Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-21
RICH MOND.
THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY Al.
Successor 10 Mr.. Roane.

Successor 10 Mr.. Rodne.
MIR. Roane's term expires on tho 9TH March next
just ~ days from this date. On that day Genera
Harrison will be inauguraied, and take into hi.
hands the reins Of the Presidency. On the 5th, th,
next day, the Senate OF the United States will con
vene to pass judgment on the Cabinet appointment,
and others, OF President Harrison.
IL no successor to Mr.. Roane be appointed, vir
g'nia will continue to be represented by one Sena.
tor, as she has been for the two last sessions Of
Congress. That Senator will be Me- Rives, in
whom, however high may be our confidence in him.
we are not willing solely to eonfde, for he has but
one vote, and Virginia is entitled to two-and, like
old Roger Sherman, we go for results.
Now, why should the Legislature refuse to elect
n second Senator, and permit Virginia to be fully
represented on that most important occasion OF or
ganizing the new ministry
Who is opposed to the course Loco Focoism
Why Because a Wing will be elected, The
pretenee for thus manning Virginia in the Senate is,
that the present Legislature does not represent the
wishes OF the majority of Virginia. And the ground
OF this rash assumption is that Mr.. Van Buren, car
ried the State by patry 1900 in 900 votes when
multitudes voted who never voted before, and never
will asain--whe distinct and infinitely varied issues
were in pendency-when the constituency was diffe-
rent from that of the Spsns-and by force OF which
assumption, you tie Virginia TO the tail of Shenan-
doah and Rockingham, and annihilate the State
Constitution, which has reposed the active sove-
regnty OF the State in the hands of the Senators and
Representatives, selected from certain geographical
limits!
II this is not .faeiisn--pure, unmitiga;ed and
furious tacton-what constitutes i,7
Will the l6 in the Senate, persist in a course 50
unusual-so unjust to VirgiGia-so inevitably cal
eulaied to keep alive and to increase party bitter
ness Is not this sworn Constitutional duty 2
have they right to evadeit to answer the unavow-
cd, malignant, and contemplate party purposes Of
a day3 Can they evade i, and confront their coun
try and their own conscenceS with that erectness
which Is the witness OF conscientious dealing7
Let Us entreat their consideration for moment.
Some of them, and their whole Press, from him
whose venerable aspect, indie alive of the Octo-e-
MARIAN, marks him one who should rather be
studious of his latter end than emulous OF ac,ious
STRIFE, down 10 the lowest Of his provincial under
strappers, have represented General Harrison as
Black Cockade Federlist, as Granny and I'm
beetle, and above all as Aboliiionist. We and the
Wings believe none of thes, Cock and Bull stories
We believe them 10 be the inventions of the Office
holders. But you either do or affect to believe them
and If So how can you deny to Virginia the right OF
having two Senators 10 watch over her interes,s7
Surprising Gen. Harrison to be as you say an Abo-
litionist--may he not therefore nominate Abolition
lists 10 his Cabmet-and in that case ought not Mr..
Rives to have colleague TO cooperate with him in
rejecting appointments which would be equally
perncious and insulting to Virginia.
We care not who it is or Of what politics, that
takes calm view Of this question If he is can
did man, he must acknowledge tina, Virginia ou gh,
to be fully represented in the Senate, on the 9Th
March, and at all times.