The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-19

tined in almost any supposable event 70 de-
feat Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Lewis, when that job
was necessary 70 be done for either Of those
gentlemen.
Onthe first ballot accordingly. we observe
voting against Mr.. Jones, four gentlemen
from s. c., and one Sub-treasury man from
N. c., whose votes, if they had been added
to those Of the friends Of Mr.. Jones. would
have elected him the first ballot. They were
given, however, to Messrs. Lewis, and Pick
ems. and the Administration candidate was
forever defeated
On the eighth ballot, when the two fac
tons united were able, as they peH kneD, 10
elect Mr.. Dixon II. Lewis. that gentleman
received still but IL 8 votes, as follows:
For ID. H. L<pis --Messrs Jud. Allen, II, J. An
derson Anterior, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Black,
Boyd Brewster. A. G Brown, A. v. Brown, Burke,
8. II. Butler, w. O. Butler, Bynum, Carroll, Chap
man, Clifford, Coles, Coquiti, NJ. A. Cooper, Craig
Cary, Cross Davee. J. Davis, J. w Davis, De Ia
Montavne, Doane, Doig, Duncan, Earl, Eastman,
Ely, Fine, Fisher Fletcher, Floyd, Torrance, Gal
braith Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, J. Hastings,
Hawkins Hill, of N. c., fiillen Holleman, Holmes,
Hook, Howard, Hubbard. Jackson, Jameson, Jos.
Johnson, ~ Jones, J. w. Jones, Kemi. Kemble,
King, Leadbetter Leet, Leonard, Lowell. Lucas.
Mcclellan, McCulloh, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand,
Mediil, Miller, Montgomery, s. w. Morris, New.
hard Nisbet, Parish, Parmenter, Paris, Paynter,
Petrikin, Pickens, Prentiss Ramsey, Rhett, Rives,
Robiason E. Rogers, James Rogers, Samuels, Shaw,
Shepard, A. Smith, j. Smith, Thos Smith, Stark
we ather, Steinrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingen,
Sweeny, TAYLOR, J Thompson. Yanderpoel. D.. D.
Wagner, Watterson, Weller Wick, J. w. Will
| Ia WILLIAMS hinufD
Who were the deseriers on this occasion
by whose treachery" to the party favorite
candidate was only tantalized with the pros
poets Of success They were Messrs.
BLACKWELL. Carr, CASEY, CoNNoR, CAVE
JOHNSON, REYNOLDS, p. F. THOMAS, TuR-
sEY. DaoMGooLE, and FRAkcIs THOMAS.
These were the gentlemen who might have
increased Mr.. Lewis's vote to 1913 If they
had not chosen to defeat him.
And who after this trial, when the laurel Of
victory was apparently within reach, abandon
ed Mr.. Lewis and joined the deserters! On
the very next ballot Mr.. Lewis fell down to
10; and who gave him this unkind cut when
triumph seemed lowering SO nearl Messrs.
BANKS, RIvEs aud STEiNRoD, ~. b. Of
Virginia, and Mr.. RoBINsoN, of Delaware.
The history then of the election ola Speak
er goes far to corroborate the limitations we
threw out in our last paper, that Calhounism,
Bentonism and Van Burenism, are incoherent
elements, containing within themselves prin-
ciplcs, recollectons, views, aspirations, and
motives totally antipathetical and irreconcil-
able with each other.
Mr.. Benton has been defeated by Mr.. CAL
houn, and Mr.. Calhoun has been overthrow
by the conjoint efforts Of Benton and Van
Buren,. AM the Wings have triumphed over
both divisions, and sent to the high and power
full Office of Speaker, representative Of the
country far above the influence Of those mo-
tives which agitate and distract the ranks Of
the incongruous and dissolving coalition.
In our opinion, darker cloud never OBJ
scured the prospects Of Mr.. BENTON, than
now LIQUORS heavily upon him.