New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-25
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Free SOIL and the speakership.

Having IN 41Otner dftlCio chcSr'o4-H ~ AZ
It's: co TO those q9asi Wings from 5oatherr States
VINO raw ft 20 vote against AID defeat Mr. VIII
ttrop because tho y hig Members would nat DO
pledeed 20 insction upoA o. res,s.aLcs t. the tx-
cusioa Of Slavery from the Terri and its tef
niba,ion in tho dat let Of Cciumbls, we propose
now 70 consider tne course Of that fsciion who =
dealt its blows from the opposite q1a.ter, refosios
% vote for NJ. Winthrop, aud thus conuving al
the triumph OF CGbb, Slavery aud Loco F5coisn,
on the assumption Of exceeding and exclusive de
vorion to Free Soil.
The case stood thus. The House lad balosed
three weeks for a Speaker Intellectually, because
neither # the great Ns'ionsl parties lad strength
enough therein to beat its an,sgonstsnd the twoor
three sbreds or scraps Of parties whose votes all
c,a1,ed sgsin,ts choice. TIE Wings had only been
ab!o TO poll 1903 votes ~ mos. FOR No Winttrop 4;
their sntsg onists bat lOl for NJ Cob, while 100 70
1l4pere necessary from tjue u time t, constiiote
40 abso.u!e msjority. N0ihcg remsiued but t.
agree that plura ity vote should virtually elect or
continue unorgsuizel aud Incompetent to transact
Any business,-or, in the fds OF one OF tue lac
tioni.ts Let Dscori reien fJrever.' the ma lriy
decided 70 eject ny plurality ' -, 80 they shoo d
have dore two weeks carrier II there had bee n
any doubt ne to the proprioty o. Ibis course die
desperate resistance made TO it by both squads OF
fsctiouists should suffice to dissip,te that doubt.
What Toombs aud Hoot unto in veheme nifty op-
posing on ground. relating to Slavery could hardly
be otherwise than right.
eixty.two ballots for a Speaker had been had
without result three weeks hsdbsen irutess' y
consumed 10 the ballotings, when far and fOl no.
toe was given that q msj rity OF the House hod
decided to accord the Speskership - whoms)ever
should receive the highest vote o. the next bal
lot IL was certain that either Mr. Winthrop or
Mr.. Cobb must be chosen: no enc could pretend
10 doubt it. Ii was also certain at the outset. or
very soon became 60, that those Members profess
ing stranscendent dew ton to Free Soil had the
choice IN thei, hands. BY their action or inactlon
the re,ult would be determined. They koew,
every ono Of them, that Mr.. Winthrop YVES the
frs. msn who since the Annexation Of Texas had
moved a Proviso excluding Slavery from portic
Of our Pacific territory they knew that he had
been for a number Of years In Congress- and had
uniformly voted on the side OF Freedom aud Free
Boil--agsiust Gas. Laws; in favor OF the Right OF
Petition; against the attempts to expel Mr.. AID
ans aud Mr. Giddngs from their seats for present
ing offensive Anti Slavery Memorable agsiost the
Annexation of Texas; in favor Of restricting Slav-
cry to oneha Of her territory in case OF such An
nexation; in favor of the WiImot Proviso, &c &c
All these votes were ostentstiou,ly parsded in the
columns Of The Union day or two before The
House convened, in order 10 compel soutnerr
Wing Members to vote against Mr.. Winthrop
and Mr.. Winthrops uniform, decided, consistent
course was summed up in that paper ~ ltn the erh
phstic declara alton that Mr. Winthrop had vos, q
from first to last exactly Is Mr.. Giddpss had, and
tha. one was exactly the same sort OF Aboiitionis'
a. the other. And yet Mr. Giddinss and bis squad
have seen At TO see Mr.. Winthrop beaten-they
standing by and consenting-by Howell Cobb one
Of the most determined, thorough-goiog, efficient
aud capable champions Of Slavery Extension that
can be picked out Of Congress. He has slws! s
voted against Mr.. Giddings, as Mr.. winthrop,
nineteen times out of twenty, has voted with hun
yet Mr.. Giddpgs allows Howell Cobb, the Slave
holder and Slavery Propsgsudist 10 best Mr. VIM
throp, the consistent and decided though temper
sse antagonist Of Slavery Extension when
breath from him might have prevented 1t. w az
that done like Cusiusi Was it not rather AZ ls'
noble sacrifice Of public duty to personal mAevo'
lepcs
Ofthose Fresseilsrs who represent ssseotis'ly
Loco Fooo DISQUALIFICATION King, Wilmo' and
perhaps Darkee-we DO not here speak. Tcey
might perhaps urge that, while their constituents
would prefer an advocate OF Free Soil FOR Speaker
they would desire to sec him Nso an adversary
oftAe Wing party so that they might eAelslm
Il see before me divided duty
AMI fairly decline 70 act dsoisvely 10 tbs premises
Aeasrs. Booth and Julian, although the oonstisu-
snts OF each, bad they been required to choose be
tween Messrs. Winthrop and Coob, wou d have
given sot less than Eve hundred majority in either
cise for No former. might plead that they had
been mainly elected by Loco Foco votes AID
were Ia some sort bound 20 respect the prsieretee
oftHeir respective supporters rather ,hsn Of their
entire constituencies. We are net admitting In AT
these are valid exeases for their course but the
are excuses of some sort.
Blu. MesGs. 6idoings. Root and Allen sssrd Ae
fore their constituents utterly without apology
Thew three represent the most decidedly Wits
portioas IL Ohio and WORCESTERSHIRE Is *
s.v ,hoae~portions Of those two intelligent snc
jas,ly powerful. Ssssss which most thorough y
AREA with Mr.. Winthrop on sll the point
whereon be differs from Mr.. Cobb. This" tro't
amour, Of din about Tay lorise-.' rsy l'''sm' q
will susice to obsca-e. They knew usht we
that NJ. Wintboop would have been Speaker nae
hIssted With their constituents instead 81 th'ra
sslvss TO vote on that last ballot Tor Speaker
Each Of them owed his election mainly to w is
vo.ss-tha. 10, to the votes Il freemen who CT
every question wherein Messr. Cobb and Win
,hsOp differ agrees most heartily with the latter
By The votes of the Representatives. from ioos'
strong Wing Districts are Mr.. Wintarop AND sh'
Wing party sricken down, ard the rule OIL th'
H,oss given ever TO an ultra Loco Foeo and Sa
very Propasandist from Georgia Ia behalf OF
vronsed People. we appeal from the p,rver"
asd fsctious courss OF these Repress ntstive' u
ne calm. deliberate Judgment OF tseir con'i' "a
suU To those constituents, let the facts os "a !
presented, and We shall confidently await hei
decision
Mr.. ssrn GAsE, Of Dracut. Mas has beeI
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