Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-12-26
Correspondence Of the n. o. Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Dec. -, l849

WASHINGTON, Dec. -, 1S49.
One of the most exciting days ever known
in Congress, has this day been in the House
of Representatives. e.t .t. .t,...
From the vote-lO9-which William J.
Brown, received yesterday for Speaker, it was
generally presumed that he would be elected
on the first or second ballot to-day. Conse-
quently the House, Hobbies and galleries, We're
| all densely crowded l. at an early hour.
The voting commenced. 1t was nearly through.
| All the members present but four had voted
It was known, as the last name was called,
that Brown had got the Wilmot votes, or the
Free Soil votes, usually cast for Wilmot, and
that his aggregate vote was liz, enough to
elect him, as the poll stood. Forward, then,
came Messrs, Sedden and Bocock, Of Virginia,
and Wallace, of South Carolina, and voted for
Linn Boyd. This made ia necessary to Il choice,
and Brown fell two votes short of an election.
Messrs. Stanley and Ashman NOW threw out
hints that Brown had been bargaining with the
Free Sellers. Bayly Indignantly denied it, and
declared the Democracy and its candidate would
scorn to tamper or bargain or have any thing
to do with the Free Spilers. He appealed to
Brown in the matter, and Brown assented that
his hands were entirely clean Further OBJ
servations and declarations brought out Brown
in an explanation of his conduct. He was close
" cross-questioned, until the fact smoked out
of him that if elected Speaker, he would frame
the Standing Committees so as to please and
give satisfaction to the Free Soil members ge-
~nerally, and Wilmot particularly. The letter
was universally demanded, and it came forth.
Brown produced a copy and it was read. Oh!
how the curses fell upon his wicked head, from
the lips of Bayly, Burt, Stanton, McMullen, and
others, of his party. The scene was intensely ex-
citing. The wings kept silent and looked on.
Mr.. Brown withdrew his name as a candidate
for Speaker, and was almost kicked out of the
House. Soon after an adjournment was had.
Every body in the street and the Hotels is talk
ing about the matter. Brown is universally des-
pissed. The Wings say but little, bat keep up
a devil of a thinking. The Locofoco members
openly and sincerely for saving them from the
damning disgrace of electing such a creature as
Brown to the exalted station that he was nearly
| boosted into. *t#~f @@F
Brown ran up like a Meteor, but he descend
ed like Lucifer when cast out of Heaven.
til a nice fix the immaculate Free Sellers
are in. Starting out as a party in Congress,
| Il = c.k $50 =, ~ ,,,1.o oo-.,rk l..r,.,
| with a base traitor to his friends who were just
on the eve Of e~xalting him ten thousand times
| beyond his deserts. What a lesson has this
day been learned. i
Tomorrow Mr.. Winthrop may be taken up
again and elected. Or Mr.. Mcdowell may be
| elected. In either case an honest, a pure man
would be Speaker. The members begin, after
this days work, to look upon purity and homes
ty as something lovely. q. Y. X.
The following is the correspondence alluded
to; a5.f
December 10, lS49.
Dear Sir:-In the conversation. which | had
with YOU this evening, you were free to say that
if YOU were elected Speaker of the House
of Representatives you would constitute the
Committees on Territories, the Judiciary, and
the District of Columbia, in a manner that should
be satisfactory to myself and the friends with
whom / have the honor to act. | have COM
municated this to my friends; and if, in reply
to this note, you can give them the same as
surance, they will give you a cheerful and cor.
dial support. = ~.
Respectfully yours, D. WILMOT.
HoN, WM, J. BRows.
WASHINGTON Cry, Dec. 10. l849.
Dear Sir:-In answer to yours Of this date
Twill state that, should | be elected Speaker Of
the House of, Representatives. | will constitute
the Committees on the District of Columbia, on
Territories, and on the judiciary, in such manner
as shall be satisfactory to yourself and your
friends. ! am a Representative from a free
State, and have always been opposed to the ex.
tension of slavery, and believe that the fedora
government should be relieved from the res
possibility Of slavery where they have the con-
stitutional power to abolish II.
am yours, truly, W. ]. BROWN.
Hoy. DAVIS WnMof.
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