Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-26

and sterling patriotism Of the republican Senators, has
at length been brought back to IL. original purity and
meaning, and our government in a measure washed Of
The that before onhesrd OF contvance
Inc legislative convention holden the I'd inst
by which the federal party undertook to perver,
both the constitution and Of Maine to work
out their private and purely selfish purposes The fol-
lowing account 1.-THE proceedings the Senate yeser
nay VIII explain to the reader the length and breadth
OF this affair. As watchful sen,nels we proclaimed
aloud to the people the outrages which our con .ltu.
'on was suffering under the murderou. control of the
meagre majority OF the federal party of the House Of
Representatives. We gave false aiarm-no exag-
geraed account to excite unnecessarily the fears Of
the people The result Of the appeal to proper auho-
ry now before us, shows that we were true to our du-
land correct In the opinions have advanced And
we earnestly hope, that ere long shall have the fur.
tber satisfaction Of announcing to our readers that
other Departments Of the government have also been
cleared oil men who have no constitutional right to be
IN themo men against whom the voice of the people
has already pronounced judgment Of conde too
audibly to he disregarded.
HUNTooN is NOT GOVERNOR.
The decision OF the Judges the Supreme Court hav.
ing been obtained by which the Hartford Conve n,ion
No. 2, is proved TO have been and its
acts wholly void. and the cleo ions of Usher Boiwel
Appleton and Hi OF no effect, II is now the inevitable
conclusion, that Jonathan G. Huntoon is not constitu-
tionaIly Governor Of this State!
None cen deny that the constitution con,emp ates
that all the people of the State shall be equally repre-.
'ented in the Senate before that body proceeds the
choice OF Councillors Secretary Of State and Treasurer
and before that BODY proceeds t, adiudicae upon the
returns oil votes Tor Governor This being the obvious
requirement oil the constitution, and the time when
the votes Tor Governor were finally acted upon by the
Senate there being either four ances in that
body, and larger norton OF the people unrepre
follows that the Senate had not consut onai right
TO declare Mr. Hunoon or any other man, elected Co.
vernon, at the time they did so, and that, therefore,
'heir act was OF NO EFFECT WHATEVER!
In other words the representation OF the ne opIe in
the Senate, required by the constitution to upon the
returns OF votes for Governor and TO elect Councillors.
&c. not being conplete the time Huntoon was de.
clared to be elected the conclusion il
bile, that he has not as yet been consutonay made
Governor of This State!
All will observe, that there i, almost infinite diff
terence between Ddcdncy in the Senate, and the ab-
sence Of member Of the Senate. For in the one case
there ia constitution al representation of the people
though ABSENT while, in the other case, there i. no
constitutional representation OF the people whatever.
Although the Senate may, the part under certain
circumstances, proceed even to organize the govern
ment in the absence of some members of the Senate
1t cannot in keenng within the meaning of the onstitu
ton, proceed TO the solemn and important of
zing the government, while quarter, third or any
given portion OF the people have their
privileges secured TO them.
voX PoPULI
February, l2-The Senate met according to ad-
lournment Messrs. Gardner, Drummond, Phelps,
Kinds and Morse absonied hems elves from the board
and MIR. Healy having obtained leave Of absence no
business was transacted for want of quorum. After
sirucng the Messenger 10 notify sbsent members of
the Senate that their attendance required forthwith
at the Senate Board The Senate shortly adjourn ed
III the usual hour IN the afternoon.
The House met, but transacted no business Of i'm.
por'ance-aer short session the House was adiourn-
ed until Tomorrow, Saturday, at half past o'clock.
" Disorgdnsers!" Stopping The Wheels IF Gopern-
,nentr'
Five OF the federal Senator's absenetd themse,va.
from the S'n,e board yesterday and prevented that
branch OF the government from proceeding business
for want OF quorum Does or does not such conduct
breathe the spirit OF disorganizaiion and determine
ton to stop, at all hazards, the wheels Of
lew i'll advised and reckless Temperatures in politics.
have undertaken to fix the stigma of such intention. on
the eight republican Senators. But can an act of their
so glarng in its character il the just alluded to-
and indicative of like mo ives. be pointed out. We
appeal to the people for an answer, Time will fur
nish their well matured convictions upon tho subject;
and we wish that time, when their convictions might
properly be announced through the ballot boxes could
be this day.
We ardently wish il at hand. We are impatient to
hear the voce-the judgement OF the people pronouc.
ed