The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-10
From fhe Ne,r York Tribune.
THE DIFFERENCE.


In ls4I, the Wings Carried the 81 tie
Of tennessee by 3,2a4 majority over the
strongest aud most popular Locoioco IN II,
elec,lng their Governor aud majority oi
the Legislature. (rhey had 80 TO 80 IN
the House, while their opponents had 10
10 II in the Senate.) On this Legislature
deyolyed the imperative duty OF electing
Two Members OF the U. :. Senate, both
seats from the State being vacant, and
Tennessee without any representation III
that body. The UNIFORM usage, II not The
positive law OF the State, prescribed all G.
lection by Joint ballot OF the two Houses
and besldes It was obvious that an election
could be made by Houses politically oPpo-
sed IN no other way. Accordingly The
Wing House promptly passed JOINT Res.
olutlon to 20 into Ioin' ballot ona specihea
day, and the Senate, after much delay, ul'
Eumutely concurred in 1.-THE Loco foco
Speaker (who represents Wing distriei)
voting WIN The Wings to carry IT. the
day came so did the Wing Members OF
the two Houses so some OF the Locoto'
cos Duit Tue iiidso VI tuSii h'Nh'DS'S' ~
cial!y Of the Senate, refused to be prese"t
or 10 20 into an election and law oil the
State requiring two-thlrds OF each HOUSE
to form quorum in joint ballot, no bust
ness could be transacted, no election made.
Repeated attempts we're made, with this
Identical result, aud the w higs had TO give
ii up, and leave the State without repre-
sentatlyes in the Senate Of tho Union,
where measures vitality affecting her inter
es,s were constantly under discussion. -
/ The Locoiocos would do nothing unless
the Wings would give them one OF the
, two Senators, and take tor The second such
/, qursi Wing as they had selected.
Every effort TO secure an election, based
, on the rights oil the majority, was con-
, temp,uously rejected. The Locos first
baniered tor q general resignation OF the
Senate and an appeal to the people. The
: Wings agreed To It but then the chailcn-
gers changed their ground, and SAID the
House must resign also! " Well" said
tie Wings, suppose we consent 10 give
up the clear majority ~ the House and
Joint Ballot that We now haye-to stake
all against nothing we demand one con
!. d,tion of you-namely, i re beat you dgd,n
d you must assure as that you mili THEN CONT
C into JOINT Ballet and allow US 10 elect oui
e Senators" "No, s!rs, said the Locos
: we will make no promises. Then
d what use in our resignlng SAID the Wings
II we will stand where we are, and lnsls
X that you perform your duty"
+. Here was slu pie resistance OF the mi
u norily calling themselves Democrats . tt
y legislative. There was 10 fesigning
appeal TO the People. The minority
20 elected for two years, determined to keel
:. the State for so long unrcprescntcd in lh'
?, Senate unless the majority would succuml
e to their dictation. And how much ha.
Is this anarchisin hurt the Locoioco party
l. Not the first vote, locally or any how.
} \ case not wholly disslmllar has sine,
- been presented IN ONO. There thu
c Nhigs were IN minority in the Leelsla
J ture, III to 10 IN the Senate, 80 TO 80 II
. the House, though claiming majority
u on the popular vote. This Legislator,
{ bers OF Congress. The majority them
!. selves majority only by virtue Of mos
y unfair legislative appoiuonmeni) devise
with great labor airi trbulaton, plar
c which will give Thorn, with less than hal
= the popular vote, fourteen 10 strch of lht
i members Of Congress. To do this, they
are forced TO make the districts grossly un
n
O equal IN population and shameiuily distort
g ed and monstrous in shape some Of then
. nearly a hundred miles long and Of slender
width many crooking and skipping here
and there III order to pile tho strong Wing
counties together, and bury the weak one.
e under stronger Locoioco. The Wings
. ~.ter resisting, protesting, demonstrating
: against this fragrant injustice, this yirtua
9 subverson OF the first principle OF Repub
$ llcan Government, were at last driven tc
G the extreme step Of reSignlng fheir seats
9 and thus leaving each House without Z
G quoruni-of course incompetent to con
II summale the medilated iniquity. They
u argued There il no urgeucy about thi,
matter; the districts may just as welt be
} made by the next Legislature so soon tc
II be chosen, and the members elected al
Il the next regular election, two months be
r fore they will be required to take Their
a seals. We simply appeal from fraud tc
J. the People, and by step which we have
d each right 10 takc-that of resignng the
trusts committed TO us TO the People. -
e What harm can there be in this !"
!, Now we see in this a precedent which
l. may be grossly, dangerously abused: yet
o we think the hazard of the step must al.
!: ways be SO grca, that its repetition is little
likely to be frequent. We might or might
not have counselled its adoption having
been done without our knowledge, we wish
ed our Ohio friends well out of it, and
u would have helped them through if in our
power. Yet this step, so little exccptona.
!. BILE in itself, has cost the Wings the State
I: The cry of " reason" so fercey raised
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