Columbus Democrat., 1839-11-30
u. S. SENATOR ELECTED.

| No have great pleasure 10 announcing thai on
yesterday the two branches Of the legsllture Of
tennessee, IN General Assembly convened, e.
lecied tho Hon. FELIX GaUNpY Senator in the
Congress Of the United States for six years.
II affords US pleasure; for we have heard Of tho
great sagacIiy aud good Judgement, of Mr.. Grun.
dy IN council as also ol his ample power in leg
IslaiSo debate--and cannot doubt that the lnhu
euce of his Acknowledged talents upon the rrea,
questions Of a national character that now agila,o
the county vii be powerful end salutary.
IL affords ~ pleasure; nf It - proud triumph
Of Mr. Gfundy over lis political enemies. Two
years ago, the leaders Of tao opposition faction in
Tennessee, then atlhe zenith Of then glory, caus.
ed No Grundy who was IN the Z. s. Senate to
be instructed 10 Join NE FederGlisis Of Congrsss
IN tao exercise Of his votes. lie knew what had
been The character OF those icdeuIisis during the
last war win Great Britain; he knew the men.
aud he knew their principles aud rather than be
a party to the unholy alliance proposed 10 them BY
Mt Bell al Hartford, be resigned bis sea-, IN tho
Senate and came home. The Legislature which
instructed Nj. Grtnidy 10 joig NE Fedsralisls,
npon his refusal 10 do 50 elected Mr.. Foster to
I'll! his place. Since that period the rEoPLE Of Re.
publican 1ounesseehaYe gwen attentive thought
to the matter, have denounced the course Of ihd.
Leglsa ure, haze chosen another who call
Mr. Foster bomo by ius,Iucling him 10 cult tho
company Of the old iedelalls,s, and send Mr..
GTuudy back 10 pursue the same republican
course thu, be pursued when member Of thu,
body belore ! hns has immgabe Justice wrought,
out Ter legitimate purposes end ends through the
patriotic egency OF enlightened and independent
lreemeu, peaceably yet iearlessiy expressing their
opinions W the ballot.
ltaiiords Us pleasures for il Is q signal triumph
Of good abd true republican over the selfish
ness and The reyengeiu feelings Of the myrmidons
VI i powef.tnlrsy faction. 10 those Federal
Leaders, who moved the ,girts in the Lecisla-
lures Of 1878, MIR. Grundy can now turn and
proudly say The people-your masters have
couniefmanded your orders. They say they arc
glad thai refused to JOIN the Ant-war Federal.
lists, and now bid me back into the senate to
wage war with the power that you Instructed
me 10 JON and SUSTAIN The triumph IS truly a
great one-and 1t affords Us sincere pleasure 10
chronicle lts consumaton. .Ndshrihs Union.
Bennett speaking of the result Of The Now
York elections, says
"The greatest anxiety is felt to ascertain
rhether the State has gone foi the locolocos, as
the city has done. Last year the Assembly had
a whg malorlly--and il Is doubtful which way u
has gone. Ii tie contes, is close, we shall scare
| ly know uh to morrow, OF Sunday--but at all e.
| vents the moral force Of the result IS decidedly
with the occfocos. The opposition is etfectualy
routed for all practical purposes, "horss' tO0t
and dragoons." No doubt now exists ol there
election Of Mr.. Van Buren, nest ear, and ,ht
passing Of all his measr.,.es, Treasury Bank an'
ali. g ..e ney., session Of Congress. ne oppc
sight rally under the OanOst q N.sas,a !.
S~a not sense enough to ~