The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-23
General Caaa.

In defiance OF the first advces upon the subject we
begin apprehend that shall have the pleasure Of
seeing Gen Cass return the Senate. Ii is the cons
tuuonal rule in Michigan for each house OF the egsla
lure TO nominate its candidate for senator OF the United
o'a'es- II they agree upon the same man, he is of
course eiecled II not they then in convention and
proceed 10 make selection. AS the resolution stood
when the legislature assembled the election to be
made w'hin nine days; Blu, that time having run oat,
elechon can be made unless resolution has been
passed on the 9Th instant, It appears the House Of
Representatives nominated Gen. Cass by the following
vote Cass SO, Ransom IL, Edwin Lawrence (whig) IS,
scattering The Senate, however refused 10 make any
nomination by vote Of IL TO TO-
The pontiac Jacksonian" refers to the election and
says that wo legislative have been held at
Lansing in reference TO United States senator In the
first caucus, General Cass received every but three
In the second, every vote cast for him. The friends
of Governor Ransom, we learn, refused TO attend. A
good deal of excitement prevails in reference to the
ter. We hope the question may be speedily settled.
General Cass is the undoubed choice of nine enths of
the democracy of the State; and if, when fairly nomi
mated by majority of the democrats in the Legislature.
he defeated the boilers will be held to strict respon-
sibity"
The Detroit Free Press of the 18th gives the following
letter from Lansing, the seat of government. OF the lh
instant: u.oI
LANSING, jan. ii, Ia49.
In the Senate, to-day Immediately after the morning
business Mr. Thomson offered bill extend the time for
the election Of United States for thirty days. and
moved the suspension Of the rules that pass to-day
Mr.. Summers opposed the suspension, and denounced
in severe terms those who are now attempting to defeat
the will of the majority He warned them of the displeas-
of their constituents and prophesed that rehibutve
justice would be melted out to them. He not
10 Of 81. I,l.l,
their object wonld bs better by such course but
he surprised at the of those who had acted
with the democratic party the late presidential
paign. The honorable gentleman spoke some length.
Mr.. Thomson, in reply, said he offered the bill in good
faith As for the threats of the SENATOR they passed him
the idle winds
The discussion was continued and participated in by
several members
The motion suspend the rule was lost.
Mr. Griswold offered resolution that the Senate
proceed the election of United States senator, which
resolution lostyeas g. nays H. The vote after
wards reconsidered.
The question being the adoption of the resolution
Mr. Baxon (whig) went off, He advocated postpone
ment, for the pretended tas business would be
transacted until it disposed of by postponement He
appeared to forget that, by posponement all business
would be neglected
The resolution of Mr. Griswold, with several similar
ones, voted down by the wings and few democrats.
The hour of eleven having arrived and that being the
time for going into nomination, motion to adjourn
made and carried by the following
YEAS,Messrs. Baxter, Finley, HTt, lsbcl Loo,mls,
and Webb-l2.
NAYS-Messrs. Berry, bort, Dunlam, Gswod, King,
Redheld Shoema ker, Snow, Summers, and Waldo-lO
The House had up the free soil" resolutions and they
were finally adopted. short but spirited debate took
place the resolutions, in which Mr.. Hawey J. W.
Turner, Ingersol, O Maley Gddnss, and others, partic
pated.
The last question the motion to order to third
reading which showed majority OF democrats against
the resolutions.
will remark III the senatorial question will probably
again be brought u tomorrow unfinished business
Mr. John Ingerso OF the House, has introduced into
that body free territory resolutions, similar in sentiment
to those which passed the Senate They referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations
subsequent account in the Detroit Bulletin, states
that he freetertory joint resolutions they passed
the Senate, have passed the House by decided vote
46 to IT,"
A letter from Jackson, January IL, says
"Sage just from the capital that the election Of
yesterday indefinitely postponed They con-
fdenty that the West will insist upon western
didate"