Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-06-15

Below we publish n corrected report
VI the speech Of The Hon. James
Brooks, Of New York, on the fraudu.
Lent admission to seat tho carpet
bngrcr from South Carolina, named
Simpson, who was defeated BY nearly
five thousand votes Mr. Brooks
Justly chnactcrizes the transaction as
the most shameful outrage on the
right Of popular representation which
the radicals have vet dared TO pcrpo-
trale. The speech was, indeed, too
late, for ii was brought out by the
discovery that the colloquy among
the conspirators in an undertoue ut
tho clerks desk, which was heard by
but themselves and the official rcpor-
tors of the lfonso, had resulted in tho
shameful fraud. The knavish work
could not be undono.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York. Mr..
Speaker, | will avail myself of the
three minutes remaining, not TO dis.
cuss this case, but to state the facts
as presented before this House this
morning On tho early assembling
of the House and almost Immediately
after the reading of the Journal, when
a quorum of the House was not pres
ent, aud without a moments consid-
Grafton on the part Of the members,
the gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mr. Cessna chairman Of the sub
committee Of elections, aymled him
self Of the confusion and disorder, TO
smuggle a man into this House as
member-l use the language delibcr-
alcly-and 70 place Us in fpcha par
! llamentary position That IL Is impossi-
Bile, under the decision OF the Speak
cr, to have any discussion Of the case,
or To retrace our steps
That is the fact, aud | wish that
fact to 90 before the country. No
quorum, no order, in this House, but
general disorder and confusion.-
Without any understanding or discus
sion whatsoever on this subject,
member is forced before this House to
be sworn in by the Speaker, who has
only 9,S07 votes, against a democrat.
ic candidate who has l4,00S votes
Don't talk 10 me hereafter, as a mem
ber from New York, of fraudulent
elections Never, never in the worst
wards Of New York, amid the most
dcpraved Of its population, was "a
fraud pcrpetra,cd like this House per-
pctrates at It's bar to-day TO smuggle
D l., l.vn "a ,ua,, l,n ,-tt,,, pYl,r a ma x.tass
against a democrat having 1900
votes. Let my colleague from New
York Mr.. Dayis], who is now in my
eve. before be attempts to correct
| frauds in New York elections, lot him
correct the fraudulent elections hero
| in this House. f!om kentucky, from
Louisiana, from South Carolina and
elsewhere. There is not fraudulent
poll in New York there is not u re-
peatcr there there is not a scoundrel
who defiies the law or the ConstitG-
tion of the country; there is moth
ing there, in the way il is now at
tempted TO dciraud us, who are in
the minority here, by forcing upon
this House another member elected
by nobody, nowhere, having no con-
stituency, representing nothing what
soevcr.
Sir, ] dcnounce these frauds from
the Committee of Elections before the
country with all the vigor am capa-
bic Of. This is no longer reprcsen.
tative government. This House no
longer represents the people of this
coulry. 1t is packed Congress. 1t
is fraudulent House. 1t is elected
10y device and cheatcry aud coutri-
vauces such as have been exhibited
this very morning at tue bar of this
House, here upon this aoor-a man
with 5000 votes against democrat
with l4,000 votes smnggled in here
without u word of discussion.