Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-10-30
THE SPEAKERSHp

The Union, specializing on the election of Speaker
OF the House of Representatives, quotes, with evil
dent gusto, the saying of some etter-wrter that
'Jre Wing Free-So are believed to be pledged
10 rote against Mr. Winthrop. In that case, he car
have but little chance even if he obtain the vote
Mr.. Wentworth This is 4straw,n which very
plainly shows how4the wind blows, with Opposition
calculations, just now. Coalition with the Free
Soilers 10 break down the administration is the al
pha and omega of Democratic policy. Whether in
popular Or Congressional elections their reliance for
defeating the friends Of the President is solely upon
the Free Soil faction.
Potomac" the correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot, speculates on the Speakership as follows
who will be Speaker of the House, even if we make
gain OF two members in the States referred to- is task
not easy to divine. 1t we cannot elect Robert C. Win
throp, who is even styled by of his high minded
political opponents the first gentleman in The Tinted
States, then no Wing proper succeed That Messrs
sn ddgs pu rss Julian spFag"e and Allen ultra Free
and all the time, there scarcely room to doubt Who
will they vote for! Mr. Cobb, of Georgia Mr.. Lynn
Cleveland, Of Connecticut? or Mr. Wilmot, Of Pennsy
vania doubt not they will be ready to vote for either
OF the last two named gentlemen in preference 10 Mr.
Winthrop. Will, then, the friends of Cobb, Boyd and
Bayy unite upon Cleveland or Wmot or any other
man q the North who holds to the doctrine of the vii
mot Provisol We shall see
LIS Us possible nat Messra Gddngs and company would
any Southern Locofoco; and Mr.. Mann would make
most able, learned, and dignifed Speaker But wonId
the Southern Wings support himl
'In the of the Wings finding il mnossble 70 rs
elect Mr. Winthrop has been suggested bat in order to
Keep out OF the Speakers Chair ultra partizan who
woud PACK the committees SO as to stiie investigations
into the msdeeds of the late Administration union mon
Mr; Holmes, OF South Carolina is not impossible M
Holmes has been styled Taylor man HE was elected
by the trends OF Taylor He is an able and very eo-
quent man. lie IS a liberal conservative republican He
voted tor MIR Winthrop years ago and his vote ban
elected that gentleman, The Wings ali like Mr. Holmes.
and he cancary eight ten votes ofthe Calhoun
wing Of the Opposition by no means improbable that
he will be the next Speaker"
The Washington Correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun, speaking of the Speakership, saws:
MI Cobbhas written letter. it is reported STATING that be
has in compliance with the views of his friends determined
to be candidate for the Speakep and he says that he
will certainly be elected for the Democratic Free Sellers
Will support him of his hostility to Mr. Cal
houn but he adds, that what he most fears is the loss Of
the votes OF the South Carolina Taylor Democrats.
Perhaps the same hand wrote the following to
The New York Journal of Commerce:
It is reported that Mr. Howell Cobb of Georgia has
written letter which has been shown to his Northern
ehds ~ winch he says, he will be candidate for the
Speakershp and has doubt that he can command the
votes OF the Democratic Free Soiers en- account Of his on
sillon 70 MI Calhoun but that the three Taylor Demo-
crats rats from South Carolina may vote against him. Mr.
Coop could not procure allhe Southern Democratic votes
houn. '
The Democratic and Wing Free-SoiIers will play
game tor themselves They wish to get the control of
certain committees. The matter is complicated and in
doubt. anu III
Wont Mr.. Calhoun be able to muster laroer
squad IN the House against his Democratic oppo-
nent, than the three Taylor Democrats, who seem to
have repudiated no less than Mr. Cobb2