Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-25
NEW YORK.

Fish az Senate, from New York. was SNAP Judgment,
and violation of the constitution and laws which would be
rebued by the IT, Senate the sole judge Vi the returns and
eligibility CT its members. As write, the New YORK
mails day behind and we have only tho i'-t part O.
the proceedings OF ;he New York Senate Oh Tuesday last
We make an extract which contains enough 10 saew that
in the opinion of Whigs great out-i2e has been commit
ted Mr. Beekmen Is the National Wing Senator from Ne's
York civ who refused 10 go into the election OF Senator
until some pledge of his fidelity 10 the peace Of the Union
and 10 the constitution was rendered:
NJ Cooae moved suspend the 37h rule Of the Senate
which provides that all concurrent resolutions shall lie oEs
enc day.
SIR Mann opposed lie desired 10 know the reason 70!
this movement.
Mr. Carroll thought tie ONLY motive coul BE one which
was hid in the uind If Inc majority No public business
CURED tins suspension II was extraordinary lat s"ca
movement made al this tinls.
Mr. Stanton in illusion 10 recent article III the State
Register suggested that HAT paper should attend rather 10
The Senators from the 3lst (Babcock) aud 3.nd o"eh
than o the Democratic Senators.
Mr. Babcocs said he ofany political motive
in reference 10 this notice He should vote for i from il
confidence in the character Of The Senator Of the i3rh
Mr. Guinp appealed 10 the magnanmity OF the Sena.o o.
the 18th Withdraw hs notice Senators from the TN tbran
dretr) and 18th (Dar,) were absent
Mr. Carroll thought very singular that Inc W nl2 Sena
tors should te extraordinarily punctua al this time
looks strange also netting than ordinary legislation
intended that such audience Should DC at hceo mere
Leading members OF tie House. anu olSnSusea ieh io
other parts of the State. g.
ro whether Senators Dart and Brandreih had NOT paired
of with each other (As both heee gentlemen are Demo
Gratis, this remark created sensation.)
motion made lay the motion of Mr. Cook on the
table.
The vote was taken and the Senate refused lay the
table An the Democrats and Mr.. Beekman, voted In the
affirmative aEd al the Wings except MI H. voted IN the nI
gatve 49,. Oh ine pa. :"
Then the question IS roe regretted, f~- re
suspend nusn directly on the resolution 10
luton TO e Of the rules required concurrent .eso
W.-iu Dvrr one day il was adoped-ayes To- lai he
t7srSS I'm, Bockmuna nav l4-Q3 Dem. and MIR. b.
Nj owen {f Cattaraugus and Chatauqur distrle mne-
lately and offered the following preamble anu
"Whereas the Legislature having failed TO elect a. le
e and in the manner prescribed by law Senator IN Con
ress in the place Of Daniel s. DGsns'n Mno1e ,s
resolved f the Assembly concurl that the Legislature w
Tie 18Th ns O'clock P NJ, proceed TO elect , 81
utor in Congress, in the manner prescribed oy rce "
chapter 6, part first, Of the Revised Statutes.
Mr. Beeknan entered into constitutional and legal aren
nent 7rore that election called unaer suea %
-ould rot be Of binding effect After finishing ms esa.
ent Mr. h. reviewed the course he hao taken ~ "
he Senatorial election He had been returned BY ms con-
titucnts with full knowledge oil his hereses as 'ey a
een called lie had voted for the GeddeB resolutions OF
$50 because LIS had been in caucus upon hc ana was "
bound go FOR them, yet he thought mem
They eopa.led the Union. They meddled win WOUNDS
hat were tleciing Mr. b. alluded the results OF recent
elections in the several wards comprising his Senatorial as
rct, proving that his constituents were WIN num- au ~
he read tho resolutions OF the YIN "u
which had given him in every way the most ehphac "
lorscment Of his course ~. .o
Some person had said him, with snecr that he was
not the only man who thought himself right and all the rest
ii the world wrong and he had escaped from his Keepers
ou; he (Ar stand alone. majority OF the sen
ate all honorable ren, with HIM lie had refnsco I'D
send 10 the Senate who had not declared himself on
inc great Of Compromise That was his offence he
alone Thure good!y number oil members oil
The other House, who but for unoward circumstances
would have gone with him. DIR t. then read letter when
he and Two Senator'S whose he Gid repeat, had
addressed TO Governor Fish the 29h OF january. he
alluded 10 approval Of hs which had been gwen
by his cityhis constituen,sby the best wa'gs In the
country-and by whose name, II nc was allowed to
eoeak H. would bring far simultaneous expression 81 love
and adnira lion from many lips around them He could not
now go back.
The Republic Washington eioices over the election o!
Mr. Fish, as giving grea, satisfaction to the PRECEDENT Per
eontrn the Register Albany the Siiysr GREY" sdins
tra,on organ holds different Tone though Its severe
comments appeared prior to the success of the Gerr Smith
and Seward plot, II said Monday:
Loox OFT ron SmoAls,The notorious Aaoiiionis' Ger
r, Smith is very active in efforts procure The election OF
Hamilton Fish 10 the Y. D senate. 10 ms eo"i'eAioh
has the come al last =, - IN
The proc.cdiops in The legislature this day (Monday) will
deyelop. the po and It's result Mcsrs Stone and Staoon
noted ocooco Aboonsts relied upon 10 pursue auch
course by their votes their absence as VIII gre me FORM
Of an eon however spurious, 10 WING friend NJ MIX
national admins. ration II such should nc me ease VINO
will doubt hereafter the isdon and patriotism o Senator
ReekrtdE coursci
Inn, -, Wi, l.. this election of Senator Fish strikes -
A.. hearing de- tion and contempt On Inc administrator