Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-06
TENNESSEE SENATORIAL ELECTION

he Legislature of Tennessee at our last dates from
Nashville, had been several days engaged in series Of
nnavalling ballongs for U S. Senator to supply the
vacancy occasioned by the expiration of Mr. E. II, Fos-
'er's term OF service. Although the Locos have ma.
jointly on Join, ballot they have thus far been unable ia
concentrate upon any Individual NJ A. o. p. Mich.
olson. editor of the Union received the caucus nnuna,
ton but several Of the members of the party knowno
beforehand bow il would result declined ooing into
caucus. on the ground that the Wings would have no
Candidate, II was unnecessary and they have refused
to sustain It's noninee Three Locos were pnt in nom
ina'ion,-Nlr. Nicholson, Hopkins L. Turnev and
Judge William G. Dunlap. The Wings Nominated
no candidates but most OF then nevertheless threw a.
way their votes upon John Bell and other Whqs far se
'efa' oa''o's Nicholson, on the FIRST ballot, received
'oeS' ana 'here' except on one ballot. when he got
a. ne hangs. 1urory started with II which, by ac-
cessons from the Wing ranks, has gone ID to ~ -
Duhlap received only few votes, and was soon dtop,
The fend- Of Nicholson. ~ho in the l,ngnape Of one
oil The Speakers Is ln,ked upon as oh. PresiJenrs
cdadddte") have become highly enrayed at this stale
OF n'o@s, and ioeseeing as they think the defeat al,
maey oil the caucns n3nInee they are openly dcnoun
c'h9 iuTney as renegade and as having sold him.
sell to the Wings, Unyrateful reward. this far Tho
sears he has received in the LIc1fc, canse--n,r, mn
'nerohs and much deeper than hose of his caucns cam
penior! Indeed one of the Loco representatives. Mr.
Gordon, from President Folks county of N,urv was
SILLY enough to offer preamble and resolutions in
which 1t is set forth that Turney refused to answer Ger
'ah inieHogaorles propInnJeI 10 him by I,cof,,
members OF the House. and was announced besides
tina he, the said Turney. had made concessions 10 The
wing party with view to his election as Senator. and
proposing therefore that committee be appointed l., "a.
certain, hfst, whether any portion of the Nhy p,r,y
had made oyertures 10 Tuney induce him Ia cbany.
any of his avowed principles by pedging him their sup
port Tor the office of Senator secondly whether
larney had made oyertnres to the Wings agreeing Ia
vote against or abandon any of his principles particusr
y in reference 10 the Tariff of 1912 and to the di,rihn
lion of the Public Lands. ifby Wing votes he should
he elected Senator2 These resolutions were Of course
assalled as they deserved be- with all the artillery ol
logic, VII and humor-and the House had. So far re-
fused even To consider them. Powers 50 lnonisoriaI
ior purpose 50 unconstitutional, were never we ina.
gine before asked for IN any legislative body They
were better adapted 10 the meridian of Venice. in IN.
days OF her secret Council of Ten. But "Dsmocr,rv, ,,
cuts strange capers sometimes We await the denoue.
men Of this struggle win no lilte interests s,rug
gle which shows that victory sometimes has its emba,
EASEMENTS, scarcely less annoying than The disson,
meats Of defeat.