Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14
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SINGULAR ARGuMENT.

In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Morton presented the
following communication from Ex-senator Yulee. 1t ap
nears thai Mr. V claims TO have been elected Senator-no
because he received majority Of all the votes cast but De-
cause no body else than himself was in nomination His
idea we presume that the 80 thrown for othe! per-
sons should be regarded nuyng the % votes cast
for himself the nominees bu; should be treated as oa and
entirely set aside In Massachusetts, observe, blanks
are disregaded-bu, in Virginia. and all the other States
majority of all the properly required 10 be given
to nominee his election. Mr. fulecs strange
logic may quit Massachusetts, but the latitude of For
da: So,
WAsHISdroS, MARCH 5, 1851.
To The Senate of the United States:
beg present extract from the DAILY journal OF
the General Assembly OF Florida, printed by authority and
for the Of that body showing the proceedings ana vote
which took place the 18th OF January s IN lne cnoice
of Senator of the United States Tor inc term commencing
the fourth of March, current
II will be seen that the presdcn, of the joint meeting an
nounced that there choice, In consequence wheeo
the Legislature proceeded in several successive vongs un
til on subsequent day, it was announced that tho Hon
Stephen X. Mallory ives chosen.
After careful examination oil the suoect nave stron8
conviction that the first voting completed an elections na
in fact and right then duly and conslitutlonay cho
and that all the subsequent proceedings were therefore
void.
Ii appears that the only person put in nominations
that no given for any other eligible person. and
that than majority OF quorum oil the eecHVe oouy
declared me TO be their choice.
1t understood that the Legislature acted under an impress
sion that The concurng voices OF major part OF all Inc mem
bcrs elected the branches he aggregate being hiy
nine) was necessary choce and that number 10 w.t.
thirty not having declared for eligible person. choice
was thought to have been elected
If was legally elected believe TO be the case It my
duty right the office; and as failure 20 DO so
now when the Senate convened and am present IN the c
~ might be interpreted into abandonment OF cai or Al
least OF negligence in its assertion have thought ncm
ben, upon bring the subject the notice of the body
But my friend Mr. Mallory who will doubtless regard II
as his duty present himself with his credentials s not
here it is purpose wish TO press the question:
nor To ask decision, until he be present.
With respectful consideration, your feow-ctzen,
d. l.. fULEE.
Extract from the Journal of the General Assembly of Flo
rida for the 18th day Of January, 1851:
"On motion bv Mr. Milton, committee of three, consist
ing Of Messrs Milton, Baker and Wardaw, appointed
TO wait upon the Senate and inform that body of the read
ness of the House proceed 10 the election Of u S. Sena
and other officers according TO resolution previously
adopted by the two houses.
"a committee from the Senate announced that the Senate
would be ready in few minutes 90 into said election
"he Senate entered the hail. and the President upon In
vItaon of the Speaker, took the chair.
rhe President having announced the object OF the Joint
meetng and that the election for Senator in order
"Mr Milton nominated DAVID l.. yrLEE for that Office
The first vote resulted as follows:
"FoR YrtEE Sendt.-Mr. President. Messrs. Brown oil
Columbia Brown Of Hilsborcueh Forward Johnson Max
we'll Mosey, Perry and Tayor-9. House-Alr. Speaker,
Alcssrs Anderson, Bennett Bradley Burnham, Diworh'
Kcrcasc Lott Maybce Milton, Smith, Stanley, Steele,
TAYLOR and Wardaw-20. Total 29
..RLASK: Senaie--Messrs. Austin, Avery, BALDWIN, Bad
dington Crawford, Finley Mcmillan, Smith and Stewart
g Bouse-Messrs Allen Baker, Battle, Brett Brownel
Long, NInter. Maxwell Mccall Plummer Scott Shine,
Turner and Wkinson-20. Total 20.
,,The President announced that there election