Mr. JOHNSON. So I supposed; that I had no doubt of; but a Senator could be here nominated by the Governor. His seat, however, would only continue until there could be an election by the succeeding Legislature, and in the mean time a new Legislature would be elected. Now, I do not charge an party view upon the member from Nevada; e is above it; but I charge a party view upon those Gentlemen who are remaining in session at Tren ton for the very purpose of watching contingencies; and is it that we may gratify a purpose of that description that we refuse to give a few hours indulgence to a sick brother, and especially when we have given days of indulgence to another sick brother upon the same question when he was in the Chamber? Mr. President, to deprive a State of a Senator is a very serious matter. The honorable member from Ohio, Mr. SHERMAN] speaking, I have no doubt, with the sincerity which characterizes his whole course, has told on that he has no doubt of the illegality of this election. His opinion may be worth a great deal more than mine, but it is due to myself to express an opinion as decided, that the Senfrom NewJersey, Mr. Stockton, is just as much entitled to his seat in this Chamber as anyone of us. Here is an honest difference of opinion. ow, I submit in all candor, appealing to the enerosit of the members of this body, to the ind feeings which we should entertain for each other, not to set a precedent that will make us hereafter watch for the time when an particular proposition can be carried through the body that could not be carried throught a body at any other time. We should be, as I trust in God we are, a band of brothers, United by social ties and willing to trust to the honor of each other, and to trust confidingly, and never to do a thin or utter a word which would induce the pubic to suppose that we were trying to take advantage of each other. I speak in no party sense. hose who know the political principles which I have entertained from the time I came into public life up to the present time, are not warranted in calling me Democrat. I never was. During the last terrible struggle upon which the life of the nation was made to depend, I went as far as the farthest in supportin the authority of the Government, and I won (1 do it again. ButI am an American Senator, anxious because the usefulness of the body, more or less, in my judgment, de ends upon it, to have the deliberations of thisliigh body marked by every thing that is magnaniine us and generous. The gentleman who sits on my left, [Mr. moan] appealing to the generosity and aguanimity of my friend who sits upon my right, [Mr. Moaall.l.] told him that ere he would remain unless he or somebody else would agree to do what was called pairing off, and he left for home under a conviction that that agree.ment would be carried out to the letter; and when he tells you now that he is surprised at being informed to the contrary, and egs you O give him a few hours, you reiiise, when there s no public exigency demanding haste. How wouldpmy friendfrom Ohio feel if he were placed in the situation of Mr. Wnienr? The question answers itself to those who know the high character of the honorable member from Ohio. I therefore, in no party sense it is nothing to me whether the ionoruble member from NewJersey retains his seat or does not retain it I appeal, I repeat, to the generosity and magnanimity of the Senate to give this poor absent friend and brother of ours the opportunity of a few hours to make his presence in this Chamber, in order to vindicate, what he believes to be the rights of his State.