The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-23

Congress. A speaker &C Last.
The long agony sover, and are happy ioannounce
thai Speaker is at last elected for the House Of Repre-
ssnatyes; and that HOWELL Com, esq. Of Georgia is
be man who is selected TO fill that important and espon-
sible Office Never have witnessed more interest
ng scene in Congress than that presented yesterday
never was there deeper suspense; never more or
dsr whilst so much feeling was excited never ques-
lion Of more absorbing Interest," and was greater
eouanmy displayed the part Of the victorious party
We hail the whole scene with proud and joyful spirit
Three weeks had the Congress Of the United States
been employed in efecng organization OF the House
Not only the two great parties Of the country
divided from each other, but the division appeared
10 infect the parties themselves. The wings were even
exutng that the republican party was cut up by dy
ons which defed all reconciliation This was not the
end Of the difficulty in efectng an election The free
sellers seemed to defy all union with either party Some
Of the southern wings, and two or three Of the
southern democrats, seemed to keep themselves aloof
and declined all cooperation with their own breth-
rem Thus il appeared exceedingly difficult, II not
absolutely impossible. to command majority Of the House
in favor Of any one member; and after three weeks Of
unavaling effort majority could be obtained carry
the election This not the apparent end Of the diff
Guilty A committee oil conference had been appointed BY
the two great political parties, to confer upon mode
Of adjustment That committee met on Friday, and
they were unable TO agree upon anything, and, in fact
unable to make any report or proposition to the House
Il was in this state Of confusion that the Houae
bled yesterday Yet propositions not wanting to
effect an election. And finally after various motions had
been disposed Of resolution from Mr. Stanton Of Ten
nesee was adopted, proposing TO take three votes upon
the majority principle and il member could be elected
upon Ii then to take fourth vo,e and lei the election
fall to him who should obtain the greatest plurality vote
From the moment that this resolution adopted, the
scene deepened in interest The process Of voting
slow, full OF interest and every turn OF the scale was
watched with the greatest anxiety The House alb
sorbed with the votes that given. The galleries
were crowded with an anxious multitude II was OBJ.
vous on the first ballot that Messrs Howell Cobb and
Winthrop were the prominent candidates OF the two
great political parties.
On the first roll-cal Mr. Cobb received 95 votes, Mr.
Winthrop 9o-scatiering 80
On the I'd, Mr.. Cobb 90, Mr. Winthrop 9s-scattering
3D.
On the Sd. Mr.. Cobb 81, Mr.. Wnthro7 o7-sca,terIa
g. Still no majority.
Then the final vote was taken, and il turned on the
plurality principle; when Mr. Cobb received io2 votes
and Mr.. Winthrop Ioo-Mr. Cobbs majority, 2. This
election was finally clinched BY resolution declaring
Mr. Cobb duly elected the Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives. BY vote Of l49 10 49,
Mr. Cobb was then conducted to the chair by Messrs
Winthrop and Mcdowell, designated by the Clerk for
that purpose. MIR. Cobb delivered most Appropriate
address, when he sworn in by Linn Boyd esq. the
Oldest member and the House then adjourned leaving
The duty Of swearing in the members until Monday.
And now. after this interesting and proracted struggle,
which is unprecedented in the annals OF our history, we
hope we may congratulate country the first step
which has been taken TO effect organization Of the rep
resentaives Of the people. We hope we may also
graduate the republican party the victory they have
obtained. We have no disposition TO crow op.
ponenis; but hope may rejoice, without extrava-
gance undue oxidation. on the victory which they
have acquired by their union, their energy and their per-
severance. Who win now say, was iauntingy said
few days ago, that the Republican party is dissolved p
Never have they gained glorious victory than
unde the circumstances by which they were surrounded
Never have they shown nobler spirit in standing by
their principles and their men. There is this peculi-
ary, too, in the caseihai they have finally carried
the man whom they had originally selected as their
nominee a compliment which h not only due to
Howell Cobb himself, but 10 their own dscernment,
union Of spirit and energy Of action. II is glori.
Gus triumph. too, TO the great democratic party OF
the country. On the 9TH of March last, scarcely one
democrat dared TO hope carrying the House. But the
administration advanced in lie progress il lost the conf
dence Of the people; State after State abandoned il.
until al length carried the majority in the House; and
now we have carried the Speaker and both branches Of
Congress appear in opposition It's measures On eve.
ny account, therefore, hail the election Of Howell Cobb
victory to the democratic party and cheering sign
to the whole country Of the triumph Of truth and Of prn-
eiple.
The whole In The House Of Representatives yes
to-day was among The most interesting we have ever
Witnessed Il had all the thrilling suspenseall the
busy interesiall the extraordinary vsraiionsall the
anxious denosemenf Of the DRAMA with this important
dlnerence-that we knew il was real and not fcti.
ous representation. The voting continued nearly three
hours, and ihs House did not adjourn until near
o'clock We refer 10 reporters sketch for all the
PARTICULARS.
The junior editor of the Repubtie, Cfos we UNDER
stand he 10 The writer Of the articles to which we al.
ude,) with The pertnscity Of all premeditsied and wu
asers still insists that the editors of this paper were
pvy 10 the late wilmot correspondence with respect to
The Speakehip We stop to contradict the junior
editor Of the osanor the writer Of the articles alluded
TO- whoever he may time he reiierates the state
ment; bot for al win say that he knows what he