The North-Carolina standard., 1844-11-27

coaofe organised t1es T'adea.qlists
lpS 1oe1ed. and sadly disdp pigoil,tesE:
o,p a.ssent under our atise head 10 day 9
We P.c e,;r account of ife late proceedings ialhs
'll anD taken from the Journals sof that body g
''pa,s With such explanations as the matter sala:
s'lps y - require; and We nov design giving e
Ps'rFu 1o,s in plain and scomp prehensive man.
'lf .s- facts and reflections ia Connection viii
ne ,;,o subject. as our duties as public JonTp.
~ ~. 4.o,and at orr hands,
al Monday the / 9Th instant he day ppoiatesl
Vu ,. f,r the meeting Of The Legislature there
% 'r present forly.nine Senators; and nponsPfo
we're ,.Ir - organize byihe election ofa Speaker.
csfuI7 D wilson democrat received tsgertys
uF', ..,es and Col. Andrew 1oyner.s feesfaiise
f'" .o1 6nlv twentydhfee. Gen Wilson had q
p'.. of the senatorszeto lsere not candidates:
nsJ :. he rule required majority of all The yos
'n' aroscn,. there was no election On Tuesday
II. wilson still received twenty four votes, and
W." W. 1ovner ,wenty-three; but the former declined
80. and if Col. Joyner had followed the exam
YOU, 9bo Senate would have been: organized at
P'' bn, the Colonel stiF voted to prepsat an
'..,on which was the same thing as voting for
'-.., ''-,.lf On Wednesday the same game was
~,3 over again with slight variations, the Fed
,y.,. sometimes running Mr. Waddetl, andthen
c,n pockcry; andin every case these Federal
l .,;o.cs pcrscrcrcd in casting their own vote 50
,,. J.. "a nurfal the majority from organizing the
Senate. s.,ss,;e ,,,,.s ,.c5.5t tii.5,, ii
,b similar results, the Federalists voting nov
y, ut Gather and then for Mr. Francis; and
rn.nr Gen. Wilson, who saw his competitors
hr,bemselvcs-an he wonldnet do thai
JI9ed on that day to permit his ilatFle.to be lon
-, p,cd, and .uncondiionally withdrew Col.
I,rncr was the candidatc of.his patiy. and il axe
- iudue from his behavior: he WAS The most
..rors expcclanl of office that ever was before.
u. !. what may be called an eager spoilsnl an.
Ia bring about his election the lobby members
,r,re in aten lance, to denounces the fccreants,
,o1 "a keen the fedcraists all the mark bat
.rsrv expedient filling To- elect the Colonel The
rronoslion was at last unbIushil II made by the
Fodcralists 10 barter toestte oB7eet That Propo-
,,ion was promptly rejected by The democrats
with one voice We repeat, thai the federal Sen.
.ors offered 10 trade forthe Offices Of the Senate,
and in order 10 force the democrats into an accept
en.e of their terms their own candidates voted ior
fur DAYS 10 prevent a choice by the majority and
n inDedc organization! Mr. Waddell OF Orange,
b. no means unwilling, we think, TO be Speaker
himself moved resolution for a Committee 10
confer upon the subject of the OdTees-to. Wit, TO
nominate officers; and when Mr. Bigg the Sen
a,or from Martn moved to amend this. by striking
GU. of;ccrs. and inserting the Office Of Speaker-it
feo7 the only one before them at the timc-the
Senate was informed that such an amendment
volli defeat the Federal overture altogether. The
v,fl then passed around from one democrat 10
another to let she Resolution go through as twas.
fuhcn Mr. Biggs withdrew his molion) and see
what meant The Resolution accordingly pass
Cd, and the Federal memberseof the Committee
tIr. WadIcll cha1rman3 then had 10 dncoyertheir
hand Aud what think you of It. ye honest free
holders Of North CaroIina2 Let Us cast lots for
The Office. said the Fedcralists--aye gamble for
The Speaker ofIice-throw high dieeto deternf le
whether the majority or the minority may elect
The Speakcrl This proposition Was also instantly
rejected Let as, lhcn,Hs saidthes F'ederalisls.
have The Clerks and Deorkeeps s, and nc The
minority will let goa elect a Speaker, good gen
lIcmon Of the majority provided you will noni-
nao ttree candidates, and give The eninorily a
choice out ofthosa tlnreen Anundisguisc,I batgain
f'r sPos Was lhus proposed TO Dtnsocratic Sina-
Tors but ofcoursc ii was rcicelrd ben let The
nis0r;ty shoosc ;1e sPS.ker Iy.alyli
'and thry viii gire the oihefefiees the nlajori
"" Aye, the minority gire the raaioriIy leave 10
0rganze but only for a price 10 be pad.i1 spailst
The Democrats did bot approve either Of s. gam m
bling for Offices or Bargaining oftcrl and they
treated the whole affair as il deserved be-
lere the people will say to. them rel done! Be.
sides no democrat in tleIscpatc ,vopf ID have taken
The Office Of Speaker upon any such terms. but If
any one Of them had been willing, he might have
i2ae it 70 say nothing oft6e morality of these
Federal propositions, or Glle want of dignity or
principle in Senate fesoHng to-any such assJs-
Nm or choosing Speaker, who under the Con;
sliution is ex-officio Lieutenant Governor Sof the
SLate, we remark that this marvellous device for
buying DOorheepe,' S ofiqcssb the sale~of a
SPe@hsrship of the Senate, has in it something
very much akin to the ridieuIoas Mr. Clay. un-
aesOod bargaining a great deal better fhan.1hat.
'en. Dockcry and MIR. Waddell5S Co. fnally.of