Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-16
Congressional Timber--The s'Sticl1s'' Re.
viewed.

Under this heading the San Francisco Call
gives the following piquant notice of the Le-
compton candidates for Congress in this State.
1t will be seen that there is a candidate from
Yuba county:
The approach of the time set for the call
ing together of the first political Convention
Of the season causes an active movement
among the politicians. The Congressional
aspirants particularly are on the alert and as
"their name is legion" the contest for Repre-
sentative honors may be anticipated as the
most exciting. For the benefit of the public
we will give hasty review ofth names and
pretentions of those who would a seat in
Congress take And, first, we will commence
with the Lecomptonites: Charles L. Scott
has served one term. and is recommended on
the ground that during that time he man.
aged to conduct himself in u respectable sort
of manner, without startling the nation by
any exhibition of talent or aptitude for the
station. His vote can always be counted on
where King Caucus orders it, and he has not
sufficient talent to become dangerous rival.
Having devoted much time to franking pack.
ages of garden seeds, it is thought by his
| friends he will be able to carry the agricul-
tural interests; and having "once upon
! time" been a counsel in mining suit, it is
believed he will secure the support of the
honest miners" Following HIM, in the
Southern District we have Sam Merritt of
Mariposa, now State Senator. who has vet,
though in the Legislature for three years
done nothing astounding. Then there is Van
Voorhies, who Possesses the qualification Of
being a good Democrat, though not Il bril-
liant man, and occasionlly amuses himself by
At,,1 ~ n
place where he naturally feels himself at
home Following him we have Judge Sher-
wCod, also good Democrat and staunch
| Custom House officer besides not being dan
gerous. Then comes Thorn, of Los Angeles,
distinguished by nothing but long whiskers
and firm supporter of party usages. From
the "G.r-e at NORTH" we have Burch n
long time State Senator, who, like his South
ern compeers, has not as yet distinguished
himself by any act Indicative of superior in
tellect or even moderate abilities. Then
comes Judge Barbour who did not receive,
according to his own estimate, sufficient re-
muneration for his services as District Judge
and failed to persuade the Senate into his way
of thinking. After whom is F. L. Aud, who
has been twice elevated by the people q
Yuba to the Legislature, but has never sue
ceeded in elevating himself above the leve
of his surroundings The foregoing are
few of those who will be candidates for
Congressional nomination at the hands of tn
Administration Convection. There are NJ
| doubt hundred or more besides who ar
anxious for the nomination, but we onl,
mention the above as being those who ar
certain to be nominees All of those name,
have occupied public positions, and as fac
indicative of their fitness to fill the position
e to which they aspire, we can safely say tina
+ not one Of them has ever been guilty of orig
/ mating measure or movement worthy
!. note, or given the slightest indications of pot
: sessing abilities which should secure for theI
J. the support Of their fellow citizens. To b
IS sure, if send any of them to Congress, th
4 probabilities are that we should hear nothin
l. of them until the next Congressional election
< for certain it is sthat if they should not do be
~ ter in Washington than they have done else
- y where. the outside world would know no
c. thing of their existence further than coul
10 be learned from their autographs on FRANKIE
sr pub. docs"