Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-12

Mt. RufIRer-I put IN nomination for the office-l
of United States Senator. Mr.. Geo. w Summers
OF Kanawha.
MIR. Hiett.-I liss 10 respond TO the nomination
OF the gentleman fIom Shenandoah, tNlr. Pitmsn.)
do so with sincere pleasure, feeling as do. tia,
the position to which it Is proposed 10 re-elect
Or. Sason will Ge appropriately filed, at At has
been hitherto. So far as the portion OF country
fTom which leone is concerned, know there Is
but one feeling upon The subject Of Tins election,
aud that has reference TO the choice Of r. Eissun
will NOW content myself by expressing my hsn:ty
concurrence in Mr.. NaSOn'S nomination.
MESSAGE FROM TnE SENATE.
Mr.. Gatlett, from the Senate tufOrneSi The House
Of the readiness of that body to proceed with the
Of the day being the election Of United
States Senator, and that JamesM Mason and Geo.
W. Summers were IN nomination.
Mr.. Smith OF Hanawba arose TO sccOud the nomi-
nation of Mr. Summers, lie Ii-scantet al some
length upon the claims Ct the West 10 share OF
representation in the United Safes Senate. lie
uiged Western members II support a Western
candidate; II no; Wing, suitable Democ'at,
whom they would find in he person Of Charles II.
Lee OF Charles Russell. whose political position
nOw, by thr way, he was unable To define. He
deprecated the policy Of going into the election OF
this eanYday.
NJ. II cit II shall not reply TO aIlthe arguments
of my friend from kanlwtIa nor have | VOID 10
say sgainSt The gentleman " hose nomination he
seconded. This thing o seclionaisin know GUlh-
ing ABOUT, "hC SO Ial rs lhe view IS IN
Ih'S queSUoh' aH sure Tue COURSE OF al. S'"S,'u
IN the Sen"te iustfeS me it, stsIns that he the
representative, not of Virginia alone, hut uE tho
cut &c HVpEn' cannot agree WIN Tue gentleman
as 10 Tue ltoPtety 1t phtt'' on tue eieeoh' nor
10 oeileSe tn't tue causes "n'cH ne mas urge"
Mr. Driunun.-I Ind not Intended TO say one
word reference 10 This election; bu., coming. as
"U' tto''' ''S " 80 us's"o9' u '"e eF"t'ei"4"
AA4' NO. Ieet t t''t u u aeutLPeA' On me'
- sote otHSt A'eHoeI Ion tn.' Iest9n' 10 express
out -. Les1At' !" t'''s SNV1sSt " is4eSe"'a'
''o', W NC, ~ ' n.s 'ele''e't'
r. It ~ % W '"@ ''S
" ~ t"e " eStetn constituency WIN teieISncs 10
ven cho':e III Tue matter no" penuhs' IL IN Is
- HHy u'Ject upE" "Hicn me p9Ri!c se"'NAeh1 0'
t"e " eS' SouLu ." Sa'eS ueh"su' II IS upon TINS;
''r that section has more than once manifested ITS
poS,t'o" Is IessIus te qhsSuon OF Tue elecIl0" Ol
Cu'sTu states 0ehitot'
us be"luSIat'G iaHS OF the " est nave "l'hesS-
Gu Tue services OF Mr.. MsSoit' anu lhey n!e now
s.nu 20 nave an opp lI"htS eI S!VeS"ns snslt hlsn
"PP'e|1ai'uh " MS cOutSe' seeing thut ne was
Always ldentlhed with The policy, not OF Virginia
"'O"e' ""' VI '"@ ""ois SCUM.
Sst' we would be 'ecEeant TO our du:Y' II we
should not avail ourselves oil the htSt opportunity
to mark our sense OF the pFoPtiety Ofthls gentle
mans cousSs while acting as the representative Of
Virginia in part. 1 am here. sir, the representa-
i've OF Western constituency, to vote fOt Nh
AsS'ni Will do 1t, as the gentlemaa sad, with
beatty good Will. Lam Western man III feeling
ana sentiments but cannot see that the subject,
winch my Trend from kama~ha has introduced 10
the Consideration OF The hous, has anything to do
WIN The election ol United States States. We
nave COZ" planned oi the inequality OF representa-
!ion' aud th!"S' with the gentiemanPthat we have
had Just cause to complaint upon this subject
not as it exists in The U. S Senate, for that hrs
nothing 10 do with it, but in the subordinate rha
ses OF representation.
II we wish TO elect man who will represent
Eastern aud Western Virginia, who will Terts-
sent Tie sovereignty II Virginia Ill the Senate of
the United States, that nan ought TO be Col. Jas.
NJ. Mason. This is tie occasion on which we
should confer this honor upon that gentleman,
"ho has notonIy identified himself with the policy
Ot the South but sustained u sovereignty of its
people.
VIII not ueialn lhIs House, tor teel that they
are anxious to vail themselves OF the opportunity
20 FInG'c"'e All; MASON a"u sustain hln despite
tue inHuehce OF aplea!S 10 Secl'ohal feelings. we
nFe here 10 do IT. G";nhuenceI by any such con-
*'uet"t'on: trust Tie House Will t0th&itn so
iEio The election.
The Speaker remarked that rs no other canG-
date was putt nOmiEutiOn, it vas proper inform
the Senate OF the readiness OF the House 10 SO la;o
the election.
Inc Gletk PtGcee'ed to call The Toll, which re-
su;sru as l0it3"S:
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