Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22
SENATORIAL ELECTION.

The excitement which had existed IN our Lac
,;oI,,ure on Wednesday and Thursday on IN
subject of the election OF Senator o' 'ne INV
STATES TO supply the place OF Mr. PennyoacKe'
was terminated last evening oy Inc cno'ce VI "a.
Nj. Mason. Esq, OF Winchester The i's's pun
l;<bed in another column, will show the stale
the vote upon each ballot. II will be seen ho'
This table that Mr.. Mason received majority
,h;,,v.,hree votes over all others. This is VI
larges, majority given for any Individual as
State. Senator from Virginia within our 'eeo'
! c,ion. He received The votes oil ~ oemo''o'
and S. Wings, and we believe that ne VIII ea,'
with him TO The Senate the confidence OF Inc De
mocracy in his principles and an entire aam''a
lion. on the part OF both parties, OF his talents ID"
character.
Mr. Mason is not one of those who have oee'
frequently before the public Of late, and conse
onently less was known of him By The kepresen
,atives than OF other gentlemen in nomination ~
Senator. All, however, who knew him well
bore The highest testimony to his fitness for tn'
place. For our own part, we congratulate ou
friends upon his election, because we believe MN
10 be good and true Republican Al Inc same
time, we repeat what we said yesterday 'ha' 'n'
PRINCIPLES and interests of Virginia would nave
been ably defended by any one Of the other no
ninee.. had "the fortune of war" given the VIC
,orv 10 either of them We learn, upon gooc
authority, that Mr.. Mason will give jealous
cordial and hearty support TO The measureso oil Inc
Administration, and that he approves OF, anc
will abide by The decision OF National Con
yention. should one be held by The party, TO nom
na,e Democratic candidate for President II
ls4s He was presented to The Legislature o
Virginia for election as distinguished member
of The Democratic pary-and, as such. elected
On all the great questions which divide The par
ties in This country, We have no doub. ne vii
be found where he has always been, in In,
ranks of the Republican party
This is not The first occasion upon which Jas
M. Mason has received high trusts at the hands
Of his felow-ciizens With distinguished abili
ty he has, as public man, acted in variety
capacities. He served in The House of Dele
gates some years since. He was among the wise
and good men of the Convention which framed
our Constitution in 1890 He was subsequent,
in Congress, and although for brief period Sc
paraied from The body OF his political friends or
The occasion If The first introduction OF the lnde
penden, Treasury, yet he was among The first L
perceive the tendency Of Mr.. Rives' alienation
and 10 return 10 his old position, which he ha
since constantly maintained. As literary man
he was some years since com2limened with IN,
appoint ment OF Viser a, the University OF Vr
oinia. which appointment, he still holds. Boil
of our new Senators are Visitors oil that Insii'u
lion1 His talents as fnancier gained Tor hin
the place Of President of the Farmer, Bank a
Winchester. From that post aud from The pur
suit OF his profession as lawyer ne Is now oalls'
10 90. into the highes. deliberalive body in h
country, as one OF The represen aives OF The Oh
Dominion. II we may venture 10 predict suci
q thing, we will prophesy for him high slandin:
in that body.
Before concluding, we will mention, as an &C
of Justice, that the vote received BY MIR. Sd
muels was mol a iair les, of his real strength
There were gentlemen (and among them we re
member Mr. Newman of Pendle!on) who dc
clared that they would have voted for him, ha
they not conceived that the issue was finally mad
IN between Mr.. Mason and those then in nomi
nation.
To show how Mr. Mason is appreciated b,
his Democratic neighbors, we append an afIlcI
from the Winchester Virgnian, The Democratic
organ OF that portion oflhe Stale:
Tag WESTERN SENAroR.-The death Of Judge
Pennybacker will devolve upon The Legislature
the duty OF elecling Senator 10 fill his place IN
III. Senate. As il has now become the settled 20
licy OF the Legislature 10 selec, one Senator iron
The East. and the other from the Western part 0
The State, we cannot resis; the conviction that th'
vacancy occasoned bY Judge Pennybacker:
death, will be supplied by the election oil James
M Mason.
II is utterly snperAuous 10 state in detail ths
claims and qualifications OF Col. Mason. From
the day Of his service as delegate 10 Inc gene
raj Assembly to this time, he has attained anc
sustained a place among the first men and The
FIRST Statesmen OF our good old Commonwealth
To a mind of high order, We were going le
saw of The highest order, he superadds mos
perfect and polished early educa'io1--hish pro-
fessional attachments and eminent qualifications
az a Statesman. As debater he is calm, cour.
teous and convincing. Neither on The pubic
arena, nor 10 private intercourse has he ever
eraituously inflicted wound. Like that gTea
debater, Silas Whishr, he ever seeks TO save Inc
friend, whilst he aims 10 PROSTATE the adversary
lis this caste of his character which is pre-emi-
oently adapted TO the dignity, decotum and com
posnre OF the National Senate Chamber. we
do not wish to enlarge al present further upon tni'
subject But as public journalists, we have iei
bound to sketch some OF The prominent features
of COL Masons character feeling well assured
ard so assuring our friends that the interests ano
character OF The Old Dominion may be well en-
trusted in part to his keeping, as one OF ner I'M
lure.