Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-14

bly, passed II. What he had felt, he would
now say, that 80 far from slavery being q DO.
liiical evil he believed il TO be great blcs.
sing-instead Of lamenting it as an i'll, it was
great good, for both races had improved
under it--it was one of the mysteries of pro.
violence that they should do son. Y. COHr.
Correspondents of the Courier and ENQUIRER.
Albany, Feb. 5. 1880.
All speculation as to the course Of the For
Torn Hope, touching the election Of United
States Senator, is at an end. They have this
day cOnsummated the plans and plots of "the
! PARTY" since the last election. They have
wound up their petty manHuvres relating to
! the Governors nominations, by gross and
| palpnblc violation OF the Constitution and
| The laws, and their oaths as Senators of the
State of New-York. And for whit! To
subserve the purpose of PARTY-to carry out
the partisan projects of a cabal of mercena-
nv office-holders. 1t may be that the consti-
tuents Of the men who have thus sacrificed
duty and honor and conscience upon the al
tar of false god, may overlook their gross
and indecent dereliction Of duty but if they
do, they are unworthy ofthe name Of Amer
lean freemen.
From the number Of persons who at an
early hour crowded the lobby and gallery
of the Senate, it was easy to be seen that
much interest was felt as to the course of the
eighteen-an interest that was much height
ened by the uncertainty which existed as to
the manner in which these avowed support
ers of party supremacy, whenever it might run
counter to the pasblic good, would discharge
the highly important trust committed to
them-the choice Of Il representative Of
moiety of the people, and the interests of the
| first State in the confederacy, in the highest
- ALnNn
| too, of many of the rninions of the cabal, in
dicatcd that they confidently expected
that PARTY would this day achieve tri-
umph at tho expense of PRNcIPLE-and
| they were not wrong. .
The antecedent business of the Senate
which was not very important--having been
disposed of, the election Of q Senator in Con-
gress was taken up. On the first trial, thir-
teen Wings (Mr. Maynard being kept at his
lodgings by indsposition) nominated Nathan
| tel p. Tallmadge-but the very second tory
Senator who nominated, told the game that
was to be played. Mr.. John Beardsley led
off with the name of Samuel Beardsley.
Mr.. Clark followed with the name of John
A. Dix.
Mr.. Dickinson nominated John Tracy.
Mr.. Edwards nominated Freeborn Jewett.
Mr.. Hunter named Reuben Fl. Walworth.
Mr.. Huntington named EbeneZer Mack.
Mr.. D. Johnson voted for Azariah G. Flagg.
Mr.. N. Johnson for Greene C. Bronson.
Mr.. Jones for John Savage.
Mr.. E. p. Livingston for Jacob Sutherland.
Mr.. Paige for William G. Bouck.
Mr.. Powers for John ID. Morrell.
Mr.. Speaker for Charles McVan. ..ss
Mr.. Skinner and Mr.. Sterling for Samuel
Nelson.
Mr.vanDvck for Churchill C. Cambreleng.
Mr.. Wager for Hiram DEMO.
Mr.. Young for Charles E. Dudley.
There was no nomination, as a matter of
course, and Il second trial was had, which
resulted precisely as the other did. Not
Senator changed his vote-but you will per.
ceiye that Mr.. Sterling followed the nomina.
ton of Mr.. Skinner for Samuel Nelson.
Mr.. Mosely then called the attention of the
Senate to portion of the revised statutes,
which declared certain officers ineligible to
the Office of Senator. such as the Chancellor,
the Justices of the Supreme Court &c. He
supposed, he said, Senators were acting in
good faith! in this attempt to discharge a
duty devolvng upon them, and he therefore
wished to remind them that they were vo.
ting for persons who were ineligible.
Col. Young said the Chancellor and judy
cs could resign even after they were nomina-
ted as Senators by this house, and would
therefore be eligible, as the nomination was
not consummatcd until the two houses had
compared nominations, even If they agreed.
Mr.. MOsely then quoted another section of
the statutes, to show that all votes given for
these officers, while they remained in office,
were void. D. s4...
Mr.. Sterling said, that he felt anxious to
discharge his duty in this matter, in accord
ance with the constitution and the laws, and
his oath of office. He had voted for Samuel
Nelson, under the belief that he was eligible.
If doubts existed, however, he should nomi-
nate one, in subsequent trial, against whose
eligibility no doubts existed.
A third trial was then had. hut again with
out success; the Wing Senators voting as
previously, for Mr.. Tallmadge, the loco-fo-
cos as they had done before, with the eXcep.
ton that Mr.. Hunter voted for B. F. Butler,
Mr.. A. Johnson for Abijah Mann. Jr., Mr..
ling for Samuel Beardsley.
Afourth and fifth time resulted in the same
way /; when Mr.. Huntington, loco foco, mo-
we'd that the Senate should 60 into Executive
Session. He withdrew the motion at the
request of
Mr.. Tallmadge, who offered preamble
and resolution, declaring that as several at
tempts to elect Senator had been made,
and the Senators could not agree, the Senate
would now proceed to the Assembly CHAM
Der, for the purpose of comparing nomina-
tons and having joint ballot.
Mr.. d. Johnson moved that the resolution
be laid ON the table under the rule.
The Chair decided that the resolution was
not one that came under the rule. 1t related
| to matter in hand for the performance Of
which this day had been specially set apart.
Mr.. Tallmadge expressed his surprise that
| INV Ohiectinn should he unnHa IN the reSoln
| ton. He was astonished that Senators should
take such measures as they had, to defeat a
nomination of Senator in Congress. He
would ask them, he said. how they could JUS
| tify such conduct!
Mr.. II. then referred them To that clause of