Year: 1859




vously exercised about the senatori-
al vacancy and how it is to be filed.
A number of articles have appeared
in its columns on the subject, the OBJ
ject of which seems to be to "put spi-
ders in Weller's dumplings." We
don't suppose for a moment that the
chivalric and magnanimous editor Of
that paper has his eye npon another
great hearted, high toned gentleman
from tide-water Virginia whose i'm
maculate body he wishes to see an
chorod in Mr. Broderick g seat to the
exclusion of Weller. Possibly there
might be some reason for the suppo-
sition had Weller beer true all his
life to the people among whom he
was born and raised. But he has
been the servile tool of the Southern
autocracy from the moment he enter
ed public life, and it would be a
forced supposition that generous, and
noble benefciaries. particularly one
who is establishing a standard of all
that noble, virtuous and trne for the
State, would turn their backs upon a
willing and obsequious lackey to
whom they are indebted for the most
sacrificing services.


What reasons, however, prompt
the Standard editor to urge upon
Gov. Weller the immediate appoints
ment of successor to Senator Bro
derrick are not so clear. True, he pa.
rades the facts that committees are
elective; the coast is suffering for
the want of adequate communication
with the rest of the Union; the State
is groaning under a war debt; the In
dians are troublesome on our frontier;
our surveys are discouragingly slow;
our coast is unprotected; our inland
waters are filled with obstacles; our
mails creep ever the country their
wings laden with the curse of mono
poly and favoritism, Sc. What of
that? We told you that such would
be the case before granny Buchanan
came to the Presidential chair. We
told you there would not be the sign
of a railroad across the continent
while Buchanan or the Democratic
party remained in power. We have
told you that no protection would be
afforded the State under such a dv-
nasty. What have you to hope from
an Administration that projected the
Utah andParaguay expeditionsl-- PRO
lection against Indians? From a
government that squanders thirty
millions of hard dollars and plunges
the country one hundred millions in
debt in a time of profound peace?-
payment of war debts?-for fortifca
tionsl-for river and harbor obstruc-
tionsl Nobody is so stupid as 20 give
it credence. Does any one suppose
ano ther Senator from the anti.i all
road South will hasten the Admins
! tration in giving us the much desired
communication with the other por-
tions of the Unionl-not a bit of it.
Can the STANDARD editor OIL any other
locofoco of superhuman wisdom name
a man in the State, who, if sent 10
the Senate would inspire confidence
in the people that our necessities
would be set forth in such a potential
manner by him as to be recognized
and relievedi Who is the cynosure
of all eyes in this dire emergency
the STANDARD paints2 Nobody sees
him-he does not exist. The cry for
Senator is to give place to some
lazy yokemate of Gwin and some
ten thousand dollars for nothing. Is
not the country in tie hands of the
Democratic party which is sedulous-
Iy virtuous and upright!-and have
we not that unspotted man of colos-
sal intellect Senator Gwin, to attend
particularly to our interests?-or have
our locnfoco friends lost faith in their
party, and cease TO rely upon their
professions made with so much appa-
rent earnestness in the last canvass?


Sta66ing.-Thomas Wallace stab
bed Sanford Chandler at Red Dog on
Sunday evening last. They had
quarreled during the day. The knife
striking rib glanced around and did
not enter the thorax. Had the knife
been held differently the stab must
have proved mortal, as it was doubt
less designed to be. Wallace i'm
mediately fed.