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Hon. J,sEz w HUNTINGTON, the present " ihe
Senator. was elected IN 1888, FOR SIX years, ms
rirns eypi-ine on the eth March next. lo-i2. lie
VIII of course DC reelected or succeeded ny ano
tber rood Wing for farther term OF SIX years.
JoHy VI. NILES, Loco. was elected by Loco
Foco Legislature in lS42. HIS term e1tenc> SIX
wears from 4,h March, lS43. but on account OF
his INSANITY. it Is well known he has not yet taken
b;s se,, IN the Senate We presume the Legs
la;u-e elect. when they assemble in May next
will declare his seat vacant setting forth the eau
sss and proceed 10 elect 4 successor for the re
n,,in;ng FIVE wears, who can then take his seat
IN the present Senate. which viii be the proper
iudre of his qualifications.


The following important opinion OF President
Jefferson is furnished US by friend, and IS con
elusive on the point of the nights OF the State to
declare Mr. Niles's seat vacant


,tfae; tom Letter f'ou MI jefferson e Ja'+:3 G3S, ii,


.. You ask my opinion on the Question--W neither
tb. states can add any qualifications 10 those which
the Constitution has prescribed tor their Members 81
1,r,,r.ss Had ,he Constitution been
silent. nobody can doubt but that the rsht % pn'-
scribe all the qualifications ami -lIdilhca'"u~ ~
rbos. t,e, would send To represent them. womb
have .lonsed 10 the State. - also the ConSht',
non might have prescribed the whole. and excluded
all Others, Il seems TO have preferred the in'dG''
,,ov. |, has exercised the power m part hy de-
clarins some di,qsadcations.-t WI, those OF not
beng twenty-five wears o age. OF not having been :,
citizen seven wears, and oi not beng AN 'nnah'i".
nj the State at the lime oi election but II Go'S iN'
declare ITSELF that the Member shall not De nGof'f'
pauper convict OF treason OF murder, ct ltGaN' %
or other infamous crime. or NONRESIDENT oil hS ''i>
nc, NOR hoes II prohibit 10 the State The porer y
dscar,zg these or any oidrr atsqanhfcat'0ns rhics
its particular circumstances may eall for and fe.e
by rbs tenth amendment the power reserved TO the
STATES Jefferson WORKS Nol D. -


The 10Th Article OF Amendments 10 the Con
sttution. referred to above as follows - The
powers no, delegated to the United States by the
constitution. nor prohibited by It 10 the States
are reserved to the States respectively or TO the
People"