Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-04
THE NEW JERSEY sENATORsHIP.

THAD. STEVENS cracked his whip over
the New Jersey Legislature Immediately
after the expulsion of STOCKTON from the
United States Senate, in the hope that he
could drive that body as he does his supple
followers at Washington. But so far he
has been disappointed. A succinct statement
of the situation of the matter is thus given
by the Trenton correspondent of the n. Y.
Herald of the Doth ult.:
1.-THE United States Senate having oustcd Mr.
Stockton, the next move to be made is to organ
ize n Joint session of both branches of the Legis-
atuTe for the purpose of electing' a successor to
10 the rejected party. But in the way of bring
ing about the required joint session there comes
very interesting point, to wit the resolution in
yiting a Joint session must originate in the Sem
ate which body Observation-Disclosures 10 exclusive
of the President Democrats 10, according to the
platforms on which the Senators were elected to
their present positions but when il come to vOt-
ing for joint session and to decide the tie vote,
the President of the Senate-Hon. James NJ. SEQ
vel elected as q Republean--vOtes with the De
mocrats. and as these take the negative side, the
resolution is each time lost
To-day in the Senate, Senator Ludlam, of
Camden, offered resolution inviting "A joint ses-
sion. but it was lost, the vote standing-negatiye
DemOcrats) including the Presidents vote IL
affirmative Republicans 10.
negative side with view to retarding proper
legislation, but for the purpose OF preventing the
election of a man who, on taking his seat IN
Washington ms United States Senator from New
Jersey, will be used by the Radical chiefs there
70 help carry through their adopted party meas
ures:
when Senator Ludlam introduced his resolu-
ton President ScOvel made n speech, saying that
although he had been elected on the Republican
ticket still he could not in justice to the inter
ests Of the whole country, us an American citizen
loving the lasting unity of these States and good
government better than party purposes, vote with
men whose whole course was against the Govern
ment- the policy of Andrew johnson. As for
the President of the United States and
his DOlicy, and for such considerations he
voted with the Democratic side of the
House. lie said he had been threatened in his
being posted all over the streets if he did not
vote with the Republicans; but he cared nothing
for this threat, and intended to stand up boldly
and meet his enemies and pursue course, with
out regard TO party interests, which he believed
the times demanded of all good Americans in Of
fee. lie even intnated that he lad been led to
understand that personal violence against him
was not a thing to be entirely lost sight Of Be
fore concluding his speech be read the following
letter:
"WAsHNGrox. March %, 1866.
lion. JAMES NJ. ScoyEL, &c:
DEAR SIR-By all means hurry up your cleo
ton. Give us no Conservative. A Radical, like
yourself or nothing. A CoRperhead is no better
than a twadder. THADDEUs STEVENS.
in the Assembly the Republicans have the ma
j0rity, and hence if the two branches now get to-
gether for the election Of Senator the choice VIII
be TO the Republican side. The Democratic Sena-
tors hope TO prevent an election this session. If
they succeed in putting IT off, the chances at the
next term will be strongly in favor of the Demo
Gratis. The Republicans know this, and hence
their great anxiety to hurry up the election"