The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-03
New Jersey PaIitics.

TRENTON, March 90, ISG6.-Since the
passage of the resolution in the Senate
of the United States declaring that
John P. Stockton, not having received
a majority of the voices of the Leeisla-
tuTe of the State of New Jersey, pres
ent and voting, was not entitled to his
seat as Senator from said State for the
term of six years from the 4th of March,
1865, this city has become, and rather
Unexpectedly, too, the "head centre"
of very considerable and important
political excitement-so much so that
the ''chiefs" and wire-pullers at Wash
ington have been husily engaged in
using the telegraphic wires to threaten
and coax their friends, party support
ers. agents, admirers and Wofshippers
to do this, that and the other thing as
speedily as possible, to secure import
ant political ends.
The United States Senate having
ousted Mr.. Stockton, the next move TO
be made is TO organize Joint session of
both branches of the Legislature for the
purpose of "electing" a successor to the
rejected party. But in the way of
bringing about the required Joint ses-
sion there comes a very interesting
point, to wit: the resolution inviting a
joint session must originate in the
Senate, which body stands-Republi>
cans 10, exclusive Of the president, dem
ocrats 10, according to the platforms on
which the Senators were elected to
their present positions; but when it
comes TO voting for a joint session and
to decide the tie vote the President of
the Senate-Hon. James N. Scoyel,
elected as Republican-yotes with the
Democrats, and as these take the mega
tive side, the resolution is each time
lost
To-day, in the Senate, Senator Lud-
lam, of Camden, offered resolution
inviting joint session, but it was lost,
the vote standing-Negative {demo.
crats) including the Presidents vote,
IL affirmative (republicans) 10.
In this matter the democrats do not
take the negative side with the view to
retalding proper legislation, but for the
purpose of preventing the election,
Of man who on taking his seat in
Washington as United States Senator
from New Jersey will be used by the
radical "chiefs" there to help carry
through their adopted party measures.
When Senator Ludlam introduced
his resolution President ScoVel made
speech, saying that although he had
been elected on the the republican tick
ct, still he could not in Justice to the
interests of the whole country, IS an
American citizen, loving the lasting
unity of these States and good govern
ment better than party purposes, vote
with men whose whole course was
against the government-the policy of
Andrew Johnson. As for himself, he
said. he intended to sustain the Presi-
dent of the United States and his poll
cy, and for such considerations he voted
with the democratic side of the house.
He said he had been threatened, in his
room, few hours previously, with ex-
posure by being posted all over the
streets if he did not vote with the re-
publicans; but he cared nothing for
this threat, and intended TO stand up
boldly and meet his enemies and puF-
sue course, without regard TO party
interests, which he believed the times
demanded of all good Americans in Of
fee He even intimsted that he had
been led to understand that personal
violence against him was not thing
to be entirely lost sight of. Before
concluding his speech he read the fol-
lowing letter.