Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-12-10
Correspondence Of the Boston Atlas
BALriNoRs, Nov. 80, 1910.
Monday, 8 p. nj.
HlGll.nANDED PROCEEDINGS IN
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATUREl

II You will have observed IN the lat,
proceedings OF the Legislature Of Geor
gia, that tho Loco Focos had najoril,
in the Senate, owing to the absence q
some half dozen Wings, who hive beer
called home by sickness in their families
or are kept away by their own illness
H Though such course could hardly have
\ fairly been predicted, even Of Loco
Focos, yet the accidental majority ol
the Senate have taken advantage Of the
Il Wing Senators, TO give to the proceed
ings "f that body purely Loco Foco
character, and on the Odd inst, by q
trick, had the resolution called up for
bringing on the election of a Senator oi
the United States. As soon ss This reso-
luton was read, Mr.. Echols (the Loco
Foco Senator from WALTON Co. moved
TO lay The resolution on The table Cor The
remainder Of The session! This was done
with view to defeat the election OF a
Senator at the present session, and thus
set St defiance the will Of the people, so
clearly and SD emphalicslly expressed
at the recent elections. On this extra
ordinary motion, n debate sprung up, in
which the Loco Focos undertook 10 ar-
que that tho people ut the recent slec-
lion had not passed upon the question OF
IL United States Bank, and that il n
Senator OF the United States were elect
ed now, the will Of The people would be
violated. Was ever such stupidity en-
bodied in any set Of men rs Of late mp
pears TO have taken hold Of the Loco
Focos' This ridiculous argument was
answered, by showing that the people in
The recent election had passed upon The
conduct OF The men and measures Of The
Loco Foco party that both had been
sgnally condemned, and Of all things
else the people most desired, and were
determined to have, a change n rulers.
But argument was lost on such body
Of men as are the Loco Focos Of The
jenatc, and u motion was made 10 ad-
journ which was lost by purity vote
yeas 81 Wings, nays III Loco Focos
BY rule of the Georgia Senate, q mo-
ton to adjourn pending another motion,
can only be made once, and failing, the
original motion must be decided before
the Senate can adjourn. it now being
manifest that the Loco Focos intended
TO carry out their scheme for defeating
the election OF the United States Sena-
tor, as tho resolution once laid on the
tablo could not DO called up but by
unanimous consent, but one alternative
was LETT the " hlgs, by which they might
save the rights OF the people from viola.
tlOn. As soon as tho vote refusing TO l
adjourn was announced, Mr.. Dawson,
tho Senator from Columbia, rose aud
stated the effect OF the vote, and then
proposed that the Wing Senators retire
IN body from The Senate Chamber.
The proposition was instantly acceded |
to, aud every Wing, but the President,
wthdrcw!--Ieaving the Loco Focos
without o quorum. Thus shared, as il
were, in their own trap, the poor Loco
Focos hardly knew whatto do. Some
we're for proceeding any hop, and all
were for doing some sort of business.
The tirmncss Of the President soon put
IL stop TO all illegal proceedings, and the
Loco Focos, after passing n resolution
requiring the officers to notify the Wing /
Senators to meot at 8 p. NJ proceeded
10 demolish their dinners, which they
had served up to them in the Sen
ate Chamber! Three o'clock came,
Dut no Whig Senators, and then the
Loco Focos adjourned ill next day, as
$ required Of them by tho Constitution,
80 soon AZ they found themselves without
, quorum.
At night, the Wings Of the Legisla-
urs, joined by the Wing citizens Of the
own, met, and passed resolutions, ap.
proving The course OF the Wing Sena-
ors, thanking them for the stand they
,ad taken in defence Of the rights OF
he people, aud urging them to firm ad-
lcrence to their course, whenever a like Il
occasion shall demand it Of them.
Tho next morning Gath inst. the
Senate met, both Wings und Loco Focos
being present, and after some formal
BUSINESS, a Loco FocO moved for ve-
.ess ill 3 p. Nj. to allow his party to
confer together. The motion for the
ecess was carried, but our accounts are
'nIy upto the adjournment, in the morn
ng.
learn from gentleman direct from
that an effort would be
made TO secure the attendance OF ihc
bscnt Whig Senators, and that the /
Senator OF the United States would then
10 elected forthwith. One thing is GER
ain, tho Legislature will not adjourn
'elore that election is made.