Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-03

NEW JERSEH-pISORGAN ANIMATION
we have looked with much apprehension a, IN,
situation OF ntf,irs in the Council tSenate) or NJ,
Jersey where parties were numerically considered
equally divi led, that is, ten on each side The d;
eu''y vt crSenlz tton WAS so: over by compromise
and after that, tho Governor of the St,te b,c,,o.
eN "ihco President of the Council and entitled IN
casting vote. The election of Governor, bv 4, inn,
No'e"i the two houses is among the earliest action,
oi the Legislature. The difficulty appr,b.p6ea
was that :he Loco Focos would efuse to or.,ni,.
lhat difficulty was surnountcd, when 10, the doub,
WAS RAISED, and hntchcd into conviction that the
No''To"'s year expired, not W ith twelve months
nut wi'h the commencement of the session. Ard !,
Is wei worthy ofremark, that Mr. Scott, a n,emhe,
OF Courcil foe Morris, elected as a Wing, held tles,
opinions with the Loco Focos We forbe,r IN in,
re 'ch motives, and therefore only state The f,,,-
Mr. Cassidy, uocofoco) Vice Pre,iiert or rio
Council, It musI be remembered. will b. .o,;r,.
Governor ana Chancellor OF the State, in case the
pan OF disorsa" cation should be pers s,ei in.
Hitherto since the agitation Of the above n, ,eJ
question, nothing but an adjournment has b,c,
agreed on; MIR Scott pcrsiStng in his views ,b,,
Mr. Pennington was TO longer Governor, and there.
lore no. entitled 10 the clsiing vote, nor even sen,
IN the Council Chamber.
The following are the views OF Gov. Penn;,c,or
upon the subject:
I'm" Governor remarked that. with the rermis-
sion o. me I"nncii, he wou.d briefly state his view
as 20 the position ne occupied. Il IS he snid n nv
ing position, anu | sure YOU, gentleman / b,;..
only assumed under the clearest convictiC Us of
duty under the Constitution and with fan r,Ii
a"ce upon the Judgment of an intelligent people
by rJcurung 10 The records at the i,in, ,n.,,,, -;
last year, find was elected on the 3Orb of o.
ncf, l9i"i and by referring To the Constitution I
ma mat The seventh section is as follows: "Tb,r
the Council aud Assembly, jointly, thy which
understand IN I'nt meetns) at their first meeting
AMER each annual election, shall, 10y a majority OF
votes elect some n person, within the colony IA Inc
a Governor for one year"
Il understand, therefore, clearly, that am Go
vernon of the State Of New Jersey, for one wear
3Oh %; Ortob"r, ISil.
And ind further, that the same pr,cle nro.
vidcS that lie Governor shall be constant p,osi.
uehtO the Council and have casting vote in their
PIoIeeiInSs' ANA therefore understand that | am
constant president OF the Council "fus one ycar -
from the 3Oth OF October last, when WINS elected.
uhtIl me 5o.h 81 October inst, which will be ON
Saturday next. question might arise whether
inc term does rot extend until Saturday nights but
shall not make that question. | hold that NV
term continues from the 3Oth Of October In tho 9O
OF Oc'oter- Unu! that day shall continue TO hold
this chair.
he above is an imperfect sketch OF the Cover
nor's very bret remarks. We regret that we have
no' inc words precisely as they were Delivered
The cIedrness VI the statement the impressive de.
liberation with which the words were uttered the
evident seriousness OF the speakers conscientious
convictions, and mis- firm determination TO perform
ms whole da,y, produced sensible fleet upon the
.arsc audience which crowded the Counci! Cham
Der"
Mr. Scott went on the ground tina, one wear
meant political year, and quoted one ortwo in
stances IA which the Governor had been elected
few days before the termination OF the calendar year
AM 80 he would only vote for adjournment These
APPOINTMENTS take place accordingly until Sntur-
day, and on that day viii n the oifclal tenn of the
Governor expired, according 10 his own estimate.
This day the Council meets again, but whetherto
remedy the evil they have produced, or continue
the wrong doing, we cannot say. OF course, II
the Council constn. to meet tho other house, then
the Wings have q large and d,cided majority. But
II remains to be seen what course will he pursued.
On Friday last, according to rule and custom Of
more than thirty years standing the Joint meeting
should hove been held. But presidents have but
little s"ay where party discipline, or personal
views, are IN opposition.