Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-11-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
CORRESPONDENCE OF rHE SAVANNAH nrpuRLIcAx.


The scene opened by Mr. SINGLETON of Lumpkin, a
friend of Mr.. CoBB who offered resolution to rescnd
the resolution heretofore adopted to 60 into the election
of United States Senator to-day and to postpone the cleo
tion for the remainder of the session Mr. STEPHENS
moved that the Senate do agree to the resolution and
upon that motion he called for the previous question At
this stage of the proceedings Mr. STuRGs moved to lay
the resolution of Mr. SINGLETON upon the table The Pre-
that this motion took precedence of the
call for the previous question: whereupon appeal was
taken from the decision of the Chair when the Senate,
by vote of 81 to 49, refused to sustain the Chair Mr.
CLARKE then moved that the Senate do proceed to the
hall Of the House of Representatives for the purpose OF
going into the election Of Senator the hour appointed by
previous resolution for that election having arrived
Here again the President decided against all precedent
that this resolution took precedence of the call for the
previous question second appeal taken from the
decision of the Chair and again the Senate refused to
sustain the Chair. The question up whether
the Senate would second the call for the previous ques
tion, which decided by yeas and nays in the arma-
tive. This brought the Senate to direct vote upon
agreeing to the resolution when the yeas and nays were
called and yeas 49, nays 49, SO the resolution was
agreed to- the election of United States Senator post
poned for the remainder of the session.
An effort will doubtless be made in the morning to
consider this portion of the Journal but it will hardly be
successful Great excitement prevailed in the Senate and
the lobby throughout the struggle the resolution
running fire was kept up both Sides divers and
Trajectory motions made and every resource of in
genuity was exhausted to srangle the resolution The
oppuston however, were met with equal tact.
Last night meeting Of the friends of Mr.. JENKINS
unanimously nominated Mr.. DAWSON for the Senate, and
resolved to stand by him the first, the second, the
third and to the thousandth balloting 1t would
take no part in eectng any who would not oppose
the Administration and its Freesoil appointments.
you yesterday the resolutions introduced in both
branches of the Legislature by Messr IRWIN and Porr
in regard to the spos policy of the Administration and
marked that there considerable debate in the Senate
the motion print the resolutions for the of that
body. Messrs PORE, HALL, STEPHENS, MILLER, NOSE
LEY RIDLEY and DuNSEGAN participated in the discus
sion in favor of the notion and Messrs SrURGIs and Nc
GEHEE in opposition to it. The latter Senator's who
of Southern Rights Democrats, thought good
could be accomplished by the agitation Of the subject
that would be useless expense print the resolutions
that it did not become the Legislature Of Georgia to inter
fere in the of the shells in New York and that it
improper for Senator'S of this State to undertake to
pass judgment upon the policy of the Federal Admins
traon to take cognizance of the in which the
General Government is conducted. Mr.. STURGIs even
went far to say that it matter of Indifference
with him who filled the posts of collector of customs in
New York elsewhere at the North for that both parties
at the North unsound
1t replied the other side that if good Of
the introduction of the resolutions harm would
would it be needless expenditure of money to print
them The resolutions the table did not propose to
interfere in the local contests Of New York they simply
expressed far the divisions of that State
cerned the sympahies of Southern for those patriots
at the North who had stood by rights 1t was
tainy not improper to encourage friends and hold
their hands in the contest they wagng against
enemies. As to the official conduct of the Admnistra
ton, it right and becoming for the Legislature Of
Georgia to speak It's sentiments. She sovereign
State and part Of the Federal Unon interested in the
honor and welfare of the county and the wise admins
traon of its laws, and it not only the right but the
duty Of the Legislature to give expression to her feelings
The motion print prevailed. Though the great body
of the Democratic Senators voted in the negative there
were yet exceptions enough to carry the motion.
MILIEDGEv1LLE, NOVEMBER 10.
No effort was made in the Senate this morning
consider that portion of yesterdays journal relating
the postponement of the election of United States Sena
tor. A movement of the kind expected from the
friends of Mr. MCDONALD For the present the election
stands postponed.
Mr. MCDONALD has left the capital in a towering rage
at the result His triumph, like the Dead Sea fruits has
turned to ashes upon his lips He far forgot himself
yesterday to get into angry alteration with Demo-
cratic Senator who voted to postpone the election and at
tempted to reproach him for doing in violent and
dgnifed manner
Mr. COBB has also left town 1t is understood that he
counseled his friends to sustain the nomination Of Mr.
MCDONALD This Of them have refused to do, not
merely from q feeling Of disappointment, but because
they detest his principles MCDONALD the President
Of the Nashville Convenon-a fact which they
forget if Mr.. CoBB While have regrets ex-
press Mr. CoDBs overthrow-for he brought it upon
himself cannot but feel that he should
have been defeated because he had stood Jy the Union
The Southern Rights hate him with vehemence 1
have never equaed and it win require long years of
submission and patience and vearsome service he
can conquer their preudices and reinsate himself in
his party. Naaman was made to dip times in the
river Of Jordan before he was made clean.
THANKsGIvING.-The number Of States in which
Thanksgiving will be observed to-day is at least twenty
two as follows:
New Hampshire Wisconsin Maryland
Rhode Island Missouri Alabama
Massachusetts, Iowa North Carolina
Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware
New York Illinois Georgia
New Jersey Indiana Tennessee
Ohio Kentucky Florida
Michigan
1t is supposed that the first Thanksgiving on these
shores observed at Plymouth about the 1lth Of De-
cember old style, 1921 Edward Winsow gives this ac-
count Of it:
After the harvest Of the year 1921 Governor Brad.
o.I fnvulip We niu ofta