Washington telegraph., 1848-06-07
sENATORIAL. ELECTION.

represent this State III the Senate OF the
United States, to fill the vacancies oe.
easioned by tho resignation Of Mr., SEWER.
and the death of Col Ashley will devolve
on our next Legislature; and us there are
a number of Candidates who have ex.
pressed willingness 10 sacrifice them.
selves 10 the public interest, by accepting
these honorable stations, ifeleeted; il will
be their dnty also, to make selection
from among them. These, and other con.
sidcmtions, have induced us-haying the
public interest always uppermost in our
upper stofy-.to take retrospective glance
at the pasi, and peep into iulnrity for
the purpose OF figuring out the ehanees ol
Wing snecess in our Senatorial election
which, from our calculations, we are
prone 10 consider not altogether as fiat.
tcring as is their prospects of eleeling the
Chief Magistrate Of the Union. Our own
opinion, aud We give it frankly aud hon.
eslly, Is. that it would be ualeisa and IN.
potitir, for the Wing party toaltempt To
elect b0th the Senators. at the next scs.
sion Of the Legislature, whatever they
may decide upon doing hereafter
Notwithstanding we may be considered
rs coneeding too much, we. nevertheless.
not wishing 10 be hehind the great Loco.
ioco party IN magnamimity, oiler them.
in spirit OF concession, the following
advantageous proposition. w have very
little doubt they Will rhecrlully aud rea.
dily aeeede to il, when we inform them
that, upon the condition of their doing
so, we Will promise to run but one can.
didatc for that dignilied and responsible
station, aud pledge ouselyes that he will
not degrade the station he seeks. by max.
ing dcmagogical elap.trap speeches at all
the Jaii.bdits, militia trainings. circuit
courts, and eampmeelings that may take
| place between tins time and the meeting
Of the Legislature They, OF course, It
come under the same obligation Tht
proposition i simply this; We, on the par
OF our Wing friends, will enter into al
agreement with any gentleman feeling
himself authorized To enter into the ar
rangement, on the part OF either OF tho
factions Of the great Democratic par Y
We are not particular which. 10 cast oul
votes for either OF their iayorites, upon
condition that they, IN turn, will support
our candidate, whose name, in due time
they shall be made acquainted with.
. Here Is a far, eaniisi, orES. NAGNAxI
NOUS proposition, to embrace which, vii
insure the success OF any gentleman o
that party, who feels like sacrificing him
self to the interest Of the public. 1t is tc
be distinctly understood, however, that
this arrangement is to be subject TO the
. ratiicaiionoi OF our Wing friends, whom ",
. have not yet consulted on the subject, ant
: some Of whom, may be too sanguine o
success with both OF our candidates, I,
Z sanction this arrangement. We will
however, use our influence to induce then
! to adopt the plan, should the opposite par
ty accede to the proposition. And in thi
event, We wish il further understood, tina
the arrangement is to extend to the en-,
OF this campaign only ior, by the tim
the next canvass takes place, we may
following their example, be disposed t,
take the matter altogether into our owl
hands.
What say you, gentlemen! Is it ban
gain, intrigue and corruption, or not
: You have our proposition, and as the pros
pcct is rather nattenng, we feel tolerabl
independent.