Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-07

Closing Of fhc ord Rump Con-
Ercss and fhc Opening Of the
.tfsc.
The closing of the S9th Congress
took place on tho Ath instant, on the
day appointed by the Constitution,
and presented a scene Of great inter
est. Moro than one thousand ladies
were present, for the purpose of seeing
in brief space of time the dissolution
of ono Rump Congress and the organ
ization of another, more deficient than
its predecessor. During the last scs-
sion ten States were deprived ofrepre-
sentation, and now in this "Leper
Rump" no less than II States are un-
represented. The waste of time for
the past three months by the late
Congress, nceessitates premature ac-
tion, so the Radical leaders say; but
the following speech Of Mr.. Brooks,
Of New York, and the protest signed
by Democratic members, explains why
they object to the present organiza-
ton Their arguments and facts are
unanswerable. Where arewe drifting
to, and how long will now free and
Independent people tolerate such out
RACES on their vested rights
Mr. Brooks arose and said If the
indications / see in the public press
and elsewhere are 10 be realized If
the process of impeachment is to go
on, or what is more revolutionary, the
suspension Of the President BY the
action of this House, it is revolution,
and nothing but revolution, call il by
whatever name you please The
Speaker of the House is TO create a
Committee of impeachment, and to
have tho whole direction and control
of the process Of impeachment in this
House. ] say, therefore, that the most
serious Of all steps is the organization
of this House, aud in case the prece-
dent YOU threaten us with is created
by you, and the existing President is
dcposed, or in case OF the Presidents
death, the Speaker Of the House be-
comes the President OF the United
States, so that in point Of fact, here
by our solemn action to-day, we may
be creating a President Of the United
States. ! protest, therefore, in the
full solemnity Of the occasion ! pro
test before my country, and in the
presence Of the gentleman from Ohio,
Mr.. Ashley, who IS to be the leader in
this resolution; protest most solemn
ly against taking any further steps
toward the organization of this House
until all the States arc fully repre-
sented.
Mr.. Brooks then read the following
protest:
Whereas, il appears by the records
just made that the following States
seventeen in number, are not now rep.
resented upon the floor of this House,
viz: The States Of New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor.
gia, Florida, Alabama, MississipI1
Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, California, Arkansas aud Ne
braska, States entitled hy the act oi
Congress of March 4th, 1862, and sub
sequent acts, TO Representatives in
Congress, as follows: New Hamp.
shire, 3 Rhode Island, , ConnecIt
cut, 1 Virginia, : North Carolina
IL; South Carolina, 4 Georgia, Z
Florida, ] Alabama, 6; Mississippi
3; Louisiana, s; Texas, 1 Tennes-
sec, s.; Kentucky, Q; California, 3
Arkansas, 3; Nebraska, lin all
eighty Congressional Districts now
unrepresented on the floor OF the
House; and whereas, Of these unrep-
resented States seven are ofthc origin
al thirteen that in 1857 met in Con.
vention and created the Constitution
Of the United States,-New Hamp
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Nir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, the majority of the original
States; therefore, we, members elect
of the Fortieth Congress, do now en-
ter our most solemn protest against
any aud every action tending to thC
reorganization of this iiouse until the
absent States be more fully repre-
scented.
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