Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-15
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The Developments In the Senate, Tor IN. las, A.
or two, clearly indicate that there will To an ,Iec.
ton OF Senator to Oil the vacancy that vii, oe.,,
10y the expiretion OF Mr.. Senator Roane'. trim
) However determined the Loeolocoism Of that bos,
seemed heretofore to have been TO postpons AZ.
election oil Senator until next winter IL is ob,;o.
now that they are able longer to maintain m,
; position. They are unwilling and unprepared s,o
take the responsibility" Of n violation of In.
constitution, so palp,blo and demonstrable nj.
that involved in their refusal to 20 into an
election. The Senator from Scott, the Hon,ble
faye,te meMullen on Thursday last, when the
resolution was taken up for consideration NOV
co us indefinite postponement. On that motion.
.ne argument progressed for two days, when ,ha,
senator discovered that his motion, if adopted. af
n'meu TIE alarming proposition that one-half The
members OF tho Senate OF Virginia hatrthe rich, of
'helr ownmeie will and pleasure, to deprive Viz
gina oil her representation in the Senate of IN. IT.
Sates-that there was no obligation imposed n,
the Federal Constitution on the Legislatures of IN,
states TO Keep up the repres entation Of the Sae, in
the Senate OF the United States-and that IN. o,,h
10 support the Constitution Of the United State. i'm;
posed on member ofthc State Legislature no obG
ga.on 10 NIL vacancy which was fortseen and in.
e'"ao'e. during the progress Of the argument of
'"o senator from Montgomery, MIR McAiullen a,k.
6" "a'e 10 withdraw his motion for Indefinite nos,
pohement. This permission was, however, promn,.
" teiuSeo' ana the drcusSon continued mill an.
senate adjourned on Friday. On Saturday. n FIR.
maj motion was made by the Senator from Scott
TOT leave to withdraw his proposition for pos,pope
ment. After debate Of several hours the perm;,.
sion asked was refused and the proposition i, sill
Pe"uhs' LOT an indefinite postponemenL There
"e'e' however, many indications, on Saturday. of
Tue uhpessan,ness OF the situation in which tho
." b"en" party found themselves: Senate,
bouldin declared II as his opinion that on the vol,
the Senator from Scott would stand alone. SEM.
'or LOO declared, emphatically, that he would not
'o'e Tor the indefinite pos,ponement, as did some
o'her gentlemen. Thus il is, that we have 10 CON.
graduate The country that the alarming issue of
Noane or no Roane" will net be presented IN mr.
commonwealth at the spring elections We NAV
therefore, regard an election during this session n.
certain lhe time at which it will occur NAV no,v
be regarded as the only difficulty.
Can u be at period later than the Istb1 Tn.
e'eouon' 10 DC fair, proper and true election.
must and ought TO he fixed at such time AS will en-
ao'e the Legislature to select individual for that
h'sh s'auon itom any portion Of the Commonwealth.
10 reSinct The range OF seecton is 10 do inu.t;ee
10 the remote portions of the Commonw eahh. Thu
senate OF the United States is now summoned IN
convene on the 5th Of March. The duties IN h.
discharged on that day, are The most important that
pertain To that body But IL days intervene be.
tween the time liked by the resolution (the Isbl
ana Tie msetng OF the Senate Of the United Slater
the shortest time possible in which n Senator. il
elected could repair To his post on the 5,h Of
MARCH, On that day 1t is we desire TO see Virsina's
sovereignty fully and ably represented in the Sc
nate; on'hat day II Is that desire TO see this Old
commonwealth IN the proud altitude ef n Soye.
reign state, that has discharged all her duties ard
obligations TO the Federal Union-that We NAV he
ehao'ed 10 enforce, sustain and demand every right
every obligation, every benefit due to us from that
Union.
NO day can, therefore, be fixed upon later than
The 18th, which will not nbridge the range OF ssee
ton' or expose us to the possibility Of being unre
presented on the 9Th March,
The present General Assembly Of Virginia is
Wing; on the wings, therefore, devolves the re-
OF selecting such individual rs will
preserve and enforce all those impo tant rights and
duties which are entrusted to a Senator.
II, therefore, the Wing party should, in the Sc
lection to be made, intrust rights TO neompe-
tent or unworthy hands, they are in justice, as in
fact they will be, held TO the srictcst accountability
by the people in the spring eleclions-f wisely outs
is the reward if unwisely, ours is the condemnation.
Our opponents are powerless and impotent as par
iy Wisdom in the selection Of the man. and liberal
and generous compromise of individual and perso.
nal preferences, cannot fail to result in the election
OF some individual acceptable the State ut large,
possessing the confidence ofIhose who are respon-
si6le for his election, and securing to us oil, by his
hrmness, integrity, ability, and PATRIOTISM the in
estimable blessings Of that government whose exis
tence depends upon tho eraet rulflment by all its
constitutional requirements.