Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-03-10
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Friday Evening. March 10. 1871.
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HOW ABoUTsIri
Mr. Prosser does not think that the
election for members of Congress in
this State last year was according TO law,
Mr.. Prosser was candidate, but was
not elected. We s. e it stated that he
has given Golladay notice that he will
contest his seat. We have been accus-
toned to think that there was only one
Prosser figuring in this Congressional
muss. But we seem to have been mis-
taken. We know all about the Siamese
twins, the donble-headed niger and the
Corsiean Brothers. but confess our
ignorance as to the double Prosser,
If there is a double individual Jof
that name, or if there are two indi-
viduals of that name gnawing at
the same time the two ends Of the Con-
gressional bone, we wish to know Hhch
is which and who is who Who is the
Ptosser eontesting The seat of Golladay2
He is one Prosser, an individual flesh
and blood, body aud mind. That much
is clear, and we understand one another
A ssingle man, bent upon a definite
purpose, stands before US. Well,
but another Prosser appears upon the.
scene, and protests to the House
that the Tennessee members were not
elected according to the laws Of Tennes-
see. This particular Prosser is man
that abides by the law and wallows in
Justice. We like such man He is
strictly conscientious. He would scorn
to occupy a seatin Congress without au-
thority of law. Congress is legal Lody,
made 50 by the fact that the members
are elected under and by virtue Of the
laws of each particular State. A man
claiming to be member must plead the
law of his State and majority Of the
votes of the people. This particular
Prosser makes no pretention to either.
We commend, we applaud his course.
He refers to the code as follows:
1926. All popular elections in this
State shall Be held at the following
times"
R"2. For Governor of the State, Rep
resentatives in Congress, and members
of the General Assembly, on the first
Thursday of August every second year,
counting from the first Thursday in Au-
gust, 1885. 9u Htt@ AH4 asa
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Tonnes
see, That the next election of Represent.
tatiVes 20 the Congress of the United
States from the State of Tennessee shall
be on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, 1868, and on the.
first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
November every second year thereafter.
Sections three and FIVE of act of June
l6. 1870, are as foIiOwsS NM9W rs fia
"SEc. g. Be it enacted, That title six,
chapter two, articles three, four, five,
six, seven and eight Of the Code of Ten
nessee, relating 10 elections by the PEG
pie, be and the same are hereby re-en-
acted and revived, except as altered or
repealed by this act.
"SEc. S. Be it enacted, That all laws
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed."
As to the law Of the case we have no
comment to make; but this Prosser
closes bis protest as follows:
Therefore, for these and other reasons
not herein specified the undersigned
hamby protests against the admission
to seats in the House of Representatives
of the Forty-secOnd Congress Of the
above named persons. 81
That's right Mr.. Prosser. 1t is the duty
Of allgood citizens to abide by the law,
and as the election of last fall, SO far as
it relates to members of Congress, is null
and void, Mr.. Prosser would scorn to
occupy a seat in Congress by virtue Of
1T. Alasl'for the diversity and the DEVIL
ment ofhuman naturel We cannot state
the fact of our own knowledge, but re-
port has it that another Mr. Prosser
takes different view Of the matter, and,
law or-no law, justice or no justice, IN
tends to contest the seat Of Golladay.
viii our Nashville contemporaries give US
some foods of radiance on the subject
Whatthe people wish to know is, whether
or in What manner, the two Prossers are
connected?