The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

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ocrats from Free States whose terms have
just expired, have all been replaced by
Republicans, and it is highly probable
that New Jersey and Minnesota will
choose two more such. At all events, if
their last chosen Legislatures were now
to elect Senators, they would choose two
Republicans.
1t is noticeable that MessrS. Anthony,
Bingham, Grimes, Bragg and Powell
five of the eight new Seuators-have been
Governors of their respective States {:
Messrs Bingham, Grimes and Bragg hav-
ing scarcely ceased to be such when cho-
sen Senators. Mr.. Anthony has won
wider and more honorable distinction as
Editor of The Precedence Journal than
has been or we'll could be achieved bv
either Of the FIVE in their official capacity.
Mr. Bingham served six years in the
House as a Democrat of Free-Soil pro-
clivities, aud was amoug the FIRST to hail
the Republican movement, and was cho-
sen Governor of his State in 1854 by A.
971 majority. He, too, will prove an ac-
QUESTION to the Senate He is by birth
a Fermonter, by vocation q farmer Mr.
Grimes is a native of New Hampshire
a lawyer-went early to Iowa, where he
edited (we belleve) the first Agricultural
paper published in the State, has made
one of the largest and best farms in it
In 1854, when the Republican party was
first organized in Iowa, he took the stump
as its candidate for Governor, canvassed
the State pretty thoroughly, and was
elected by 2,4S6 majority-the first time
the Democratic party was beaten in the
popular vote of that State He now su-
persedes its last representative of Sham
Democracy in Congress.
Mr.. Bragg is the SOD of noted Dem
ocratic politician at Warrenton, VIII 1--WE
believe) was formerly himself Governor
of North Carolina. The son was chosen
Governor, in 1854, by 2,085 majority,
and reelected, in '56, by 1854
Mr.. Powell was chosen Governor of Ken
tucky in 1851, beating Arch. Dixop (the
man who first in Congress suggested the
repeal Of the Missouri Compact) by $50
majority. Powell, 54,613; Dixon, 3d.
763.( AS the Wings carried everything
else at that election, Mr. Powell's triumph
was the more emphatic. He is fluent
and effective stump speaker, never at a
loss for facts, and not at all tender Of OPP
ponents. He has never been in Congress
till now, though we seem to remember
his running once or twice for the House,
years ago.
Mr.. Nicholson is a veteran politician,
has already been in the Senate (by Exec
utive appointment, we believe), has edit
ed The Union at Washington, and is the
person to whom Gen. Cass addressed his
famous Nicholson letter." wherein the
Popular Sovereignty" dodge was first ox-
hibited He (Nicholson, not Cass) has
considerable talent, and is dcyotee of
Slavery because he esteems Slavery the
mainstay Of Sham Democracy--unlike the
South Carylinians, who stomach Democ-
racy (of the Sham order) because they
esteem it the chief bulwark of Slavery
Mr.. Hemphill is new to the National
arena We believe he has been a Judge
in Texas. His politics are understood to
be Of the extreme Fire-eating sort, but
whether he is one who really believes in
Slavery, like Hammond, or values it for
its use to Sham Democracy, like Nlchol-
son, time must show. His colleague,
Matt. Ward, is understood to actually be-
lieve in it.