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principle, and consistent and honest public
services. Good men and true" in all parts
Of the District, las we have some means Of
knowing) call for his nomination, and with
out any trouble or noise, will 60 to the polls
and elect him by a majority of one thous.
and.
Our readers will perhaps be surprised TO
learn that Mr.. Van Ness, formerly Minis.
ter 10 Spain, and at present, envoy extra
ordinary TO Europe generally, is again put
in nomination to represent this District in
Congress; and this surprise will not be
lessencd by the recollection that this is the
same Mr.. Van Ness who. according TO the
Scntinell left Spain in July, 1884, for the
purpose of representing us in Congress,
but who, i, seems, still remains windbound
on the Spanish coas, Such, however, is
the fact, as will appear by the official record
in to.day's Sentinel. Insulting as this
nomination certainly is, on the face Of it,
towards the freemen of this District, we
would nevertheless ask them 10 restrain
their Indignation; for it is, in fact, little less
than broad farce, and we are confident
it is not the intention of those who made it
10 urge it upon the people. AS we under
stand the matter, the Convention found
themselves about equally divided between
seven or eight candidates whose claims and
qualifications were so nearly equal that it
was found impossible TO decide between
them, and Mr.. Van Ness's name was finally
made use Of, for about the same reason that
the old lady put the chips in her porridge,
to wit; they did neither good nor hurt, out
kept up appearances when bread was
scarce.
Ii the information Of our correspondent
is correct, the aflcrpicce, or postscript, must
have been rather amusing.
Mr.. STAcy-I understand the Van Blu
rem District Convention held a very har-
moaious meeting ct Cambridge few days
since, having only eight candidates for
Congress in the field, the highest having
some half dozen votes. 1t should be borne
in mind that this is the District which Mr..
Van Ness, late Minister 10 Spain, and
since Minister abroad, left Spain two years
ago to represent US in Congress--(See the
Sentinel) 1t is not certain whether it was
more fortunate that he did not arrive be-
cause he was not elected, or that he was
not elected on account Of his non-arrival-
but true it is that he was neither elected
nor did he arrive. Well, now what has this
to do with the Cambridge Van Buren, Con-
vcnlion, with the eight actual candidates,
and the great many more who wished to
be Why, nothing only tina, in the midst
of the dreams of those candidates Of the
eight dollars day, and the honor of a seat
in Congress, and in the midst Of the bal
lotlings--who should arrive and burst into
the Convention but the editor of the Sem
linel aud the Surgeon Dentist, who had
rode express from Burlington. The Dr.,
| am informed entered the hall with breath
lees Impotence and announced the obec,
of their embassy, as follows--"Gentlemen,
your cake is dough--f for John Kincart has
arrived al Burlington with Mr., Van Ness
baggage The Stiffness which followed
the annunciation was broken by the Presi
dent, who said that il vas inferable from
this communication oft DR.. that Mr. Van
Ness would probably not fail to not disap
point them this time, as lie must necessari-
ly need his baggage, and as it was the un
doubted sense of the District that he was
The greatest man that was ever in it, he,
THAT is Mr. Van Ness) would be considered
ms nominated to Congress, and the Con
yenton would be adjourned without day,
Nh STAcY-I am happy to perceive, al
length, in your paper, some indications OF
an interest in the very important election
Of Senators for this County. The view
aiken by "a Wing" cannot but commend
itself to the good sense and patriotism of
tho jrce electors Of this county TO say