The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.

Some of our readers may perhaps think it We
ry singular that the everlasting unsuccessful can
didate for office, old Mr. SCATTERING came so very
near succeeding at last against Mr.. Upham We
| Will undertake 10 explain. In the election OF
Senator, each house votes separately until some
person IN each has majority. Both Houses
then meet in joint assembly and compare records;
and If both have agreed upon the same person,
the election Is complete-if they have not agreed,
then both Houses proceed TO vote rs one body in
JOINT assembly, and the person having Il majority
is elected. We venture to guess that most Of the
opponents of the Wings desired to defeat an cleo
ton at this session; and for that purpose it was
necessary 70 prereRt tie House from electinq any,
body on ats PdTt-in which case the Senate never
could have come into joint assembly and
cut the knot. How could they prevent an elcc-
ton in the House If either the Locos or the
Van Buren, men had voted steadily for a candi-
date of their own, the Wings of the House could
and in the end undoubtedly would have voted for
that candidate en- masse an election would have
been made by the House-the Senate would come
in-the records would disagree-and in Joint bal
lot the Wings would have elected their own man.
TWAS probably to prevent the Wings ofihe House
from doing this, if they should desire it, that both
the Cass men and Van Buren, men all voted seat
tcring-the Cass men after the first ballot and
the Van Buren, men at every ballot. II is foriu-
nate that an election was made BY clear majority
i'll the House otherwise n scene of disorder and
disorganizatiOn would have ensucd which the
parties engaged as well as the people of Vermont
would deeply regret. With the certainty Of 4 spe
cial session Of the L. 5. Senate on the 4th OF
March, and the possibility (strong probability
i'll case of Gen. TavlorS election,) of an extru
session of Congress, important consequences
might follow from vacancy in the delegation OF
Vermont. The following is the vote on the third
ba!lo; in the House:
Vim. Upham lOG Levi B. Villas t.. Jacob Col
iaue:, VIM. Shade Lucius Il. Peck, Homer +.
Huhbell, each; John L. Marsh, Charles X.
Field Geo. W. Colamcr $. X. Streeter. w Hev-
wood s. Is. Mattocks, limo. L. Rcdheld, l.. T.
Poland, ? each Ira Kidder. A. J. George VIM
McGresor. Nathan Smile. Stephen Smith. Hor-
ace NadswJrth, Thos. Bartlett, Daniel Kellogg
j. II. ingalls,. Warren Williams, Sclden Burbank
VIM NJ fingrcy, Grin Morehouse, Levi Belknap
John l.. Bowman, Bartlett Jr- jesse Scott G.
Il. Bacon, Simeon Stevens Jr Alfred Keith
Benz. Thirber, Jacob Hicks, G.. 7. Bill, VIM. j
Hastings, John S. Robinson, Ira King James
Bryant, L. EdgcI ton, Nelson Chase, II. X. Boards
ley, Elcazer Gorham, Alonzo Fox. A. NJ Nor
ril. n A. Chase, James Maison John Daniels
Z. A. Stansbury, Nathan Fay, +. B. Thomas,
David A. Smallev. Horutio Needham, MARTIN
VAS BUREN, Benz ii. SmaIley John Nash. l. +
Redfed Asa Kidder G.. y. Carpenter, VIM.
Mattocks, VIM. G. Bradley, Merrick GAY Reu
ben Parker, H. 2. Wood, Chesselden Fisher.
James Talcott, John Ellis Burr Freeman J. "
Langdon, Thos. r Shaw, jefferson Cree VIM
w. White, S. \. Webber, Stephen Roberts, Alb
ner Fuller, j. b. Bailey, John Smith, Samuel
Maltocks, Samuel Porter Ephraim Rice, War
rem Sartwell, b. Davenport, .. A Burton, VIM
Lee, Vim. Haywood, Jr., each.
Whole number, 2II
VIM Upham, IO6
All others lO5