The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-09
The Northern Congrsss-The Pan. Handle
Traitors ASSUME 10 2 epresent NirEinia.

In the Washing tou House of Represen .a-
tiyes, on The 4th list, SITTER the election OF
9alusha \. Grow 10 the 5peakeIship, tbs fol-
loving individuals were sworn In as Repre-
ssafatiues If ths State of ftTginfG John $,
Cariils, q. II. UptoG, K. V. Whaiey, @ Pen-
dieton and W. q. Brown Ne copy froIa ihe
proceedings as they afterwards tranEpired
Mr Cox, Of 0aio, objected 70 Fir. Charles
II. l. pton sslng recognized Il member ci'
l.this body. lie Was Ia possession of authentic
aud perfectly relsable infot nation that Mr.
UptOn-who IS = native OF New Hampahire-
was and is g citizen di Ohio, yyiel.. he but re-
Gently published a new spapeT, ana Where, SO
lata as last FIJI, he voted. Tr. Upton g
right 70 vote "a @n.o had than been challenged,
but BE asserted his citizen8h.., il that STATE,
and was allowed 10 vote. Er. Cox said he
had 10 other oblect Ia asitating this question
than 70 vildicate As GScsnoy Ind dignity Of
1he HoDee.
Mr.. Upton admitted that ha had voted in
Ohio as alleged, and that be had, unGil late-
ly, published a paper IL Ohio; but he had not
been n that state, except OF an occasional
= isiI 1ox 2su luun u 3, aud for many years he
Tie Was glad, howsver, 1hat when tbs coantry
was rfeiing with ANARCHY, the gentleman
SHOULD be so dssiroas oI vindlCatipg the de-
ceycy 2aa dignity OF the House.
DIR. burnett, Cl A4:ltuCKy, also protested
against the ndrn Ct these claiming to
represent Virginia here. IL thair claim y ero
involved questions Of sac graYest i'm rortaaee.
II Virginia WAS yet II the Union, as some
con tended she WAS, s5hen the ncyver Of The
State Convention prohibit. ar IL did, the
Congressional elections on the % of May ,rsu
be conceded. and rtese gentlemen, 2 portion
only Of whom were elected on tao day ler8!!y
! fixed for such elections, cen have 10 standing
here; ba5 if they CONS eS delegates Eron, s.
new State, then their recognition ano a6mis-
sion would caysy with ii the assumed power Of
| this body TO admit We states One OF the Sc
ren tienlen l.. according TO his own coGfosoio
u citizen Of the Sta1eiot ObIo, vet he claims to
| represent NiTgini4 here in omen violation of
that 'aw Of Virginia regulating citizenship
within her boundaries.
He had TO desire 70 appsar factions J7t
| would ect rasoluteiy in accordance ETith his
conEcleLtlCus Sonyica4CG- Of 0utY. All hat
hs desired WAS gets d4TeG3 vote OF the
| upon the quest tion.
| HIr. BuIuett was several tisnes iatpTrnpte
| by Messrs. 1IoErl}i ct Maine. Stevens ~
| Pennsy irania, and L1vejoy, with points u
order, but replied Ihat h@ based hIs proceed
| ing upon higher grounds tnan the rules Of
mas Hoose-upon the Constitution. He
iIoVed sn&t the credentials ot the gen,lernen
claiming 10 represent Virginia he submitted
to committee with Dstruc tions to report, sc.
MT. John >. CaFaiIe. OF NlrEinia, said he
coud aot permit his right . repre- ssn his con-
sjitue0cy here IL bG brought into oUestlon by
tbs agIs o1 keaEleu.Gn rom another section OF
tie same STATE. 1he caly question invoi ved
III his case VF2s Wh35her tie State Goavey tio,i
| which Rad been creatat by the Legislature,
was empowered to aDnai 3 law OF th9 Kegs
nature. 9y the Jaws OF Virginia the Goa =
greosL0laI election is nxed ca the fourth
Thursday in Nay aLG UpJG that dtv hjs con-
stituerts, CisregGEl>fs5 Gne ordinance o. The
State Con nyeH1ion, which thsy knew 10 nave
beel LyEitAnIc.l and Illegal III that relation.
elected him, with baz tWenty three dsssntient :
voices, to represent them ii Congress; and h IS
colleague, Wla. C. B.oWn, from the adjoining
district was also eleCte0 iu Ike manner upcr,
the same cGy
Calls for tha DTe ious question unon Mr.
B4ra6L.'S Tcsoluti tion vgt&e ulade by MGagr5.
WashbArEo ard Richardson oI Illinois.
III. Cox moved - lay tGH resolution
HioH tlc 'aole' ana tEoI- t0iS no -iC. IA.
Eurnatt deinaLded the yeas AND nays, but
hrs cali Tor them not being seconded, the mo-
tLcl cf ME. GnN US a.L-on.ea .L.n una--