Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-31
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UNITED STATES S,sSAlOhs
| TIE Iooq agony is over Ephraim II. Foster and
S,ancar Jsrnayin were elected en- Tuesday aiternoon
nv Conven,ion Of the two Houses oil the Genera AS
sen,h, "a rcpesent the State OF Tennessee, IN the Sc
nate ~ the United States TIN term OF service oil Inc
former !. for two years from the i,h ci March, ic45-
and of the latter four yre:s from the same Period AS
al ,a ,r,aooenenls had been mace the night before III
caucps II was deemed OF vast Importance To hurry Oh
the election and drive everything through uhael "np
and sour resolution had passed hoih HOUSES, uesg
MAIN, Tueday morning, ten clock, as the tn'e Tor
maxim, these gentlemen Senators-but apprehens've
thai the caucus might not be able TO fix things IN season.
the resolution had been :eccnsidered By the House, and
,;s N the table The hour designated, had passed oy,
wrbou, concurrence by the House-and the Tesoio
ton 10 all inents and purposes, was dead et'er.-
R,, this was too small knot TO hold the wings IN
check especially when warned that delays were dan'
gerous II was with little difficulty, however, that
thev succeeded and thanks douo'iess que h
SNEAKER for rendering the valuable aid OH the occaSo
whcb he always tenders so literally lnoeeo, 10 VI
press \ moment The present Speaker OF the House Is
pattern He does not sit, like most Speakers, susny
listening 10 debates, and putting motions Only when
mad. but he extends helping hand occasionally, "hen
h. thinks i, needed he kindly suggests, at times, the
orop-r motion he madeihen, again. discusses mo
ion when made, expressing opinion, that 1t VIII not
effect the movers object or that The OBJECT IS no. pro
per one t1c-and have noticed sometimes, lhal ne
has saved much time, by presenting beforehand the
hearings of a question: which might otherwise have
given rise TO long and frulliess discussion Censo
rous people have been heard TO say that he talks 100
much; but these Paramen,arians, and seem mol
nember, that lie tic Speaker duly elected 10 per-
form the duties OF that cice They dull as the
people of certain county in Kentucky, who objected
10 Why candidate f1r The Legislature, because he
could talk Sad they, if you cannot make speech
the stump, wha. will you do when you get 'nto ''e
House? Oh said he enighiening them, there Is no
necessity for my speaking there BECAUSE the i's, tang
the members do when they get together, IS 10 cleo;
Speaker. Lei these cavil!ers recoect that, ani II
i.ry will not still hush, let them tell US why man
should be called Speaker, i; he mnst no, speak
But why should we be defending Wings, when they
won't even thank US for liz and besides, We talk
ing abnu, the Senators They are both Wings, good
and true and will reprcsen their party we doubt not
with zeal and fidelity. When Col Foster left The
Senate in 1882 he was an avowed enemy to protec
tive Tariff and the friend Of direct taxation Now,
since the Tariff has become Wing party measure,
he is found prominent among its advocates Mr. Clay
have no ds,rust of 4 man who can change his
recorded opinions grave question IN sn short
tune. Neither need he fear mr. Jarnngln he is too
good Wing to differ on any point with the "embo
dment of Wing principles, and he will perhaps prove
10 be valuable auxiliary, If Ogie's place should be
ass,gned h,m in the Conn show o! lS44
Col Foster stands far Middle Tennessee, and Mr.
Jarnagn is emphaiIcaly the gentleman from the State
Of Els, Tennessee. Where shall the West go' There
- nothing for her-no, even q rGrersiOn. East Ten
nessee claims Senator because she always had one,
and she will most ossurediy kick up and break things,
If her "prescrptive right he not ack DoWedged IN all
time TO come. Col Foster, the other hand IS de
tern,ned thst remainder shall interfere with |
his Senatorial estate, for eight years leastif pos
slbe. A desperate attempt val, undoubtedly be made |
by the Wings elect Col Foster TO The Senate for
years. after the expiration OF the term fof which
NJ IS now elected Bat il, will not be successful -
Tie people have faithful friends left yrt. Sui,
The hands o. Wh'ggefy, the West has nothing TO *
pec,, either .efedf;e,.
Foster aud Jafnagn! Well, what's the Of sigh
ing, Suppose IT is sorry sight 10 the Stats of
Grundy and White filled by snch nen-,hey are the
choice me Of the Wings the Wings are the MAORI
,y; and the majority mus, rule. But let the Republic
cans of Tennessee young and DID, grd their armor,
am up, determined To redeem the SLATE, and pro
claim the ascendancy 1874, Of her ancient prncl
ples the no have faithfully adher ed to them