Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-22
------------- ------------------------
The Senatorial Election.

i ews, oi yesterday says
The final ballot presented by the Secretary
and announced by the President resulted rs
follows. McDougall, 90 Nugent, AZ; Phelps,
/; w eller 6; Creunor, |. There being III
votes cust, and 56 being necessary for a
choice, and the same having been received
by General McDougall, he was declared by
the President duly elect-and the purpose
for which it had been cony en,d having been
consummated, the Convention was declared
adjourn ed sine dir
II wa. conteuded at the conclusion Of the
session, amidst great cNcitement that there
had been miscount, and the following Is a
transcript Of the final ballot as taken by the
Secretary:
For Dougal-Bubonk, Chase Clark,
De Long Harvey, lleacock, Hill, Irwin,
Phelps Rhodes, Ryan, Shalter Sharp, Tnom-
as, Vance, Adams, Avery, Banks, Blair
Briggs, Burnell, Campbell, Cherry, Clark,
Coleman, Coltrin, Conness, Councilman, Den
Liston Dougherty burst, Eastman, Fargo
Flanders, Ford, Foster Green, Hartman,
Henderson, Hill, Hunter, Morgan, ricrcy,
Porter, Powell, Smith Of Tuare, Smith OF
Placer Spence, Stearns, Tildcn, Iiitou, Tit
tel, Walden, Walter, Wiley and Wright
&C.
For Nugcnt -Cnucrdcn, De la Gucrr,
Denver, Dickinson, Eagan, Gallagher, Lo-
gan, Merritt, Pico, Thornton, Warmra$tle
Watson Watt, williamson, Bradley, Buell.,
Chandler, Childs, Curtis, Gillette Gregory,
ilagans, Hanson, Harris, Hlmison, Ilaun,
Holman, Horrcll, Johnson, Kunglc, kurtz.
Lalor Laspeyre, Lippincott, MaIruder, Nil
Ter, Morrison, Munday, OBrien. Patrick,
Ross, Scott, Showaltcr, Soirel, White, Wood
OF rluma-, and Wood Of Yolo--47.
For Weiler--F Franklin, Parks, AmyX, COR
don Bacchtcl and Montgomery
Clucker for Phelps; Leet for Casserly;
Wa'bios for Major Andcrsou and Covurru-
lIas for Crcauor.
Ahsent-Edgerton and Haynes.
1t is hence claimed that McDougall failed
one vote of an clccDion--thr whole number
Of votes cast Icing ll5, and he receiving
but 56.
1t will bc perceived that on the previous
ballots the highest vote pojled was but 10,
and thlt on the last ballot, as announced.
the vote reached ILL., 1t Is remarkable that.
in view Of the Importance Of the election, Il
mistake should have been made in the report
Of the ballot, and that the result should have
shown an addition Of two votes
Tli5 corrected announcement is not in ac-
cordancc with the general understanding of
the Convention We understand that Com
nittee waited on the Governor Immediately
upon the adIoUr1nenl, protesting against his
issuing a certificate of election to General
and also that President De la
Guerra, who presided over the Convention,
and voted for Nugent, declared that Me
Dougall was duly elected, and that he would
not again preside over the Convention if ii
agnin re-assembled.
We understand that Senator McDougall
has already recei, ed his certificate of cleo
tion from Governor Downey So the wire
working politicians may as well direct Their
energies to some more profitable field of en-
terprse Senator McDougall will leave for
Washington on the steamer of the first of
next month.
One of the members who was claimed as
having voted stated that he hal advised at
least twenty members Of the Convention that
he had not voted
The Union says:
After a most exciting session, James A.
MeDougall was Yesterday declared to have
received majority Of the votes of the two
houses Of the Legislature for United States
Senator, and the Joint Convention, which
was organized on the 9jh, adiolrncl sine die
The result was certified to the Governor ly
DE la Guerra, Of the Senate and Speaker
BumeII, Of the Assembly, within ten min
utes after the adjournment, and all that re
mains to make the Senatorial title perfect in
McDougalI, Is the issuing of his commission
by the Governor, with the great seal of the
State attached. But thereby hangs prob
lem. viii the Governor issue the Senate
rial ceriticnte in the face of an undoubt ID
error in the count, SSby which McDougall was
Il. ia,
votes east? If he is satisfied to do so on the
voucher already in his possession, signed by
tbs President and Speaker of the Lcgisl.-
tnre in their capacity as presiding officers oi
the Convention, then the friends Of McDou
gall and the Union have not fired their guns
in vain. Then the fortunate gentleman hu
received the congratulations of host OF
weL-wishers TO himself and to the country
last evening, may take his departure for
V as'ihgtDn and enter upon his six years
senatorial care.r But, on the other hand, |
should Governor Downey, upon the repre-
sentaton OF the Tellers and Clerks of the
Convention that the numher of votes was
incorrectly announced to the President, bro't
to his notice through resolution or Com
mittce of Inquiry appointed to-day, deem
proper to withhold the certificate of his
election, Mr.. McDougall's departure for
Washington may be delayed for time, if
not wholly prevented this session In our
report of the proceedings in Joint Couven
zion yesterday will be found an exposition OF
the difficulty respecting the record upon
upoC which McDougall was declared elected
According to the official lists Of votes, with
which the taiits Of our own reporters agree
the total number of votes cast was one hun
dred and thirteen instead of one hundred
and eleven, as announced 10y the President
which would leave McDougall still within
one vote of an election. The matter will be
brought before each branch of the Legisla-
ture to-day, when lively times are antici
pated.
1t seems to us that even if there was a
mscount of the yote1 Gen McDougall can
proceed to Washington and take his seat. 1t
was announced officially that he had re-
eelved majority of the votes cast, and, up
on this announcements the Convention ad-
journed sine die. Upon the strength of this
action, a certificate of his election was made
out by the authorized officers, the Speaker of
the Assembly and the President of the Sen
ate. There is no going behind the record
There it stands, and it cannot be changed
The Senate of the United States will admit
Gen. MeDougall to his seat upon this evil
dence. BY the Constitution, each House of
Congress Is the sole ju sc of the qualifca-
tions Of its own members.
UNcGRrAINrY IN RAISING DMLIAs.-Expe-
rience seems to show, says horticulturaIist
that there is but little dependence to be