Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-28

ELECTION OF SENATOR.


sspes ss< plain The Gni clause of the Ord section
e shs ss ss'e< son'siss the following provision, win,
Tss sssss q the United s,a,es shall be composed Of
TWO s>asssss from eseh saie. chosen by the Legisla-
thereof zoe SIX yssn and each Senator shall have
90 vos"-shssvby imposing the present Legislature
shs ssv q applying ,hs vacancy the 4,h OF
Mach next By the expiration of the Of service Of
IT. kives. fos. NJ shis Lssslsinre should refuse to
ssks such election, theu Is very clear that from and al
- - March nes the Senate will be composed OF
fss ssnsors from eseA Sssfeor hse will be but Sc
sssos from Virginia and that the ID Mr. Rves
oil rot BE- chosen. DE Constitution requires he should
BE- fos ysss. but for such portion o( the six years
fsesnsg from the eth day Of March next may remain
ssszpirsd The time when the election shall actually be
sssds. And thus. by deliberate Of the Legislature
shs sts'e would Be- shosn Of half Of her
IN shs Senate Of the United States the provision Of the
Cosssaon, which requires the Senate consist OF
senssrs from each State, wiliully disregard and
violated; end the of service Of Senator'S which
tbs Consultation itself fixes yeaI. may be abridged
from time TO tne CAPRICE passion. faction may die
sse Moreover. IL is equally apparent that it is legal
ssd constitutional for Legislature and State 10
psssss ihs coere. IL is equally legal and constitutional
'os any other legislature any other State the
ses coure and according tho provisions of the
Consultation. twohds Of the Sen be elected
every four "a IL only necessary that the example thus
set should be followed for four yea leave the Senate
without quorum and thus dissolve the government. Act
ins then In obedence what they regarded plain
QUESTIONS OF the Constitution, well in conformity witt.
The uniform practice Of the government foundation
% the present tme the Wing party the House OF Del
seates on the 10th day OF January lS45 adopted rcsou
ton Tor the election Of Senator supply the vacancy
which would by the expiration of the of service
OF Mr. Rves and proposed the 22d day of January the
day for such election. We say that the Wig party
tie Htsse Of Delegates adopted this resolution because
saed in nil oft e,nffo Of
party. and in the Of the discussion that eusued it
wss distinctly announced by Of the members Of that
party ON the floor OF the House, that their pu
pose to 60 into an election during the session OF the
Legislature The resolution thus adopted was on the same
dsy, sent TO the Senate for its II there
on the motion OF Democratic Senator laid the table
and kept there by party management and party until
the very day appointed for the OF the Joint ORDER
viz: the 22d January Ist5. In the meantime and by this
course OF proceeding twhoy in Virginia.
even In the annals OF pary the House OF Delegates
Aspt and there but too much believe dessR
sds kep in state Of profound ignorance the
which the dominant party the Senate pursue
on the subject Of their resolution.
Again and again. the effort made by the Wing mi
noy In the Senate 10 have the resolution EN- I'd and
considered that the proposed by House. or some
other day agreeable to the Senate might be fixed for
the performance Of this high duty and such
notice thereof given to the other branch Of the General
Assembly as the most ordinary rules OF courtesy between
wv i'ouses Vo say ho'hihg oil the principles OF iair
-"as on his I'LL important snhecp would seem 10 de-.
nu' "u' 'ne enot' was vain The seii.s'yed Demo-
e parry nau maJohv oil nearly two TO one IN the Sc
nate and that majority was inexorabe Finally the very
day appointed the 22d january at I01 O'Clock in the
morning. the Senate agreed the Resolution under which
nc election was to be into at - o'clock that day
by this time IL asceraned that three Of the Wing
members would not be able to be in their the day
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the ooRahons imposed upon them by the Constitution and
TO elects Senator Or not rather the conduct Of those
who were studious onv 10 avail of an
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' '"u UNIV ~ '"e representatives. "l iAe 'oh0ie Pe0-
possible to conceive that they would not have
CURED in some one OF the days proposed themselves
have indicated some other day that might be more spree