Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-15

The Next CongressThe Speakcrsh,p OF the Houss-The
Conflicting Interests, Ciqucs, Difficulties, and Candi
dates in tho Of each other briefly reviewed, and
edentaly the subject Of Father Richie and the Printing,
The administration yet in chysas siate. Its poll
Its its general principles, well
It's designs regarding the important question OF the saeecs
son are yet to be determined As evidences clearly indi
esve OF definition OF the administration To the party
elcciiug IT, the selections officers o. the uext Congress,
particularly OF the House OF
rally and IN our estimation, properly considered
The hrst and most important OF these selections Is the
Speaker OF the House. Upon this officer the compile
Ut the committees and the relative strength Of the essss
upon the committees, depend The organization ct the
majority IN short, upon all the great OF the day.
will be decided upOa in the election OF the Speaker IL
rests with him whether the Committee Ut Ways and Means
shall be high tariff. incidentally protective. or toe ho
zonta ad rsIore SYSTEM whether the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee upon Terri
tories, shall pcpondorae the whole OF Oregon
and its immediate occupation. for compromise, and
the continuance Of these everlasting pendng gostous
whether the Committee Poet Offices aud Post Roads
shall tor repeal OF the cheap postage law, Tor
only such notifications be essential to lair eI-
pertinent OF the And 81 OF all the other great
| me ssnfcs a, the day, aud oi the party in power
How stands the party upon this question OF the Speat
ership How Is divided : Let us briefly examine
There are three great divisions IN the held The Van
Buren, Wright OF the North-the Western men, and
the inhexblc Southern wing oi the Dcmoera " the
Siaes-Ri shs men OF the south. The western division
II the family will be ssbdvded upon the question If the
SPeascrship-one faction upon Administration eandi
date, another upon an independent one The Northern
man. and protection The South,
below the latitude Oi Virginia. will concentrate
man probably though FIRST there he several OF
the the field There will be, IN addiIon
these divisions and sub divisions, Intermediate, half
house candidate, from Virsnia sort OF Benton Dow.
ell while there also be several independent
candidates. from various running the
preston OF the day. "uPoa their hooks" eKpccia
non NJ the chances amid the Infusion OF the
names and the OF the stock entered for
First ut ALL then, the AdmistrIo anxious the pro-
piaion OF the Great West, the nucleus. around which
the various elements OF the party be
tremendously compaced in the support the Executive
and his policy. will present the Hon. John w Davis In
diana. candidate tor Speaker Mr.. Davis adyo
OF Revenue Tsrih upon principle OF incidental
protect advocate for all oi Oregon; advocate OF
almost o and OF the reduction and
gradual OF the pces ot tire pubic lsnds but than
ali, the eiecuon oi Richie Hess printers
House. As far, Therefore, the West be coneaed
idenny 1t principles, aud far other members
from all parts Of the Union be controlled by the past
present or prospective distribution OF government patron
Nr. DAVIS will be formidable man. From the same
srcton however, indie pendent Western can
dda'e N no less parsonage than the Hon John w. lib
bats Kentucky HIS efforts aud his conspicuous de
youon during the last Congress support nf the most
liberal appropriations the Western waters, extend
ing thru On the whole scope of the Mississippi valley
from the Likes the Gull, with conciaory rational APP
preparations Eastern improvements. will alone give him
souie promneney with the uncommiIied DAVIS II We
consider the evident decline Of Mr. Clays
Kentucky a1d the corresponding gam the Democrats
the policy Of choosing Democratic Speaker from Ken
lucky thus giving encouragement the efforts the party
Their incentive in favor of Mr.. Tbbas The north.
Revenue Tariff will most likely fall upon MIGRATE
Of Maine. The Old Hunkers Vt Pensylvania and New
York will concentrate IN the upon Charles Jared
ngerso. the protective candidate OF Pennsylvania The
Benonan M'Dowel Clqne will have as they should have
eompet.or OF 'heir for tue Chair OF Moderator and
Geo q. DromgoOie, Geo w. Hopkins the latter rather
unsvorabe cheap pOstages and therefore rather ia
vorahe 20 the south and wes perhaps both will be sub
mited TO the chances o; an election.
As the candidate OF the South par er -ellenee Mr.
Holmes, OF South Carolina, may be Introduced into the
mig. ThiS gentleman IL will be recoiieeIeJ, several
able speeches upon Gene Internal mproyemeni bills
introduced into the House last session. decIssly CONCUR
red IN liberal appropriations tn The Western
sutuuona grounds, the authority OF the ordnance Of
1857, and national considerations tie may there.
FORE reasonably calculate tina, in the Of close guar
'ers, lhe snadow probability combination 10.
tween the West and the South his support On other
hand the state oi Maine considers that she has title
the SPeakershp, while every other Jealous Of the
repeated iayorsm TO old Virginia. the apporoninz To
her the best OF the Executive and Legislative offices Of the
Government from year to year.
Throw all these coni.e ung elements into CAUCUS and
Is evident CONJUNCTION and eferyescence
ced unequaled by the seetng materials Of cauldrJn
OF the thFee WITCHES 81 N3ckbeh, would scarcely
possible that thirds could be had upon any one
Of these r. VI. I. Hunter, OF Virginia, from his
Conservative standing between the democrats of the North
and the State Rights Of the South, from has being pos
lively attached to particular clique might all the
factions in his favor the drawbacks that he
uncertain upon the Sub-T;easury exactly under
stood upon the Oregon question: opposed heavy appro.
pratlons TO the Western waters trade and
opponent OF cheap hostages collateral consequence
Besides, the Speaker elected from Virgins will 20
hard IN farther Richie, coming from the State in
the esnyassing for The printing Indeed this circum.
stance OF Itself would defeat hun hut this difficulty could
be obVIaied by es' running for the former, in such
emergency.
Assuming however from difficulties in the premises
IN there will be nomination for Speaker he
two third rule being IRexoraLy esabisbed) what is
the prospect IN the CASING s eoafused tumble OF seetona
facOua representations before House for its suE
irage'' On the seeoDd ba.Gsg II c. J. nsor.ol should
secure votes enough upJn the give him the MAORI
" with the assistance Of the wings, ,hey will concentrate
him a aud elect him. We shall then have the
harmonious spectacle presented OF President COM
endng equal protection {" all the great Industrial pursuits
Of agriculture manufactures, commerce. &c. An "Organ"
for the standard regardless Of all prOiec
uon and Speaker Of tue House-sn officer having the
appointment Of the committee vhOse province IL Is 10
port on the suhgeei-the unqualified sdherent OF Mr..
Blehanan and Daniel Webster support OF the Tariff o
~.
The Siae Of Ohio which controlled the election Of off,
Gers Tor the House igr tho last Congress will be an in
different spectator 10 the election fOf the next n she
presents Mr. Weller for clerk any other suitable per-
son, ofderto secure hs election she will Of course com
pound With any other clique eIques the qee.tion Of
Tie speaker. But n, the other hand, the Navy De.
plrneni should award to Mr. Weller taking here
The suppJston ihsi be bidder hs contracts Tor the
snug JJb Of the Memphis Naval Depot the democrats Of
OHIO from sense 9" gratitude SHd self re.poet the
minatpn, Tor oil the blessings conferred UPON them by
the Executive will unite upon Mr. DAVIS. We hardly an,
uelpate candidate from OHIO Tor Speaker.
But after oil these sPecusiIons, from the facts before u.s.
s'y ',''' o. ON' S""''N-i'i' Nhlch ~ merely
incidental one. though sure God" namely that IN
less the administration shall succeed ineaueus IA the no,n
nu'n Of s candidates iOT akcr aud printer the
clerk out u tho question Tor the Congress they viii bs
defeated The most psrscfyefing 'fJfs will consequently
be made 10y ~" ifisnds Of the Executive mud by Father
kchie, e. secure nomination By caucus uho the Barn
burners ~ New Gofk, tie Tsnh men Of Psnnsyivanis
aud nsny Of the young democracy of 3fesi Wes,,
VII be eqnsly pugnaeiOu- m ro.snz such Jctstion--
backed 10 sympathy not ~ action, By tie COEs1fUriJs
sud the u. $. JousNlt.
# would be bu, smother example Of ro,ributon, ware
the administrative candidates iOr Speaker Pfnsf de-
lea'd through ihe same insTumenslty by winch Van
Buren, was thrown DOT ~ the Bifimofe Conyennon-ths
i"ohfd rule though under different yfOces- offs op.r
aiipn; bot ~ lice i1 the PfesIcnt. would seem o.
-pRe"t The cany n siloWing hun the editorial erpon.nt
~ ~ Own selection. The ola"ees ae decidedly fyor Of
ihef Ri'ie Tor tr printing Il the yuss hOw,ve NM.
nni and ndspendsnt r election that may be made 10 the
case ~ iiT Spsaksr Bot HOHs rf6ns
81 the New YOfksFs town. u vsfDns liue move
meats inside aud c"nepctnR We shall sdviso you Der e.,
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