Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-10
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Wecon,inue our extracts uron ,he subjects Of
The election Of Governor and United States Sc.
na'or. We are FAR from prejudglng Inc question
but are anxious 10 give erery section ol The
STATE lair PLAY. Every corner u Virginia can
produce able and faithful Democrats % represen,
her tine-honored princiPles-anl we have %
fear Of the selection OF unworthy or yacilla;ine
champions. LEI The public mind be fully inform.
ed BY calm aud courteous discussions, doing in
justice neither TO individuals nor 10 sections and
we shall have The pleasure TO see the whole Re.
publican party unite upon able and ner;icritus
candidates Tor the high Offices. Violent language
inc aScrlPilCn OF improper motives 10 any por-
lion Of our party will be found 20 react upon
those, who have been over-zea!ous in The puI-
suit Of their otjecl:
ffom ne R1mneg G0@eVeI
WM. Lucas. E>o.-So,ae OF The Democratic
papers have already suggested The distinguished
'ndivldna whose name heads this as a gentle
man worthy Of aud in cverv respect qualified 10
MI, The Guhernaloriai Chair Of Virginia. His
distinguished course, willie Representative in
Congress, merits Inc confidence Of the people OF
The wnos State. As Tara re can learn, the De.
moiract OF Hampshire would be proud 10 see
nm hoDaret with the responsible ,rus, au.ed TO-
ana, as lar as We arc concerned, VIM Lncas j.
our hrst choice. No man in the Old Dominion i
more eminenly qualified 10 Eli the chair ofSta,e,
than he is"
Rom lie S6c.anIoai Sentinel
uN!7Eo STATES SsSAroR.-As our readers are
aware, me duty Of eleciing U. S. Senator 10
succeed Mt Rives, whose Term Of service ex
pred ;he iii Ct March las; devolyes uron the
mex; Legisl lure. The claims OF severai gentle.
men have resn presented and advocated hy their
respective friends, and those which seem 10 he
most rr >mioenl are our worthy and Tented Eel.
ow.ci!i2en, Hon. Isaac s Pennvbackcr, Hon
Wm. Smith, Of Fauouier, and Goy Mellow
ell, OF RockbTdge. Either of these gentlemen
would MI that distinguished station with dignity
and homer; bui, if We mistake not public senti
ment upon this subject (and cur means of Judg.
ing are By no means limited at least in The Val.
Ic} anc Western Virginia, Judge Pennybackel
slandS foremost among he candidates; and many
ci our brethren in Eastern Virginia have also
expressed their preference tor him. This prefer.
ence does not arise from Inc fact. that Judge P.'s
ir!ends h'rk him better qualified 10 MI The STA
ton man any OH rman in the Stale; bur hey feel
mat ne? are entitled 10 The homer Of furnishing
Senator, As matter Of RICH, with regard IL Then,
5, s yes IS 4 matter Of courtesy As we'll az Guy
who mold ne balance 81 power in the LegSla-
,urc, and who have enjoyed TIE honor Of furnish
ing every Senator bu one ii We are mol mistaken,
/ since the adoption Of Inc Federal Constitution
But while such is The fact il is no, true, and We
believe has ever been asserted, that Western
Virginia las Ee9e-seen the Gay when those could
not BE- 'ound ia her midst VINO were capable in
every respect, oiiins the station OF [. 5. Sena-
tor. She has Fever heen without mru OF exalted
moral worth, political integrity. and superior ia'-
/ enl and Ii erar; ava iTmen;s; and she has many
sons now in her midst WHO would fill any Station
in the Republic with dignity and honor. The
| friends of Mr.. P. advocate his claims, SerauSe
they know him 70 &c qualified, honest, faithful,
and true; and We hope, therefore, that The Legs
laiure will carry ont what We believe 10 be The
senlinpn, Of Western Virginia, 81 elera,ins him
10 he United States Senate.
Tram nc Shenandoah Sentinel
III he dominant party iu the Legislature in
ici upon US no greater evils than ,he election Of
John rutherford for Governor, and Judge PEN
nyharier FOR r. S Senator. lhen we must con-
Tess they are ceverer set oil fellows than we take
them TO be "-(R Wig.
NOS 5gStt G. ahevs, paE9sT;aph has been copied into
who are not acqu inted win the political charac.
tcre al The gentlemen named, might suppose mai
thew were not 90 d Democrats and true. No,
50 we could not "intict' upon The Wings men
more hostile 10 Whig policy than ihev arc The
truth is. The Wing is determined, !! possible TO re
satisfied win The doings Of The Democrats IN I'M
>ae. Shortly after the lale defeat oi MS party
The editor OF that paper sinficed" the most extra.
vagan. praise on The Democratic paiy ior their
sincerity, consistency, &c.