Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-05

jority of sid senators-Ii so-
Secondly. Has such convention the power of desg.
Mating what dehcie nces exist in the senate, until the
Senate shall first have determined The elections of its
""n members. and thereby asoer,aiued the deficien-
ciss, and DC ignated the constitutional candidates for
supply ing said deficiencies
81 Can such conventicn including but one halt the
nnmoer 81 senators elected, legally proceed TO the
business ot SUI plying ii, hceneie, asceraintd by
Tie Stnste, by the elee ton pei sons not designated
ny the Sea"te as the candidates therefor,
provd d that board do agree such convention,
AID the president thereof should decue attending The
| same!
THIS order referred 20 4 select committee, ami
niun t'ly rel cted similar order was introduced
into the Senate BY Mr.. Dunlap republican member,
Mr. kingsbury, the federal l.aier in the Senate
moved that this order should be laid on the table The
ion, however, did not prevail, the votes being to
Is. Mr.. Kingsbury then moved that the Senate should
adjourn to meet the other HOUSE in conventiourhis
motion was also lost by the with the other,
the president OF the Senate voting the question
Mr.. hingsbury then stated hct, believing he d.d
that the president of the Senate had no rig h, TO vote
any que.iion 10 maxi a tie he con ,idsred the
Senate as ajdurned Accordingly he withdrew a.
ion2 with Ia, seven associates and proce eed to the
hall Of the other house. rs they were retiring, Nc
Megquier proposed that message should be sent TO
Tie house to the effect that the Senate ady
10 lOrih convention not having asceTdincd the vaca
cies, ell the nsitutiona candidates. The
proposal was adopted and the secretary sent with
the to the houe.-Upon the appearance of Mr.
hingsbury and his seven ieuds in the house. unatteh
de by any OF the officers OF the Senate the
ormi i'y OF message, the s aker informed the
peena'lves that the Senator'S had arrived for the pur
oso OF forming Convention, and that he onk
lie liberty Of nominating Mr.. king>bury chair
man. ~ great crowd of spec titurs had by this time
a,'embied, and tho message from the Senate de.
Ginning convention arrived. Mr.. Smith, of the
menbets OF the house, conended that the proceedings
mat were then taking place were UNCONSTITUTIONAL
ptecedsned, and an outrage on The rights OF the reo
pie ~ L speaker Il the house observed that Mr..
kingsbury Lad not chosen TO accept the place of chair
man OF the convention, he should TO retain il
himself Mr.. Ruggles then read Il prote It of seventy
membrts he limo nj ti,a
house, Which on his motion, received aud enter
on the journal. The other members, however, evinc-
lng dispos 10 proceed TO the business Tor whirh
'hs convention called, the ersons who signed the
protest Withdrew. Mr.. kingsbury then read protest,
signed by eight senators, asant The right of Mr.. Hall,
PRESIDENT at the Senate, vote in thar body, declaring
MN 10 be the acting governor OF the State This pro-
test was Pac I'd the records of the convention afe
which they proceeded 10 I'LL the vacancies in the Sc
nate As the members present were all of the way
CT thinking, the election was harmonious one. J.
BodNel and Ahiiah Usher chosen senators for
York district by So votes, the entire number given in
and Nathan ID. Appleton 81. Obediah Hill was clio
sen by unanimous woe to fill the vacancy in Wash
ingon district An order passed to notify these
persons al their election, and the convention adjourned
On these proceedings, the Eastern Argus remark.
IL nal and gallery OF the house was at this time
crow at Cv ~ corner with spectators An intense aux
ETY. was obviously felt bv all. The Iad counteuan-
ces OF some the fixed look aud features Of others inl
Gated but too tuy, that doubt and dread oue
ces which might ensue, prevailed throughout the bo
dy. recollection oil The awfnl commissions n'o which
The measures Of the self created legislative assemblies
OF France had at different times plunged The popuiace
OF tha kirgCom see med 10 come simultaneously over
every one present Tor moment, and feelings Of amaze
meni and terror were predominant in every bnsom
crisis evide ntly nj hand, IN the estimation OF all
Nothing al the kind under c6nstitution-under our
government under any government of The Union had
ever before been witnessed heard of. The W hole
was hk, started up in the hurry and
desperation If revolution, which had already pros
rated the soutest barriers of the constitution aud was
now marching in violence onward. in despite of the
rights OF the pecpleihe vested and sacred ri rs
OF their representatives. in lee siature assembled and
TO Tie entire overthrow of all established order and
precelents."
On the next day, the president Of the senate (AIr
HalD being called on Ivy Mr. Megqrier, .tard that
anonymous letters had been 10 members, threat
enng Them with imPe achmcnt if they did in
particular way on the question under discussion.
On the afternoon OF the 3rd inst. Mr. Usher of
The persons elected by the convention sena tor from
York disuict presented himself Tor admission to :. at
w"rm debate ensued, in which it urged against
his admission, that the senate Lad nothing uIon their
nal in evidence OF Mr.. US ciection-no evie nee
OF joint convention of The Two housss--no idence
OF concurrence on the part If the go
into a joint convenon-no evidence that the s-na,e
has declared any vacancy in the senatorial district Of
York, AID that, therefore, in view should MIR u |
take seat or be re cognztd at the hoard. When IT,
question was about TO be put, Mr. Appleton, another
oil Tie newly created senator's aid claimed his
right vote. Tie Pre- siden nj dc cjded hat his claim
was not in order; and Mr.. Kngsbury appealed the
decision of tie chair. On the morning of the inst
MT kingsoury moved that the ques ion his appeal
he put in the tell wing words" Shall the OpiIion nj
The Char st0nd the Judgement Of the !Scndit?' |
The motion OF Mr.. Kingbury decided t. be out
OF order, by the presidents whO then declared the vote
10 have been aga INST the admission of Mr. u s 10
In the If crnoon OF that day, a communication was
received from the Hon. Nathan Cutler, late president
OF the senate, resigrng the executive duties Which
under the Gems tu'oD, he had GisCl arg the Pc
Rod OF the death ofGoy. Line In He stated that Eay-
ing requested the option Of the judges Of The supreme
court as 10 the question whether the executive duties
deyoved on the late present president OF he senate
and majority oil The judges belt OF opinion that they
devo ed on nc latter his respect Tor the judicial char
acter c the state, whatever might he his own opinions
would not allow him longer 20 hold The trust. In con-
sequence OF tits resignation, Mr.. Halt pre- slent of
The senate, addressed communication 10 that body
that he conceived il 10 he his duty TO
sumo the executive trust and 10 retire from the board
adding, however, his entire concurrence in the con-
strucion OF the con'tituiiOn under which Mr. CuterI
had exercised the office.
Mr.. Kingsbury, the federal leader, was then elected
pesde pro TEN OF the senate Messrs Usher & Apple
ton being permitted TO vote An order was introduced
TO allow MCssrs. Usher Bodwel and App, tiu three of
the majors to retain their sra which
sed TO 7, IN consequence oil Mr. Halls assumption
OF the executive duties This the material point The
consideration OF tn" report the of governor
which had been accepted by the house and pre- vossy
rejected by the taken up After siderable
debate, in which the and injustice Of the principles
OF the fep.rt were pointed out The question shall
the senate tecede from their former vote whereby they
refused acc' ptance Of said report and with tb
house accepting the same" decided in the arma-
tive. yeas ii mays Z.
On tie 9th inst, Mr.. Dunlap, who was appointed
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