Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-22
From the North Carolina Standard, 18th ms
DEBATES IN THE SENATE.

From the North Carolina Standard 18th inst.
DEBATES IN THE SENATE.
On Wednesday and Thursday last, an inter-
Testing debate sprung up in the Senate on the s
Resolutions introduced by Mr.. GiImer in rela-
eton 10 the Orange contested election, and s
(which may be found in the proceedings of +
! "Wednesday. During The discussion, the Sen Z
Fate was addressed by Messrs. Gilmer, Wood
Elm. Ellington, Thomas, of Davidson, anda
fSmith, in favor of the Resolutions and bys
sMessrs. Ashe, Berry, Bower. Walker, Thomp-
gson, of Wake, and Bethel, in opposition tol
Etheir passage. Those who advocated the Res
i olutons, argued that if longer time than threeS
8days were granted, the whole session might
: pass by without final action that one of theS
commissioners (Mr. Nichols) had refused tos
#act, and that therefore commission ought tos
Tissue TO any Justice to take DISPOSITIONS in theS
case that it might so turn out that Mr.. Wad- 3
fdeI was entitled to the seat, and if so, irrepa-
srable injury would be done to the people ofs
SOrange and of the State, by delay; that they
&frst ten days were as much for Mr.. Berry'ss
%bencft as Mr.. Waddell's and finally, it was5
#conceded by the Wings, that if the three days
sshould not be sufficient for the sitting mem
|sber. he might file his affidavit as 10 the fact,
: land have further and reasonable time allowed
him by the Senate. On the other side, it was;
gargued that the great object 10 be obtained was;
justice to the sitting member, 10 the personi
2who contested his right to be here, and TO thel
8 people of Orange; that Mr.. Waddell had al
Eready had ten days, and ii was due to Mr.
8Berry that he should have the same; that
#three days would not be sufficient for him, in
&asmuch as he had only received notice that his
eNNseat would be contested on the day he left his
$home for Raleigh, and that as Mr.. Waddell;
chad notified him that he would take the depo-!
#sitions of the "Sherif and Others" on the 9Th
Bit would be impossible for him in so short a!
&time to prepare his evidence to rebuff that Of!
%those ss other" persons, whose names he hadi
Esnot been put in possession of; that there was
& mo purpose to delay unnecessarily on MIR. Ber-
RVS part, but that he, having been twice cleo
tied, and being in possession of the legal right
Ito his seat, was surely entitled to ample time
sto make good his right; that the first ten days
were solely for Mr.. Waddell's benefit, as he
chad given Mr. Berry the necessary notice, and
was about taking dispositions of various per-
sons and that if it was the intention OF the
NSenate to allow the sitting member more time
than three days, on filing his affidavit, and
reasonable time, i: might as we'll be so stated,
las an amendment to Mr.. Gilmers Resolutions.
'#'The resolutions were, however, pressed on the
MSenate, and the main one was passed by a
kstrict party vote-Mr. Berry, under the rules
Snot being entitled TO vote.
"a On Saturday last another animated debate
arose on preamble and resolution introduced
,@by Mr.. Rogers, in relation to the election oil
Ex-senator Mr.. Ellington introduced pream
(}Nbe and resolution the day before, calling or
khe minority to submit 10 the majority ano
EMr. Rogers, on Saturday, very handsomely
Il ilyoI mo n s
%were offered, and the discussion was kept uT
Kfor nearly two hours-Messrs. Gmer, Wood
Efn, Thomas, of Davidson, and Kendall, on the
MWhig side, and Messrs. Bower, Ashe, Con
eEner, and Watson, on the Democratic. Ii was
kapparent 10 all that the Democrats had the best
Eof the discussion. The reply of Mr.. Ashe tC
3 Mr.. Woodfn was witherlEg and conclusive.
5E in the course of this debate, Mr.. WoodEr
Hcondescended to speak of Gen, Cass as having
a. broken his S1rord an a stump" This was
Munworthy of digni6ed Senate, and better fit
aEted for the bar-room or the Court yard. Oh
Mcourse it created no other emotion than that OIL
Hcontempt-not for the honorable Senator, who
Net himself down to utter it, but for the mise
Nrabe witticism itself, which has been in The
Hmouths of a thousand demagogues, and which
Bought 10 have died with the campaign tina! gavt
@it birth.
ia We were particularly struck with the pro
apcr application of one of Mr.. KendalPs figures
lille said this Legislature ought not to send ;
ykDemocyat to the Senate, to be associated wilt
HMr. Mangum, for that would be like h!tcbin:
j 1.-TWO horses of equal strength, one to the for
land the other to the hinder part of wagon
ekwhere they might pull to no purpose till thei
r T. dying day." But MIR. Kendall did not inform
1.-THE Senate that his figure had already been re
:Haized, in Messrs. Mangum and Badger, tn
e#two Wing Senators. On Mr.. Clayton's Com
Mpromise Bill, involving the all-important ques
Ntion of slavery, Mr.. Mangum voted one wa,
o. land Mr.. Badger another; but we suppose, q
scourse, according to Wing ethics, that The
J., E1cerc both RIGHT.