The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-12-13
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ton ofthe Government, if any, should
be in reference to him, and some silly
things have been said there, as else
where.
So with the House pretty much.
Among the wise things said and done
there we notice that MIR. Smith, of AL
ALBANIA, gave notice of his intention to
introduce joint resolution, requiring
the Secretary of State to furnish Louis
kossuth with copy of.the laws Of the
United States defining treasonS and
misdemeanors. The resolution further
contemplates further action. If, after
reading the laws in relation to the same,
he continued to make incrndiary speech
es, it shall be the solemn duty of the
President to have him arrested. Laugh
ter.
We notice that Mr.. Evans Is on the
Committee on Military affairs.
The Rev. L. f. Morgan of the NJ. E.
Church has been elected chaplain to the
House.
In debate in the Senate on Thurs
day, Mr.. Cass said he considered Kos
suth the representative ola great princi-
pie, and all amendments destroyed to an
extent the effect of the welcome. 1t
was idle to say he had been invited as
an ordinary emlgrant, to take his 100
acres oi land, and settle down to Its cul-
tIvation. He had been invited as to-
ken ofrespect for his cause. The Hun
garian struggle was like our own, they
expressed loyalty, but demanded reform.
We did the same. Every nation in Eu-
rope now contained in her borders and
supported and maintained exiles from
other lands
He considered Austria and Russia had
violated the law Of nations, and that the
United States had a right to 90 to war
or protest against it. By welcoming
kossuth we could give no offence for
hidden be the law of nations; under that
law ofnations we had rig ht to go fur
Their and rebuke Russia for violating the
law Of nations. The amendment was
an abstract declaration that by this reso-
luton we. meant nothing, and as such
was uncalled Tor and undignihed. The
Senate of the United States presented a
singular spectacle of hesltating and
doubling, when compared with the
course Of the Sultan ofTurkey.
On 81 {b, looo
foco papers are arguing against the va
, liditv of the election of Senator Pratt
by the last Legislature, for the term
commencing on the list inst, and we
understand an attempt will be made to
supplal.t him by the locotoco Legislature
this winter, which will run the State,
no doubt, to thousands Of dollars Of ex-
pense. AS the vacancy was to occur
before the assembling of another lcgisla-
ture, the validity of his election does not
admit of adoubt The Baltimore Daily
.News of Monday, in an able article,
from which we take the following para
gr apis, makes the matter plain:
off the Legislature toresee vacancy
by the expiration of regular senatorial
term, to happen after the present and be-
fore the neat session, it is merely absurd
to say they cannot provide for it. 1t is
the very duty imposed on them. They
are charged with electing the Senators.
1t is their duty to know and observe
when each term will expire, and have a
Senator elected to fill the office from
such time, SO anxious is the Constitu.
ton that no vacancy should ever exist
that it has, in the 4th section of the LIST
article, expressly given the absolute
unc ontrolled power to the Legislature
to prescribe the times, places, and man.
nsr of electing Senators. To omit such
clause in such an argument, is about az
fair as the argument itself Is valid. il
the Legislature can prescribe the tint
of election, does not the resolution now
or on fixed day to 60 into the cleo
ton prescribe it :? And what limitation
Is there on their power to Tx that tern
before the expiration of the senatorial
term On the contrary, their PLAN
duty is so to appoint it--else they fai
to do what the Constitution requires
them to do. They fail without excuse
to elect an officer to fill an office whicA
they kaaop wiH be vacant on a certain
day." n
"Why not tell the truth and shame
the devil at once-say, the locofoco.
had the Governor, and it was an out
rage in Wing legislature not to ne,
glect their duty, that he might appoint
a locofoco Senator for gear"
MoRE ANNExATIoN.-It is said thai
movements are going on in Washington
to press upon Congress the annexation
of the Sandwich Islands, Mr., GWin