Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-12-14

! last ballot stood: =
Brown, OF Indiana, 100
Wththrop, l0l
| WiImot, 2
MOorehcad, 3
| Boyd,
Durkee,
Bingham,
| n Doweli,
Great excitement and confusion now prevailed :;
amidst which an adjournment was moved and
carried
Mr.. WINTHROP, in withdrawing his name, re-
marked as follows:
sit is well known to my friends that have
not sought the place to which their partiality has
so long been striving to elevate me and it is
known to considerable majority of them that
would have withdrawn from the contest. firm
the start, if they wca!r have concentrated their
votes upon any other; bat in this matter my own
wishes, if not my own Judgment, were overruled
by gentlemen of whom have the highest opin-
ION. have continually expressed my own de-
sire that the house should be Organized; and
have believed that farther delay would be det
rimen;aI to the best interests of the country. |
need not add, then, with how much reluctance I
saw myself the Instrument Of that DELAY. Nv
friends would not suffer nv name to be with
drawn. 1t was not till to-Iay Obtained their
consent to retire from the position in which
have been placed | desire, therefore, TO saw
publicly to the House what have often said in
private, can consent no longer, therefore, to be
in the way of an organization, and now Withdraw
the use OF my name. and desire as publicly 10
thank these who have all along voted for me.
and hope they will be better able TO concentrate
their votes on some other candidate
SEEArc.-Mr. Bright appeared and took his
scat.
Mr.. Underwood gave notice that he would ask
leave to bring in bill to provide for the pay
mc9t of Virginia military claims
Mr.. Foote rose to point Of order The Sen
ate could net transact business, as the House was
not organized.
Tie President decided that the member was
OFT Of order, and the Senate adjourned
The Steam ship Canada sailed at noon to-day
with 70 passengers for Liverpool, and two for
Halifax. She carried out a small amount of
specie.
u The following analysis of tie first ballot
ng in ,ho House for Speaker we take from the
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I'ee So!' I''2Ed@ 10 hho" that the men who rep
resent ia-lf Piiacj les il tA- House OF E>pr1acs-
iay,rt9 III Was ington, have, as a general thing.
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@'-'''--'- 80 e." 10 "o'''!'''7' any tNn2'
C7'y c@iAy Ao.d the b2iaAc2 OF power a> regards
the canvass for Speaker, until the candidates Of
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i'''-'' ''.'I9' ~ 10 r1"Soh way '"ey mag
! not cHntaHe, As 'hny arc ROW doing. 10 prevent
TIC action cf tbs House IN ether cas- Is, and in ALL
eases. IN which The QUESTION ho.yocn frca5o,n
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7 ,.''''''' VS. 'o'D''"! ",T""'c
I Of ,"ctr hnn adherence to the principles which
: thew were sent 10 maintain $, Iauo rs !; !, =
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t-c"Gh mcd-h Should be occAglcdln tie Choice
/ Of q S caEcr.
The voters fir David W-iio,o, v,o~o
Charles AHrn e Mass W.al,or 5oo,a ,.r
/ C,nrrciruI. Charles Durl,oo NJ \>-i.co,,;,
( 4. G.I,I,nos IF O il. iohn " Hovs 49, !,
kin9 Of \ Y ! NJ Root of on ond hl,A.,
/ ,Trrk. Of New Hamo.iirc8
'TAosa wboyotrJ Inr n p C;ont~,, ,.o~a
Cab,il Of Florida. IIi!liard Of AIa', Morton IF
/ Va Owen Stevens al ,Gonn,h. of C.al r.
N,s,rs CrowrG apI Camnh.i lroo sn,i
g.lli.r Of Ohio, voted f,r Uorarn Man,
/ &. + CIrvrIand n Crnr To,ad lar Toa,o.
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T"n~. 1nan, no,,. e y,-;.ooa... ,...., r..
na,,I r me-. or 1l;, ''9>o''S'i'' '"'eu lof
! Isaac L. Holmes Of 5. c. voted for James L
/ Orr Ct INC @ame State.
! LNcIas 3. Peck, Of Vt, voted for Chaunccy
! t. Cleveland Of Conn.
/ JOSEF h a. NcCtNard, Of S. c., voted for Jas
\. Seddon. q! Virginia.
Al. the rest vo,cd as their PARTY predictions
sufficiently indicate.
Alessrs. Waldo, of Conn, Wentworth Of ILL.,.
. Morris q O in pn3-Irp and IIinl,rI Of