Washington telegraph., 1849-03-07

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The ELEcTIoN.-Before the next num-
of our paper reaches many of our sub
scribers, the day for the election of Gov
ernor will have passed.
The important privilege of selecting
from among ourselves, those who rule over
us. is one which should be exercised with
great prudence and judgment. 1t is the
duty of the Executive, to see that the laws
of the State are faithfully executed, and
we should therefore make the best selec-
ton we can, from among the candidates
offering for this high and responsible sta
ton. The choice should fall upon one
who does not himself openly violate the
Iaws--one who, in his own character,
would furnish us model worthy of imita-
ton. The most prominent of the four
candidates now in the field, are Cyrus w.
Wilson, Wing, and Col. John S. Roane,
a Democrat. Although Col. Roane is the
nominee of the majority of the democratic
members of the Legislature, it is not al
together certain that he would have been
the choice of the party, had the nomina-
ton been made, as nominations usually
are, by State Convention, in which the
views and opinions of the people in every
county might have been faithfully repre-
sented. What voice had Hampstead i'll
the nomination of Col. Roane? None.
The only Democratic member from this
county, refused to go into the caucus,
which nominated him, because, no doubt,
he thought the members were arrogating
to themselves, that which properly be-
longed to the people, and his course, we
believe, met the appreciation of a large
majority of his Democratic constituents.
Is it not probable that other counties
were similarly situated? We know that
there are many prominent Democrats,
whom the party in this county would have
preferred to Col. Roane, and as they have
neither directly or Indirectly had a voice
in his nomination, we will see whether
they will be forced into his support.
Have the measures of the Democratic
into the Union, been of such character,
as to render it imperatively necessary that
who he should be, or how Objectionable
to majority of the people of the State :?
If so, what are they? Ever since Ar
kansas became State, that party has
had the sole control Cf its affairs, and in
what particular have they benefited our
condition? Are our. laws more whole
some, or more faithfully administered
than they would have beer under the
of Wing? Has the
credit of our State been improved-or
rather has it not been ruined, beggared-
and the taxes of our citizens been made
merely that some OF our
would-be great men might fatten at the
public crib? How will our condition
now, compare with what it was when
under territorial government Are
our roads better, our people more pros
porous than they were then! Where
are our internal improvement, and educa-
tional funds, SO literally donated to us by
the general government? where, our
portion of the surplus revenue Among
the things that were, but are not. Squan-
dered, carelessly misused-and by whom:
By the same party who have always had
unlimited control of the affairs of the
State, and whose ruinous policy you are
still asked to continue, by elevahng to
the Executive chair, man, who by the
and laws of tha State Is DIS
qualified from taking the oath OF o!hce.-
No matter what interested parties may
lell vou-Colonel Roane, without forced
of the language OF the Stat
ute against duelling, is disqualified from
taking the oath required. Ii such was
not the case, why was an attempt made
in the Legislature, to repeal the statute
,fter his nomination. If he was not dis
,ualified such course was entirely un-
necessary.
That the people of this State have Just
rrounds of complaint against their rulers
no one at all cOnversant win our affairs
will pretend to deny and that to effect