The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-10
POLITICAL.
From the Baltimore Republican and Argus.
Settled at Last.

vermont takes the place OF POSTMASTER General. we
know nothing OF Mr. Coamer's business habits, but he
certainly has displayed any very remarkable abi
ties in the positions he has heretofore hled The other
members have been before the country sufficiently long 10
make themselves known, and we pass them Tor The pre-
sent without further comment
We have fairly entered upon the unried future
The machinery OF the government IS once more complete
and the administration OF General Taylor Tor the next
four wears 10 have charge of the estnes of this mighty
nation The past four years have been marked with
events of vast magnitude-the power of the country has
been fully developeds resources have been tested and
the result has been full OF glory and honor Our repub-
lcan institutions have become the praise and admiration
OF the friends OF freedom throughout the civilized world
The stars and stripes hailed the harbnges OF lib
erty and the emblem OF the nations power upon every
sea In Short country at this time stands proudly
pre- eminent among the nations OF the eatha beacon
light to which all eyes turned And this has been
the glorious fruits arising from the steady triumph OF
democratic men and measures We are now to see
whether this career bright and full of promise to be
continued, whether other men and other measures are
to turn the nation aside from its onward march, and strive
to bind her giant limbs in the old castoh bands OF re-
strlcons and monopoly.
which has ung through the land In howlings deep and
long, procaimng ruin and destruction throughout city,
town, and hamlet if they believed what they have as
serted, that the OF the democratic party were
fraught with evil TO all the interests OF the country then
are they bound promptly to repeal all those measures
and re enact those which have been superseded.
Ii the wings have spoken truly, must have another
monster bank-anoher high tarli-the government must
engage in the unlimited internal improvement system, and
we must have the blessing of national debt of thou
sands of millions, like that OF England to bind us togeh
err These are federal measures, and what the wings
have professed believe essential to the prosperity OF
the country Will they favor the country with these mea
sures? Will they attempt it? III they pass such mea
sures they will be hurled from power by the Indignant
voice of the country, which has in thunder tones pro-
nounced its condemnation upon them all and they should
make no effort to establish such DOCTRINES is not the
conclusion irresisby forced upon every mind, that all
these professions false and that the true and only
object of whigery was to obtain place and power' We
thai thayn In
place it, We believe the great measures OF the demo.
cratic party have placed the county in her present proud
and commanding position, and we are bound by our con-
science and love OF country TO stand by those principles
and uphold them against all opponents
From the MEG onnelsy lille (ohio) Chronicle
Election Senator nnG Supreme Judges.
We learn that both branches of the Ohio legislature
met joint ballot the Odd, and went into the cleo
lion of United States senator and two Judges OF the
supreme court. On the fourth ballot MIR. Salmon T.
Chase, of Hamilton county, elected senator in the
place of Hon. VIM Allen, whose term OF office expires
with the present session Of Congress. This announce
ment will no doubt be gratifying to many OF our readers.
1t is understood, believe, that from the peculiar
situation of affairs in the Legislature this winter neither
of the old parties could expect TO succeed IN eecng
man to the office of senator who possessed views entire
ly in accordance with their as neither OF those par
ties could command majority in both branches OF that
body. -
cember last have held the balance OF power, and OF
course would throw their votes and influence for the
man who was known to be thorough and radical free
soer at least Tor who was believed TO be favora
BILE TO their party measures The Taylor wings, suspect
ing what this party might pursue in reference TO
securing the election of the man OF their choice met in
caucus, and attempted to draw to their support votes
enough to accomplish their obect-whch 10 cripple
the free sellers and defeat the democras-and nominated
Judge Mclean, their candidate for the United States
Senate But this would not answer. The Judge imme.
datey declined accepting the honor so kindly offered by
his wings friends.
They next put in nomination Joshua R. Giddings as a
k,,,, hue nf tba viii
pay-and especially the aarery onesrefused TO support
Mr. Giddings upon any consideration whatever and OF
course found necessary to abandon hun also TO his
fate for his lack OF dDdllaj,l1g
Having thus failed, SignaUy failed, in accomplishing
the object they sough-of securing the nomination of a
man upon whom they could all unite and elect-lhey
Gnckly turned their faces towards WaShing ton repeat
ing the words OF southern wing delegate at the late
National Philadelphia Convention, that 9 Ohio, let
her go, shes abolition Sate any ho,c" Bat who was
there upon whom they could rest any hope OF success
Thomas Ewing, the favored and dotted OF Ohio wing
cry. who then TO be brought forward and placed
upon the track notwithstanding he had already been an
nounced OF the "dn0tntea' OF lacks cabinet,
and is at the capital IT is sald to await the result
of affairs the fourth OF March. This was indeed a
"sottude" and "waae Of 1rdters Defeat, with all It's
bitter consequences the inevitable result, and Mr..
Ewng's vote showed too well the hopeless and despe
rate condition of the Taylor party in the Legislature.
catered and confused they failed TO accomplish the de-
sired ends and did not much as present united
front upon plain party question: portion OF them, we
are informed, casting their votes for Mr. Allen.
MIR. Chase, the senator elect, was formerly wing,
and acted with that party but many years ago left them
of their advocacy of the erroneous doctrines
of bank and tariff; since which time he has been what
is called liberty and has taken very active part
in behalf of ancpaton IN Ohio. On quite II not all
of the leading democratic measures OF the country he is
as radical as any democrat in the State In the last
yass he supported Mr. Van Buren, upon the Buffalo plat
form.
On our State issues, he is with the democrats-has al
WAYS insisted on the unconstituonaity OF the division
of Hamilton county-does not believe the apporonment
bill was legally passed-and has insisted on the prtnad
fac,e rrbt of Messrs Peugh and Pierce seats in the
ranjza,ion of the House He able jurlst and pro-
found scholar and will rank among the best minds OF
our Sates of upright character and pure heart,
of party intrigue having been connected with any
office of much Importance As TO what hs future course
nav be in the Senate of the United States will not
attempt to predict We only state what we know Of
him-time must develop the balance. Our democrats in
the legislature supported him the most acceptable man
they could elect
The friends of Col Allen in Ohio will deeply regret
his loss in the Senate of the United States and his SER
vices there, champion and statesman will long be
remembered and appreciated by the democracy of the
Union He returns again TO the bosom of warm heart
ed and devoted constituency after arduous and faith
not as his unworthy colleague must come, who like the
weather has changed front with every breeze that
promised political prosperityisgraced and abandoned
but he among with well earned political repu-
taton, and renvigorated with zeal, to labor with
those whom he has so long and faithfully served.
The election of Messrs Spaudng and Caldwell to the
supreme bench will be regarded with much interest by
crafts true and faithful and have long been known to the
people of State Of the finest order of talents
and possessing judgments inferior to upon questions
of n legal character