The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-24

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of the Courier to extricate itself from
the dilemma in which its thoughtless
Endorsement of the Pennsylvania
Platform has placed it.aadaal7 eneot
John Young Browns Seat Contested.
The Henderson reporter says that
JOHN YOUNG Brown, the would be
Congressman from the Second Con-
gressional District of Kentucky, has
been notified that his seat in Congress
will be contested by SAMUEL f.
SMITH, Esq, one of his opponents.
We copy the reasons for the contest.
as we find themin the Reporters 1no /
Hon john Yduag Broten..n .ziinb ION
SIR:-You are hereby notified that
/ will contest your right to a seat in
the Fortieth Congress of the United
State, as Representative from the
ecoud Congressional District of the
State of Kentucky, and claim the seat
for myself upon the following grounds,
viz:
Eirst-In. each aud every sDistric.
| in the several Counties composing
! this Second Congressional District
| wherein you are returned as having
received a greater number of vott )
than myself, the election was null and
| void, ia this that the election in said
districts was not held in conformity
to the law of this State, which pro-
vides that tie officers Of all elections
| by the people of the State shall be
composed of an equal number from
each of the two political parties in
the State
The provisions of which law were
violated in this, thatin chand every
one of said districts there were
majority of the officers of said election
who belonged to, and acted with, that
political party which favored your
election, and were opposed to, and
acted against that political party which
| favoredthe election of myself siiihs
Second. That in each and every
district in the twelve counties COM
posing this Second Congressional Dis
trio. wherein the officers of the cleo
ton were appointed, and the election
held and conducted IN conformity TO
the laws of this State, | received a
greater number of votes than yourself,
anu am 80 feluTueu py the proper
ofncers:,
Ihird-ln all the counties compris-
Ing this Second Congressional DIS
trict, the political party which favor
ed your election and opposed mine,
did, a few days previous to the day of
election, by, and through the newspa-
pei, organs and otherwise, publish
ana claGu .ha ane report h that nad
manv persons legal voters@wboo
would have voted for me and against
you, to take no part IN. the election,
also causing 1ld no POI OH 10 pc opened 10 Tor
counties Of Ohio Breckinridge and
other counties.
D FourthE7-Ihat az The voting precinct
d. oallo9u, ~ 49, !. I Ioauay.. anaaas
Congressih,al ISt Nh ri2osa neSlons
who favored yoas~,eieotion and. sop.
posed mine, di Il I, by .taunts,a jeerztand
threats O ostraclsndn some manner,
u would have voted for me a u.1 asa INST
you, from casting their votes.
Fifth-That your known and
ayowed hostility q, anFdif9qlsi9yalty to the
vour sv,nnatbv with and en c auu
ment to the Rebellion against the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, dIsqualify you, under the laws
u % sn ssat Lieu S.a.es, ron tnAthg
Congress Of the United States. '.. s
Greeuville, KY, june 18th, 1867.
The Reporter is very indignant at
the presumption Of MraSMITH in thus