New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-08
FROM KENTUCKY.

From cur Special Correspondent.
FR,gKoYET, NJ, Oct..l, 1851
A very animated and interesting debate sprung up
in the seuate,this morning on an act TO compel the
attendance of absent members Of the General
Assembly. The object is to allow few mem
hers 70 remain here without regular adjournment,
and in case any contingency should arise that the
Speakers, or in their absence, certain number oil
the members may warn back the rest and issue COM
pulsory process in case of their refusal. Senator
Grover regarded this as another infringement upon
the executive prerogatve, and asserted that The
Legislature was striking at il in skulking way, ana
committing all kinds Of dirty work behind their repre-
sentative privilege. He compared Magofin to Ajax
defying the lightning, sefpoised, hrm, reliant, and
full Of patriotic dignity called him q stag at bay,
kened him 10 the Indian, who sung his death-song
at the stake and would "never complain" and
painted his Excellency in the most interesting colos
a persecuted martyr. Tbs Senator scared to the
highest regions Of fancy, and accused the Senate
Of design to dspose the Governor in order to elevate
some puny sspirant TO his position. He was replied
TO by Senator Pennebaker and ! didn't think
any mans political record ever received
such atenib ransackng as Growers and the Cover
nors did. Zolhcofer had burned our towns and
rayaged the southeast Of the State while the Gov
ernor never attempts to prevent it or sends one item
of information TO the Legislature, and Grover voted
against every proposition TO raise men and means TO
repe the invasion or protect our citizens. Buckner
buns our bridges, blows up locks and dams on our
public Improvements, and stillthe Governors mum and
the Senator grufy gives his negative vote to reso-
tion thanking the noble volunteers OF Ohio Indiana
and Illinois, who rushed 60 promptly to our aid.
Polk occupies positions on the Ohio river to COM
mand its passage and stop our commerce, and the
Governor communicates the intelligence without one
word of censure, while the Senator votes to remove
the Federal foross from the State who came here to
protect us from those other invaders. Senator Mar
SHALL of Mason said the time was past to indulge IN
any courtesy to the Governor, the people bekeved
that he symahsed with the traitors, and that be wal
stepped to the very lips in treachery. The people
demanded that the Legislature should protect Their
mperiled homes and rights from the effects OF his
utilization with the invaders, and demanded also
that as he was traitor, he should meet traitor
doom. The bill was eventually carried, 20 TO .. The
ct that thirteen Senators absent fully attests the
necessity of some stringent law to compel theiI
attendance.
The Senate likewise considered resolution Of
fered by Senator Whitaker, requesting the Governol
to resign, but il was referred TO tho Committee OF
Federal Relations before final action upon 1t.
presume the Governor would indulge bis propensity
for the veto on such resolution, and If 1t were re
passed over the Veto wonder il he would carry ou
his o.repea,ed promise to obey the will of the Igs
lature in all Particular think the best way to set
Ito this question would be for the House to mpeacl
him and let the Senate try him. 1t is generally
thought that overt delipquences could not be proved
cssiast the ooyaR0r hpt hs has scgiagy rr0ysg