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failed, they will not probably press the
matter with much violence. One hundred
and fourteen wings voted for Mr. Hunter
five wings from New Jersey were deprived
Of Their right TO vote,-two were absent
from sickness. Kempshall Of New York
aud HAYES Of Kentucky. and two did not
vote - Garland of Virginia, and Hunter. the
successful candidate. These make 1913,
clear majority Of the whole House, be.
sides which there is one vacancy in whig
district IN Massac husetis. In addition to
the ID wings who voted for Mr. Hunter,
he received The votes OF Holmes, Pickens.
Sumter. and Griffin, Cahoun.men from
South Carolina, and Fisher from North
Carolina, whose politics were considered
doubt ful. Rogers of Sou,h Carolina voted
for Jones, aud Rhett OF South Carolina for
Pckens. The 81, be is, os might be ex.
pcctcd, full Of chagr,n aud morl,fca,on at
the result. and expresses a hope that Mr.
Hunter will not dIssppont the confidence
which the loco'ocos have placed in hun
confidence indeed! We think the Globe
shows a degree Of confidence in the power
of impudencc. to make such a remark. A
strange kind of confidence il that truly
which was shown by voting against man
Tor eleven successive ba llols! The New
Fra gives it up at once. and in those
flaming capitals wherewth it is aecus,om.
ed TO asionish the readers of tina, delicious
sheet proclams that the House is in the
hands of the federalisls and the bank!
The following is from the same paper:
THE long agony is over, and The speak
or elected. The opposition have elected
X. NJ. II. Hunter, their chosen candidate.
by a majority of six. Ec received ll9 out
red in triumph to the chair. Notwiih.
standing Mr. Hunters politcs arc not well
Defined | for one am perfectly convinced
that he will be Gnnnd most plant TOOL Of
the great Federal party"
This is the first Of series oil trumphs,
which we trust will continue until they
end by placing William Henry Harrison in
the Presidential chair. A correspondent
of the U. s. Gazette writes:
WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. 1889
For two days past. the Van Buren, party
10 the house have exhibited scene of dis.
traction and division altogether new ~
their ranks. but not on that account the
less significant Al length they ave met
with a clear and decisive Overthpw. Mr.
Hunter, Of Virginia, has been elected
Speaker. the Wings voting for him in o
body, and the Carolina members uniting
with them.
This event has followed quickly upon
the uncons'' tu'loal proceedings which ex
cludcd the STATE of New Jersey from five
of her seats. IF the five members had
been admitted, as they ought 10 have been.
the contest would have ended sooner, and
with larger majority. The outrageous
wrong perpetrated against those members,
was chiefly to secure the election Of a Van
Buren, Speaker. and some other elections,
The defeat will no, be The less felt for hav-
ing disappointed this scheme of daring
nrIniy, They hnee violated the consi'u.
''o"; and have gained nothing by it. In
the conflict, Mr. Hunter stood firmly by
the Constitution, and the rights of New
Jersey ,agains, The combined power eagued
to destroy both, and cxert,ng lhemse Ives
with an audacIty never surpassed.
The event, TOO, has followed immediately
the announcement of,he Wing candidates
by the Harrisburg convention. That act.
COR enemies predicted, wond DIVIDE and
scatter the Wings, and destroy the opposi
ton in The House. Behold. the very re
verse has happened. The Wings are
more than ever united. more than ever
energetic. and they are victorious. 1t is
their enemies, the administration party,
that are divided, scattered. and. 10 the first
onset, defeated by the Wings rallying
under the banner of the National Conven.
'on. The omen is favorable. Let the
friends of The Constitution accept It and
rejoice.
This days work in the House has car
RED dIsmay to the palace. It's inhabitants
see their doom. Spite of their treatment
of The State of New Jersey. spite of the
mandates of the Executive. and the daily
lessons Of the G Iobe-spi'e If the outrage
upon The Constitution in driving five mem.
oers from their s"a's--sp,te of all this, the
day of re'rlbulon has begun. and will not
cease. Au Insullcd and injured people
will vndlcatc their Constitution, and ro.
dress their wrongs, in the next year, BY
hurting from power those who have abused
II. and filing their places with honest and
capable men.
Forward, is the word--Harrison and
Tyier-Union and The Conslitutlon-New
Jersey restored to her rigNs-and her
base oppressors punished.
WAsHINGToN. Dec. 9.--Thc New Jer.
sey contested election case will probably
be disposed of TO. marrow, by reference
to the Standing Committee on elections TO
be appointed hereafter. IL JOHN Quincy
ADAMS be permitted IN speak-.lf The de.
mand for what Bale PEyToN used to ca VI
me political bur cher knife, the previous
question. be not enforced-.we will have
another luminous exposition Of the subject,
and an eloquent vindca'ion of the rights of
a sovereign state added to he discuss ion.
lie has a good many debts also to pay off