The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-12-17

UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Who shall be elected TO succeed Mr.
HARLAN in the L. s Senate? -is question
properly belonging to the members eject Of
the next session of the Legislature. We
had boped this question would be left to tht
decision Of that body, minus any " outsldt
pressure" In this hope, we have been dis
appointed. Many of the Republican paper:
of the State, whether with or without sOllci
,n.ion we will not pretend to sny, have
declared their preferences for Mr.. HARLAN:
successor. They have, We believe, invariably
proposcd to succeed Mr.. HARLAN with Mr.
HARL,x-that is, have declared for the re
election of Mr.. HARLAN. Now, we propose
to have our " say," with the rest. But here
arises a dilemma. The would-bc Lieut.
Governor. says we net under the instructions
of TX Governor GRIMES. Ih'3 We have
never denied. The Inference il pa'patl'
therefore. that Col. BABBlrT's assertion Is
correct, hence our present prcdIcament.-
Ex-Governor GRIMES, has sgna!iy failed II
communicate to US his wishes respecting
Mr.. UARLAS's successor. Now, this state Of
facts no, only places US IN dilemma, but
hurts our fcelngs-it does. Cause why
The Same authority quoted above, says that
the whole Republican press of Iowa is sub
;.ct 10 the dictation Of Senator Gr!NEs.-
Hence, it follows as natural sequence, that
those papers that have pronounced in favor
Of Mr.. HARLAN, did 50 upon the express
command Of Senator GRIMES. And this 10
what hurts our feclings-to think that Sena-
TOR GRIMES should, in the distribution Of his
commands, be 50 utterly oblivious t. the
future welfare and harmony Of the party,
rs to overlook the "'eading Black X pnh.i-
can orran Of the Missouri SLOPE! We can
never forgive Senator GRIMES for this slight.
And what is worse, Col. BABUlrr will never
forgive him for thus sighting US. But. we
will not be thus thwur;cL! We viii have
oar " saw" whether his ex- ExceIe"cr, cS-
Governor GRIMES wills it, or not; and we
hereby give his cx-ExceIcncy due and timely
notice, that, if he expects Us to Conduct the
honpqreH IN accordance with bis Wishes, he
must furnish us in duo season, with proper
and definite instru ,tionS. \ iiNlc attention
to this request, by his cx-cxcr'inncv, Senator
GRIMES, will prevent our recurring to this
subject again.
But, all this is foreign to what we set out
to write. a number of Republican papers,
seem very DESTROYS of fovcstnlllng the action
of the Legislature, in regard to the election
of U. S. senator. They are very solctou1
for tho re election Of Mr.. HARLAN. Now,
HAglAN-but, Oh the contrary, yield TO none
in the favorable estimation IN mich We hold
him as n man and statesmcn--we cam IT
subscribe tn the doctrincput forth, that Mr.
HARLAN, or any other man, has claims upon
the party for the Srnntorship, or for any
other position Of either honor or profit
that cannot be placed in obryancc. If the
people, in the choice Of members Of the Leg
isiature, virtually voted for Mr.. HARLAN for
Senator, it i no more than right and proper
that Mr.. HARLAN should be returned. If,
on the contrary, those in whpm delegated
power is vested, were left by their constitu-
ents, free and untramneIled-i;s seems to US
hardly fair or ust for the press of the State
to attempt, at this time, to PREJUDICE the
claims of this or that man, for so impOrtan:
post rs that of L. S. Senator. Seeing thas
the matter cannot be brought directly home
to the people, it seems TO US, thnt The whole
subject should be left where the people
placed tin the hands Of the Legislature.
And we hope when that body assemblies, it
will, regardless alike of newspaper pufs,
private claims, or threatened dissatisfaction,
in case the pre-arranged plans of this or
that man. and his friends, are not carried
out, act wisely and CONSIDERABLY, and select
some person from the Republican ranks
worthy to fill, with credit to the State and
party, the responsible position Of United
States Senator. The filing of so important
an Office. should not, and we hope vii! not,
depend in the least, upon the amount OF
"outsile pressure" this or that candidate
may be able to bring to bear upon the Leg
islature. Nous rerrOns.