Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-23

The Carson Independent thus comments
upon the several candidates whose names
are mentioned as candidates for the Scna-
torship:
eve give, in another article, the names
of prominent candidates for the SenatorShip.
From all that we can slther, there are but
three who stand any show Of election. Col.
Cradlcbaugh is not herc-will not be here in
time if he comes at all-and We are not adj
viScd that he would be a candidate if he
should come. The contest will then be, is
we believe, confined to McSsrs. Nye, Edgcr-
ton and CollinS-good and true Union men,
and worthy to represent the State of Nevada
in the United States Senate.
BY reputation, we have known Gov. Nyc
for many wears. He abandoned the Demo-
cratic Party when that party abandoned the
principles and teachings Of Thomas Jctfcr-
son, the Father of Democracy. He left it,
when the leaders of the party made slavery
their watchword and shibollcth. He became,
what was called in those days, il Free Soil
Democrat; and from that time until the pre-
sent, he has consistently and pcrSiStcntly
stood By the doctrine of Freedom for the
Territories, as Cnunciatcd in the Buffalo
platform. Gov. Nyc has represented Il New
York constituency in the Halls Of Congress
and that nc acted honestly and couScicn-
touSly i'll leaving the old democratic party
when it became the tool of the Cotton Kings
of the South, is evidenced i'll the fact that
the District he represented was thoroughly
Old HmkcriSh. In the campaign of 1856 lie
did woman service i'll the cause Of Fremont
and the Republican cause. Again, i'll 1860,
he took the stump for sold Abe" and i'll
that wear We SAW him in the Western States
on his patriotic tour. lie is an earnest,
logical, and impassicncd speaker, and tens
of thousands i'll the East and i'll the MiSSis-
Sippi Valley have heard him with pleasure,
and greeted with tumultuOuS applause. We
have had the honor of giving him good yell
oursclf away yondcr on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, i'll the bully old times that are pass
cd and gone. There were not so many sill
very hairs then upon his hcad-hut he has
lost none of the fire and vigor Of those days.
Gov I'VE will not visit Washington Il stran-
ger, should he be chosen United States SEN
atOr.
lie will find there many old associates who
will cordially greet him. He knows the
Prcsideut-hc knows every Cabinet officer,
and perhaps knows at least two-thirlS of the
members of both houses of Congress. For
this reason he would make most valuable
representative. We have great and vital in
tcrcStS to SubServe, and We must have men
who can command the respect and attention
of the powers that be, to represent lis at
Washington. GOV. Nyc is, beyond question,
such man. He can do more for us than
any half dozen other men whom We could
send there.
Henry Edgcrton is another gentleman of
ability and note. lie was formerly Il repre-
sentative in Congress from Ohip-has been
in political life many years, and knows and
is known to the public men at Washington.
That he is man Of rare ability, an eloquent
and III impressive speaker, and true and
lOyal to the Union, no enc will g1insav. lie
would exercise much influence in the United
States Senate; and help to secure us such
rights and privileges as we may justly claim
of the Federal Government.
Col. Jno. 4. Collins has many warm friends
urging his claims for United States Senator.
He is L man Of character and ability; and
would also make Il good, sound and reliable
representative. Of his past career we know
nothing; but the present high position he
holds in the estimation Of good men, is 4
guaranty Of his worth.
With the present light before It's, we cam
didly believe that the Legislature to nc elected
will have to choose between these three gen
tlcmcn. Two will be taken and one left. We
arc not prepared to say which two will be
chosen Senators, but shall be satisfied with
the result, be it determined us it may"