The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-12
The Pennsylvania Senatorship.

The FcnusytFnuia sehusorsniP'
The long agony is over. The Radical
caucus at Harrisburg on Thursdayeven-
inc, nominated SIMON CAMERON for the
United States Senate. The successful
candidate received forty-six votes, n
majority of the whole, upon the first
ballot. OF his opponents, CURTIN alone
received respectable support. The
hackers of STEVENS were only suflic-
lent to admonish 'the Great Com
moner" that his foes were con-
sderablv commoher than his
friends. and that 'knOwn meaSrcncss
of purse" is serious drawback to any
man who asks preferment from Pennsyl-
vania Radicals. We commend him to
to the commiseration of our negro suf-
frage contemporary, who can probably
suggest some "sweet oblivious antidote"
for the troubles of disappointed ambi-
ton. A few days ago the Philadelphia
Press remarked as follows:
Thaddcus Stevens is now in Harris
burg. The members of the Legislature
can see for themselves whether he is
untitled by years for the discharge of
the high duties of u Senator i'll Con-
greSs.
1t is to he presumed that the ''mem-
bers" aforesaid ''Saw for themselves
rather more than was intended.
The contest which the nomination of
CAMERON has ended, has been decidedly
interesting 70 outsiders. Family secrets,
uf Il very delicate nature, have been di-
yulgrd in the most reckless manner and
the complete exposure Of each other,
in which the rival factions have indulg-
ed, has vividly recalled the old saying
that "Shcn rogues fall out, honest men
get their dues" Knowing their own pro-
pcnSities these model patriots have been
in great dread lest foul play should be
practised, and have given vent TO their
fears in the most unblUShIng charges OF
corruption against their leaders. ln-
deed, so general was the belief that
some deep villainy was i'll progress, that
on last Wednesday both Houses of the
Pennsylvania Legislature appointed Il
special committee 10 investigate the
subject OF bribery in connection with
the pending election. We will hazard
the conjecture just here, that the com
mittee's report will not make
any very startling disclosures
Tho party of which SIMON CAMERON is
the nominee will hardly be so proud oi
their choice as to parade before the
public the details of their own infamy
in disregar,ling the wishes of their con
stituents and elevating to a high posi-
ton the most notorious corruptionist Of
the day.
The Pittsburg Commercial has beer
particularly fierce upon SIMON, and hav
ing denounced him as n candidate, i
does not abate its objections to him n
nominee. Having said that the horse
was seventeen feet high, 1t refuses t
"take n cubit from his stature
says: ,s....
There can be no doubt what mean
were employed to secure this nomina
ton; and we repeat all We have salt
concerning what should, and We believ,
will, be the consequences to those who
acting in a representative capacity
proved faithless to their pledges
and disregarded the wishes OF theil
constituents to contribute to the re
suit. We feel entirely confden
that the wishes of the great body of th
Republicans Of the State have been fla
grantly disregarded, and deep ant
lasting injury inflicted on their part.
organization. They who have don'
this great wrong-at least those wh'
have proved faithless-independent o
the suspicion which necessarily attache
to their action, have incurred degree
of responsibility which men seldom
venture to take upon themselves, and il
is not for moment to be doubted tina
they will be held by their constituent:
and the people at large to a rigid ac
count for their glaring moral and polit
ical delinquencies.