Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

RHODE ISLAND SENAToR.--lt appears that Mr.
JAMES was chosen Senator from RHODE ISLAND on
the eighth ballot, when he received fifty woes,
against forty.nine given to the other candidates.
The Providence Journal thus speaks Of. this dn-
expected result:
The election Of Senator in Congress was made yeztsr
day In Grand Committee. On the eighth ballot CaARLEs
t. JANEs the Democratic candidate, elected, receDg
the votes OF fourteen elected Wings. We will not
trust ourselves now to characterize this transaction de-
but we should be- wanting in self respect if we did
not take the s occasion to say that in opinion more
shameless eachey has dsgraced the annals Of any
party IN this State Who the fourteen receant Wings
We do not know They Pudendy sheltered themselves be
hind secret ballot and would not without good evidences
charge such conduct upon any member General Assem-
bly, But their names will be known The Wings Of the
State the outraged constituencies whose confidence has been
betrayed, have right to know the Of the who
have done il" 5, #ftt II Aei
The Journal notices three rumors connect
ed with the election, which it says are all given
upon what would usually be considered worthyau.
thority, as follows: @ isa ,t
lst. That Gen. James stated to Democratic member Of
the General Assembly that he Democrat and nothing
but Democrat and that he would accept the Office Of Sem
ator only Democrat.
3D. That Gen. James has written letter in which heun-
equivocay pledges himself in favor Of the measures Of the
Wing party.
"a That Zen James denies having written such Letter,
and demands that the who make the assertion shall pro-
duce the document.
Than ioows disclaimer from thirty-ons Wings Of the
Legislature, who that they gave aid to the election
q Nj JANEs and the Journal states that might hive
ben procured il the members had dispersed with the chs
iDs of the Legislature ,{ sai,ass.s TgtI53!.tsaAl
The actual difficulty this The Wings had two
dIdnts Messrs. WHPPLx and SIMtossshe former hsvng
s utsus, Of friends IN Legislature. The friends
he latter refused be bound BY the decision Of caucus
which REFUSAL the Providence Journal says insubor
dinaiion, while 6een Of the friends Of Mr. Whppe voted
in the Legislature for Mr.. James, which "treasou
There sItyfour Wings in the Rhode Island Legislature
and Mr. Whippe did not receive twenty mine in
GUS (no majority Of the WHOLE, the Journal states that it
was agreed that this vote should not be binding f
Mr.. jam HoLDrs, who has intimate personal relations
with Gen. JAMES, publishes card in defence Of his for
the latter, in which be makes the following statement:
seen. James, our new, Senator, IL Wing. He voted
for Gen. Harrison for President in 1910 he voted for Mr.
Clay for President in 1914 In gS4S, at the time of the
election of the late PRESIDENT he absent from this Sae
upon Lake Erie Had he been here, assured, he
would have voted for Gen. Taylor for President He voted
for his present exceency Henry B. Anthony for Governor
of this State. What better any give sf
Wing sentiments than these vetes reaching back for the last
ten years. @ t A ta9g i af7
The Providence Journal does adopt the statements
Mr. HoLDRS matters Of fact and Of history and calls upon
Mr. JAMES to explain his position. a tH