Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-23
Jbe otLer Senator.

The other Senator.
The Wings Of the House passed a Resolution 4
Wednesday, 10 proceed on the 18th February 10 n,
election of a second Senator of the U. 5, in Place :
MIR. Roane, whose time expires on the 4ti nl Marcl-
With the Compiler, "we have little doubt that the r..
luton will be defeated in the Senate, and the oue,;o,
of the election of a Senator will be adjourned for l..
decision of the people" We, for one, are w~i!linrto5
before the People, upon that issue, if it so pleasss l..
Wings. We are willing to see, whether the good Pe1
pie of Virginia are prepared to sanction the Election !,
a Senator, who goes for a National Bank, the Ds,rbr
ton, an increased Tariff, a latitudinous Construct ..
the Constitution, and eli the measures Of the high !.
deral School.
The Democrats of the House Of Delegates, with as
or two exceptions ut most, voted against the resolur01
MIR. Gregory, who moved it, had specified the IL f.
ruary, as the day of Election-But by that day. H..
was no hope of adjusting the several contested d.,
tons which are now on the table Of the House .,
MIR. Mays motion, it was changed 10 The 18th Fetn
ary-and in this shape it passed the House.
Mr.. M'Pherson moved its indefinite postponemer.
which was rejected by a vote of 73 to %. The cq..
ton then REQUIRED on Mr.. Mays amendment ian,
the election on the 18th February-ayes 20, noes
and the original resolution thus amended was alc1.
ed by ayes and noes-ayes ~, noes 81.
Before the first question was taken by ayes and ms
Mr.. Chapman of Monroe gave a shot between y ii.
and water. He said
ale desired 10 say n word teflre the vote should
taken upon the indefinite posiponement of the s.s.
luton under consideration. He had heard il sand. H.,
a majority Of the counties of this State had gwen III.
jorities for Gen. Harrison al the late election. Ill.,,
was a mistake; a majority of The counties Lad sl,cs
majorities for Mr.. Van Buren-and counties Lavnac
members on this floor gave maJcrIties Tor Mr. \. B..
ron. Districts sending 10 members TO the other t;aari
OF this Legislature had given inajarities for Mr ! !
l-apd II Of the u Congressional Districts mad grea
m.iorjtics for Mr.. V. B.-The State, too, gentlemen
would recoIlect, had given a majority TO NJ. '. h
So there could be no difficulty whatever III ascertain.
;nr the will Of the people of Virginia. Gentlemen
might take any rule they chose to figure hy-aetty
Counties, Districts, or the Sta.e-and they cou!d ut
work out a majority fer Gen. Harrison. In THIS y,S
of The case, Mr.. c. felt it 10 lie 4 duty which ae ogtt
10 the sovereignty of the State, 10 vote tor The man.
Mite postponeinent. lie had hoped that The gentlemen
on the other side of the House would have beer 49,.
fed with the one Senator that had been gwen I III,
(and who would necessarily misfepresent Tie soye
reignty of the State, if he representa- his Pdft!y,i "'a.
out dung double violence 10 the Will Of the prcpe
They had been met half way; and he had horti lhty
would not have asked morc-as, IN all fairness. they
could not. But he could not bring himself to believe
otherwise, than that n majority Of the Eouse roatd
consent 10 the postponement OF tins resolution. IL
knew his friend from Southampton, (Air. R.Gc:,
who had been so much tainted during the pTeacn;St,
sion. because his county had given 4 majority d: >.
votes for General Harrison, would he much pleased 4
permit the people of his county To pass npnn thus SUI.
iect, tina, their viii might be certainly ascertainrd, anu
that no charge Of misrepresentation might be cast up9a
him. Neither could lie doubt but that the two gentle.
mon from Buckingham; the gentleman trcn l.nc.
Edward: The gentleman from Hanover; the gentlciral
from Caroline: the gentleman from Tyler; the sctAe.
man from MARSHALL; and sundry other gentlemen whore
counties gave Democratic maJofitia5, Hoa!d We ds"e2t
cd 10 give an opportunity TO the people OF nose coEa
ties TO express their will upon this important gu! Get =
As the last voice oppressed by them IS in opposition Z
those gentlemen, he was sure the House would noieon
sent TO place those members in that awkward, unita
SAINT and most d sagreeab!e position, IN winch 50 srffoL'
u charge as that Of disappearing Their constituents
might be made. 1t was a cruelty which he thought
| House wonid not be guilty OF.
nBut he would ask why il was, that gentlemen wee
so anxious at this time 10 make tins election: Thcreaa
no vacancy as yet occurrcd-and will not unt,l tie 1t
Of March next-and we know that the Congfcs. II II:
L. S. viii be dissolved by limitation, on the 81 dg
| March next, and viii not again meet, in acc. Ft-4a
with the law, until tie ist Monday in Deccmbyr u,>i,
and simultaneously with our own Legislature. ltWA
also be remembered that during the first week j tie
session Of the U. 5. Senate, no business is transacted,
with the exception ~probsbly of the appointment Of Goa.
miltees- therefore no injury whatever can Iesul; ~
postponing this election; for in the first week Il IT,
next session Of this Legislature, 4 Senator can b. e!cc+
ed in accordance with the will Of TIE people connc
ascertained, and can be in his scat before any bustta'
will be transacted.
s.But he had been told by gentlemen, that il woulc.'
necessary that there should be 4 session OF The StEs
On the 9Th day of March next, for the purpose cfcoufm
ing or rejecting the nominations then to be mace
General Harrison Of individuals 10 compose hstt.
net.-This was but the laboGr Of an hour, an
thought he could assure gentlemen that there Vs..
be no difficulty upon that point. No DemocF4.'
Senator present on that occasion would Of course !,
tempt TO ,hwart the old gentleman in the forinafon
a Cabinet, which was to carry out his long-d"st.
principles. Such a course had never yet been paF.a-
by any Senator, and never would. Although the pis
cular and especial friends ofthe General, viz: "et.'e'
Sergeant, Granger and Waddeus Serens, nigh, Geo.;
in nomination, no objection would be made BY Vie D'
mocratic party, and those who sustained Genersl ~.
rison would, as a matter Of course, throw no s%tuntla-
blocks in his path. Then, that can be no reason ~
bringing OIL this election. Mr.. Z. said that every oa
sheraton Of duty which presented Itself 10 h, ni'
demanded the postponemcnt Of this resolution. aaaa
should vote for il with great pleasure.
Mr.. Chopper showed some mctile on the sngccs'.a1
Mr.. Chapman about the new Cabinet. lie drc.-'e
with much emphasis, that if the President should %
inmate either Thaddeus Ste rens or Granger TO a.eata
his Cabinet, he, for one, would be prepared 10 "fH7
the Senators from Virginia to vote against them
Po.TscRIrr.-Since writing the above, the sst'.'
yesterday rejected the resolution, by a vote Of y =.