The New York herald., 1866-09-19

Tho Next Senator from tho Keystone stnfe.
The gubernatorisl election in Pennsylvania
will be all one way. Major General Geary will
undoubtedly be elected by a majority that will
settle the questions at issue in all the other
loyal States and revive the old proverb, GAS
goes Pennsylvania 50 goes the Union" Thou
sands Of the supporters Of President Johnson
cannot conscientiously vote for Heister ely
mer, and the President himself cannot desire
the dsfeat Of such candidate as Geary. The
chief Importance Of the Pennsylvania election,
therefore, Is in its bearings upon the next Sena-
torshp.
The candidates for the Senate are understood
to be Cameron, Thad Stevens, Curtin and
Forney. Cowan Is practically out Of tho race,
since there il ne possible chance OF his cleo
don. Forney is emphatically "a dead duck"
without single friend in politics, and resting
his hopes of success solely upon his own vanity.
Curtin is a poor weak person who amounts to
nothing He is altogether in the power of
political clique who use him to serve their
purposes and whose opinions he merely re-
fleets, like cheap mirror. His disposition Is
amiable to a fault, anG his mind is not strong
enough for him to unGsrtake anything origi-
nal-not even original sin. The Pennsylva-
mans have had enough Of him as. Governor,
and there is no likelihood of his reaching the
Senate Thad Stevens has been switched off
BILE that he would rather go to the House than
to the Senate. 1t suits his peculiar talents bet
ter and gives greater scope TO his indcsnitable
energy. Besides this, we very much doubt
whether the people of Pennsylvania are pre-
pared to belcpresented by sO'inveterate, reck-
less and cRvenomed radical. Still. at our
last adyices, the contest was practically be-
sves Of the extreme and the moderate men.
The Senator who ought to be elected, and
who probably win be elected il Simon Came
ron. He understands the interests OF his State
setter than any other Pennsyl tsnian, and he
can advance and improve thsm better. on
Iate be has been q little radical m some Of his
views, but his radicalism Is Hike the nap ON O.
neW pair of trowsers, and will wear OF before |
long. As uycmber Of President Lincoln's
Cabinet he msy fairly claim to be an exponent
Of Mr.. Lincoln's policy. The only charge thatsl
hapbeen brought against him is that OF corr |
r,,p+ion but We are satisfied that there is al
great deal Of kumbug about this accusa tiOn.s I
5insn Camerous corruption consists in being
trus 20 his friends, but sometimes his friends \
are corrupt and thus get him sintO trouble
This was the case with Cummings, who starte4si
. pious paper here upon the proass os his cor
tracts Tor strswr hats. linen pantaioons, fresh2I
butlor and aray ale, porter and potted herring,
all purchased at Erastus Corning's hardware l
stose, at Albany, and shippedS,pOn extravs-
gantly chartered steamers. Thefhther Of Cum.
milgs was .sns Of the earliest friends Of Simon i
Cameron, axdsadvanced him SAemoney 10 ena-
bic him to start in the printing business. For
ttis' 'Oamerea.took o solemn row that he would,
nsver forget nor desert the Glmnings family, /
aud when .the soA of the elder Cummings cane
nnd asked him for . contr ast be at once ss-.
sented. Gratitude Ia too rare virtue for us
20 find fault with it bcca,sssit sometimes led
Mr.. Cameron into error. He ID like the Came.
rens Of fiocAsel, who nover. prove false to.a
friend ora fos We anticipate his easy election
TO the Senate.