Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-23
Republican Jonurnals Advocating a De-
m0crat as Douglass Successor in the
US. Senate.

The following is from the Chicago Tribune,
Republican poper. If its suggestion is con-
si,tent, probably Richardson or McCleruard
will be appointed to succeed Senator Doug
las Says the Tribune
Nothing Int the danger which threaten.
the Republic would justify Us in aluding al
this lime to the question of filing Judge
Douglass vacancy in the Tinted States Sen
ate. The tax is an un9rn ncuus one, but the
near appr0neh of the special session of Con
| grcss, and the munlrnI"us character of the is
snso t. be brought httere it, on-piie 10 rem
| der it an urgent necessity. That the place
| which The departed statesman occuI led III The
national connsrls cannot in any true sense, he
filled, all will agree; but we are called upon
To- meet the question nov, and it behouveS us
to find the m"n who will most nearly come
mp to the standard Of the excellence now
about to be- entomhed and invest him it'll
the duties and diguilies of the hish otiiop
which Mr. Duuglas has SO long and 20 nby
filled
The Constitution imposes upon Gov Yates
the delicate task M filing the vacancy until
such time as the Legislature shall meet and
exercise its functions in the premises. The
term for which his appointre would natural
~ Hbll lut bllltt l. year ana u llhlI. or Uli =
Ill the regular session of s63. W doubt not
! that the propiely of Getting puitical
friend Of the deceased Senator has nlrrady
suggested itself with due force to Ih,. Gov
error. We think that all conf irrations of
he public veal require the appointment of IL
Democrat. holding the views of Stna or
Dongl"s, to The vacancy 1t is tru" tina the
Reruhlicnn~ have the power both in The En-
"cullvr and Legislative Departments of The
state Gov ernment But it is equally trt t
that parties and rartiSnnship have mainly
! been blown TO the winds 10y the great events
"f the past forty days 1t is equally true
| that the CnrtN of which Nh Duu4las was the
arkhow lodged chieitnin, came up mahfully
and squratly I" the patriotic work set before
them hy the Governor iu the recent session
of the Legislature. If the Rel ubIicans con
ttnte the 9IIt wing of the & eat army #
! the Union, the Democrats cons itule The left
wing. Neither can advance success fully with
out the other If we who happen to have the
power acquired in past contests are sincere in
our prote,lations of buried anmo-iry-if we
| believe in our own declarations that old is
sues are terated-what more fitting time
than the present to prove it? What more
favorable opportunity 10 secure the work
| which Senator Douglas began? What more
| substantial evidence can we give OF our sin
cerity and harmony than 10y placing Doug
las Democrat in the senatorial chair vacnted
hy the untimely death Of Senator Douglas
himself?
1t strikes us that these arguments are un-
answerable We have no personal choice o
express. If we had any, it would pro, ably
De Tor sore one OF the nIle Republican gem
erals with whom We have hhored in u ST.
contests But We forcgo all such prcf.rrnees
III obedience of what s-,ms to us an mpera-
tive pu'dic duty. The 100 ono Iliuoisans
who cast their votes for Mr.. Douglas last fall,
aud who are now nearly unanimous in their
Zeal Tor the maintenance of the Union and
the SUI port OF the Government, are Justly
entitled to Il representative in the Senate OF
the United States. Aud if there were any
constitutional way in which they milh ind-
cate their choice, they should be allowed to
name the man. But the hole question. We
are convinced, is in good hands, and we do
not Doubt the action of Governor Yates in
the premises will meet the hearty commen-
dAtion Of the people