Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-09-14

f'cm Tie National in'eNi-eaesr. Sent 3.
TIE ELEC TInNoF PUBLIC PRINTER
he House of Representatives yes
,crday brought 10 an end a contes,
which had lasted for three DAYS. by
eieciing THOMAS ALLEN. Editor of
me .HIdiSoniaR, I, be Printer to tina,
body Tor the present Congress.
Every intelligent observer of the
progress and incidents of this election
Will discover in Il the evidence of a
struggle between two great parties.
prevented from mastering each other in
The contest by the presence of a third
party, OF small strength, but great spi.
'I'' that third party being an entity of
recent origin, but having decidedly
more affinity TO the Whiys than 10 the
party represented by the Government
paper. from whose side i. has been
created.
The Wings Of the House Of Repre-
scnia'IVes manifested their faith bv
voting steadily through the whole o,
the FIRST day for the candidate whom
they preferred. They would uroha.
oiy have voted in the same wav no to
TINS time, bat for considerations which
had srea, weight with them. and which
were entitled u At. IL came TO be I'M
derstood by them that the supporter,
~ the Madisonian could not brine
themselves 10 vote for the Editors OF
The National Intel!igeucer, which has
been SO long an Antagonist II the party
by which they we're elected 10 Con.
gress, They might perhaps. az pi,
WtcF, a!;cT a tedious struggle. have
gwen votes enough 10 make a majority
IN their favor. Meantime, however
he public interest was suffering; the hui
alneSs Tor which Congress has been spc.
ciaiIy convoked was living cold ON the
Clerk table. and, II the friends of all
the candidates stubbornlv held out
might there lie for an indefinite time
keeping the whole country in state
oil suspense and anxiety. The Whiss
apparently reasoning in thi, manne1
appear to have come, one after ano.
iher, to the conclusion, (Which the
country will probably consider as the
wise one,) AZ the Conservatives"
would not unite with them. to unite
wan the Conservatives" and elect
their man.
The moral Of this story Is, that ,he
prediction which We made on MONDAY
last. as 10 the probable exhibition Of an
independent spiri, on the part of the
present House of Representatives is
already realized. The votes Of the
House. on several questions. by yeas
and NAYS, showed a clear maioI,,v of
about p votes directly condemninr
and rebukins the whole scheme en-.
oraced in the late Message Of the PIE.
sideni and generally the doctrines
which have been promul-ed through
olhcIal channels as those Of the Adj
mInistratlon, since the SUSPENSION of
specie payments by the Banks.
Mr. Allen, VIC have stated. ha, been
chosen Printer 20 the House. Bot g.
save the necessity Of explanation here.
ai'er, 1t Is perhaps proper To- anticipate
inquiry. and state, that, ~ Mir Allen 8
establishment here Is o. recent date
ne has not bad time 10 build up such
an office as is required for the bushes,
OF the House Of Representative The
printing will therefore be executed :or
him for the present, a, the Office a..
iaehed 20 the establishment Of thc Ma.
iionai lntelligcncer. in which the same
work has been heretofore executed
when ITS proprieiors we're Printers 70
the House.