The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-01-27

Oas a ihe ia.f duties nftbe Legislature.
.nys ne Mi-aprsan was ihs election a.
SENATORS 10 90 the g.aces ssenssi By col
Davis aue Gov. Foo,e. The non }. j..
MsTae > nov hliine ihe Place Of 1.-The former
BY gubemai.oual appointment and that Of
ihs latter is stll vacant Consequently
Mississippi has bot one representative 10
the Senatorial branch ofthe National Legs.
ialure.
The majority in u State senate, appfe.
eating the importance Of discharging their
sworn 'iuiy ia this respect. passed a joint
resolution last week. proposing 70 bring on
the election for n Of the short terms On
Thursday next. Il was sent to the HouAe,
and there amended, by The dominant major.
", so as TO provide also for the election Of a
Senator, for the other short term and for
the long term. commencing on the 4th Of
March, 1853. The senate will, doubtless,
permit the resolution as amended to lie qui,
city on the table. il has exhibited its
readiness to fiji The vacancies, and permit
Mississippi to speak her full Voice in the
National councils The journals show that
i has attempted to discharge its duty and
u may well rest content with what il has
done 1.-THE time is still prolonged ii watch
the State is without a full representation in
the united States senate, and her interests
suffer thereby, the blame viii attach to the
factious controlling majority in the other
end Of the Capitol
The necessity of filling these vacancies is
apparent to all but why urge with indie.
cent haste the election of the long term I!
II Is not because the public exigency requires
i, for the person chosen will not enter on
the discharge OF his duties until the 4th Of
March 1858, and then merely take his seat
while the senate is in executive session.
Cannot the vacancies be filled and the
other election be left for the further considera
ton ofthe Legislature, so that if the election
is entered into, ample time will be afforded
Tor Investigate ne the claims and qualihca-
tons OF the various aspirants for the position.
The last day Of the session is early enough
4 tMt =. NV. .A..B. HL
iof that election, il, indeed, the present lie.
g~islature take upon Itself the responsibility
Of holding it. We are not prepared to say
what its course will be, but we seriously
question the proprie.y Of It's going into cleo
ton 1t is well known that it was chosen
upon collateral issues, and without reference
to the grave gu estons which will demand
the action ola Senator for that term, if cleo.
ted. Why, then, should the matter not be re-
fered back TO the people so that their voice
may be heard and their will reflected in the
selection? DO the majority shrink from a
contest before the people ? 1t would seem
SO from the pertinacity with which they urge
the lection by the present Legislature. 1t
is true that precedent would authorize the
election Of a Senator by this Legislature.
but precedent viii not justify a wrongful
act.-The Tennessee Legislature, having a
decided wing majority, has, under similar
circumstances, referred the election back
to the people. The Alabama Legislature
will, from present indications in that body,
pursue the same course and we would
respectfully suggest that our Legislature
should ponder long before i! deprives the
people OF Mississippi ofthe power of selec.
ting such q representative in the United
senate as they desire for the next
SIX years after the 18th March. 1851