Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-16
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States Senator was Elected.
The history Of the election Of Charles R.
Buckalew as United States Senator from
Pennsylvania on Tuesday last, reveals 3
most disgraeeful state Of affairs. From
the correspondence Of the Tribune We learn
the particulars of the affair On Sunday
night some interested parties, noted for
their sympathy for secession, chartered a
special train from Philadelphia by which
about thousand rOugbs were transported
from that city, armed with knives, blud-
geons, &C., with which to whip refractory
Democrats into the Buckalew harness. Of
Buckalew himself the correspondent says;
"Buckalew is considered by the Demo
cratic party one of the ablest lawyers and
statesmen in Northern Pennsylvania. He
has served two terms in the State Senate,
in which he was leader. He was a prom
inent member Of the Judiciary Committee
and the Committee Of Ways and Means
Under Buehsnan's administration he was
appointed Minister to Ecuador. Although
he is only forty years of age, he has been
q prominent politician in the Keystone
State for twelve or fifteen years. he be-
longs TO the Seymour stripe Of politicians,
and would conciliate the rebels with q
sheathed sword in one hand and an olive
branch in the other. He is unmeasured IN
his abuse Of Republicans and Abolitionits,
while he touches secessionism as tenderly
as old Isaak Walton did the frog he car
ried in his mouth for bait, biting gently
for fear of injuring the creature.
At the opening Of the House on Tuesday
the hall was crowded with these lobby
men, who were ready to spot any Demo-
crat who should let his patriotism induce
him to bolt the regular party candidate
These imported shoulder-hitters had been
very boisterous, singing secession songs
on the streets, one of which was the John
Brown song so altered as to threaten to
chang Abe Lincoln on q sour apple tree"
During the progress of the voting there
was some side skirmishing and fighting.
The first ballot stood, Buckaiew 81, Cam
eron 65, Kelly 1. There were several Dem
ocrats who wanted to vote for Cameron,
but dared not do it. A prominent pOliti-
clan, editor Of Democratic paper, assured
the correspondent that no Democrat vOt-
ing for the Republican candidate would
have been permitted to leave the hall alive
that the name Of WilmOt or Cameron on
the lips of Democratic member when the
Clerk called the roll in joint ballot would
have been the signal for one of the blOOdi-
est assaults evOr witnessed in PennsylVa-
MIA.
He said he saw members of that body
trembling like aspen leaves while the Clerk
was calling the roll. It was the design Of
the mob to have taken possession Of the
contents of the Arsenal early on Tuesday
morning, but General Andrew Porter,
aware of the plan, placed double guard
about the building, and SO arranged his
forces that mob ten times as large as that
collected at Harrisburg could not have
taken the Arsenal.
These roughs were furnished tickets from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg and return for
Sl.OO each, the regular fare being $780,
Had there been regiment Of soldiers in
Harrisburg, the outrage would not have
been committed, and lOyal. Union sena-
tor would have been elected.