The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-07


though Massrs Anthem Of Richmond, l. Harris
Of Chsnengo, and Sherman At Duchess app. ar
by our Rport to have been aheept Mr. Shall Of
Herkiner,a Free-soil Democrat. appears to have
voted for Gov. Fish, ~ he had voted with the
Wing phalanx on some further occasions. Mr.
Coffin Of Ostego (Free-soil Democrat, elected
by Wing votes) voted for John A. Dix Mr..
Lyon Of Lewis county independently for Wash
ington Irving.
Thus stands the matter at present. A
single Wing senator, who, by every tie of To-
caity, kindred ancestry, and past associations
would have seemed most committed to Gov
Fish, has seen fit TO deny to the Wing legisla-
ture the opportunity desired by three touril.s d
his past politica! brethren to elect Wing Uuted
States senator for the next six years, AS they
stood ready to do by at least thirty majority
Thus the whole ina ter 10 now presented to the
people, and especially the Wings Of our State
and il they shall see therein anything calculated
to Increase their love and reverence for tina,
particular Development of hnman perversity
known as Silver Grayism, 10 be 1t!
The following expose from an eye witness
the editor of the Albany Alias, Democratic Free
soiD will show how closely the calculation was
made by the Silver Grays, to defeat their Sew.
ARD brethren with the minimum Of xposure tc
themselves.
We are almost induced to believe that the
|"erposed" place must have been filed by sub
iccting the person who was to fill it, TO the
chances Of drawing lots.
Observe how economically the thing was done
Mr.. BEEKMAs 1--WE hope he has broad shout
ders) had to Stake the responsibiliiy'-bu it il
said has collapsed under the load We shall
soon see if this be true.
The ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR
by statute the two houses of the Legislature
are required to proceed separately on the frs
Tuesday Of February to the nomination of
senator to represent the State in the United
States Senate.
AT the hour of twelve, the time designated il
the law, the lieutenant governor announced tt
the senate the order Of business, and directed
the roll of the senate to be called Each Sem
tor as his name WAS men6oned arose in BIZ
| place, and announced the name of his candidate
Sixteen senators named Hamilton Fish, On,
| Wing senator (Beekman of New York; nomi
mated Francis Granger. The fifteen Democratic
senators each nominated Democrat--nO tw,
|
port
The vote was announced for Fish l6-fo
sixteen others named, l6. motion to adjourn
at this stage, failed, ayes Is, nays l6 TIL
senators proceeded again to nominate--with TN
same result as before. Hereupon Mr.. BeekmaI
of New York, moved to adjourn, and the aye
and noes being called, there appeared for tn
motion Is, q Wing and 10 Democrats) agans
it l6 The Lieutenant governor thereupon de
clared the senate was adjourned till to morrow
| ut IL, A. NJ.
This constituted failure to elect which can
not be remedied except by new law, and il
case no such law is passed, the seat in the Sen
ate remains vacant till the next legislature shall
act tnereupon. The provision in the Unite'
States Constitution, that the governor ma
make temporary appointments in case Of vncan
cies happening in tie recess, does not apply L
this case.
/ If the senators who had voted for Fish on tn
first nomination, had voted for Granger, Oh tn
second. there would have boon n nomination b
the senate, to be followed by a convention Q
the two houses and joint ballot
We presume that this had been considered
and that the attempt would have been foiled
for it is evident that though Mr. Beekman ba
assumed the whole responsibility of the actio
to-day, he has represented the wishes and pu
poses of that section Of the Wing party Gale
the Silver Grays. The question seems to hav
been how to accomplish the result, with tn
least exposure Of Leading partizans to the cor
sequences that follow from such rcvolutionar
action.
In the House, it will be seen, the Wing mem
bers, with four exceptions voted the caueu
nomination