The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-12
INTELLIGENCE BIZ The MAILS.
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Our Warrington COrresPendsnes.
WAsHIsorsr, Dec 10, Is4e.
The Sp krs1ip-Erpeeted .arrivsi Of the DriHss
Minister. az
Another day has rolled on without Speaker; bat
the time spent in these apparently useless bsotings
is not entirely lost after all Each ballot for Speaker
exhibits fully the position Of parties and factions
and thus prepares the House action the great
principles sgitsting the country. There Is silent
question put at every ballot and either affirmed
gaved according to the relative strength OF its sup
porters. We have thus the text without the sermon
the naked truth without the evaporation Of psrtsans
and the passions excited in debate.
III the free sellers succeed In preventing, for any
length Of time the organization Of the House without
being able to press candidate Of their they must
accordipgJ take their position as dieorganizers and
with 1t the condemnation of the public. H. the
other hand, the House elect Speaker by some
promise or the other, 1t will prove that the love Of
union is stronger than tho spirit Of faction aud the
election will be the forerunner Of mproln such
but Of the whole country We may therefore con,
slider the last week having been spent in silent de-
tanned for another week in precisely the same manner
The House, to-day, gave sufficient evidence Of the
fact that Mr. Potter could not obtain the cordial sup
port Of the Southern democracy; though the North
seemed to be quite favorably disposed towards him.
MIR Gddings having spoken favorahly OF him private,
on Saturday and Sunday, quite in1amed the Southern
utras, and injudcious article in the Ersning Post
in which MIR. Potter's name was counted among the
free soilers plished his defeat IL led at once
to inquiries and the demand Of pledges at variance
with Mr. Potter feelings and he accordingly declined
being considered candidate any longer.
MIR. William j. Brown, OF Indiana Is now highest on
the list, and the probability is will obtain the und-
vded support of the South MIR. Brown by BIRTH resi-
depce and feelings Is necessarily Northern and
SUCH will be supported 10y the Northern democrats
also He has shown much tact, prudence and for
bearance that both tect repose much faith In him,
and will, to morrow, make handsome demonstration
in his favor. Whether that will be sufficient to elect
him Is another question but Ills nav,as been Second
traton turned out by the present, and returned to
Congress from his district in Indiana, would seem to
give him strong claims to the support OF his party,
hardly to be balanced by any other In that House
II MIR. Brown cannot be elected, no Northern man
his party be successful and the party must
sarily return to the South for the selection Of pre-
siding officer. Linn Boyd will, in that case, rally the
same strength in the South is supposed to be- less OBJ
jectisnable to Northern men and the free sellers.
give you all this TOR what tits worth as the argu-
ment put forth by the strong Of the party; but
there in out Of Congress who tell with
certainty how the thing i, going to end disposition
strange the proposition may appear 1t appeared to
be received with favor 1t not carried Of course;
barra sments consequent the deferred payment Of
the mileage of members may act upon them the ap
preaching dinner hour does upon jury, and produce
q verdict The administration, too, may be in want Of
appropriation ali which may render parties prac
ticable in the end, and slay the excitement OF the
country.
The wings are much commen ded for adhering rigid
ly to MIR Winthrop; but the fact is, the admutstra-
ten in its choice reduced to redetso ad absurdn;
having previously s.csr tanned that other whig
command the same strength, except by compromise
with the opposition The administration have been
walters Providence from the first day they took Of
fee to the present moment, aud now look upon Mr..
Winthrop one ether gifts IL they could have done
better by any other man they would have traded him
eff long ago. but the worst spendthrft IL obliged
to husband his when he has through his
aysilable means
The British Minister il daily expected. OF
course all arlington will be in uprosr him.
shall not only have tiger hunt during this
sioI lion hunt 20 boot hope Mr. Clsyton will
into difficulty With him, and that Sir Henry, who
poor hand ut match making. may at least learn how
to distinguish between irish wbiskey and
As to the Nicaragua question, there IL difficulty
about it whatever, except sucn has been arhciay
produced by Mr. Clsytons pet letter writer's who have
sweed IL into monstrocs affair in order after wards to
claim for their mater the credit Of settling It. There
may be faults both sides but dfis ultes.
All that England wanted In view Of having
secured the pas the sthmus OF Panama and
the probability OF securing that rehuantepsc
the right OF way here and she selected
Nicaragua the only Remaining route. When Eng
land Informed that wanted to make . route
across Nicaragua which should be free all the uorld
che at consented and volunteered to aid
All that We have do in this matter 4 TO insist GA
what Is ours aud England will venture to dispute
It, England ieoks to the future and hes jost disco
yered that che hes very re-psci<Sl- rsIsttons
the Atlantic whose affection aud good ~i II Ia
worth while to cultivate Ia yies Of the wing storm
In Eastern Europe.