Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-01-25
TRIBUNE AND TELEGRAPH.
Kenosfa, Wis. Thursday, Jan. IS. 1856
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

The question of the election of U. s. Senator b.
our Legislature this winter, is one that is exciting
no small degree ofuterest at the present time, boil
in the Legislature and among the people at large
The time and manner of eiecting our Senators
are provided for by the Constitution, and fixed b.
statute, and the only question now, is whether tn,
members of our Legislature, or majority ofei,he
body of it, will nulIify that instrument which the,
have soemnly sworn to support and defend.
! The two houses must meet in joint convention {,
elect. The Democrats nave small majority il
the Senate, and can prevent an election this win
ter by refusing to go into joint ballot, and they
seem fully determined to exercise this power. Sew
eral democratic members of that body have alread,
expressed themselves openly AS opposed to an cleo
tor, and declared their intention 10 prevent it al
hazards. Some of the leading Democratic paper
advise and uphold such course, and we presume
the advice will be followed The Madison Argu,
s. Hemocrat, the organ of the Democracy in IL,
Legislature, holds the following language:
81 he only way by which "repubIican'' Sena
tor can be elected is by the voluntary surrender o
| the Democracy. Before they consent to this W.
are prepared to advise little delay at least. We
can expect nothing from the magnanimity of the
Assembly all that save from the ruins OF last
falls defeat will be by onr own strength"
Here ID the gist of the whole matter-a Demo.
crat cannot be elected, and therefore, Democrats
will set law at defiance aud prevent an election
Something must be saved from last iall's defeat
The election OF Senator was question that enter,
i'd Al r.u
slature elected more in reference to that tn all
any other. BY their votes, the people declared
what kind Of Il Senator they would have and the
accident of Democrats holding over in the Sen
ate, by which they have a majority in that body
gives them ne right to thwart the wishes of mn
Jorty OF the people clearly and plainly expressed.
The same paper says further:
'sThe question is whether, without resistance
or delay, we shall bond to Il fictitious and acct
dental majority in one branch of the Legislature,
when the power to defeat il is in our hands"
The Argus and Democrat advises the exercise
OF the power to defeat it. 1t is the wish of large
majority Of the people OF the State that Senator
should be elected, and that he be a Republican,
but here are dozen who were not elected
accident of holding over, who set themselves M to
oppose this clearly expressed wish Of the people,
Such arrogance and disregard of all law and duty.
we have never before seen equaed
There is one thing that our Democratic Senators
ought to be fully assured of that if they do persist
in their course they will not be forgotten, at the
next election. IL they would seal their political
perdtion 1T them hold out i IL their opposition to
the wishes of the people upon this vital question.
II the Argus and kindred sheets would look at III G
utter folly OF coun selling this suicidal course The
few Democrats at present in the Senate, cannot
control and govern the will and sentiment of the
whole State, and the attempt is sheer Madness
By mere accident they have the power Temporal.
y, but the exercise of that power will only pro,
fatal to themselves.
The Republican sentiment in Wisconsin is
growing stronger, day by day, as events transpi:e
10 shock the moral AMI politica sense of the peo-
pie in their midst. The revolution is going on 81.
Ienty but surely. aud any attempt to stay lis course
by Fictitious exercise of an accidental, tempora.
ry power will strengthen The tide. The people at
the last election determined that they would no
longer be represented in the council of the ma
ton, and the return of ajority Of Republicans
in jointba!lot TO the legislature, was the result Of
that determination. That feeling is ten fold strong
er oday than it was on the 9TH of November last.
The Republican sentiment is becoming more uni
ted and conso idated, so that any hope the Democ-
racy may have cherished, of dsunio rnd disagree
ment in the action Of Republicans must prove
ground 'ess. We have not a doubt of the perfect
union Of sentiment and purpose among our mem
bers of the legislature and though several candi.
dates for senatorshp may have their friends, upon
the final issue they will all be united. We advise
the Democrats Of the Senate, therefore, to Weld
to the necessity OF the case, and let law and order
take its course and not doubly damn themselves in
persistpg in an evil course.