Iyth est. Jossph) District II. b. Branch
is the Republican candidate, with two Democratic
opponents James Craig (Dem. was elected here
in $50 by ~ 439 votes to z, 824 for Adams of UNI
certain politics.
John s. Phelps (Dem.) is again candidate in
the With (South- Westerly District, and will Of
course be elected. The District is very large very
ignorant, and intensely Democratic.
In the LIST est. Louis) District, Messrs. Blair
and Barrett will doubtless again be rival candi-
dates, but whether Breckenridge (American) will
also run again is dubious. We have seen no indi-
cation that he will. The vote, as returned two
years ago, stood
Blair. .6,63l Breck rdge 1903 Barrett. 81 O57
Barrett over Blair. ....426
The House has just unseated Barrett and seated
Blair, on the ground of an enormous fraudulent
vote polled for Barrett. Mr.. Blairs friends exult
heartily over the decision which is thus announced
in The 81. Louis Democrat:
JUSTICE DosE-THE CONTESTED SEAT AWARDED
TO Mr. BLArR-ou dispatches this morning contain tho
highly gratifying that Mr. Blair has been sworn
Ia member Of the House of Representatives Mr. Barrett hav
ing decred entitled to the seat which be occupied up
yesterday sseoon The rights Of the electoral body OF st.
Louis are th yndcaled at last Fraud terrorism and all the
Illicit appliances and conrivances of corrupt eleconeerng
stand ebuked and humscd before the nation IL not
mere personal triumph that Mr. Blair sought In prosecuting his
ryhu claims before Congress II the int gritty the out
ragged ballot box and the supremacy OF legal suffrage that he Ia
bored 70 restores and that has crowned his efforts
he and tribunal whose justice ne invoked against foul
and gross corruption the gratitude Of all good citizens
whatever their personal political predictions may be- As
6t accompaniment TO the procsimng the triumph OF his
cause and an eutabe argument In support its justice
we publish the majority report We satisfied that whoever
peuses this report viii unhesngy indorse the action Of
the House of Representatives Probably Of contested
election before Congress- has received thorough nyess
CATION than this The data before the Committee abundant
beyond comparison The Of the late member was con-
Quoted by able lawyers and it not until after long de-
Liberation and the fullest consideration Of the subject that de-
cision was rendered by the Committee.
Shortly after received here Mr. Bas personal
and political friends began evince their Joy at the result by
kndng bones firing guns making speeches and parading the
and bands of music Th Democrat
GLIDING erenade from the procession Mr. Bars residence
then visited and his lady and family serenaded In the most
enthusiastic style the vocal music Of cheers predominatng
the instrumental strains Mayor Fey and the Hon. John
How also called upon their residences and the latter
gentleman acknowledged the compliment in brief speech
proPae to the occasion The Lincoln and Hamln Club room
noticed brilliantly Illuminated and gayly festooned
Indeed the burst rejoicing with which the hailed
not less complimentary Mr. Blair than anspcious
indication OF the approaching struggle.
We the moral Of this remarkable episode Of party strife
will not be lost the National Democracy and that henceoh
that party viii pay regard legality and honesty In
Quoting their warfare the principles Of freedom, and the
ganzston which represents those principles In politics. in
e wrong doing encounters retrbuOn at last Honesty is the
best policy.