Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-12
The Pretended Senatorial Election In
Indiana.


The mail yesterday furnished Us detailed
accounts of avery ridiculous proceeding at In
dianapolis on Wednesday. The farce has been
played out and has resulted only in the vaca
ton of one seat in the State Senate claimed
by Mr.. Wood, as a Democratic member from
Clarke County. The so called joint conyen>
ton was held and proceeded TO the election of
Fitch and Bright as United States Senators
from Indiana. There was present 10 this pre-.
tended Joint convention no quorum Of either
branch or of both branches of the Legislature.
There was not quorum a of the whole Leg
islature collectively. There was not quorum
of the House OF Representatives, and there
was not a quorum of the Senate, for the SEN
ate refused 10 go into joint convention and
continued in separate session during the hold.
ing OF the joint convention.
This pretended election is q gross absurdity.
1 Even according to the arguments of the De-
mocratic Senators, in regard to the decision in
| Woods case on Monday, the proceedings of
this simulated joint convention are totally in
valid It was declared by the Democrats that
the proceedings of the Senate in vacating the
seat of Mr.. Wood were irregular and invalid
because there was rot quorum of the Senate
present, although that fact did not appear mp
on the records of the Senate directly nor in
directly. and these records alone are cOmpe-
tent evidence of the fact. But the records OF
the Senate show that there was no quorum OF
the Senate in this farcioal joint convention
and also that the Senate, in its official capa-
city, as one Of the branches of the Indiana
Legislature, had nothing whatever to do with
the election of United States Senators.
There is no necessity TO look for precedents
to establish the invahdity of this pretended
election. The elections of United States Sena-
tors is an act of legislation, and there can be
no legislation without the occurrence of beth
houses constituting the Legislature. In this
instance the Senate did not directly nor indi.
rectly concur, and consequently there has been
noSelection.
The revolutionary conduct of the Demo
Gratis in the Indiana Legislature, theirlattempl
70 force an election in defiance Of all eonsita.
tional provisions, OF all laws, and OF all estab-
lshed preeedents, even Of those which have
hitherto been Fixed by the leaders Of their owR
/ political faith, evinoe not only an utter disre-
/ gard and recklessness for government, bat a
desperation which can only be felt By decli
niag party. They know full well that their
! ill-gotten power is rapidly waning, add they
are seeking by every imaginable Artilice, IL
these last moments of lis existence, % make
tue must VI " ~ TIC AlAACAnSco u lbtlF Nt-
spAir they have passed the bounds of dlscrt-
ton aRd have effected nothing except 10 make
! themselves supremacy ridiculous.- lou Jour-
News from wheatland-lEr. Bnehaman's
Cabinet.
LASoAsrER, Pa, tnoar Wheatlaud, FEB a. 1851.
Mt. Buchanan has 30 FAR determined upon he
persons who are 10 constitute bis Cabinet ss 70
warrant NE In namlag the men, though nos che Do
sisions they viii respectively ST. From the South,
Cobb. OF Georgia; Floyd Of Virginia, certain; Pick.
ems, Of south Carolins, or Brown, Of Tenusssse.
coatingenL From the North and West Bright.
Of Indiana; CliHord. OF Msine, snd Judge BLACK. d
Peansylvania Who Is hard pressed Tor Secretary Of
State. The 0uly drawbaek his latter gentleSnsn
i J. 6iancey Jones. Of the old Keystone, who
has number Of warm aud Ecal0as hiends The
chances are mat Jadge Black Eill be chosen Cor.
~ J. Herald