Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 70, 1857.
The Soma orial Question.

The Senatorial Question.
We take the liberty of extracting the fol
lowing remarks concerning the Senatoria
question from private letter received from
friend at Desmoines whose opportunities
of being 'posted - on the subject are sec
ond to no other man in the State. We have
no doubt that he is correct in saying tha
Gov. Grimes is the choice of nine tenths oi
the Republicans of Iowa for U. S. Senator
succeed Gen. Jones. We do not wish to b.
understood, however, as committing oursel1
unreservedly to his support. If any othe,
Republican of equal ability and merit is
proposed for the Office we shall throw no OBJ
stacles in his way. But our candid opinion
is that when an election takes place there
will be but little strife. Governor Crime.
will receive the almost unanimous Republi-
can vote in the General Assembly. But here
is the extract referred to 7---f '--.5 sls-
81 suppose you are having some Senate
rial excitement in your enterprising city, as
well as at other less important points. The
masses are becoming anxious as the contest
approaches, but not so much so, as the con.
tending asrirants. Many are entering with
hope buoyant, trembling with anxiety and
excitement, awaiting the happy or fatal hour.
The great number spoken of have about
equal chances, save one. The great I" Mis-
souri, River Opener" comes in for sweep
stakes, and will far distance every other
competitor the first round.
"As AR a. am able to judge the senti-
ment Of the people, nine-tenths of the Re.
publican party desires Gov. Grimes election
and the members Of the Legislature so un-.
derstand it and mean to carry out the wish
es of the people. My opinion is that he will
get the nomination upon the first ballot in
the caucus. a.s a 81
cit is due him and he ought to have it.
Aside from his claims upon the score of ser
vice, he is Just the man for the occasion aud
position his peculiar fitness, his wisdom,
ability, statesmansbip and integrity give
him pre-. eminence. His election will do
more for the Republican party than the
election of any other aspirant. He carried
the State when every one supposed that the
Democrats were largely in the ascendan,
securing his own and the election of others
at the same time; giving birth and success
to the Republican party of lowe, and that
fact is well understood by Republicans
throughout the length and breadth of our
Union.
1.-THE attempt to make the issue geo.
graphical one is absurd, and l am gratified
to see the Republican press North and West
generally regulating that sentiment as Pc
culiarly selfish. 1t i, not locality but the
man that the Republican party want to look
to at this time. When leaders and politicians
loose sight of their patty and principles t"
prorrote men. then it is that our political
tr5 Is exposed to eminent danger and al
most certain to founder. Can you believe
rhat Daniel Webster was any more devoted
to the peighborhood of Marshfield than any
,ther portion Of massachusetts, or that Hen
" Clay neglected the remote parts OF henr
ucky to secure legislation for Ashland? ihe
very idea is preposterous and absurd. we
want man whose capacity reaches beyond
MS own precinct-one whose views are SUI
iciently enlarged to embrace not only his
Whole State, but nation"