Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-17


The Union and the Sentinel still keep up the war
over the Senate printing. The "big organ" appears
to he much engaged in beaboring the Senate.
however, that il does not take much notice OF the
SntineFs attacks Its shafts are aimed mostly at the
Senate Ii makes exhibit of the nine Democratic
Senators voting for the Sentinel as factious Demo-
Gratis and accompanies its exhibit with the threat il
''shal feel authorized to make such comments here.
after, as the facts disclosed shall suggest" Read
them out of the party, suppose that is the plan
pretty generally adoptedby the Union ofate in visit
ing its condemnation. Some of the first Senator'S the
Democratic party very likely to be excommun.
Gated, for the crime Of voting fer giving the Senate
printing to Democratic organ, in preference to
the other The Union says:
"THE VorE TOR Public PRISrER.-The vote for public
printer in the Senate given by ballot therefore
the names OF the voters do not appear upon the Journals
But contemporary of the Star processes to have as
certained the vote and may bc Of interest
10 friends know who voted for the proprietor the
Union, and who against Him, extract the vote as
given by him, remarking that satisfied that Gen
eral James voted for General Armstrong. 1t will seem
according TO this account which will be corrected by Sc
majors il it Is in other respects that sixteen
good and true Democrats and Wing voted for GEN
eral ARMSTRONG and that every other Whig and every
hbotionist and nine Democrats voted against him This
shows things: FIRST that the Union has no SYM
patty from Wings and, second that has favor in
the eyes Of sboltonss. That is exactly the position the
Union will continue to occupy-devoted earnestly and
zealousy democratic principles and true democratic
men, and opposed the bitter end to Wings abolition.
ists and sympahizing, actious Democrats II the follow
ing vote with the correction ave made To Gen
eral james, given Us the Star l. acquesccd i'm nv
majors correct shall feel authorized to make such
comments hereafter the facts disclosed shall suggest
Fo the present. only annex the vote repeating that
we have full assurance that Gen. James voted for Gen
Armstrong
"of tue Wing Senator's there we're sixteen present
ofhese sixteen gentlemen, fourteen for Mr. Tucker
tnrl Gales a H.. ast,,.
strong. Those wings who voted for Mr.. Tucker were
MeSSrs Truman Smith, John NJ Clayton VIM C. Dawson
Archibald Dixon, John b. Thompson, j +. Benjamin, Ell
ward Everett James A. Pearce, Thos g. Pratt U.mi
ton Fish, George A. Badger, Benz +. Wade James Coo.
per- and solomon Foot.
1.-THE whig voting for Gales and Sraton Was Senator
Jas. G, Jones, of Tenn.
"Ol the aboitionistS all three voted for Mr. Tucker
viz Mesrs. Seward, Chase and Sumner.
"Of thr democrats, but twenty-five were present nine
o. whom also voted for Mr.. Tucker The Of those
gentleman follows Mesrs John H. Weller
Jesse d. Bright, Mr.. James Mr. Evins, David T. Acbi
sOn, Wm Wright, Richard Brodhcad, Jas. NJ Mason and
r. NJ. T. Hunier
Though the vote a one we asccrtaned how
these nine gentlemen voted. 10y previously ascertnin,
what senators certainly voted for Robert AStroug--lV
$40 means difficult task; this latter armstrong; vote was
follows, viz Senators johnson, Gwinn Petit Dodge
jr, Slide hamlim, Walker, Dodge sr Css, Stuart Al.
ams, Norris Williams. Douglas Allen Shields and n he
fore remarked Mr.. John Bell, (whig y
The above article the .SsntinE copies from tho
the following extract from the Scntincs article:
"The article copy and the article copied frur, the
G"on IN our paper OF yesterday, caircriz.d hy
tone Of arrogance and assumption that did not believe
could he taken 10y any Journal Has the Union dr.I.j
tsei into the belief that it command Scnators Does
i think that the support Of the proprietor that paper l.
te great Test OF democracy Is authorized rnouuce
- iacuonst all Who dared to cast their for the de-
mOcratc Publisher OF another democratic Journal. Irsn
whence that authority What its sou.ccy The Union
pretends TO furnish a. with tie names OF the Senators
nlgy Oh for n, Tt.n
President of that body, Mr.. Atchs0n at this time the
Vice President OF the United States Is lac a fIconss
Among them is the of Jessee u. Blight one ofthe
taunchest democrats m the country ami chairman Of e
Committee Roads and Canals. j. he a fictoust
Among them the Of Senators Hunter AMI Ma
SON. the first chairman of the Committee Finance tie
last chairman of the Committee Foreign Relations are
shey factonistsg Senators Weller Jimes Evans Wr,t
and Broadhead also the st of those who voted
for Mr. Tucker. Are they also ictous democrats We
ask ior reply"
The Se"ti",, 1t will be seen, puts some hard qucs
tiOns to its contemporary Of the Union, and which
may give the Union trouble 10 answer Satisac-
tory, if thinks proper make a reply But tits
family quarrel and leave the two party journals to
fshtit out We trust they will not entirely dcyour
each other, soon, in a scramble for the spos Of
the Senate printing.
According 70 the Uni0a, there ave NISr facou-
Democratic Senator'S already, out of the twenty-five
pesc"t IL mahtS Itihei poor SHOW LOT the naTlnO-
ny of the party should say. lfthcy represent Ill.,,
sentiments Of their respective States, we have the
Democracy Of Rhode Island Pennsylvania, Virginia
California, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri and South
Caroina-of eight States Of the Union-all factious
towards the Administration Of Gen. Pierce.
When such men as Atchison, Weller Bright
Broadhead, and our Own Senators, Mason and
Hunter, become factious towards a Democratic Adj
ministraton, times begin to look sqully. There
must be few screws loose somewhere.