Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-18

can clam 10 the Hiaiier-flf, Il an ardent support
1T tie sub-ireasury scheme. 81 opposition TO
n4u1nal bank, o. a hgh tariff to abol,iionSn, and
"a vote tnt Mr. Nsa Buren, as president. IN oppasi-
non 10 Gen HtUisen, Will euit.s NJ Hunter Co
the character OF a democrat. the Wings have most
assuredly "caushI a TafiaI.r Nhen | say thai
Mr Hunter vii vote Cor Mr. Van Buren. d. uai F.
Wish to be understood that he has 80 declared .
himself. bu, as advancing the opmiou upon my .
knowledge Of the man and hts general principles. +
After this election had been gone through With, .
the House adjourned. and The next day Tuesday f.
before further organization was effected. the
wings made another effort 10 smusgle IN their \.
Jersey men, under a motion TO have them sworn
in by the speaker, bu, that officer declined as.
sumng such responsibility he stated 1-as
The House, IA ils character ai "a meeting had
decided against allowing them the privileges they
claimed, until their nights should be better esta-
bhshed. Upon this question debate arose.
Which continued until Friday evening, when Il
again decided, by a vote of lI6 10 | p that
these New Jersey men should not take their
seats unul their case had been reeulafl, decided
upon after the organization Of the House.
On yesterday, Saturday when the House was
ahou, To proceed 10 The election of lis other ofh
GERS, IA motion was made by one one of the wing
members that the Rules OF the last sesSion-wilh
/ the exception OF that one which directs that the
! election shall be conducted rira roes-shonld be
adopted Tor the government, Of the present House
me eioreh j0ot was seeu projecting so fully from
beneath ihis proposition, that our friends resisted
| the exception most earnestly, and accordingly,
| upon that feature, alter considerable discussion,
the vote stood, Tor retaining the rira roce orinci.
| pie ll2, against IT, 81. The old rules were then
adopted. when the House proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Clerk. Mr. Garland, the late incumbent,
was nominated by our friends Mr. Matthew ST.
CLAIR Clarke, by the Nhgsi aud MrR. G. Mason.
Of Va. by the Conservatives On the FIRST and
only ballot, Mr. Garland received us votes Mr.
Clarke 05 and Mr. Mason s. Itreooirinp on.
" ll6 to elect, Mr. Garland was duly Installed
And here, let me remark. ths~Democratic party
have achieved a signal ylcto,v--a victory worth
more, as things stood, than the election OF halt a
dozen speakers. Upon Mr., Garaud's head
was concentrated all the enmty OF the whir par.
ty for the bold and manly stand which he took
IN relation TO the claims of the wing contestants
from New Jersey. To have accomplished tins
defeat, believe, most sincerely, they would have
given up almost every other aim which they have
at heart but to the honor Of the House of Repre.
sena,,ves Of the och Congress be II said, n patri
otto and faithful officer has been sustained in m,
e discharge Of his doiy against fiery and rockies,
determination TO break HIM down, The ne,t Inn
$ slness was The election OF seIgeantal.arms.-
f ne wings Tried 10 take mp rs their candidate ID
WIN Jones, the lately remorcd Postmaster of Tim
i. city, conservative OF the TaImadae stamp
against MI RodorlCk Dorsey, the late incumbent
a genuine and truly worthy democrat; bnt it wa
"no go,' as The DR.. received but rs votes. wb
Mr. Dorsey had l4l--not quite, but nearly tM,
: 10 one The election of printer, door.kecner
&C. WAS then postponed until tomorrow. d.
not seriously doubt but that he editors Of In
Globe VIII be made printers to the Uousc. vet
90 not CONSIDER II entHeI, ccran; one thns
r however, Is certain and Il is that no Ubig M
+ ~ ,ht pace before the House adjourned,
declared 'sel sufficiently organized to appoint
co'h"'l'.'e TO "aI' upon the President, in connec
] l'oh WIN committee Of The Senate, to nforr
c nun MAJ The House was ready 10 receive an
COMMUNICATION he might be disposed TO make
The message may, therefore, he looked for o
tuesday, II moi tomorrow. As soon as il make
e ITS appearance will send YOU copy.
y he new speaker has not yet announced HI
!. committees When that is done, We shall h
able to Judge how far, if at all, the obligation
y the wings have placed hun under by voting "a
$ him, have influenced him in giving ihcm an IN
/. due wei-ht IN me Legislation Of the House. 4
n things considered, !, IS to be expected that he wi
,, favor them rather moIe than they deserve, an
more than speaker Of our own party, aud eIec
VI ed 10y our trends would do bot he will dlsnt
point me greatly, If be does not secure a dem,
cratic ascendeney upon the leading committee,
4 lOuLs. &c. "