Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-13
The United States senatorship.

Pending the recent election, which has
resulted so favorably for the friends Of
Liberty everywhere, we had little to say
in regard to the gentlemen spoken of as
successors of Mr.. Doolittle in the United
States Senate. There is large Republi.
can majority in the members elect to the
next Wisconsin Legislature, and it is for
that party to say who the " coming man.
shall be. The relative merits and demer-
its of the aspirants to the high position OF
seat in the Senate of the nation, are
therefore proper subject of inquiry and
discussion at this time.
G. C. Washburne, of La Crosse, Horace
Rublee, of Madison, j. Allen Barber OF
Sank, and Matt. H. Carpenter, Of Milwau-
kee, are some of the gentlemen spoken of
as candidates.
Mr. Rublee is at the head of the leading
Republican journal Of Wisconsin, and,
as much as any one man, is entitled to
credit for the happy result of the late cleo
ton in this State lie is an able writer,
and a representative man. Should he be
elected, he would fill the bill, and the pco-
pie of our young and Furnishing common
wealth would have no reason to blush, as
many have at the Misrepresentation for
a the past six years.
The chances, however, in our judgment
really lie between one of the gentlemen
above mentioned and one whose name has
not yet been brought out-between Matt.
Fl. Carpenter and B. F. Hopkins, of Madi-
son, who has just been re elected to Con-
gress in the second district AS between
these two men, we are most unqualifedly
in favor of the former Mr.. Carpenter is
well fitted for any office in the gift of the
people, which is more than can truth
fully be said in regard to many. An ora
tor of high merit, frst,class lawyer, o.
commanding and d:gnifed department
and possessing genius and ability which
entitle him to rank among the best minds
Of the nation, he would be the pride and
boast of our people. Some have raised
objections because his Republicanism dates
back only to the commencement of the
war. But we do not consider this a valit
objection Long years ago the same OBJ
lection was raised, and was overruled BY
the best possible authority:
Sand when they came that were hired
about the eleventh hour, they received ev
cry man penny
But when the first came they supposed
that they should have received more anC
they likewise received every man penny
And when they received it, they murmur
red against the good man of the house
saying, These last have wrought but on,
hour, and thou hast made them equal unto
us, which have borne the burden and heat
OF the day But he answered one of then
and said, Friend, do thee no wrong
Go thy way; will give unto this last
even as unto thee. Is thine eye evil be
cause am good? The last shall be first
and the first last !"
And here is another case in point, o
equal weight:
Now his elder son was in the field
and as he came and drew nigh to the house
he heard music and dancing. And he cal
led one Of the servants and asked wha
these things meant. And he said unit
him, Thy brother is come; and thy faith
err hath killed the fatted calf, because h
hath received him safe ard sound
And he was angry, and would not g
in; therefore came his father out, and en-
treated him.
"And he answering said to his father
Lo these many years do serve thee
neither transgressed l at any time tn
commandment; and yet thou never caves
me a kid, that might make merry wit
my friends. But as soon as this thy so
was come, which hath devoured thy Twin
with harlots, thou hast killed for him tn
fatted calf
Sand he said unto him, Son, thou al
ever with me- and all that | have is thin,
It was meet that we should make merry
and be glad; for this thy brother. wa
dead, and is alive again and was lost an
is found"
Upon the strength of these cases
must be concluded that there is no meri
whatever in the objection that Mr. Carper
ter is a new recruit.
We are profoundly ignorant as to tn
choice of the Iowa county delegation t
the next Legislature, and speak only 70
ourself when we say that we trust tina
body will do itself the honor of electin
Matthew II. Carpenter to the office of Uni
ted States Senator.
s9- Black-eyed ladies are most ap
to be passionate and jealous. Blne
eyed, soulful, truthful, affectionate an
confding. GIey-eyed, philosophical.
literary resolute, cold hearted. Hazel