Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-10
A new Dodgo to Get into congress.

The last trick we have heard OF to get into
Congress, is that performed by one UProS, Q
citizen of Zinesville, Ohio, to which We alluded
a day or two since. The Zinesville Courie'
copies our article, and sQuirts out some Of ita
native slime, but don't attempt to refute any o.
our statements.
That the OouritT man and "any other fellow
may see the whole case in nutshell, we pub.
lish the affair just as it was stated 10 the House
by Mr. Cox and Mr.. UPToN:
to the case OF Mr.. Upton, that am not aware
that there 10 any one claiming his seat. II the
statement made when was up before, is not
correct, / certainly have no objection to his oc
cupying seat upon this floor; but having re-
ceived the facts which have stated from re.
spectacle authority in Ohio, was bound to ap.
peal to the House, In vindication Of it's own
honor and Of decency. to ascertain whether the
statement be correct. ! am willing to cay, In
all frsnkness, that If the gentleman claiming q
seat from the Fairfax district will say to the
| House that am mistaken In the statement
have made, will fore 20 what other testimony
have received, and make no objection to hia
being aWorn In 90 . member.
| The evidence which has been placed before
me is, that at the time this alleged election Ii
said to have taken place, Mr.. Upton was, In
tact, citizen of Ohio; that he went to the cleo
ton In that State last fall and proposed to vote
that his vote was challenged; that he insisted
on voting, and did, in fact, 60 vote. The judge
of the election 90 informed me, and have
deemed IL my duty to lay the fact before The
House. have no personal feeling about it
Il N A. Ill - k.a ,.1k n
COPY of Mr.. Upton's circular as candidate fol
q seat in Congress from district in the State
of Virginia, also brought me paper, from
Zanesyille. Ohio, with Mr.. Upton's name at it
head as editor and proprietor.
Now, II the gentleman will say to the Hous,
that be was citizen of Virginia, and that h
claimed no right of citizenship In Ohio at th,
time of the election, so far as am concerned,
will not press the matter further. shall no
stand here to object TO any man representing
upon this floor, any district In which he has beeI
properly elected.
make no question as to the regularity or ir
regularity of the election In Virginia. onl!
desire that the House shall possess itself Of tn,
facts In the case.
Mr.. Upton. So far as I am concerned,
have Q very short answer to make to the gen
tleman from Ohio. do claim to be citizer
of Virginia. claimed 90 to be when offered
myself as candidate to the people of the sew
enth congressional district OF the State of Vir-
ginis. / have not been In Ohio for some six
months. Except with some casual intervals,
have been Q resident Of Virginia for twenty.
Ave years. It is true that vosed In Ohio, as
the gentleman states. Il Is true that my vote
was challenged there. But when, under the cir
cumstances, the gentleman says he is vindicat-
II. L. f3w nd of the H0uua hv
Questioning my right TO my seat upon this floor,
| am glad to fnd that, while the country 10
reelipg with Anarohy, there is some one here to
disprove the old maxim, silent lesss inter aTma.
claim my seat here, cir, as member Of this
House from the seventh district of Virginia,
and claim that lam citizen of that State.
Mr.. Cox. My friend from Virginia answers
my question, whether he voted In the last cleo
ton In Ohio, in the affirmative. My other
statement was, that at the very time when his
circular was issued as q candidate for Congress
from Virginia, he was the ostensible editor aud
publisher Of paper in Ohio. ask the gentle.
man whether such is the fact7 He knows that
have no motive in raising the point except to
vindicate the dignity Of the House. r
Mr.. Upton. ssy to the gentleman from
Ohio, In response to his question, that was in
terested at one time in paper in Ohio, as he
very well knows. am not interested In 1t
now, however, nor have been for some time
past.
Now, If such fellows as this UPron can crowd
into Congress In such manner ss this, Con.
gress will soon be burlesque, that's all.
There is some show Of propriety in the case
Of CARLIsLE and otbers-they were citizens Of
the Old Commonwealth- this fellow was g
citizen Of Ohio, and voted in Zanesville last
fall. II Congress would retain the smallest
respect Of the people, 1t must kick such fellows
out, without much ceremony. 1t is simply an
outrage.