The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-12-19

lueet1nS Oh the LeS1SldturessEleCt1On Oh
u. s. Senator.
We publish in this issue the procla.
nation Of Gov. Blair, calling an extra
session of the Legislature. Probably
the most important duty of the session
about to meet, will BIO tho selection Of
q successor to the lamented Bingham,
to fill his place in the Senate of the
United States. And, in casting about
for a successor to his vacant seat, it is
our desire to see it filed by one as
nearly like the departed Senator as
may be-good, brave and noble.
The first thing to be taken into con-
sideration is the selection of man
whom neither the lust for office nor the
fear of mortal can swerve one jot
from his convictions of right and
Justice man who, rising above the
nero ambition of political agrandize-
ment, can fully comprehend the magni-
tude of the crisis now upon us, aud will
not fail to countenance any means,
however stringent, that will have the
desired tendency to speedily restore
peace and quiet to our distracted coun.
try.
Next in consideration is the cordial.
ity and good feeling with which the
candidate is elected. And in order to
procure this, locality must be consid-
cred. And, now we feel, in common
with many others that the western por-
ton of the State has been too long neg
lected. both in the distribution of State
officers and when Senator was to be
chosen. We have been too often met
with the pleas of "peculiar fitness,
"pre-eminent qualifications" &c. And
yet these qualifications have been, in
nearly every instance, the growth of a
particular locality, or at most of small
circle of counties. Thus, while the
Western and Southern portions of the
State have been called upon to give
the majorities, the eastern portion have
monopolized, in large degree, the Off
ces. But we think that we now OBJ
serve deposition on the part of the
leading men of a large portion of the
State to accord to the West its rights,
which is all that is asked. Consequent
ly it cannot be supposed for moment
that the people will be content with
both Representatives in the Senate
from Detroit, and if the Legislature
fails to appreciate this position of af
fairs, and to meet it by that selection
that shall commend itself to the hearts
and judgments of the people, there will
be reckoning for it.
Among the number of brave and
noble-souled men that have been named
in connection with this position from
the West, every one of whom is fully
competent, we cannot say that we have
no preference. Our choice for this
responsible position is Hon. Hezekiah
G. Wells, of Kalamazoo; a man who
has been, if we are rightly informed.
upon the Bench of this State for five
years; during all which time be has never
had case reversed by the Supreme
Court, and who is too well-known
throughout the entire State,-of which
he has been resident for thirty years,
AS statesman, jutist, and thoro-
ughly educated, practical man, to need
one word of commendation from US.
1t is sufficient to say that he has a
strong hold upon the confidence and
esteem of the people, who respect him
for his ability, and who feel and know
that they can trust him for his patriot
ism and integrity.