Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-12-09
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The thiriielh Congress have assembled 10
their full wisdom and digniiy.-the Senate
with forty one members present, andthe House
of Representatives with 220--hge Democrats
and three Wings being absent upon the early
votes for Speaker. Their names are for The
I Wings, r. Butter King, John =. Games, w.
c.. Cooke: and among the Democrats, MIR.
Bowdon Of Miss. Brown, OF MISS, ficklin,
OF Illinois, Pisbufy, OF Texas, and Pet.les an
independent member from New York, though
belonging 10 the Administration.
4 The excitement 10 the House was very high
throughout the session A very few members
had the power 10 prevent the election oiSpeak-
er, aad for time the result. seemed doubtful.
! The House was thronged from an early
hour ladies' gallery being very full ofladies,
and the geutIemen's gallery foil to overflow
! ing. The floor Of the House was occupied
/ by privileged persons, and the scene for some
hours bordered upon great animation and ex-
element.
I The Wings declining to vote for Mr.. Win
throp upon the FIRST ballot were six in number
combining Southern men opposing hun per-
haps under the idea that he was too partial TO
Abolition /; and on the other hand he was OPP
posed for his seeming Partially 10 the Union
as II is, notwithstanding the existence OF Sla-
very IN the States. One of his own colleagues,
MIR. Palfrey was the first to vote for anolh-
err Massachusetts man, Mr.. Hudson, and he
was followed by Messrs. GiddngS OF Ohio
and Tuck of n. H. for Wilson of N. H.
John p. Gaines OF Ky. received vote from
MIR. Gayle of Alabama; Jones OF Ga. voted
for Thomas Butler King; Tompkins OF Miss.
for Mr.. Gayle; and Levin OF Pa. On. Al for
| j. r. Ingersoll.
Upon the second and third ballots, Palfrey,
fGiddings and Tuck adhered TO their uncom.
promising opposition 10 Winthrop. The
third was the last ballot, and between the abb
Isence of one Of the Southern opposition, (Mr.
Holmes Of s. G.. and vote from Mr. Levin,
Mr.. Winthrop received 10 of The | Is votes
thrown, just enough to elect him.
MIR. Ninton Of Ohio and Mr. Mckay Of N.
c., conducted Mr. Winthrop to the CHAIR
His speech was brief, pointed, emphatic and
pre-emnenily patriotic will not mar it now
by any abstract. It's warm defence of the
Union and the whole Union, OF the Constitution
and the whole Constitution, OF the great de
tslgns of such Union and such Constitution
must win all hearts. Something was said,
too, of the time in which Congress met "a
time Of war--of intense political excitement,
aud also Of angry controversy. Undei events
so exciting and questions 50 momentous, the
Speaker promised TO do his whole duty 10 the
House and 10 his country.
The oath was administered TO Mr. Winthrop
by MIR. Adams, aud the scene was an impress
sive one.
MIR. Adams, with four score years resting
upon him, administering the Constitutional
oath TO colleague, a Speaker, and descend
ant OF one OF the Winthrops of olden time, is
sight not always seen. One might linger
long amidst the association OF such names.
The Speaker having taken the oath, il was
administered by him in turn 10 all the men,
bers present Then came debate upon the
rules and orders, and Resolution for select
Committee for their revision and simplfica
ton, in the midst Of which there was an in
Iterchange otsentiment between the two Hous-
es as TO an organization.
In the midst OF the battle upon these rules,
and with some effort on the part OF tho minor
ny TO elect Benz. B. French Clerk of the
House, there was an adjournment called for
and carried by a vote OF II to 90.
One day OF grace remains for the present
lncumbents in office.