The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-18
No Speaker Yet-Protrncted DIsorganiza-
ton OF the House.

A disorganization, looking almost to dssolu-
ZION of the House of Representatives, still exists
at Washington. The proceedings OF yesterday,
received by electnc telegraph, in another column,
will be found interesting, but melancholy. Par
ties stand as on previous ballots, and no nearer
approach has been made to the election of Speaker,
nor is there any probability of any other result,
provided the several parties and factions in
the House Of Representatives continue to act
from the impulses motives and views which have
thus far brought them in hostile collision with
each other as well as to the efficiency of Congress
The two old parties, which have agitated and
controlled the country for TIE last quarter of GEN.
ury, have, neither, majority IN the House Of Re-
presentatives. The two new parties or factions,
founded on sectional and ultra vews-the free-soil-
ers Of the North, and the dsunionsts OF the South
are in a similar position, and contribute TO the
same general result.
There Is no prospect Of any election of Speaker
of any organization of the House-of any action
Of Congress, unless some Of those parties or fac
lions dissolve their organization, aud unite on new
views end new principles. The obsilnacy OF the
wings is just as iactional, and Just as unpatnotic
as that Of the democrats or free-sollers All are
alike faetious and Impraciicable The conduct OF
each, il persisted IN, can tend 10 nothing but 10
constitute the FIRST step towards the dissolution of
Congress, the Reorganization OF the general CO.
yerrmeni, and the practical dissolution Of the
Union itself.
In the midst Of this melancholy, disastrous, and
menacing state Of things, the great mass Of the
community are looking on with silence and as,o-
nishment. While the imbrce, iaciious, unpairouc,
and contemplate newspaper press of every party,
and Of every faction, in this region, IS endeayorng
10 throw blame on the antagonist party, and parti-
cularly the exasperated South and Southern prn-
ciples, We do not excuse the violent menaces
against Tia union Of this great and wonderful con-
federacy, which have been made by several mem.
bers Representing constituencies in the Southern
States. But Wv should we, at the same time,
conceal the great historical fact that this state OF
things In Congress, menacing the dissolution OF
the Union, originated twenty years $50, in the fac
nous, unpatnotic, and .iolent movements of the
ultras Of the North, ant by men who first raised
the flag Of ant-slavery in Few England and New
York-such as William H. reward. Marin van
Buren, John Quincy Adams, aiJ the,r associates
all either disappointed or aspir.c politicians. IN
this part Of the country The an slavery feeling
has been weapon, or a topic OF ag,,tion. in the
hands Of such men as we have m. ,;onoJ. for
twenty years, in various shapes and fom until q,
ength, IT has epded in the organization OF \ an,.
slavery party, founded on distinct hostility Tho
South, which, Of course, has created an anscoh,,;c
course OF sotun in that portion OF the confcdersL
What does the cry Of he evil Of slavery in the soutL
smoUnttol Have We not the evil Of poverty in
ihe Nonh 7 Have we not the evil Of peniien.
usries Have we not the evil OF drunkenness 7
Have we not numerous evils in this and other re-.
g1ons Of the county, equally as disastrous, and
equally as opposed to humanity and religion, and
even more 90, than slavery in the South With
as much rroPriety might the South attempt to
organize parties and factions for controlling the
House Of Representatives, on the ground Of the
poverty, recklessness, and crime, which prevail IN
ihe northern cities. But what have all those evils
Of humanity and Of the present race or generation
oi men, 10 DO with those who would on such
grounds break up this great confederacy, destroy
ihis mighty republic in the first steps of its pro
gress, It's greatness, its magnfcence, and its
power, throughout the wofldi Who would barter
the high national feelig Of an American, for the
fsctious camor that sight be raised by pariisans-
whether wing or democrat, or free soers or null
hhers Is il not time for the hieh intellect Of the
country TO move, TO come forth, TO correct the
press and politcians--fOr both are corrupt 10 the
core-snd more particularly the press Of this COM
munity and Of the other large cities, including that
Of Washington
H. Frst