Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-02-06

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ty-eipht members majority ol AL Il e
parsons present, aud II majority OF all
the Whig mcNhers oi Tie Legislature.
This proposition was opposed 10y mi
nDrlly of the caucus, who supported
Hon. jImes +. Simmons tor Senator,
and They refused 10 be bound by the de-
risi1n OF the majority. A second cau-
rus of The " hig members Of the Leg
i,nurc was holden on Tuesday even
/ mg last To- elects candidate To he sup
ported Tor said office OF u. ;. Senator
Al this cnucus several ballots were taxi
cl. The last Dl which ballots resulted in
giving Hon. John Whipple clear ma
lurliy OF all the members Of the caucus.
and lLat gentleman was 10y the p,i1ci-
/ pie winch lies at the foundation OF all
, political ORGANIZATIONS, The decision ol
! the majority. the candidate Of the W hlg
party for The Office Of L. :. Senator
/ The next day after This caucus was
holden and this result had, the members
Of the Legislature went into Grand
Committee for the election Of an u. ;.
Senator. The result Of the four ballot
iugs are known Mr.. Whippe obioir-
ed on the last ballot sc votes Mr.. Sim.
mo Is % votes and Gen. James 80 votes
he friends OF MIR. Simmons refused 10
Vote for the Wing caucus candidate, and
there WAS no election. Percciving that
there was 40 chance of clectlng The can
dldalc selected by IA Wing caucus, IN
consequence of the course pursued by
the friends OF MIR. Simmons, aud Of 9th
rrs disrrgarIng their pledges given III
81 L.IItr l.t..rn,ln.4l 4 al A
yield 10 the obstinacy Of Il minority o,
the party. myself and thirteen other
Wings of the Legislature preferred TO
elect Il man 10 the L. :. Senate whom
we had satisfactory assurances WAS,
aud whom we knew TO be, sound upon
all Tie leading Wing measures par
tlcuarly upon the QUESTION Of protection
Il American industry; and who, If
elected Senator, would do aII in his pow
cr 10 sustain the policy aud measures OF
the Nhig party in the Senate Of The Un-
tied States. We supported Gen. James
on the third and fourth ballots on Thurs
day, aud succeeded in eicctng him
We are perfectly satisfied with the re-
suI', rs We believe the Whig party OF
this state, ana Of the country, will be
eventually.
Al lhc confusion and difficulty in this
election OF L. 5. Senator is clearly at
trbuabic % ilIc cOurs" and conduct Of
The friends OF MIR. Simmons III opposing
and ,clusinr 10 su port the candidate oi
the " hig caucus. Had they on the
fir, or second days baIIoIinIs, voted for
the y Zig caucus candidate. AIr. Whip
pie, the candidate Of the aioriiy OF the
Wig caucus. would have been elected.
W wish the cpeopIe to keep this fact il
mind IN considering this case. l he mi
nonty ol'lhc party lad only TO support
the can5idatc agreed upon by the ma
iority OF the N hg caucus to elect Mr..
Whpple. This they refused to do. AID
declared their determination to adhere
- their disorgauZug course. Under
these circumstances with no prospect
of eleclng any other candidate at the
present session of the Legislature. we
were unwilling that This question, divid-
ilg lhn party. should BE- permitted TO 90
over the session 10 cnbarruss and urfcat
the Wtigs a, the Spring election. The
rosI; we believe viii BE- favorable to the
Wing party aud TO the promotion OF
Wing measures in this state and IN the
country. Gen. James. our new Senator,
iSa Wing. He voted ioI Gen. Harrison
for President in $40 f; hc voted for Mr
Clay for President in lsil la 1915 at
/ e time OF the election Of the last Pre-
iicn: he was absent from this State, up
on Lake Ere. Had he been here, we
are assured he would have voted for
General Taylor for President. He vot-
ed for his present Excel ency. Henry
Il. Anthony, for Governor OF this State.
What better assurance can any man
give Of Wing sentiments than these
votes. reaching back for the last ten
years
1t should be stated that he was absent
from this State when the bal oiings for
L. :. Senator commenced. and is not
responsible. therefore. for the use made
Of his name Tor the office OF l.. :. Seua-
tor. Having been elected he will serve
his native State in that high office. He
Is 10 less a hlg IN consequence Of the
Democrats voting for him, than Mr..
Simmon would have been, # the Dem
orra'a had voted for aud elected him.
rs his friends hoped and boasted they
would do. The result will prove that
Gen. James is what his votes prove him
TO have been for ten years past--a
Whig that he will give in the u. S.
Senate. Il cheerful and strong support
10 all the leading measures Of the Wing
party. ard particularly thai distinctive
principle Ci our party Il Tarill adequate
j. protective Of our home industry. with
warh General James individual inter
csls are entirely Identified. We think il
- bad IO!cy any portion of the
Wing party 10 quarrc! with our new
WuG Senator We know the majority
OF the "hor Of lhis State Will be. upon
reflection, satisfied with tie result. Grn.
James is Il gentleman o. great energy
OF character, who has by II own indus-
try, perseverance, and uHaidcd talent,
built up lis own fortune. He is man
0l whom any party or any State may
be justly proud. he is, moreover just
such a man as it has been urged should
hc at This time elected 10 the L. S. Sen
ate Il prdc'icH business man.
JOHN HOLDEN.
The state uenis OF Mr. Holden are Ger
iainIy very extraordinary. When the
election Of Gen. James was first announ-
ccd. the murmur Of universal indigna-
lion was met with the declaration that
he was Whig THAT the nominee
oi the Democratic party the man who
furnished the means fr the Democrats
10 ny the registry taxes, who was nom