Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-02
From tho Richmond Enquirer.

From the Richmond Enquirer.
The Author of the Fugitive Slave Law
fully Endorsed by the Old COmmOn-
wealth.
The people of Virginia, and the true
lovers of the Constitution and the Union
everywhere, will rejoice to know that on
Saturday. James NJ. Mason was reelected
United States Senator, by the overwfelm-
ing majority Of 55-the joint vote of both
Houses being for Mason 1874, for all others
SO. The only regular opposition to our
faithful sentinel in the United States Sen
ate was the nomination OF Geo. W. Suns
mers, and Mr.. Mason's majority over him
was So. We regretted to see this organ
lied opposition, even from the Know
NoLhings, who probably felt sore under
the hard things said Of them by Senator
Mason in the last canvass. Whatever
their private convictions may have been,
however, the basis of their action is ex~
planned in the following piquant article in
Saturdays Wing.
AMERICAN MEEr1HG.-The American
members Of the Legislature held a NEE
ting at the Exchange, evening before last,
and determined to cast their votes for the
Hon. George w. Summers, in the cleo
ton Of United States Senator, to-day
We were in the meeting only a few mo-
ments-long enough. however, to hear
some very sensible and patriotic views
advanced by Messrs. lmbOden, Tazewel,
BonduraDt, Early, johnson, Spady, and
one or two o,h@rS-and long enough also
to hear some 1aonstrous ridiculous non
sense from several old and young fogies,
whose constituents did a very foolish thing
III letting them 90 SO far from home with
out tru5ty guardian. We shall call no
names at prcscn:-bUt we expect 1t viii!
be incumbent upon us TO make running
sketch of their merits before very long.
We only remark that several Amerl-
can members, from large American
counties, seem to be possessed Of the
lunaiic idea that il is their special duty to
take care OF and protect the interests o.
Democrats politicians But we repeat
that we have no wish 20 call names, and
shall wait few days to see what Is TO be
seen.
Had they not been bound by the action
of caucus, we do not doubt that many
Of them whoulI have chccriuIly voted fOl
Mr.. Mason, not as a Democrat bat as a.
acknowledged champion of Southern
Rights. AS it WAS, we are happy to sec
that few of the ablest of thc anliDemo
cratic members of the Legislature freely
cast their votes lOr Mason.
Contrary to general expectation, Sa.ur.
days election was the most uneNcitcd and
quiet Senatorial election we have evel
Witnessed. In the Senate, MIR. DencaIe
and MIR. Parks presented the respective
claims Of Me5srs. Mason and Summers, in
brief and sensible speeches. In the House
Il similar scene was Witnessed in the
speeches OF Messrs. Pitman, Hiett and
Brannon for Mr.. Mason, and Messvs
Smith and RulTncr for Mr.. Summers
Our friend Ben. Smith of kanawha, gen
orally a5tutc and effective, sought TO pro-
) ducG IL diversion in favor Of ransAlle-
, ghany Western claims, upon which he
played with ''harp OF It0uSand strings
but the super structure Of his argument
could not stand before the HAPPY and tel
ing speech of Mr.. Brannon Of Lewis
from The extreme North West, whose sen
timcuts coming from tie Heart, met with I
glorious Itr3jHiH response from every por
lion Of the State.
This election, so promptly and enthusi
astica!Iy effected, will cause glow o
pleasure in the hearts of ali Constitution
and Union~lovin9 men everywhere. We
can freely say that it shows Virginia tc
be fully united upon the great question o
the day, and that we never recorded any
event with more heartfelt pleasure.