Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-12-23


land; they seem to be first upon the list. 5"
quietly int-rpn>es Dawes
The Clerk seems ~ little confused by
the tactics. hut he made no objection -
From the outset it is manifest he lacks
the nerve for his undertaking
STATE OF MARYLAND, EXECUTIVE DEP'T:
WHEREAS. An election was held IN this
Stale on the 4Ih OF November. 1868. for
five members in the Congress "f the Uni
ted States aud the Constitution and laws
of the State make it the duty ot the
Governor in case oi such elections tn -
certain the numbrr of VOTES gwen 10
each person voted for from the rrturns Of
the judges of the election. certified 10
him for that purpose. and also provide
that in all elections the person having
the grrstest number of votes shall h4
declared elected: and. whereas. 10y the
retGTns of said Judes, certified ~ required,
and an enumeration made thrrrirom OF
the votes given for the several candidates
for said office, il appears That in the first
Congressional district, John \. j. Cres-
well had me grratest number Of votes /;
in the second Congressional district Ed
win ii Webster Ind the greatest NUM-
Der of votes in the thnd Congressional
district Henry Winter Davis had the
greatest number of votes; in ii = fourth
Congressional district Francis Thomas
had the greatest number Of votes; and
in the fifth Congressional district Benja-
min Il Harris had the greatest number
of votes
Now. therefore, [, Augustus w. Brad
ford, Governor of the State Of Mary land,
do certify and declare that the said John
A. Creswell, Edwin II. Webster Henry
Winter Davis, Francis Thomas, and Ben
jamin G. Harris, are duly elected mem
bers of the House of Representative le
represent this State in the Thirty Eighth
Congress of the United States.
In testimony whereof | have hefeuniu
set my hand, and caused the great
L. : seal OF the State To be hereto al
fixed. Al the city Of Annapolis. this
4th day Of December, lSG3.
A. W. BRADFORD.
A. the reading progresses, there is a
curious. eKpecIant air on all faces Where
does the inicrmaliIy come in on which
the mOnstrous effort is made To di>fran-
ehize State, The law on which the
Clerk rehe= only requires the c-rtItieste
10 EuON hi riCCiUiii III " u II
the law uf the State or of the United
States. This certificate Ieeites the law
OF the State, SAWS the election was held
in accordance with il. and officially Ger
titles, under the seal OF the Slate and the
signature of the Governor "i the State,
that certain men had the greatest num-
Der of votes, respectively, and were duly
elected And these names the Clerk has
committed the infamy of leaving out,
The rank and tile of the Demoel atic
side look dismAy ed-Ihe doubtful but
honorable Border State men disgusted.
They are willing to do much 10 gain ad
vantage for their party, but they will not
attain it by sacrifice OF their honor.
The eliminating point of the contest
between the conspirator Clerk and the
outraged majority has come. While the
certificate was being read, the group Oh
the left has been consulting; the murmur
of Indignation at its close has hardly run
around the hall, till Dawes IL again on
his feet and has compelled the Clerk 5
attention.
Mr. Clerk, | offer the following reso-
luton; and upon it | demand the previ-
Gus question.
Half dozen pages dart for the bit Of
paper in his hand; it is borne TO the Clerk
who, (if his face be taken as evidence, J
would as lief receive lighted bomb !;
galleries and fiOorgive the profoundest
at tention while hereads
ResokUed, That the names o John A.
Creswell, Edwin II. Webster, Henry Win
ter Davis, Francis Thomas, and Benjamin
G. Harris, be placed upon the roll of this
House as Representatives from Maryland.
1t is a bomb. Mr.. Etheridge has just
two things to do. If he dares to carry
out his conspiracy he must promptly re-
fuse to entertain the motion, on the
ground that the unorganized House has
no power to instruct him to violate his
construction of law; or he must rule
the resolution in order, and hopelessly
abandon his plot.
The galleries do not fully understand
the exact point the game has reached,
and merely look on u curious expect
ancy, On the Floor it Is understood
There has been talk all day Sunday, and
this morning, of II possibility of violence.
The Administration men have calmly re-
solved that, having gained the majority
before the people, they pW rot be cheat
ed out OF it by a renegade trickster in
the House. If Mr.. Etheridge refuses to
entertain this motion, Thad. Stevens will
instantly move that the oldest consecu-
tive member of the House be declared
Speaker pro tenn, and put the question,
and Mr.. Washburne will be at once es-
corted to the Chair. There is a singular
collection of muscular Cnionism just
about that gentleman that looks very
much like business, and several burly
Administration men are observed care
lessly sauntering over toward the Oppo-
sition side of the Speakers chair and
Clerks table. We are ready for any emer-
gency-semper pardtuS.
Possibly the Clerk does not know all
this; much more probably he does. 1t is
q great stretch of charity to give him the
benefit of the doubt
A second-class Democrat has incautiOus-
ly recognized the resolution by moving TO
lay it on the table, and calling for the
Yeas and Nays. 4 shrewder one demands
whether it is not out of order, as it in
structs the Clerk to do what a law OF
Congress forbids. 1t is Mr.. Etheridge's
last opportunity. but-he lacks the nerve
to do as he would
The Clerk is of opinion that il is in or,
der, as being pertinent to the organiza'
ton of the House
There is nothing left but to call the
vote on laying it on the table. Bailey, OF
Pennsylvania, (Democrat) votes No. with
the Administration side Several more
follow his example. This settles the
question-countingu up is but formality
The Opposition have broken ranks. in
disgust at the bold treachery of the Clerk
The result is announced. yeas "A, nays,
ga clean twenty majority for the Ad'
ministration. A ripple of anxious in
quiry runs around the galleries. in an in
slant applause bursts out, the ladies heart
lily joining. and the congratulations on
the peaceful victory begin. The Clerk
snappishly announces that he would KEEP
order if he could, and proceeds TO put
the main question. There is no call fol
the yeas and nays, the contest is aban
doned, and in a moment the names o.
the Maryland men are on the roll.
The slight. boyish land if must say
it, rather Rounderish- looking figure
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