The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-12-09
The Senatorial Question, and SenatO-
rial Candidates.

From our Daily of December 9th.
The Senatorial candidates are as thick as
bees in summer, and like them are huzzing
about among all the Legislative flowers
extracting from each the sweets of hope or
the honey of consolation, just as they may
anticipate success, or apprehend defeat
Slight sketches of these candidates may not
be uninterestipg at this juncture. So, we
give them.
The Hon. MORTON S. WILKINSON, is, pro-
badly the most altitudinous candidate for
Senatorial honors. 1t is claimed that he
has "boxed the compass of the whole
State in his search after political Office, and
we endorse the claim as well grounded. From
Saltwater to st. Paul-from St. Paul to
Brownsville Brownsville to Mankato
he has been building up hopes on localities,
covering the center and three of the four
cardinal points" until he thinks he has hit
on the right one, and that W. will bring
him out at least head ahead. But, after
all, Mort we think we see death in your very
prenomen.
The Hon. DAVID COOPER comes close
behind WILKINSON, and what he lacks in
stature more than makes up in general ap-
pearance. 1t would be difficult to find a
more exquisite pattern for Senator than
this "Old School Gentleman furnishes,
when developed in full dress before the naked
eye. And yet, we are told, that all his pol
ished elegance of manner and of mind, will
probably be thrown away upon the unappre-
ciative crowd which his party has sent up to
the State capital.
The Hon. JOHN w. NORTH manifests a
desire to transfer our State motto to his
own brow, and become Ieto,le du Nord of
the Republican armament. But promi-
nent member Of the majority, who got "left"
with some hundreds of "Chisago" and
"Owatonna on his hands, suggests that
this aspirant will doubtless be allowed to
remain at home in Peaseful retirement.
THOMAS FOSTER, M. D., Editor of the
Minnesotian, regards his chance as A. l, for
the Senate. Since we put the Doctor
forward few weeks since, he has mostly
withdrawn himself from editorial pursuits,
and occupied his time in studying positions
before a convex mirror, until he has enlarged
himself cut to his full idea of Senatorial
proportions, and is able to strike attitudes
which are certainly imposing even if they
are not actually overwhelming. The Doctor
has provided himself with glasses of double
extra magnifying power, with which he
calculates be can look straight through
ordinary members, and a considerable dis
tance into the shrewdest of them. He tells
US that he won the race at our last October
meeting, and that be is entitled to pocket
the stakes. We think the Doctor is right
and as we brought him out, we are boune
to stand up for him. Yet, we are fearfu
that those new spectacles may nave glVef
him an exaggerated idea of his chances, ant
that his prospects may have takena couleu1
de rose from the rubicund member ovel
which they are Immediately straddled. 81
we caution the Doctor to take these thing
into account as he figures up his calculations
Keeping in mind this caution, the Docto
need not hesitate to go in, for he is sure t
come out.
TIMOTHY M. NEwsoN, Esq, Editor o
the Times, set the political world on tn
qui riue, few weeks ago, by bringing ou
an anonymous Agricultural candidat
for the Senate. We got on the trail Q
this Agriculturist, and at last succeeded