The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-02-27
THE SENATORSHIP.


almost certain that the place of Gen. Lane,
in the United States Senate, will be male
vacant by his appointment to head the Ex-
pedition about to move South from this
State. Of late, some doubt has been thrown
upon this subject, growing out of the "red
tape" of military precedeuts; but present
information leads US to believe that these
difficulties will be arranged, and that Gen.
Lane in accordance of the general wish of
the country, will be placed in charge of the
Expedition, and its success thereby assured.
In anticipation of this event, the subject
of Gen. Lanes successor has undergone some
discussion during the past two months
The names of various gentlemen have been
used in connection with the place, and in
support Of all of them, very cogent reasons
have been urged. Leavenworth presents
Hon. Thos. Ewing, the present Chief JUS
tice of the State; Topeka presents Col. c.
X. Holiday; Douglas County, Rev. Werter
Il. Davis, and from the South West we have
Hon. J. NJ. Wiuchell. These gentlemen
have all their warm friends, and against
none of them do we propose to say word.
Charles Robinson, late Governor of Kansas,
F. z. Stanton, former Secretary of the Ter
ritory, and M. J. Parrott, late Delegate in
Congress, are also candidates, and it is pos
sible that in the State Senate, either of them
could get more or less votes, but there is
little probability that either of them can be
elected.
These are the candidates presented by
other portions of the State. We of the West,
have also candidate, whose success We
sincerely desire, not only on account of bis
local Identification with us, but because of
his Identification with the interests of the
entire State, his eminent abilities and fit
ness for the position, his tried integrity,
and his long and ardent devotion to the
cause of freedom now predominant in all the
loyal States of the Union. That candidate
| is Hon. ROBERT McBRATNEY, of this
County.
From 1889 to 1856, Mr.. McBRArNEY
was connected with the Wing and Republi-
can press of Ohio. From 1914 up to 1854,
Mr., McBRATNEY labored ardently in the
work of keeping the Wing party true in its
opposition to the increase or extension Of
Slavery; first by opposition to the annex
alton Of Texas, then by the application Of
Slavery prohibition to all acquisitions Of ter
ritory, and then by opposition to the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise, which was de-
signed to foster the curse of Slavery upon
Kansas. The ability and zeal which he dis
played in his advocacy of the cause of free
dom made himself and his paper, The Xenia
Torch Light, known to the entire country,
and his labors, perhaps more than that of
any other man, brought together in 1854,
the Whig and Free Soil parties of that
State, which resulted in the organization of
the Republican party, and the triumph Of
freedom, in every free State of the Union in
1860. On the defeat of Fremont in 1856,
and when the success of freedom in Kansas
seemed almost hopeless, Mr.. McBRArNEY
disposed of his paper in Ohio and emigrated
to this State, and in the spring of 1857, pur-
chased the Sqaater Souereign, then the
Pro-slavery organ Of the Territory, publish
ed at Atchison, run up at its mast head the
free-State flag, and surrounded by enemies
and almost alone, continued the publication,
of the paper, until, BY the triumph Of the
free State party at the fall election of that
year, the success Of freedom in Kansas was
rendered certain.
In all his past relations Mr.. McBRAr-
NEY has been distinguished for earnest de-
votion to the principles which he believed
to be right; for talent, energy and high NOR
al and physical courage. In politics his
course has been firm, consistent and straight
forwards unfaltering in adversisy and
defeat, as in the hour of success and triumph.
As he has been consistent and firm in pol
itics, SO has he been conscientious aad just
in his private relations, and in the discharge
of his duties as citizen and Is man.
His honesty and his fidelity stand unim-
peached and unassailed; and his friends feel
that they may con6de in him, without fear
that their interests will be betrayed, OF that
they will ever have occasion to meet any