The New Hampshire Gazette

The New-Hampshire Senate.—Before the late election, it was very evident that the leaders of the federal party had artfully devised a plan to defeat the elections by the people of most of the regular republican candidates for Senators. Their efforts in this have proved very successful. And had they succeeded in electing a federal majority in the House of Representatives, the vacancies in the Senate would have been filled up by decided federalists, and those who would have been willing to act in concert with the federal party. As there will probably be a large democratic majority in the House of Representatives, there can be no reasonable doubt entertained, but that the deficiencies in the Senate will be supplied by the election of the candidates who have been regularly nominated by the republicans in each district where no choice has been effected by the people. According to the returns received, five republicans and one federalist have been elected to the Senate, viz:—Brodhead, Burgin, Bean, Harvey, Henderson, and Allen.

In the Districts where there is no choice, the republican candidates are Claggett, Chandler, Chadwick, Bowers, Johnson, and Webster.

The constitution provides, that "not less than seven members of the Senate shall make a quorum for doing business." It also declares that "in case there shall not appear to be a Senator elected by a majority of votes, for any District, the deficiency shall be supplied in the following manner, viz.: the members of the House of Representatives, and such Senators as shall be declared elected, shall take the names of the two persons having the highest number of votes in the district, and out of them shall elect, by joint ballot, the Senator wanted for such District."

Although in such an event, the Senate cannot organize as a body and do business, yet the Senators who may receive from the Executive certificates of their election, may meet the House of Representatives for the purpose of completing the election of the number of Senators wanted. Such a case has not probably occurred, since the adoption of the constitution. Should the returns of some towns in Districts where there is no choice, be rejected on account of being illegal or informal, it is possible that a majority, sufficient to constitute a quorum, may be declared elected.

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*It is understood that no choice of a Senator has been effected in District No. 5.