Piney Woods planter., 1840-01-04

, prctcnsions to the office of Vice Pres
ident and as successor ofMr. Van Bu.
rem to the Presidential char.
The mail arrived to day Mt about
PM, with Washington dates Of the
10Th. and Philadelphia and Baltimore
to the 18th, inclusive.
The House of Representatives ad-
ionrncd on the evening of the l4th, at.
ter six ballotings for Speaker, with the
following result:
Rccapitulation of ballotings for
Speaker OF the House Of Represents
ives Of the Twenty siAth Congress:
Isl. End. Bird 4lh. 5th. 9th.
John w. Jones ll3 l12 ITO l0l II 80
John Bell lO2 90 l % 81
w. G. Dawson III III l03 II 4 l
+. w. Piekens 8 5 Z 8 f !
Dixon Fl. Lewis 3 S 6 Ia 40 70
r. NJ. 4, Hunter S 20 6S 63
Levi Lincoln A ii
Scattering l 2 80 10
The Mobile Register says-"lt is
clear from the votes taken, that the
Wing party have e0ectuallT tried
their strength and it has failed SO
that in no event, can an out and out
anti-admini:tration and Bank Wing be
elected Speaker. The State Rights
party hold the balance of power, and
while their political interests, predi.
lections and principal: 90 heart in
hand with the administration, old
jeaIousies have for the time being pre-
vented cordial cooperation in the at
tainment Of an end important to both
branches ofthe party
A correspondent of the Charleston
Courier, a Wing journal, thus repre-
sents the situation Of parties
The South Carolina Delegation
hold the balance and there are four or
five Of them, who will not vote for
John w. Jones, or any "Proclamation.
Force bill, Submission man." The
Wings are united upon Hunter, ofVa..
a Sub-Treasury Wing. The South
Carolina Gentleman above referred to
will ultimately vote for Lewis. There
are some half dozen Jones men, who
never will vote for Lewis, as they now
say, of consequence Mr.. Hunter will
be elected, perhaps, on the second bal
lot on Monday.
In the Democratic cus,Mr. Jones
had so votes; Dixon III. Lewis, 40.
Two members who were for Lewis be-
| ing accidentally out Of the room when
the vote was taken--and very few of
the State Rights Democrats present.
One consequence of the election Of
Hunter, it is thought, will be thcimme-
date admission Of the Jersey excluded
Wing members. They will demand
TO be sworn, and Huntcr,i ii is said, will
administer the oath TO them. If Kemp
shall gets here tomorrow they will per-
haps, be admitted any how.
Mr.. Garland, Notwithstanding the
efforts against him. will be reelected
Clerk oil the House.
The citizens Of Western New York
alredy experience the badc fleets Dfthc
Post Note System, rs adopted by the
Banks in that section, and are loud inI
their complaints since several, payable
in New York, have been, protested.
There arc rumors ofan outbreak up
on the Canadian line and that Col.
Worth had left forhis command on the
North Western frontier. have no
doubt the late movements Of the Moth |
er County, to unite the two provinces,
have given sdcl, strength and impulse
to the operations of the Patriots it will
require 4 much stronger force than
that sent on n former occasion TO quell
this outbreaking. The movement,
under the administration of the new
Gov. Thomson, to unite the two
Provinces, has probalY FASTENED an c.
vent that would sooner or later occur.
1t is undoubtedly true that a large
number Of American citizens were
found acting in concert with the Can
adams on the occasion above alluded
to, and that love Of liberty--a desire
to extend aid to an oppressed people
were the prominent motives that led
them to risk their lives in an underta-
king that promised any thing but sue
cess at that period. The late intima-
ton of the British Minister at
Washington, that co operation on
the part Of our citizens with the Pa
triots would be considered in the light
Of a declaration of war, together with
the prompt action of our Government
IN the preservation of National honor,
will have the effect Of preventing or
zanization within the limits Of our ter