The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-22


are blameworthy, in having elected bad agent
to represent them. They have made fidelity t.
party, not principle, the test-so that it is blu
fair that they should bear the burden imposed
on them by misrepresentation, whom they
have chosen. Let them foot the bill this time
and hereafter be careful in the selection of theil
legislators. Then, should unconstitutional
debts be incurred by their agents, acting not
only without Instructions, but in violation Of
them, let them be repudiated. The man who
loans money to an agent, is bound to see to il
that the agent has authority to borrow it.
SENATORS ELECT-UNITED STATES SENATE
Mr.. Hamlin, having been elected Governor
of Maine, lately resigned his seat in the United
States Senate. On the 10Th inst, the Legisa
ture chose Amos Nourse to fill out the re-
mainder of the term, and re elected Mr.. Ham.
lin for the long term.
Mr.. Sumner, who had previously received
nearly the unanimous vote of the House Of
Representatives, for election as United States
Senator, received the unanimous vote of the
Senate, January 18th, every member being in
his seat
AS already announced, James Fowler Sim
mons is elected Senator from Rhode Island to
succeed Mr. James. After this Congress, then,
the six New England States will be represent
ed by eleven Republican Senators, and one
Democratic. 8
January 18th, James S. Green, Democrat,
was elected United States Senator from Mis-.
souri, for the short term.
January l4th, Martin W. Bates was elected
by the Delaware Legislature United States
Senator, in the place of John M. Clayton, de-
ceased, and James H. Bayard was re elected
for six years-both Buchanan men.
January 18th, Zachariah Chandler, Repub-
lican, was elected Senator from Michigan to
succeed General Glass;
Stephen II. Mallory buchanan is re-elect-
ed Senator from Florida.
January 18th, Simon Cameron, Anti.Bu-
chanan, was elected Senator from Pennsylva-
MIA to succeed Mr. Brodhead. This election
seems to have taken everybody by surprise
Mr.. Buchanan carried the State his friends
had decided majority in the Legislature on
joint ballot, and no doubt appeared to be en-
tertained of the election of Democratic Uni
ted States Senator. 1t was understood that
Mr.. Forney's nomination would be acceptable
to Mr.. Buchanan and he accordingly receive ed
the caucus nomination but eight Democrats
refused to go into caucus, and, when the
election came on, declined to support him
seven of them voting for Mr.. Foster, and Mr..
Foster himself, for Mr.. Wilkins. The Re-
publicans and Know Nothings concentrated
upon Simon Cameron, who, receiving at the
same time, the votes of three Democrats who
had participated in the caucus which nomina-
ted Forney was chosen on the first ballot
The vote stood:
Cameron CT; Forney, Democrat, So; Eos
ter, Democrat, Z; Wilkins, Democrat, received
l vote.
Messrs. Selo, Wagenseller, and Menar, Dem
ocrats, voted for Cameron; Backus, Calhoun,
Farnsold, Hill, Nicholson Smith, and Creswell,
Democrats, voted for Foster.
Some assert that the boiling Senators were
bribed some, that they are near relatives of
Mr.. Cameron; some, that Mr.. Cameron was
adroit enough before the State election to Sc
cure the nomination of several Democratic
candidates for the Legislature, pledged to him.
By whatsoever management, Simon Cameron,
an opponent of Mr.. Buchanan, is elected Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania, much to the mortifca.
ton and chagrin of that gentleman and his
Party. ,|.
If Mr.. Buchanan's loss is necessarily gain
to Republicans we suppose this election is to
be put down as a Republican gain. But, we
confess to some ignorance of the true position
of Mr.. Cameron. When member of the Uni
ted States Senate some years ago, he was not
one whit behind Mr.. Buchanan in his submis
siveness to the Slave Power. A year or two
ago, the Democratic dynasty being down, and
the Know Nothing and Republican elements
having acquired the ascendency, Mr. Cameron
suddenly appeared on the popular side, in op-
position to all his antecedents, committing
himself by letter to the avowed doctrines Of
the Republican Party. Since then we have
heard nothing from him till his unexpected ad.
vent as Senator elect from Pennsylvania.
Has he held fast his Republican creed? Is
he pledged to Know Nothingism What is to
be the ruling idea of his Senatorial life-Cam-
eronism, Republicanisn, or Know Nothingism?
Entirely ignorant of the management by which
he was elected, it is gratifying to us that VIE are
not obliged to pass any judgment upon it. AS to
the question whether his election is a substan
tial gain to the cause of true Republicanism,
it can be answered better two years hence,
than it can be now.
inter this Congress, the Senate of the Uni.
ted States will present q marked change in the
delegation from the Free States The Repub-
licans will number 10, the supporters of Mr..
Buchanan, 10; Simon Cameron, l !; and there
will be 2 vacancies probably from Indiana.
Has this process of decreasing Democratic
strength in the Senate from the Free States
stopped9 Who will fll the places of Mr..
Jones of Iowa, Mr.. Stuart Of Michiga an Mr.. AL.
len of Rhode Island 2
NICARAGUAN AFFAIRS SITUATION OF
WALKER.