The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-01
General Casa.

We understand that General Cass may be expected a
very early day at Washington He comes, we have
doubt to do all in his power to settle the grave
ton before the Senate upon fair and satisfactory principles
We cannot listen with patience to the idle suggestion
which sometimes meets our ear even from the lips o
democrats that General Cass will sacrifice the imness
of his principles and the consistency of his character
Away with such idle and ridiculous chimeras He
will not depart iota from the Nicholson letter We
are much mistaken if he does not regard the Wmo
Proviso unconstitutional. We mistake him, if, sooner
than surrender his principles, he will not surrender hi.
seat AS to the charge of the Albany Atlas that he
wished the resolutions on slavery 10 be passed. it is
almost too ridiculous to be contradictsd
We have received by the last nights mail the Detroit
Free Press of the ed January, from which copy the
following account OF his election:
LANSING, January 30
Election of United States Ssnator- Proeeetinc o,
tiereonAfter some private business in the early part
the day, the unfinished business of yesterday being the
nomination OF United States senator, was called up.
MI. FINLEY and Mr.. LOOMS made various motions to
postpone &c. order to defeat the operation of the law
Mr.. +. made remarks in support of his motion 10
postpone and urged that public opinion had reached
members; that but two presses had dared 10
Mr. Baxter followed in one of his speeches. full Of" fire
and fury signifying nothing" ESQ with Loomls and so
The Senate then proceeded to vote The first ballot
resulted as follows:
void Hart, King, McCabe, Mckinney, Red6eld. ROBIN.
Waldo-l6
j. r. WILIAMs-Senator Baxier-I
f. LAwRENcE-Isbel i.
X. s. BINGHAM-SenatOr Looms--1.
d. c. LAwRENcE-W albridge--1.
GEO G. BATEs-Webb-I.
f. Ransom was declared nominated, and committee
appointed TO inform the House of the result Soon after
committee from the House, consisting OF Messrs Haw-
ley and G. Turner appeared and invited the Senate to
meet the House in Joint convention
The senators met the House, and the election of Lewis
Cass was made as follows:
For LEWIS CAss-Senators Berry, bort, Durham,
GriswoId, Hart, King Redfeld Shoemaker, Snow, Sum
mers, Wado--Il.
+: RANsoM.senators Finley, McCabe, Mckinney,
Robinson Roof, Thompson-6.
j. r. WILL1AMs-Senaiors Baxter, Isbell, Walbridge,
Webb "
K S. BINGHAM--Scnator Loomis--1.
The members of the House OF Representatives voted as
For LEWIS CAss-Messrs Allen, Baldwin, Cady, Chit
tsnden, Chapman Conan, O G Comsiock, Curtis, David,
sud, Hawey. Homes, KiIborne, lockwood, McNair,
Mcneil, Moran, Morton Mosher, OMalley, Parkhurst,
Stevens. Stoddard, j. W. Turner, futile, Wilkinson.
Wright-33.
R; WnIIAMs-Messrs. Buck, Dayton, Earl, a Gil
Mulhoand. Salyer. Turrili, Waite-13.
+. RANsoM-Messrs. Andrews, Bacon, Bovine, Burke,
Campbell, Chambern, H H. Comstock Mathews, Peno
yer, Smith, e. r. Turner--ll
+, J. LIrrLEJoHN--Messrs Lowell and Tilden-2.
s. A. HOLBRooK-Sncair-l
Mr.. Griswod offered the usual resolution declaring
General Cass duly elected
Mr.. Thomson moved its indefinite postponement
MIR. Mckinney moved to lay ii on the table Lost.
Mr. Buck (whig) moved the previous question, which
was ordered, and the resolution was adopted by large
Thus ends the senatorial contest 1t has been an ex-
citing one.