Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-09
Absentees from the Senate

The ADMINISTRATION democrats Oh the OenaLe
cast no ootes at all, fearing to vote against Sc
ward, lest it might defeat his election, and being
unwilling to vote for him, unless it should be.
como necessary to secure his election.
So then it appears, first, that the national
Known othings ran no candidate, because they
found themselves in hopeless minority
second, that the soft, alias administration Dem
ocrats, polled but 0 votes in the two Houses,
and that of these were given to Seward,
and that the residue OF the soft Democrats de.
clined voting on the first ballot--third that
Seward received but - votes from the Know
Nothings, altogether, in both houses, or less
than ons-serenth Of the whole vote given to
him, and the whole of these ~ were of the
bogus stripe of that order and, lastly, that
if the bogus Know-Nothings had voted, as they
were pledged to vote, against Seward, and the
soft or administration Democrats had also
voted against Seward, he would have been de-
featedi
We have a few pertinent inquiries to make
at this point, and beg that the Washington
Union, Richmond Enquirer, and their kindred
Forney and Pierce presses, will come out bold
ly-.fat.tooted, and answer them.
1st Was VIM. II. Seward elected by the
Know-Nothings, who only poled twelve votes
in his favor-seven In the House and five in
the Senator There were eighty-seven votes
cast for Seward, of which only twelve were cast
by the Know-Nothings, and these twelve were
of the bogus stripe! Not one national man
voted in his favor! Will these presses
above named, dare assert in the face of these
facts, that the American party" elected Sew
ard9 Such q .falsehood would be rather too
/ glaring for publication.
I'd. We ask the presses above named, to ex-
plain srhy and soherefore three soft adminis-
tration Democrats coted for Seward, when
Seymour (soft) and Dickinson (hard) both Dem
ocrats, were in nomination. These presses
must admit that unexplained, it looks rather
queer, that three Forney and Pierce Demo
Gratis should vote for an antagonist of such
prominence as Mr.. Seward viii they explain
Never whilst the sun shines--neUeri They dare
not attempt to explain. We have given the
explanatian in advance. So also has our Albany
correspondent, whose letter, dated the day before
the election, wepublish in another column. We
hope our friends and the country win read it
3D.. We ask the presses above named how
1t was, and why it was, that the residue of the
Forney and Pierce Democracy, numbering
some ten or twelve members of the two houses,
absented themselves, and failed to vote against
Mr.. Sewardf Was il or was it not because
thoy wanted Mr. Seward elected, in order that
the Forney and Pierce presses could "ring all
the changes" upon the fact Of his election, and
palm upon the South tho false and deceptive
statement that the Know Nothings had re-
elected seward2 We knon and zoe assert, that
such was the purpose for which they absented
themselves The administration members
feared that IL their votes were cast against
Seward, he might be defeated. The contest,
IL was supposed, might be close one-three
of their number, therefore, to make his election
more certain, potsd for Serard nine only Of
that party voted for Seymour, and the residue
lodged the balloting, with the distinct under
standing that II necessary, on subsequent
ballot they would carry out the programme Of
the coalition, and elect Seward
4th. We also ask the presses above named
why and wherefore ii was, that .ftfy Of the
cntoin-h0nse officers from New York city were
present at Albany on the day before the cleo
tionf Resd the letter Of our Albany cores
pondent for whose yeracity we vouch. He is
well-known and responsible Democrat Did
these men visit Albany to rally nine potes for
Seymour, the soft candidate, who at no time had
any possible chance Of clectionS Did they 20
to rally tho Know-Nothings against Seward
Did they not 90 10 promote Separds election
We answer, they did go for that purpose and
none other. And thus Il was that, through ,
base coalition, and the foulest treachery, VIII
liam III. Seward has been once more elected !.
the Senate