Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19
The, New .YMk Legislature.
The New York Legislature b;

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past. As soon as il was known thi
, the Black Republicans had bougt
Callicot, a Representative from King
! county, the Rough and Readys' {
T Brooklyn, his constituents, vent t
A Albany in great force, and sough
all interview with their recreals Rep
Iesentatiye. He refust d to NEE
th(m, unless surrounded by friends
The mob took possession of the gal
1leries and floor Of the Hall Of Rep
resentatives, and the House y as forcet
to adjjot;rn. d; a.. The Senate called ol
the. Gov, rpor TO protect The House
Which he declined doing, as be haC
not been called on by the Honse.
| The following is the notice taken
Of The matter by the Tribune:
Ii There may be occult reasons for SO
tt,any adjournments Of the Assem-.
bly, without ever balloih'g for Speak
er, but we aie among the large num-
Der who do not comprehend them
1t is transparent fact that the or.
ganization Of that House has for the
past week been prevented by bully
ing menaces Of violence and blood:
SHE'D. 1t was rot because Of any be-.
lief that i: would be fruilless that a
ballot was forborne on the contra
ry no ballot was had On Friday and
none on Sturdy last, precisely be.
cause minority Of the members
knew that, if the House were to
vote, an eIection would be had, and
were determined to prevent it at all
hazards. That 65 members = a
quorum and clear majority of the
whole number chosen = should thus
quail before the threats Of conced-
ed minority that, If sUeh election
we're had, the Speaker chosen should
he yer take the ehair-that the floor
should be Redeemed with blood is 10
us a lamehta Bile fact. We hold such
threats, uttered on the floor, and
backed by oaths, ye!ls and ,revolyers
Of. the armed ruffians who crowded
the lobby and gale tries, as affording
the amplest reason for refusing to ad-
journ until ballot bad been taken
and the result declared and we dep
lecate these repeated adiournments
without a ballot as encouragements
to rowdyismland bullyism which are
very likely to secure their ultimate
triumph.
A Democratic Representative, Mr..
Haghes, also Of Kings county, charges
the R publcans as, parties to crime,
Says he (" Fraud is crime, and that
party, is based on nothing but fraud,
treason and msdDess. In the
name of my country | denounce this
corruption. defy the whole phalanx
of Lincoln's pimps. Ispit with scorn
upon his jails, bis chains, and | stand
here 10 Esten my band in the throat
of his Infamous usarpalioD." The
speaker was enthusiastically cbeered
from The gallery and the floor ofathe
House. A scene of the widest eonfu-
ton existed, consequent upon the at
tempt Oh the part Of the Abolitionists
to make AMIR. Calllcotspeaker Cal.
licot was a renegade Democrat who
had sold himself to the Abolition par.
t ty, and as the House stood "a demo,
Gratis and Ga abolitionists, bis tresch,
cry gave tie aboollittiop;sts one major
jity. Bot the democrats would not
allow him to be elected The State
bad given 10000 majority, on the
popular vote, 70 the d, mocrats, and
they felt ihe mselyes entitled to the
organization by even shsnded jus.
tice. The action of the Democrats
may have been slightly incorporate
but was natural, 90 Mr. Hughes
gave eCallicot the seyerest scathing
I'VE haHsererareads Pointing to Cal.
tlicoi, bessaal,: 2 is9iE rs s4- .
Mr.. Speaker rise for the first
time in this House to protest against
bes,dupIicity, political corruption. and
degenerate knavery Iby, which Mr.
Callfeot has been put in nomination