New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-31
ELECTION or q. s. SENATOR.
Editorial oOre.pondeaoe.

ALBANY, Tuesday Jan -, $50.
TUESDAY of next week being the day desi gnstei
bv law for the election OF United States Sem
stor. 20 fill, for six years from the ish of March
next. the seat row held by Gov. SEWARD, a
very general and lively sOlictude is felt with re-
gard to the result Of such election. II is not 200
much 10 say that the chances OF Gov Stewards
reelection or defeat have altesdy been warmly
canvsssed in many log-csbins beyond the Mlssis-
sippi and in the huls OF miners IN the gorges OF
the Sierra Nevada. Not unnatIraly, therefore,
do those in his own State who have generously
sJmpsthized with Gov 5. In the struggles aud or
deals 10 which his present position mas exposed
hin, share deeply IN this solicisude' ald eagerly
seek re sole snswer to the question" VIII
"Goy SLwARD be reelected =
Ireply 10 it with confidence. He WILL De
What traps. what ptfalls, what inconceivab'e
treacheriea usy be cODcocted or in preparation
in the deus of poll ;icsl darkness, of course none
but the Initiated Can know, but If good fai'h and
honor have Lot utterly fed from among meg
hat is, from among legislatOrs-Gov. 3 Will
have at least TEN n ,Jonty in the Assembly over
all Others and will have in the Senate msl ,ri,y
not merely Of the votes cast. but of the whole
number OF Senators chosen. Consequently there
will be no Joint Ballot, because there will ~ no
call for sny-the two Houses agreeing in theit
nominations on the frst bs los. 1 think there
fore. thst Gov Seward viii be declared tee Sen
ator elect for another term before two o'clock OF
next Tuesday.
There are. Of course some Members who are
counted b,th ways, but the opponent, OF Gov.
Seward do not even expect TO elect anybody.
Tie hight of iheir ambition ia to defeat any CHOICE
do NOT believe they expect to give Mi Scatter
ing (fcr lie is the only candidate % whom they
can rally tt cir piebald forces) majority In the
House, but they DO hope 10 defeat any election
Technically uomihstoG) by the Senate, and
thus throw over the election TO another year.
If they should happen to have on, mtorlty In
the Senate, they would not be able TO prevent
choice, since Gov. SIS friends would Only have
to vote for any one Of their numerous Candidates
nominate bin on The part of the Senate AID thus
compel Joint Ballot in which the Seward ma
iority in the Assembly would settle the question.
But of that, AIN confident. there is and will be
no need.
1t cannot have escaped the attention of OBJ
servers that, though we have contest for Sen
stor, there is but one candidate. The factions
Which agree in desiring Gov. Stewards defeat,
are agreed in nothing else. They make great
ado about def, atiDg Gov. s.. but If asked whom
they intend to elect instead of him, they are
silent If Mr.. FILLMORE, or Gov, HUNT. or
anybody who is anybody, would have consented
TO be their candidate, We should have had his
merits and services interlarded with the current
sbuse Of Gov. Seward. Blu. their candidate is
nobody, because nobody is the only candidi'e
they csn elect. Such, at any rave, is the present
aspect If the canvass, aud | think it most un'
Likely to be altered. u G.