Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-02
COAMCSICATED.
The s-xNAToRszrP AGAIN.

! GItI4 Gfttl "a ADd PdDCt nIIOA
boasts that it is not a Republican journal. as
sumed the authority to dictate to the Republi-
can members of the Legislature the man they
must elect and the time when the thing must
be donci
You say. no extra session, unless it be to
district the State. Well, Sir, if you are vii
ling to advise at all in the premises, why not
say yea or nay, whether for this purpose it is
e~xpediept to have an adjourned session?
Then, if for any measure, it is deemed expe-
dent to have an adjourned session, and if, as
you argue, the members of the Legislature
should elect the man who shall be the choice of
the people, so that he may be an exponent of
their opinions, why should the election not be
deferred until the winter Of 60, as the new
Senators term does not begin until March 81?
The opinions of the people may undergo con-
siderable change within the coming twelve
months.
But again-are you in favor of Gov. Chase
for President? If he is to be nominated for
that Office, what is the policy of e~lecting him
Senator this winter, when it is obvious that it
will be necessary to elect another for the same
post at an extra or adjourned session?
Does not the policy dictated by the CONNER
| eiGi, the Journal and yourself necessarily lead
to all adjourned session?
Is it wise for the friends of Cow Chase to
press his claims for two Offices at 6sEe?
CITIZEN.
We cheerfully give place to the above COM
munication from the pen of an esteemed friend;
and as sundry questions are directly propoun-
ded, and others implied, feel called upon to
briefly notice some of the positions of the wri-
ter.
We only occasionally see the Cincinnati
Commercial. and were not aware until informed
by Citizen " that it had in~augurated the dis
e%ussion of the Senatorial question by assuming
Immediately after the election, to dictate to
the Republican members of the Legislature
the man they must elect and the time when the
opinion, nevertheless, that we were not mista-
ken when we said the discussion on the project
of postponing the election of Senator till next
winter was inaugurated by the Dayton Jour
Mathis, however, is a point of no importance.
1t is the privilege Of the Commercial, and es-
pecially of the Journals admitted to be Repub-
liean, to give their views on the subject of the
Senatorship, and if so disposed to state their
personal preferences-but it does not >~necessa-
rily follow that in SO doing they are assuming
to dictate. We do not think members of the
Legislature, generally speaking, are gentlemen
who could be dictated to, nor do VIC think Ed
itors are often disposed to try to dictate to
Them nor is it exactly fair to charge them
with such attempts when making suggestions
legitimate to their vocation, or discussing in a
proper spirit questions of public policy that
must come up in the Legislature.
=" Citizen F" wishes us to state in direct terms
whether or not we deem it exredicnt to hold
an extra session for the purpose Of dividing
the State into Congressional districts. The
Constitution c~ontemplates and authorizes bien-
NAL sessions only-the people have Indirectly
expressed in very decided terms their approval
of that feature of the constitution-aud moth
ing short of urgent necessity therefor should,
or in our opinion 10, justify the holding of
an extra session. NAA@her the purpose above
indicated is one of that c,ass viii be for the
members TO decide, and either yea or nay from
US, however emphatic, WOMB have but little
weight in determining the matter. Were we
a member, it would be othcrw;sc-and gentle
men who are members WILL doubtless, have no
difficulty in deciding What duty requires Of
them in that behalf without any suggestions
from us. If the work is to be done by the-Leg-
stature now elected, it can only be done BY an
adjourned sess,cn, as it IS not reasonable. to pre-
the first Monday of next month will continue
in session till late in the winter of 81, which
is as early as it can be accomplished. Had
cur opponents the power they would without
doubt district the State next winter, and hold
an extra session for the purpose of doing it
1t is all important measure, politically viewed
= can lcgitimateIy be attended to BY the present
Lcgfslature-alRf an adjourned session for that
purpose we think would meet the appreciation
of the great mass of Republican voters. But
it is also true that it could be done in time to
answer all practical purposes by the Iegisla-
turc 10 be elected in the fall Of 1861. 1t is
purely d question of political expectancy, and
rs such must be settled.
II the "choice of the people is to hcclected
Senator, that choice as indicated when the
members were elected and the Senatorial ques-
ton was fresh and prominent in the canvass,
should be obeycd, if it can be ascertained, and
not the "choicc" that events which arc buried
in the future might indicate a year hence
the Legislature is the election Of a U. S. Sen
ator it should, and we think will, be attend
ed to early in the coming session and the
supposition that 1.-THE opinion of the people
may undergo considerable change within the
coming twelve months is no reason mhy ii
should be deferred, but on the con trary, a rerg
strong reason against II. 1t is the sentiment
of the fall of 1859, the sentiment which the
canvass preceding the late election elected, and
not the sentiment of a twelvemonths hence,
that is to be obeyed. Did a new election for
members of the Legislature intervene, it would
be a very different affair.
We do not think it would be necessary to
hold an extra session to fill the vacancy in case
Gov. Chase should happen to be elected Sena-
tor and then be nominated for the Presidency.
If we mistake not, the Governor has pow
er TO appoint to fill a vancancy till the Leg
~islature convencs in regular session-and
Mcre this not the case. We are not Certain