Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-09-22
II a. eenatorship.

1. is annonpced by the Washington
correspondent of one Of the New York pa
pers, that Hon. James NJ. Ma on, OF Va,
had been selected as the successor Of Hon.
James Buchanan, present minister 20 Eng
land. who it was known, will resign his
place 10 take effect about the 1st Of octo-
Der. We place no reliance in this state
ment. Virginia already has one first class
minister, and several minor appointments
abroad. 1t is hardly probable, therefore
that the vacancy at the Court of England
will be filled from this State. We are
awareliti is greatly desired.by political asp'-
rants that Mr. Mason should be appointed
to the mission in question. His seat in the
United States Senate is the goal to which
various gentlemen are turning their wisttul
eyes. If Mason were Of out the way, a
great stumbling block would be removed.
Flo, d, who intends TO contest the field,
even against Mr.. Mason. would then play
game to make or break but, who, in
our opinion, has no more chance Of sue.
cess, than we have OF getting fat Office
from the present administration. OF course,
then his prospects must be lean and lank.
Faulkner would not be silent. His
energy and talent would be industriously
employed to secure for himself a respite of
six years from political conyasses. The
Northwest would urge the claims, lproba-
biz of Kidwel or Judge Thompson Of
Wheeling. The friends of Letcher would
also present him Tor the office; and we
must confess, from all we can hear and see,
his chances would be decidedly superior
to those Of any other man J ct mentioned.
We should favor Mr.. Letcher's claims
We DO not believe there is a man in Yves
tern Virginia who could bring greater
weight Of character as a representative,
and as a man, to bear in the conte st than
John Leteher. We do not believe there
is man in the whole State, whose high
toned honor, whose incorruptible integrity.
whose fearless devotion TO the country, her
laws and her interests, whose answering
democracy and whose unbending and I'M
firing energy and industry, batter suit him
for the exalted position ola representative
of Virginia in the United States Senate,
than John Letcher. He is the imperson-
alton Of fearless honor-ue type Of true
moral courage. Such man should be
the representative of such State as Vir.
gina. Mr.. Letcher would be the man
upon whom the friends OF all the other as
pirants could compI omise, for we believe
lie is alike in favor with all. We only
hope, should Mr.. Mason be appointed
abroad. or should any thing occur by which
he will not again be candidate, that Mr..
Letcher will be selected as the man to
succeed him. Mr.. l.. is our first choice Of
all the men in Western Virginia, MIR. Ma
son hot excepted, as prime question
but Mr.. Mason is in the occupancy Of the
place, and y care not about having him
removed, al .his particular jnncture, unless
it is his wish. However, we are not
aware that there is anything duo him
from the patty. 1t is true, he labored
hard in the last Gubernatorial canvass
So did John Letcher. II is true he has
assumed bold and high position in the
U. s. Senate upon the subject Of Southern
rights. John Letcher has been equally
prominent in his action in the Lower
House. Hence, If it were to come to u
strict comparison Of claims, we are not SO
certain that Mr.. Letcher could no. adduce
the most forcible. But We are not "in for"
a scramble.
Should Mr.. Letcher be elected to the
u. S. Senate, this winter, we would have
a nice little rumpuss, all TO ourselves, in |
this Congressional District. Rockbridge
would be out with four or FIVE aspirants.
Augusta with about six. Rockingham
with three. Shenandoah with three, and
Hardy with two. We do not know wheth-
er our little sister Highland would stand
off as spectator. with pretty much the
feeling of the old woman in the fight be-
tween her husband and the Bear. OF not.
1t is possible she might produce bantling.
If SO, we would have it rough. roll aud
tumble, and the result would likely be the
nomination Of our honorable self, as COM
promise candidate, Rockingham being our
native county, and Augusta our adopted
county. At least we shall keep an eye to
the matter and use our pious endeavors to
get up as big fuss as possible, and then
have ourself pitched in at the height ofthe
muss, to act as oil upon the troubled wa
tiers. Every dog has his day." from
which true axiom we take immense en-
enlargement.
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