New-York tribune., 1841-11-09
THE 7 RIB I N E,

,, -eaders well advised Of the course of events II
To,nr,.ee; but, as the issue now made up in the
LEGISLATURE of that State affects vitality the first
r,pciple OF Republican Government, which is sub
mission to constitutional requirements and the
legally expressed will of the majority, We are i'm
PEELED to brief recapi,ula,ion
In 1889 the Van Buren, parry trumphed in the
State by $500 majority, electing a Governor and
legislature In consequence of this decision OF
ne People Mossrs White and Foster, Wing o'o'
Senator's resigned their soats, and Loco-f ocos
we're chosen in their stead. That party had 'u
control of the State Government up to this iail' IN
.p,e Of heavy popular majority against them
las, year.
uex Election has recently taken place. and a
Wig Governor and Legislature are chosen by
over 8. 600 majority. By The death OF MI Grundy
and the expiration of the term OF Mr. Anders on,
h,,b .e.ts in the Senate are vacant. One had been
temporarily filled by Gov. Polk, but the appoint
nent expired with the meeting Of the Legislature
There are therefore two Senators to be chosen, or
the Safe goes entirely unrePresened at the Session
dCongress now swiftly approaching.
The Constitution prcscribes that the two branches
the Legislature shall go into Joint Ballot for the
election of T. S. Senators The House (Whig)
accordingly passed resolution fixing day Tor
.o,b election. and sent it to the Senate The
Senate. having Loco-Foco majority Of Que, re-
eted this resolution by strict party vote (l3 to
10Y They did not designate some other day, OF
aDpon, some other mode they simply refused to
20 into an election. So the State, by an act Of
,ure faction, is destined to go unrepresenle! in
the Senate.
How is this act justified Why, it appears
that the thirteen Loco Foco Senators, forming a
majority of one in that body, have written circa-
lar letter TO Hon. Z. II. Foster and such other per-
cons as thoy cho 10 consider candidates for Sen
,ors asking them if they approved OF the mea-
,res of the Extra Session, the allowance to Mrs.
H.nson &c. u.d whether they would obey in
rrnclions, limiting at the same time that they
rould net pernn an election antl they had o.
lqued satisfactory aXswerS. Mr.. Foster replies
in substance, Srs, your questions are insoious'
naevoent, insulting, and shall not answer them
Very we'll" say the thirteen; " then there shal /
b no Election" SO said, so done.
Let US consider for one moment the trans
parent limsiness of this Protext for refusing to
perform an act of express duty. Mr.. Foster, Il,
!, alleged, contemptuoasly refuses to answer our
question:. Well, gentlemen, did you take an oath
.odischurgc 70 the duties of your station on the con-
i,ion that Mr. Foster should treat YOU with
courtesy Did your constituents elect You with
,sch proyiso 7 Suppose he were to answer you,
and Ex Polk should refuse, must that prevent
an election If an excuse is te nable here how
easy to find or make some candidate who would
not answer, and thus prevent or detraud the malo-
nty of their right to be represented-the state OF
its representation
But, saw the rccusant thirteen, we will not vote
for a candidate who withholds from US his Princi-
PIES Well, sirs, who asked you for your votes 2
Certainly not Mr. Foster He expects nothing OF
the sort. Ii seems to that it Il man satisfies
hose whom he wishes to vote for him he does
petty well, wi'host attempting to please those
,ho are certain to vote against him.
The conduct of the thirteen it must strike every
andd mind, is utterly upjusthable and disorgan-
lng. Yet not one word of disupprobaton is
oeathed by either the openly Loco-t eco press, or
,ha, portion of which pre,ends to be Aeutral.-
IAe Sun here evidently rcjoces at it, as it did at
ae attempt to throw New Jersey into anarchy
Bu;fa Wig Senate Council had dared such
IT act how scathing would have been It's denun-
aalion