, 1861-06-10
SEN ATon DoEcLAs' SUCCESSOR.
Views OF the Republican Press:

lFfom the jacksonville Journal
DoCoLAs' sUcCEssoR.-The Governor will
now Appoint The successor Of Senator Dong.
Las. lie Tiu serve till the next session Of the
Legislature. We know not what policy ma7
be adopted, but we think that courtesy and
Lair dealing entitle some member Of the for
mer Democratic party to the office and the
honor. We presume Mr. Douglas never LETT
any tntimation Of whom would be Its choiee,
II man is to be selected by his record aud his
personal worth, We presume that no name TIu
stand higher than Hon. L N: MoRR1s
from the Alton Telegraph
TIE SUCCESSOR or JUDGE DoUaLAs-To
speak Of mans successor in office before he
Is buried, may seem ungraeious to some In
ordinary times it would be 60. But the near
approach Of the special session Of Congress
md the vast importance Of the measures which
are to come before 1t, render It necessary that
the subject should be conaidered at once.
That II will be possible to find one who will In
au things be equal to Senator Douglas no one
can for . moment suppose. Our efforts, then
should be directed to the selecting Of some
oEe, who WU approximate nearest to the
standard Of e1ccllence and ability set By
.t1m.
By tne provisions Of the Constitution, the
duty Of selecting the successor to the depart
ed Senator, IS devolved upon Gov. Yates BIS
appo1ntee will hold the office until the next
regular session Of The Legislatnre, about one
year and half That the Governor will make
wise selection We cannot Doubt He has,
imnaeed, m the power to appoint party friend.
We think It due to the memory Of San
ator Douglas that the appointment should
be filed from the Democratic party.
It would be fitting testimonial to the val-
ue and eMcleucy Of The last labor OF his life
It Eouia he token Of The appreciatton i
Party, tn coming up mauf1l1y to the defence
Of the Constitution and the Government, is
held BY their 1aae political antagonists. Be-.
sides, have not all party Issues, all party diff.
danger which threatens ue, and that common
duty which deyo1ves upon MS? What better
time to show the truth of our profession of
buried hoetnittes? ? What better way to prove
cur sincerity, our desire for harmony OF &C
Hon, our devoted, unbiased lore Of country,
political friend Of It's :late oecup.nt1 Ne
trust that -theae oonsidaraious will present
themselves to the mind Of Gov. Yates, with
the eazne force as they have to. ours, nnd
TO Thousands Of others OF like faith with our
aeireA. ! ....... : -
The Democratic party has In it's ranks, many
men who would repr sent the State In tho
United States Senate, with honor to them
selves and their constituents We confess,
however, that We have a personal preference
for. one Of their number. 8hould the appoint
N6 ENu4E44E4 AEe@A u 0t1UtNlA14 VIC QHp0
it, recipient Will be Hon. John a MccIeinand,
:of Springfield. Probably the ablest man IN tho
px1ty, he has rendered the country signal Ger
vice By his outspoken efforts In the cause of
the Constitution, and BY his vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the policy marked out BY Judge Doug
las, We think that he viii more nearly I'LL
the placa OF the departed Senator than my
other one rho could be selected and Ne are
sure That hfs appointment would DO hatlod
With entire satisfaction BY the people Of ILL.,
nois.
| IFrom Tho Macoub Journal
sEKAToR DouaIAs'e SUCCESSOR. There be.
ehs to be some speculation about the probs-
ole successor Of Mr: DouE1as In the q. B. Sen
4:lhe Constitution imposess upon Coy.
1a1Sa the, delicate task Of hlling the vacancy
esad uan Eaea Time as the LegislAtare shall meet
Mse n4a ts tesese its functions In tho premises.
ne ne tI1 tm ior which is sppointee would natur-
10y aoao ns o1nce is year and hall, or until
ne ssa.5 session Of 1868 Theirs seems to
Mges He agsaet4 feeling among Republicans that a
gemo7at, holding the viexs Of Nj, Doue1as,
tno9io pe appointed. We fhrur fhe idea. aud
you'd recommend the name Of theHon. 1sasc
y. Mof1s Is the most suitable. 11sn in fhe
Democratic 1anks for that posltion. His ah,jIty
is urqueshoned, and his attachment tn NJ
Oouglaa and h1s principles arc well known.
The speech Of Mr. Morris In Congress LAT Vim
ter om the state of the Union Nns wsrrnis
commanded everywhere BY <RepublieaaG an6
we be1teTe we speak the Sentiments Of ! lRfcr
majority Of Republicans In this section wher
we 6sy that # Democrat il appo{uted to 8uc
cesd Mr. DouglRs In the Senate let It be Hon
Ieaac n; Norris.