Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-09-14
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON

The accounts from Washington of pro-
ceedings on Thursday and Friday furnish
further highly gratifying intelligence Of the
progress and success Of Constitutional prn-
ciples and measures among the representa-
tives of the people; and Of a glorious triumph
achieved in the defeat Of Blair and Rives Of
the Globe, as printers to the House. The
Globeites labOred hard to save their favorites
from the disgrace Of utter defeat, yet in vain;
and OF the t,ceLfth ballot Mr.. THOMAS ALLEN,
the conservative candidate wns elected by
the Wings. In the struggle, il came to be
understood, that the supporters Of the Madi.
sonian could not bring themselves to vote for
the editors of the Intelligencer, and the
Wings therefore perceiving that if the friends
Of all the candidates stnbbornly held out, the
business for which Congress had been spe-
cially convoked mighfbe deferred to al indef-
mite time, and keeping the whole country in
suspense and anxiety,-they wisely resolved
rs the conservatives" would not unite with
them, to unite with the conservatives" and
elect their man.
The moral Of the story is, (says the Ma
tional Inielligencer Of Friday that the pre-
diciion which we made on Monday last, as
to the probable exhibition Of an independent
spirit 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 clear majority OF
about 25 votes, directly condemning and re-
buking the whole scheme embraced IN the
late message Of the President, and generally
the doctrines which have been promulgated
through official channels as those Of the ad-
ministration, since the suspension Of specie
payments by the banks.
Mr.. Allen, we have stated, has been chosen
printer to the House. But, to save the ne
cessity of explanation hereafter, it is perhaps
proper to anticipate inquiry, aud state that, as
Mr.. Aliens establishment here is Of recent
date, he has not had time to build up such an
office as is required for the business Of the
lIouse of Representatives. The printing
will therefore be executed for him, for the
present, at the Office attached To the estab-
lishment Of the National lntelligencer, in
which the same work has been heretofore
executed when its proprietors were printers
to the House.
Washington letter writers also state, tha,
the whole strength Of the Van Buren, party
in the House was kept united on Blair and
Rives, and the decision against them, backed
as they thus were by the whole power and
influence of the administration, ought and
must certainly be regarded as a verdict
against the measures recommended by the
President in his message. The choice o.
speaker was made before tho Objectionable
character Of the Message was known, an'
therefore in the election Of Mr.. Polk there
was no committal to tho doctrines Of thu
message, willie the defeat Of Blair is direc
condemnation ofits wild and ruinous PROPOSE
,ions. The views and opinions contained il
the Message and those in the Globe are iden
tical and the same, and the condemnation o
one is the condemnation Of both.
This overthrow Of the executive organ has
struck the administration with dsmay the
more us it is believed, that in the Senate they
are also in minority.