The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-29
Editorial Correspondence.
RALEIGH, Dec. 30, 1913.
Scene in { ,ae II cuse Of Commons

"A SfGsac u k&C kICttSC VI
Quite scene came Of IN the House OF
Commons to day Wednesday e0th) The
dav had TO me much more Of interest in 1t,
from the fact that It has been the one all
along named by the Democrats as the one
( to which the Senatorial election should be
! postponed, in order tina, the YaGcy mem.
Der might be present. Before the Yancy
member arrived it was firmly believed that
he would be Democrat, and that party
hoped BY delaying an election they could
proven, il altogether this Session and hence
their enxiety and frequen, attempts to post
| pone, to the now notorious TWENTIETH
|, adds climax 10 one Joy thai, this should
be tie rery dsy on which Mr.. Badger is
elected, and it must add singing degree
Of poignaucy to their appontmcnt. their
chagr;n. their i'll concealed regre, at the
result.
/ The hour Of twelve having arrived and
that being the time designated by the JOINT
order Of the two Houses 10 20 into an cleo
lion Of Senator, the Speaker announc ed
the order and the election was proceeded
with. Clingman and Badger being in
nomination. Ga his ballot Badger receiy.
ed 50 votes, CIiagman AZ and 50 were
scattering. This result showed lack Of
ore only, to have secured Badgers cleo.
ton and he would have been pronounced
, elected had not YIN. B. Shepard thrown
I away his vote against him. My feeling
we're so inhlmed with Indignation again.
Shepard just then, that would have bccl
d willing that in every good Wings hand
:. there had been placed whip Of Adder
: tongues to have scourged his conscienc
= around the universe
Ic BY this time there was a great deal {
sr excitement in both the Senate Chambe
IL and Hall Of Commons, members and Wis
a ters passing backwards and forwards fro
N one hall to the other. The Dcmocra
IS. pleased and no, at all able TO conceal the
|, satisfaction, the Wings mortified and as i
,se tie able 10 disguise their modification. Il
be result being officially announced, by JoI
m order II was determined to 90 immedia
lId " into another ballot for Senator. Pre-
he Gus 10 this, Mr.. -, took severely
- task those Wings who had been voting
he gains, Mr.. Badger, when they saw he "
in. the choice Of the people Of the State ;
sed when they saw that so respectable a nu
|, to Der as So Of those Houses stood by b
rec every balloulng. Was il because they
,nt, strong objections to Mr.. Badger, or was
the their Lore to some other, was so strong,
hes would see, he therefore added TO the nc
in nation Governor Swain Of Buncombe.
res. this ballot Mr.. Badger received 10 vol
ing Clngman So, and Governor Swan 8,
It's res, were scattering 36, no election.
an confusion increased and one continued b
Iry, Of exc,emen, echoed through the build
,der In about quarter Of an hour the JOINT
era. der was announced to proceed again 10
sys. lot, and the votes were recorded IN sileI
ava which contrasied strongly with the pr
ease Gus confusion vote after vote was recof
rich until Council Wooten's, the last on the
Sc Of was put down then Sigh, buzz again C
menccd members flpcked around The Gle
en-. stand 10 see how the vote stood IT was
ad i, certained that the change Of one vote VI
con. elect Badger, when Mr.. Farmer, OF |
!, in. derson, who bad all the time previous 81
reap. 10 Mr.. ClIngman, with magnanimiiy
nited thy Of the man, with nobleness worth
larg. patriot, and with an independence wo
,ting Of the chlvalfous mountain constitute
lsoll. that sent him here, arose aud changed
their vote: this was followed by a rapturous
s,ra. burst Of applause and the loud clear
inner ping Of the Speakers hammer, calm
gov. order, was scarcely head above the
y an pIauding raps and knocks: Gallery, Il