Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-20
EASTERN TIMES.
"Save us from our Friends"

The wing party are beginning to reap,
to their SORROW, the effects Of their mode of
tactics which they, Tong time since, adopted
IN the Northern States-of sowing sectional
discussions aud encouraging coalition move
snents. They have stirred up whirlwind
which they have aot the power to ride They
are beginning to see its disastrous effects in the
State Senatorial elections. Massachusetts,
Rhede Island, Delaware, and New Jersey
which they considered perfectly safe-have
''eone by the board''-and Maine, New
Hampshire, Ohio, New York, aud numerous
other States, where they run for luck" have
failed them.
The last instance was the case of New
York, the particulars of which were these -
The constitution of the State provides, that on
the first Tuesday of February, the Senate and
Assembly shall separately nominate by ballot,
a candidate for U. S. Senator, after which
they shall Immediately meet, and if they agree
in their nominations the person nominated
shall be appointed.
On Tuesday at IL o'clock the Assembly pro-
ceeded to ballot, and nominated Hamilton Fish,
whig, by the following vote-for Fish 70, John
\. Dix 81, James T. Brady 7, Horatio Sey-
mour 3, Francis Granger 2, scattering S-for
Fish over all others, 81. The Assembly con-
sists of l2S members, of whom 50 are wings.
The Senate also proceeded to ballot at the
same hour This body consists of 80 mem
bers, of whom II are wings and Is democrats.
1t follows that with full House it would re-
'quire every whig vote to give the whig candi-
date majority On the first ballot, Fish re-
,ceived 10 votes-Senator Beekman, whig, vot
ing against him. A second ballot followed,
with the same result, when, on motion of Mr..
Beekman, the Senate adjourned. The motion
to adjourn was carried by the casting vote of
the Lieutenant Governor, Senator Beekman
voting with the democrats.
The constitution provides that if the two
houses disagree, '-ihe election shall be made
by the joint ballet of the Senators and members
of the Assembly," 1t will of course require
'tne concurrent VVlc OF DOtn Houses 10 90 INTO
an election
Our contemporary of the Tribune pours out
griefs, interspersed with sprinklings of ,cra,h,
at the result, in leading editorial article. a
specimen of which may be gathered from the
following extract
We can bear TO be outvoted in caucus,
and to see other than our favorite chosen, if
the majority Of the party so decide it,-nay,
we are sometimes willing TO let the minority
have things their own way for the sake of
peace and the success of whig principles. But
we have no fellowship, and we hope the wings
of n. Y. will show that they have none, with
such utter recklessness as will prompt very
small minority, and even one man, 10 estimate
the success of sound national policy less than
the qualification of stubborn ,ritulness."
The Albany Register, administration, says
the "siver greys" have been swept clean from
The canals, and tells the Sewardites they can't
have senator till they take the knife from
the threats of The Fillmoreites. The Journal,
,he organ of the .'woolly heads charges the
defeat of Hamilton Fish directly upon the ad-
ministration