Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-27
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
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Item. from North Curoiinn.


The proceedings of the North Carolina Legislature
Locooco for the first for many ycars-and by
decidedly minority yoie from their extraordinary cha
racter attracting good deal OF attention. The Locos
disposed profit much possible by their tempo
ray nsccndancy. system of ndscrminate prescription
has been introduced and with exceptions, all the
old officers, Ministerial and Executive, have been
monousy displaced. For long time, the currency OF that
State, under the management of the Wings who did not
NEEDLE with it, has been the best in the Southern States
But the Locos trying better and that end
they overhaung the Banks. If they succeed may
expect the North Carolina currency deprcciatc
level with that of Alabama and Georgia. The Locos
yet had the management OF Banking institutions, which
they did bring ruin Their nancierng skill consists
in their capacity for arpropTiatn themselves the goods
and chacs of others They look upon the Banks the
wolf looks upon lamb. They have an intense and I'M
govenabe passion get hold them, that they may de-
YOUR them.
In this conneXon, observe proposition made by one
of the hardmoncy for an issue OF million and half
of Treasury notes. be distributed throughout the State
The bill for this object has given rise very de-
bate the Senate between the factions of the Party
Mr.. Bedford Brown is cnactng in miniature the part of
Bcnton-and he assails the bill and mover "a Calhoun
man with extreme violence and bitterness.
The Senate has reported BILL dividing the State
Congressional Districs-by which they make Locofoco
and Wing Districts. The Wings the late election poll
cd 100000 Locos IS 900. The latter of course
approved principles of Democracy entitled u
majority of the Representation The old rule that
Jointly should govern become obsolete; least has
application the present day. Thrty-fve thousand Locos
have andmore rights aAfoty thousand Whigs
and they have therefore Just claim 59ths OF the
bers of Congress
The contest for Senator has excited much feeling. The
unexpected the public large and appears to
have inismed, rather than notified the rsge Of the
tending factions of Brown and Saunders. Mr.. Haywood
the successful candidate, last lie quarreled
with his party las, year. and took formal leave of them
He Is slippery poitcianhas the confidence of neither
pary-and but for the peculiar conuncture of affairs would
not have receivcda dozen We rsconcicd his
uccess-as eectually up that nasty Demsgogue,
Bedford Brown. When such character this is driven
congenia obscuriy with the mark OF disgrace stamped
upon him, by his political conferees find
in heart bewail the elevation OF any other. But
Mr. Bedford Brown has had hi. comb cut and feels parti
cuary his rival Judge Saunders and his grea, friends
have very little 10 boast Of is ssid that Mr. Calhoun has
exhibited the intsnses anxiety about the OF Judge
Saunders and regards his defeat the berest acton
| that could befal him.
We several articles from the Raleigh Register:
SENATORIAL ELECTION.
Our readersa distance, will be greatly surprised Learn,
that the Loco Focos OF the Legislature, Tuesday last
elected WILLIAM H. HArwoOD Jr to the senats of the
United States The elevation OF this gentleman, the
heads OF all the leaders of the genuine democracy
strong exhibition OF political legerdemain in which, how
ever we believe, he, himself, had hand 1t Mr.
HAYwooD who short twelve months ago, publicly
seeded from the Loco Foco Convention, in this City, be-
he could sanction its proceedings who then de-
cared his had been beaten lS40 aban
doning elevated views had devoted itself humbuggery
who, the Of his Speech affirmed that he could
stoop make political capital OF President HAREIsoSs Flu
neral; and who, since has been rather viewed with
picion and dsTusi by the Loco Foco leaders
This elevation, so unexpected by the mass, so little de-
sired by the managers, produced by series of events
in Themselves amusing, and even ridiculous
AT the beginning OF the Session, Judge Saunders
taken up the representative of the Calhoun wing of
I DemOcrncv: fOrlR heir Tho bpau
ideal OF pure Loco FOcOsm the nucleus about which
the clements of Van Burensm rallied Ii in vain, that
Caucus after Caucus held The friends of Saunders,
regarding his success matter Of vital importance Mr..
Calhoun would give way, though in minority On the
other hand many of Browns friends early period, de
carcd that they would prefer the election OF Mr. Graham,
10 that OF Saunders; and of them affirmed that
event. could they be brought the support any
ed with Modification. Letters received from Gen
Jackson Mr. Benton and Others declaring il all important
that Calhoun man should not be elected. The erich
mond Enquirer "Sandard ct id pecus took strong
ground for Brown, and the party applied the
uteost Yet the friends of Saunders, believing that they
had the letter though reduced in number what the
Brown men called "a set Of refrr tory young men, still
kept up the fight. Then elimination and
iuatiOn in abundance. Brown diculed, and great
constituent protested, that such persen should have
gotten into the Senate. His interchangeable cleo
ioneerng also the subject of comment, and
some Of his own supporters complained that he was
nterruptng the business of the Legislature, by fastening
upon all MEMBERS whom he could surprizc unguarded
walk through the lobbes rOunda Of the Capitol. When,
however Saunders, with the aid of strong Wing vote
far all. I'D Of him. and his appeared certain tire
trial. then, and till then, did his adour cool before
the evident demonstration of coming defeat, and oosng the
tenaciy with which he had chung the hopes of success he
cOnsOed himself with the grim satisfaction that he could
himself he could least CRAFTY his hatred by the
defeat Of Saunders Though he had not, from the outset
shown any deicacy IN speaking Of his competitor yet
his Indignation boiled II be credited he
declared publicly divers occasions with the greatest
phas that he "would rather ultra Federast elected
than Saundcrs"-that he chad long known him to be
politically dshOnest"ha he satisfied, unless
he had his hands in tho public cnb &c" With view Of
confirming and supporting his statements, he stated that
Mr. Van Buren, had told him. that he chad long known Suun
ders, and that he aunders seemed think that man in
North Carolina, but HIMSELF capable Of filling Office"
and that he knew he had cOntemptuous opinion Of him
The Wings seeing that there prospect of eecing
Nh Graham; that the voting had continued for several
weeks, the Of many thousands the State felt IT
be their duty withdraw him. in order that the might
be in terminated and the public business por
mod TO proceed. ThoreupOn the Loco FocOs. tho
would have supposed that they had already candidates
enough distract them sufficiently, forthwith nominated
Others, still 70 prevent, possible choice. On this
sOn the Wings with the exception Of some ten twelve
supported Judge Saunders They did So because of his
y-bccause they felt indignant that State election
should be directed and controlled by Influences from abroad
-ond becsuso they felt inyincibe cpugnsnce agan
investing with power, who, to propate triumphant
power by Of serve aduaton insisted in January
1885, 10 deaoo the Journals Of the Senate Of tho T. S. and
70 violate the Constitution Of the country
Just ~ tile moment, when II in their power elect
SAUNDERS, portion u his friends abandoned him Even
the Senator from Wake, who eventually voted against Mr.
HAYWOOD 1.-THE regular nOmnee) deserted his first
love, and voted for his antagonist The consequence Of
this detection amongst hose who had "dio in the
last ditch" TOR SAUNDERS prevented his election by three
votes. These IL we'll understood, the Wings would
supply the next vote. Strange tell however, several
other individuals, who had iIl then, uniformly gone for
sAuSDts and who had Tor weeks earnestly and ncessan
~ besought the Wings % 10 their aid, az this critical
iunctufo united with the BFovy men, and fur