Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-03-23
VOL. XXXIV.-WHOLE NO. 1900.
Address Of the pemocratic Senators.

Address Of the Democratic Senators.
TAs Democrats d Ptnng fania
FtLLow-CITzESs-At this juncture in
The proceeding Of the Senate Of Pennsyl-
yania, the undersigned deem il their right
and duty TO address YOU.
For more than two months we have uni,
tedly and determinedly withstood an ef-
fort on the part of The Republican mem
bers Of that body to subyert the organic
law, to ignore tho precedcrts Of seventy
years of our history, and to trample under
foot the rights Of their equals and peers.
In so doing we have been actuated by the
high resolve, that by no act Of the repre-.
7esentatiges OF the only law-abiding polit-
Zeal organization in this Commonwealth
Should the rights and constitutional priv
ileges Of the people be subverted. We
have relied With unshaken faith upon that
people for any support and vindication,
and to the eni that their verdict may be
rendered with full knowledge Of the
facts, we beg leave TO present q brief his
tory OF our position during the Protract-
ed and exciting contest winch mas just
closed.
The members Of the Senate assembled
IN the Senate Chamber at harrisburg on
Tuesday, January 9Th, A. D. 1864, at ) ?.
d OF the twenty-five Senators holding
=. ov ,.,~, ,,rnscnt save Major White
who Tas a prisoner in the hands oi the
reJels OF those present twelve were Dem
ocrats, and nine Repubhcens' Inc SehaIe
was called to order 10y the Hon. D. /. zen
ney. the Speaker elected al the close o.
The session OF 1865. The Secretary oi Tue
Commonwealth was introduced ana pre-
sented the returns from tho districts "h'cL
had elected Senators in OIco0er, lo55.-
The returns were opened and read, oy
which it appeared that four Democrat
and soyen Republicans had been electec
all Of whom we're present, thereby causing
lie in the vote between the tvs" great
political organizations OF the county as
repre- lented on that floor.
Upon the reading OF the certificates o
election, 1t would nave peoh 'he uu'y
the Senator eIe''ld speaker a' 'ne o'oS'
oI'he session o' ''oo' 20 ""'v '''',V' ~
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no" =! t'l' ca L''''o W -, ~ ,.:,, Wv ,.a
"'n' "".'o' =? oeC'''"
sc''"c' 'lH' '''' :.
meet on '"s ,,' '',.0' ", -,
every year "nN " YVo'''-- - ,.,L1,
article 'na' eSo' -0u'' N'0
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es' Us y .""'' "'' Su'''''Y"''9 .,,.., -,
determine '',' question '""' r'' ,or9 S,,o l.,,,
eo speaker pS 'ie o' nav -
exercise 'he uu''e' o' 'n"' o."0' o''' ",
Senate OF iNoi-''e '''''I' 0'''e -.
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lOr speaker o"' 10 =! '"' -.
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l"neh 'neE u't'' "'' Wv N'''' rN,,l.. .,
January IN e"on 9e'"j S''.' 10 an,.
o!her pIceIS' IL 10 theu''es' "''' C''''
the Senator rom a!eS"sIy Ia" ~
ow ofright to exercise the "N'lcs o' '9P'
kcr over this new SenaIe when hau ne
cr recognized him as such. But 0dm''"'
for the sake Of Argument that the wor
1.-THE Constitution are ambiguous al" -
tain, then precedent and usage II TN
exist, must determine their meaning al al
by this test the undersigned dv-'fe III
their position may he tried
Dur'ag period OF seventy years. "O
l10i until this day. there Is ou' Que OF
er Instance where Speaker e'cc'eu Oy
former Senate attempted 10 exercise
duties OF ms once over Su''oeu'"s "