Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-28
ANOTHER SENATOR ELECTED.

The Genera Assembly, on Thursday last.
the 2lst INST, succeeded after several bal
lettings, in electng U. S. Senator in the
place Of the late Hon. Isaac S. PENNyBAcKER,
deceased-the choice on the 4th ballot on the
second day fell upon Col. JAMES NJ. Mason Of
Winchester We are quite well pleased with
the election Of Col, Mason, as we know him 10
be high-toned gentleman. and in possession
OF all the qualifications TO make himself an able
and dguilied Representative of the State in
the highest deliberauve body of the country i.
The Hon. JoEx w. JONES was the candidate
of Hunkerdom par erceHcnce-and the Hon.
GEORGE w. SUMMERS, Of Kanawha. one of
the very FIRST men Of this State, and glorious
Wing. the Candidate oflhe Wings, who gave
him the compliment Of full vote on the first
. ballot. After the FIRST ballot, however, the
Wings scattered. some Of them voting with "a
foilorn hope" OF Democrats, for Gov. Nc.
DowELL-and others for Col Mason. The
contest was very animated. and much bitter
feeling displayed between .-lhe wings" of the
harmonious Democracy. A majority of the
Wings throughout the ballots, after their own
candidate was dropped, voted for Col M
many Of them would have preferred Gov Nc
DowELL. but for his vote for the Lieutenant
General Bill in Congress.
The Wings catechised the friends OF the res
peciive candidates pretty closely, TO find out
"iher siripe"-the indomita6le JOHN W.
SyME, OF Petersburg said he had no desire TO
Ineddle with 'the little tea party" then in pro-
grcss among "the universal Democracy, and
that. Notwithstanding, he meant to play out
his hand as he did in The other election, ..if he
didn't win trick" ye, II might aid in the pro-
srcss Of things by learning ''the stripe" Of The
candldates-and therefore he would be glad 10
know how Col. MAsoN stood on the Sub T'ea-
s1y now adays Mr. Carson defined his po-
silion 10 be, that he was opposed to the Sub
Treasury when it was estabiished-bu, he be.
lieved il 20 be wise institution in the main,
and was no,c opposed 10 lis repcai--as to his
/ views upon the Gensralissimo he could no,
answer However, as the Wings could no,
lind out the exact stripe of The Colonel they
went il blind" for him, and on the last ballot
he received 81 votes, 50 only being necessary
10 choice.
The Richmond Wing does not know "the
stripe" OF Col. Mason. but SAYS, "like Mr..
llUSrER, he is supposed 10 be Conservative
IN his opinions" Yes. they viii be both
Conservative ! enough for all useful purpo-
ses, that is to say that solae Of the Loco Foco
measures may be 'prehapsn little dis,asteful
to them at their adoption, but like the CoIonel's
Sub Treasury dishkes, they vii! become '',cise
measures m ilss main, and they wia be opposed
10 then repea"--lo This complexion they will
come at last" When Col. Mason represen-
ted this District in Congress, he was Gl anti
Sab Treasury Dcnoerat-and Mr.. HusrER.
thO Representative Of the Essex Distric, in the
same Congress, the rankest kind Of Sub
Ireasnyaan-almost outCalhouning Cal.
HouS--and now forsooth they are both Con-
serrG!ires-wonderful metamorpbosis. We