New-York tribune., 1842-01-03
Te,nc..ee vi,bou, Senators.


Tennessee withou, Senators.
Our readers well aware that the State OF
Tennessee i. now wit!lou; voice in the Senate o:
the Union, and ,ha, she IS likely to remain 50 for
TWO years 70 come Tney know, also, that The
cause of this simply Is, that The L9co-Foco m0jor-
Ayoj one IN tge Stats Seaass, representing q
decided minority Of the People. ,rW not GlIou
any Electio,a % BE- held 10 fl Tie tro e-css.tac
racauciss For fsrty-f.e years, or ever since
Tennessee became State. the Legislature has
me, in Joint Ballot to choose L. S. Senators, and
no one has objected; and now, because they are
in minotitv in oin; Ballot well as in the Pop.
uier 1ote the Loco Focos declare al election by
Joint Ballo, unconstitutional and, even when one
Of them had given way, the other twslve refused
70 90 into Join: Ballet, and thus prevea;.i quo
rum S.ch is the spirt of =-2cg- g-Focolsm and
waen one of is disciples comes preaching the ex-
cellencies Of Democracy, TIE proper answer Is,
Yes, sir. Democracy Is right; bu: g0a arc no.
Democrat! Do YOU know the meaaing OF the
:ern Il 90 how can you Justify ;ac conduc, OF
your parry in this State4, Inc las, Senatorial Esc-
;ion and in ercry State where violation of D.
rnocratic principles car answer soa, factous ends.
and yet pretend 70 ezelusiTe or superior Demo
crecy !"
The ioswiog plain. simple h+story=4f the Ten
ne.>ee outrage,=is deserving ofevcry mans a.;e.-
non:
i2enarl:s Of tie Hon. LEwtS=R-zyEAu, ot.tbez Ten
neSse Senate. IN the Lc4iSi0;fre C7urcatiOR. on.
the occasion OF tl$ SecOad3ng NJ. OGIESBY's ma
ton to dtSso}ec sad Coare4,ioa .sltoat duy.
MI. R.CHAlRxAsz: Before the Convention shall
act finally on this notion beg leave 10 make a
few observations upon our position. The UGion
of the States with the General Government OF the
United States is effected By three connecting links,
to wit: their representation in the Senate OF the
United States-ther representation in the House
Of Representatives. of the United States, and
the relations which exist betwe9n lhc States and
the President of lle United States. lake from a
State its representation il the branches Of the
National Legislature ard the nAj2a between that
State and the General Government is to every iu-
tent and purpose dissolved. Though it mag be
said tha, the relations between such State and the
President still coniiGIIe and theugh this should be
admitted, yet, without Representatives in Con-
sress, those relations ,.ill be without the least
energy or life, because the State wiih-at repre-
senaton in the National Leg stature, can have no
means of claiming those relations procuring aGy
possible action Upon them.
For these reasons. the people. in the formation ot
their Constitution, were caretulto provideior their
presentation in the branches of The National
Legislature. BY their constitution tor the Gene
raj Government, they expressly make ii the duty o
tho State Legislatures to elect Senators 10 Con-
gross, ana that these Legislatures aaiI"PrsScrt5e
the manner, time and place OF performing this
service And, TO make the performance OF this
duty doubly sure, the people have required by
their constitution formed for the State, that, before
any member can take seat in our Legislature, be
,hall take solemn oath to support, well the
constitution of the United States, as the con,tu-
lion of the State Of Tennessee; and there is, Mr.
Chairman, no possible way by whic! the constitu.
tion OF the United States can possibly Unsupported
but by Welding obedience to its commands and
performing those duties which it requires. To
talk of supporting the constitutions, ard yet, deb
crately and intentionally to act in disregard Vi it,
express requirements, is perfectly idle.
= Now, sir, not only when took seats II
this Legislature but when were canvassirlc be-
fore the people for those seats, we, and all cur
people knew hat both OF our Senatorial Offices in
Congress would be vacant this fall, and that 1t
would be oar duty TO fill them. The people eX
pectrd of the performance Of this dnty--the
constitution required it, and our oalhs laid
der direct AID solemn obligations TO dscLarg
it. But, sir, it is not done-nor is there nov the
least probability that it will be done. The inlu-
encc of oats and constitutions is all lost upon this
General Assembly, relative TO the performance OF
this particular duty.
The voice Of Tennessee will net this winter, ii
ever as ain, be heard in the Senatorial counssls OF
the nation-hcr will br vacant-Shc will
have no friend or representative there tennessee,
ike poor and ftiendcss orphan, which may have
rights bu, no friends so the State may have rights,
but in the Senate 81 the United States. there will
be no ore to assert them. The rSIoS between
tennessee AID the National Senate, TINT strong
ouwark of The Peoples liberty, is dissolved.
lake away from it It's representation in the othrr
branch of Congress, and that dissolution is made
entire.
No one, Mr. Chairman will pretend that this
condition of things is as it should be- and but few,
presume, will deny that wrong rests upon one of
the parties in this General Assembly. Then, sir,
let u. take brief retrospect of facts in order TO
see at whose door this wrong is to be found At
an early period of the session, the Wings com
menced introducing resolutions 10 90 into these
elections but our opponents in the Senate, being
in the majority, those resolutions were all one az
ter another, rejected This process o; introducing
resolutions BY the Wings, and their rejection by
the Democrats was continued until after the Hon
orable Speaker OF the Senate introduced Two, pro-
viding for these elections. On the last day of No
yembc, or the first day o December, these reso!n-
tons were called ap aad by the united votes of the
Wigs, aidcd#by the votc=ot the Speaker they
were solcmnly and consiitutlonay adapted.
They were then sent TO tile House and were there
concurred in, and the Senate, by message from
the House, WAS thereof duly informed. Thursday,
the Cd day OF December,wa the time fixed on By
one of these resolutions 10 meetthc House OF Rep
rescn1atiyes in their Hall as a clnxcn:ion. 10 20