New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-19
JOHN p. HALE'S ELECTION TO THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Erom The Ereninq Pot.


The election of John F. Hale as United States Sena
tor from New Hampshire is one OF the most reinarha
ble events of the day. There are some very grave o.
iections TO him member OF the Onited STATES sen
ate and these are well appreciated III Ne"-hathp
shire as they are anywhere else. Scarce any scheme
ofecisative piage has been brought before Congress
which did moi receive bis support; and when not a
men Der of the Senate he has allowed himself 10 De
employed at Washington as professional 0oTer for
protectors who had designs on the treasury. good
hmm Orcd manner a touch of the JACK -puddipg, q
kunck which he has-but which no really earnest en-
tlusiost ever had-f keeping on excellent terms with
all who differ from him in Their political views, have
fitted hin, in uecuar manner 10 act az the instrument
of tbs class. Many who would on other accounts have
liked to see Mr. Hale III the Senate hoped that the Le-
gis atpre Of New-Hampshire would agree upon some
Ioltcion Of less easy virtue. There were, however,
two circumstances in his favor III the first place. he
had been consistent fearless and uninchng in his OPP
POSITION TO the extension of Slavery; and on the other
hand he had been marked by the present Adminstra-
ton as a man who was to be pu, down and excluded
from public Office.
Our renGers will remember that the organ of the
Administration at Washington has, several times after
the elections which have taken place IN New-Hanp-
shine since Mr. Pierce took the charge OF pubhc AFFAIRS
attempted to demonstrate that things were not as oad
in that Stale they seemed, and that there was no
truth In lie assertion that Mr. Pierce, Dy the course
be had pursued since he was raised 10 tie
had ruined the Democratic party III that stare the
oort of the Administration TO prevent MIN from OenS
AGAIN elected TO the Senate had been successful there
woud have been some little reason tor pretending
hat The Administration had not lost all influence IN
New.HamI shire 1--WE may not have succeeded IN
"eecting The man we should have preferred, they
would have said, "bu We have at least been able to
"keep out from the Senate that Abohlonlst JOKER
with his quips and his gbes, whom we had resolved
"not TO allow to enter it again.
That there might be mistake in this matter, that
the Administration might appear as II Is, wholly de-
piyed of influence and power i'll New lampshlre, the
quarrel of Mr.. Hale was taken up, and the man wn0m
the Administration least wished to elected, the man
VIE had opposed the Administration when 1t was in
the I'll ht as zealously when it i'll the wrong,
was sent TO the Senate. If Mr. Pierce and his friends
Lad selected any other man as the candidate whom
they especially wished TO exclude from the Senate,
We sur pose lie would have been elected. We wish for
our ptrt they lad. We wish that in looking among
the public men of New-Iiampshire they had lighted
upon some man of proved ability, strict notions ON
the subject of public expenditures and ncorrlglOle
honesty and singing him from the rest had pro-
claimed their determination that he at least should not
be elected TO the United States Senate The result
would have been his election by triumphant majority.
Meantime We must content ourselves with Mr. Haze
On the Slavery question we believe we can confidently
RELY upon hm other questions we hope he VIII try
to be IN tie right often as his unsettled views OF
public policy will allow him. His good humor ms
talent for WELDING some of the smaller weapons of Ge
bate his power of raising laugh in stormy discus
sion when the members seem ready to fly at each
othC e throas, make him, in some respects, deslra-
bic ACQUISITION TO the Senate.