Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-28
Gov. Weller's Claims to be BrOderick's
Successor.


The Express of this city is so anxious to
see Gov. Weller elected to the United States
Senate. that it cannot refrain from telling it.
1t speaks fright out in meetin," and says that
Weller is the man for the place, and It, the
Express, don't want any other Of course
this settles the question, and Weller is to be
the next United States Senator for the long
term True, the Sacramento Standard, San
Francisco National, Mountain Democrat and
other influential Lecompton journals will ob
ject. but the Express has said ii, and the
thing is bound to be. Heretofore, it has
ueen considered that B. F. Washington was
an able man, and in fact the "big fish" of the
Lecompton party in this State. Certain it is,
that he was the first political chieItain in the
ranks of the present Lecompton party to
hoist the standard of the Administration and
declare against Stephen A. Douglas on the
question at issue between that Statesman
and the President of the United States
Whilst other men wavered, in their desper-
ate anxiety to get on the strong side, he at
once took his position, and, sink or swim,
stood by the Administration. We give him
no credit for the choice, but we do give him
credit for some so Of decision Of character.
He was not dily dallying along, week aft
week, and month after month, in doubt, fear
and trembling as to what course he should
pursue, but made up his mind on the instant
and has never since changed it. But this
makes DO difference with the inexorable Ex-
press. 1t prefers man who declared him
self-if we may believe distinguished eX-
senator Of the Stite Legisature-so emphat-
icully in favor of the position Of Stephen a..
Douglas on the Kansas question that, when
he turned over to the other side and went
FIR sustaining the President, the said ex Sen
ator and the friends who heard the same de-
lated the cts, opened their eyes in the pro-
fouudest astunishment This same man, too,
it is currently reported and most potently
believed. undertook to make arrangements
Through his friends) with the Douglas party.
during the last session of the Legislature, for
advancing his own personal and political
prospects. For this praiseworthy desire to
sacrifice his Administration confreres by a
secret afTilinton with their enemies, the Elk.
press deems him entitled to its wnrmest sup
port These said confreres will not think So
but then the Express is to be the grand die.
otor in the matter, and they may as well
close their mouths
1t would appear. then. that the claims Of
John B. Weller TO lie elected United States
senator by a full blooded Lecompton Legis.
lature, are, that he was not a Lecomptonite
until the last moment; that he efused to de-
clare himself until the tide was fairly setting
in, and that after he did declare himself, lie
went to work eonspiring against the very
party with which he was identified, and only
saved himself from the guilt of this shameless
treachery by the refusal of those with whom
he sought to conspire, to agree to his terms
This charge of seeking to combine his in
dividual (Weler) forces with the Douglas
party, in order to put down the simon pure
Administration organization, in this State,
we have never yet heard denied When we
do hear denial of it, we think we can sum
mon witnesses to the stand who can tell q
thing or two concerning it.
As for Wellers general capability for the
office, what did he ever do at Washington
when he was there. for the benefit of Califor-
mia The records answer, "mighty little"