The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-03-21


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George E. Pugh was declared elected U. 5.
Senator from the 4th Of March, l535.
There WAS some discussion as TO counting
the blanks on announcing the votes. The Lieu
tenant Governor finally decided to count them.
One of the blank votes, as stated by Judge Bir
chard, was cast by democratic member from
Alahnning, who said that he WAS instructed not
70 :otc for any man who did not oppose Doug
lass Nebraska BILL and could nOtvCte for Pugh
because he was strong Y III favor oi ii. We do
not see where these instructions OF the people
Of Mahoning came from, or how they could
overrule Mr. Musser's sense of fairness, by
leading him to vote blank, and not for the
man whose name had been presented by the
action of the caucus Of which he WAS i mem
Der.
But on this great principle Mr.. Pugh could
well afford to lose even three democratic votes.
The people will sustain, us the Legislature
have sustained him in his democratic principles
applied to Douglass bill. We regard his elec-
ton as as glorious triumph Of this democrat.
ic measure in Ohio. No man could have been
elected who was opposed to it. That was
tried. Mr.. Pugh, as is well known. is unequiv-
ocaIly and openly in favor OF the Nebraska bill
he was well known as such when nominated.
We are authorised to say that he is for the
bill.
Now let it be known throughout the Union,
that Ohio has 4 Senator Of her own, true to
the national democracy-a man whose intlu.
euce consequently will be felt in Washington.
Let Chase aud Wade be told by Douglas that
they wo!nIly misrep:esent Ohio by their votes.
Let the scandal be now erased. Our cscutche
on is clear. Then, again, three cheers for the
Nebraska Gili popular sovereignty and our
new young Scnator.'
The result is Of unusual interest, and is like.
ly to lave an important influence on the Ne
braska question, ard the attempt 10 make that
question the occasion ofauother abolition cX-
element. Mr.. Chase, who is thus signally de-
frated and discrcditcd at homc is by far the
ablcst and most accomplished man among Inc
Frccsoiers in Congress. He originated and
gave character to the abolition excitement
about the Nrbraskall. lie .ook it Us a plank
provdcntially washed ont for his political sal
vation. No sooner had Mr. Douglas reported
the bill. than Mr.. Chase drew out and set III
circulation that famous address, Which tnc ior-
mcr has consi~rcd to al infamous immortality
in his splendid speech opening the Nebraska
discussion. But the AbolitionISt had the start
of him, and 10 sooner WAS the address received
ut Columbus, than resolutions were introduced
into the Ohio Legislature, sustaining its posi-
tons, and deaounriug Mr. Douglas and his
BILL 1t was even reported that they had been
adopted. Mr. Chase seemed t. have it all his
own way. and to be on the point of bccom
ing the topmos, wave of Il mighty sea.
The Resolutions, however, did not pass the
great debate in the Senate threw It's powerful
Iight over the country: Mr.. ChaSc's high wave
of leadership thinned off into a moderate sized
bubble. and after two months canva>sing, he
received Just 10 votes out Of ITO for rcrlcc.
ton to his place in the Senate. The Nebraska
question was all the time made the test, and
the successful candidate WIS not only opposed
to Mr.. CIase's Abotiuni>m, but WAS dislin-
gnishcd for the bollGcSS with which he advo.
Gated the abrogation of the Missouri Rcstrc-
tion.
The result probably settles the success of
the Nebraska bill in the House and the dcci
ded action of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
probably also will nip in the bud the hopes Of
those who thought to make a great sectional
issue on the question. The whole Northwest
will almost certainly sustain the bill and
with PENNSYLVANIA and the Northwest united
with the entire South, even Mr.. Seward is not
mad enough in his ambition to attempt to cx-
cite 4 sectional warfare Charleston Mercury.