The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-10
Our Pennsylvanis Correspondence.

Pors,nLE, Pa, March s, 1866.
Porpcnenea Of TIE Election Of United States Sndtor-
kr Bsehansp 10 Be rsn againR Cameron for ne Senate
Parry Dodsry, de-, dc.
The postponsnsnt Of the eectios Of United States
Senator by the LcJislssure Of Pennsyvana has given
rise to spcculsaions and thcrs scarcely
lawyer in the Commonwealth who Is not most unmerci-
fully peed wish questions concerning OF course the
legal Maternity noe much inclined 10 their
prolific and inquistve questoners Thsy too shrewd
to retail their wares for nothing and give opinions
hwyes, aud fer which they willing 70 be held
sponsibie, unless r,muneratsd for their labor.
The United States Senator elected undcsn act Of the
Legislature which rrescribe, the mode aud manner Of
the election The two houses required see In
convention at the tins appointed by said ao and, arssr
having properly organized tho convention shah proceed
TO vote, and OF the candidates named shall r,
ceve majority OF the votes OF tho membere present
second poll shall be takea and on until election
be ELECTED One section Of sa net provides that the
election bc not completed at its first meeting the pres
dent shall adjourn the convention 10 such time ma.
from time to oc until denpite result be obtai.vd
The convention recently held mos being able elect
Of the journals of the State propogang the opinion
that II the le3islature adjourns die which It
take place thas body not having the power 10 meet
again for the purpose They forget that the Senatorial
Convention is different and disnrt from the
legislature and though composed OF tho same persons
u Is differently governed, and exercises quite different
functons Being separate body, created for specific
purpose, when once convened must &C. OF ita under
the laws which govern IL and II So the action OF ano.
ther BODY cannot Interfere with II long its rights
aud duties remain rs they now
The adjournment the Convention has been in
accordance with IL powers and the opinion circulated
United states ssn,sorshfp before Il anaiy sdjourn.
might appear simply ridiculous were not for the pri
yiese vested In the Governor to interfere the matter
U IL provided that, whenever vacancy shall occur In
the United States Senate tho Legislature, II la sc-son
shali, within eight days after being Informed OF the
Inp lg liza Ia 49,
Under This provision II is contended more particularly
BY the Know Kohnss, that the Governor has only
the right TO order election 10 be he'll but that II H
hs duty 10 do ard thus the extra expense
would necessarily be incurred by the asssmbing Of
tho Convention In October next. In this they are of
course opposed by the combinations against ihem To.
gether with the many candidates who anxious to
dhpisy their patriotism In the service of their country
and who labor under the impressonnot without som.
reason, II must be eonferse ithat before tho present
legislature there is no chance for any man but Came
ron II the election can be strvsd OF until the next
Legislature convenos, who knows what may turn upg
lot the disappointed hang on to luck--many . man /,
more indebted for the preservation OF his neck good
fortune than to his own discretion worth.
new scheme by which Cameron ana hi. TO
be frustrated, has come to light How far Il has pro
giesstd cannot be told The friends OF Buchanan, per
hnps departing Of securing him tho Presidency because
ter much prides himself now want to put him on tho
track against Camsron for the Senate. The ehsf Of the
KcLapoos ngainst the winnebago Ii Is supposed that
buchanan would gladly consent 10 the of hs
for the senatoTshp TO beat Cameron believing that tho
election Of the latter would be his own political death
warrant lie had better take warning by the fats Of tho
osend Conference, which may be regarded oi
lutute bad luck. lie and Cameron friends at
time, and might have continued 30, but the standing
candidate for ths Presidency have friends unless
they consent to be exclusively his This Camron
would lot susF, and he accordingly struck out FOR him
self Therein he offended, and found the whole Bu
chAnan Iac at his heels Bring out Buchanan hs Is OF
no use ~ London Tor Marcy can attend 10 tho bushes.
the ostead programme has been sxpodei-st him
help 10 superntend ths spols No matter II ho did ,n
the Kno. Nohlngs a. lats day the stsso he. T. s.t
ter late than never His friends used Ia argue that the
repen,ant !ederast made the beat democrat I<t them
ra.s the cry that the who reputates his pArentage
makes the best know Nothing and all May yet he
well p JAnEs