The Empire County argus., 1855-12-29

SENATORIAL. The Sacramento Union of the 21st
inst. had leader matters Senatorial, wherein
the editor bewails the loss of patriotism and good
sense which prevailed in the olden time, and says
That all has been swapped off for CANNON, for
stuff for mushrooms embalmed in selfconceit, for
gaming politicians, for migratory partisan quacks
starts and ever-greens and everything else that can
be produced by the operation of invention, unaided
by brains
The Union then feelingly exclaims:
Oh, for the days lang syae! when men became
the recipients of responsible Offices because their
practical capacity had been proven in some unpre-
tending, unoficious business of life When it was
not regarded as gentemanly to swear and indulge
in obscene conversation as do some of our Senators
and Senatorial candidates of the present day
When it was recognized as in bad taste to swarm
around the doors of Office like mendicants at the
footstool of the wealthy. When drunkenness even
was not acknowledged as a sufficient endorsement
for high stations.
The Union proceeds to pitch into all the Senate
rial candidates in the following manner:
What will our Legislature do? Most earnestly
de we hope that it will decapitate every single
head that has been presented for Senatorial favors
Without exception we desire to see every man that
has acknowledged the aspiration, to be completely
expunged from the record of possible Senatorial
elevation. Expunged! did we say! we would
have the Legislature bury them so deep and care
fully that they could not be again walked by the
soundings Of their own trumpets.
In response to the article from which the above
extracts are copied, Gov Foote addressed the Union
as follows:
To the Editors of the Union--Gentlemen Il have
the honor to request that you will state in the next
number of your paper whether or not you intended
to apply any portion of the offensive and sweeping
denunciation contained in your editorial article of
to-day, under the head of Senatorial" to myself
in particular! There are terms of acrimonious
and unqualified decrial in the article referred to-
which must hope you did not intend for me- but
if you did you will place me nnder special obga-
tions by frankly acknowledging the fact. | have
not yet invoked editorial support of my claims,
such they chance to be, to Senatorial honors;
nor do desire to receive it, have not yet press
ed my pretensions upon the consideration of any
member of the Legislature; shall do so here
after. shall not complain of the presentation of
decorous and respectful opposition to me in any
quarter, as have certainly no right to do; but |
do object to such coarse revlement as that which
is to be found in the article in question, and | am
not willing to remain altogether quiet and uncom-
planning when charged, at my time of life, with
'obscenity, profanity and intemperance."
heretofore accused of "depravity," of 'low cum
ming" of staggering and hickuping familiarity"
&C., &C., So
shall acquiesce most cheerfuly in the election
of any worthy and accomplished citizen to the seat
in the United States Senate, now vacant, whom it
may please the assembled members of the Califor-
MIA Legislature to elect | am sure even that
could name men in this State whose election to the
post in question | would prefer to my own. But
my character, both as public and private man. is
am not willing to have it either soiled discredit-
ed by calumnies whether printed or oral.
| hope, gentlemen, that you will lose no time in
explaining the matters herein brought to your no.
tice, and in manner which will be altogether sat
isfactory.
| have the honor to be,
Respectfully your obedient servant,
II. s, FooTE.
To this letter. the Union of Saturday last replies
as follows:
Our article was intended as the application of
actual caustic to diseases which had thus far resist
ed all lenient agencies and we must confess that
we did not intend to make it personal to any one
and towards several individuals who have been spo
ken of in connection with that office, we entertain
ed feelings that make the inference of an intended
personal application dsagreeable. Among this
number we very cordially acknowledge Gov. Foote.
But we do not retract the wish expressed in favor
of the Senatorial decaptation of every gentleman
in the State of California, who acknowledges an
ambition and effort to be elected to the United
States Senate.
Net satisfied with the answer of the Union, Gov.