Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-29
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SATURDAY. AUeUsT %. 1857.
The Senatorial Question.


The Union and American, falling in with
the wishes of sham Democratic aspirants
to the Senate of the United States, says it
seems to be generally desired and intend
ed that two Senators shall be chosen" by
the next Legislature. Inasmuch as there
is but one vacancy in the representation in
this State in the United States Senate
that occasioned by the expiration of the
term Of Governor Jones,-we cannot find
any sufficient reason to Justify the election
of but one Senator. Mr.. BelPs term does
not expire until the 4th of March, 1859
and the Legislature of 1859-60 is the pro-
per authority to elect his successor, just as
the ensuing Legislature of 1878 is the
proper authority to choose a successor to
Governor Jones. IF the last Legislature
had proposed to fill in advance the vacancy
Of Gov. Jones-as it is DOW desired and
intended" by the sham Democracy. in the
case of Mr. Bell-the Union and american.
and the whole pack of sham Democratic
leaders, would have cried out against it,
and entered into long and elaborate argu-
ments to establish its injustice. The sham
Democratic members would have employed
every means to defeat it, even to retiring
from the Legislative Halls, "a precedent for
which they would have found in the conduct
of members of the Legislature of IS4I-2 y
or by resorting to some such tactics as those
pursued by ANDY JOHNSON and the balance
of the imn10rtaL thirteen" But whether
| they would have resorted to revolutionary
measures or not, they would, under no cir
cumstances, have consented to the election.
We presume that the Union and american
will not be so disingenuous as to deny this.
With what show of consistency, then, can
the sham Democracy no10 do thing which
they would then have opposed and de-
nOunced? We trust the next Legislature
will set no such bad example as that which
the Union and american says is generally
desired and intended" When Governor
Jones's vacancy is filed, its whole duty,
touching the election of United States
Senators, viii have been discharged
We agree with the Union and american
that there ought to be no quarreIling
amongst its party aspirants to the Senate.
@ RICHMOND" whose embarkation on the
SEAS" our neighbor hailed with so Ioud ac-
claim, scarce twelve months ago, has, if
we are to credit sham Democratic author
ity, entitled himself to the pIaudit, "Well
dane, good and faithful scrrantr' Would
it not be unjust and a reproach upon his
new allies, to supplant him with any one of
those who seek his place Surely it would.
Urge your party to send him back, neigh
Dor; and bid others to bide their time.
Let them win their spurs in the tourney of
1859.
= In what we have said above respect
the election Of a successor to Mr.. Bell, we
wish it to be understood that we are not
prompted by partisan motives If the
Americans had a majority in the Legisla-
ture, we should raise our voice against any
proposition of the kind from them. We
wish only to have justice done. We ask
no fayors towards our party; because
beaten through the recreancy of its own
members, it deserves none.