Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-02
Tbe Constitutional gg1t1to,
Tuesday EUesstssg. Woe. SS.
LoUIsIANA-ELECTIoN OF SENATOR

1ISCctfsS. stUC. ~Sep.
LOUISIANA-ELECTION OF SENATOR.
Tho Legislature of Louisiana met on the 18th
NOV: Alex. Mouton, Speaker cf the House of Re
representatives., Charles Dorbigny, President of tho
Senate.
MIR. Robin of Point Coupee, on the first day OF
the Session, introduced the following resolution:
Resofred, That the Senate be invited TO ren,;r
TO inc nan OF the House of Representatives. to-
morrow, tho 18th inst. at IL o'clock, to proceed to
tho election of Senator to Congress to fiji the
vacancy occasoned by the resignation of Edward
Livingston, Esq
On motion for the dispensation of the rules. the
vote given was 20 for, and III against. The Chair
Sniormcd the House that by resolution passed at
Their last session. that the votes of four-fths of
The members present, were necessary to dispense
with the rules-upon which question, n long dis
cusslon arose. The Chair, however, firmly main
'sained its decision
MIR. Robin was sorry, but the Importance of the
question compelled him to appeal against the deoi-
sion of the Chair.
The Speaker informed tho Uouse that bo ,.
pleased that his decision had been appealed from
as no wished to have the sense of the House on
the question.
Tho motion beinr nut there Yere Co. clio T,L.;
22 votes, against it II.
The House then adjourned till tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
On Tuesday, the 10th, the following proceedings
occurred.
The order oftho day then taken up and
The hrst thing was the resolution presented ycscr
day by the member from Point Coupee relative in
the election OF Senator,
MIR. poorhies moved to strike out the word TO-
fnorroto, and insert this day, the 18TH
Mr. AHard moved as a subamcndment that
tho words tomorrow the 10th be substituted
ms was lost and the resolution as amended by
MIR. VOORHEES, was adopted and sent to the Senate
message was received from the Senate inform
ing the House that they had given their con-
currence to the resolution for the election of Sc.
nator TO Congress.
recess of ten minutes was then ordered The
mouse beng re-assembled, the clerk was directed
TO inform the Senate that they were ready TO re-
Senator. -
The Senate then Joined the House and the
members being called, there present of the
Senate, IG
OF the House of Representatives, 46
Being in ALL 80
tellers, and the ballot proceeded The result was
For Mr.. Waggaman 81
For Mr.. Carleton, 90
Scattering,
Consequently there was no election neither of
the candidates having obtained a majority of the
votes. The second ballot was then commenced,
the result of which showed
For Mr.. Waggaman, 81
For Mr.. Carleton 80
Scattering,
Consequently no-electon at the second ballot.
iO 'niiu o.iiol WIS tncn proceeded Wllnj the
result of which was
For MIR. Waggaman, 50
For Mr.. Carleton 80
Consequently Mr. Waggaman was duly elected
Senator to Congress in place of Edward Livings-
ton, resigned
The House then adjourned.
George A. Waggaman, Esq, the gentleman
thus selected to succeed Mr.. Livingston, is ma
tive we believe of Msryland-a gentleman of fine
Enthusiastically Judge, and staunch and un-
compromising friend of Mr.. Clay. afr. Carleton
the defeated candidate, is brotherinlaw of Mr. Liv
ingston, having married the sister his second wife,
d is represented man Of talents and character.
Various and subtle have been the stratagems by the
Government at Washn gton to act upon public
sentiment in Louisiana, in favor of Mr. Carleton;
of which the most contemplate was to grant a
daily mail to Washington and ascribe the favor to
the eloquence and solicitation of Mr.. Carleton
Cunning herein, overrcached ITSELF
When the state of parties in the Senate is con-
sidered, the anxiety of the President, Livingston
&c to procure good Jackson man to succeed
Mr. Livingston, is natural enough. Pure Jack
sonism-we mean Van Buren, Jacksonsm-is in
an unequivocal minority in that body and we may
now nationally hope to that august body what
the Constitution intended 1t should bc-a counter
Poise to the great powers which it was. necessary
to confidc to one man. We may now hope to see
the Senate reassert and vindicate its rights in the
last few years impaired by complasance to the Elk
ecutivc will.