The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-30
Wauted-A Senator.

Incredible as it may appear, 1t Is ne'-
ertheless true, that we submitted our
selves, a few days ago, to the torture In
volved in reading up the controversy
which has been maintained, for some time
by several of the "loyar' West Virginia
newspapers, in relation to the relative
merits and claims of Mr.. CAMPBELL and
Mr.. WILEY for the United States Sena-
torship. We read communications, edi-
torials and all, and implicitly believe ev-
cry word said by eitherpartyin derogation
of the other If we are to believe the
statements put forth by the respective
partisans of the opposing candidates,
neither Mr.. CAMPBELL nor Mr.. WILEY is
altogether sound on the political goose
in fact neither of them is an "a No. II
abolitionist and statesman. Mr.. WILEY
voted several times against the colored
folks and their friends in the Senate, and
was even guilty of the atrocious crime OF
wishing to exclude the sweet scented At
rican from the street cars set apart for
the use of ladies, members of Congress,
and such poor white trash" in Washing
ton City Of course such ''pro-slavery'
conduct on the part of Mr.. WILEY can
never be atoned for nor forgiven. On the
other hand, Mr.. CAMPBELL denounced
the noble philanthropists who are deri-
sively said to have "nigger on the BRAIN"
as laboring under "a vicious confusion
of ideas" and making appeals tor
the revolutionary overthrow of the con-
stitution by its defenders" We are not
altogether sure that we know exactly
what vicious confusion of ideas MEANS
but if it really describes the condition
of most of the 'anti-slavery agitators"
it must be some thing dreadful indeed
But a still more damaging item in Mr.
CAMPBEIL's record is found in the fact
that he was DESTROYS of postponing the
formation of the new State until the re-
bellion was subdued in 'all the counties
west of the Blue Ridge" The conse
quence of thus putting off the counting
of the chickens until after they were
Matched, would have been to postpone the
organization of the new State until
some period still in the future, for some
of the pullets aforesaid have not yet
emerged from the rebellous egg. Thus
some twenty, thirty or fifty" officers
would not yet have tasted the sweets OF
power and some sixty or seventy legisla-
tors would still be doomed to waste
their fragrance on the desert all" all in
consequence of following Mr.. CAMPELL's
advice. That completely settles the
question that he is unfit for senatorial
honors; since, had his plan been pursued,
this State could not yet have invested
any one with the senator's garb.
The office of United States Sen
ator is rather "a big thing" DAN
TEL WEBSTER was SENATOR
The United States Senate is no place for
smallmen. Itappears, from the showing
of those who know them best, that Meth
er of the candidates now before the Leg
stature of this Stateis either tit for or en-
titled to the office. We therefore, deliber-
ately nominate HENRY CLAY, and RECON-
mend him to the support of the Legisla-
ture. We know that Mr. CLAY has been
dead number ofyears, but, as ARTEMUs
WARD says. IF we cannot have living
statesman, let us have irst-class
corpse"