The North-Carolina standard., 1849-12-19
coNeREss-No SPEAKER YER.

Up to Monday evening last no Speaker of the
House had been elected. Two weeks have thus been
exhausted in unavaiIing efforts to organize We
refer our readers to second page for the proceed
ings of the House from Monday to Friday evening,
inclusive.
On Saturday last, after some debate in the Senate
in which Mr.. Clay took prominent part, that body
appointed Committee to wait upon the President
and inform him that they organized, and ready
to proceed to the consideration of such Executive
business as he might lay before them.
On the same day the House voted the 45th, 18th,
and 47tlf times for Speaker-Mr. Boyd of Kentucky
and Mr.. Stanly of this State, running considerably
ahead. On the last ballot Mr. Boyd received sc
votes, and Mr. Stanly Sc. The remainder of the
votes were scattered in various directions.
We stated last week that Mr.. Stanly was playing
deep game for the Speakership, and the result thus
far shows we were not mistaken. But how can that
gentleman hope to be elected :? If Mr.. William 3
Brown, member from free State, could not obtain
the votes of the Freesoers without making them in
writing, most discredable pledge, what assurances
can Mr.. Stanly have that he can succeed Awe take
1t for granted that Democrat will sustaihim; and
without these Freesoil votes his party is in mi
nority, how can he reach the Speakership 1t may
be, however, that he is permitting his name to be run
for the mere honor of the thing and with hope of
success. But how does it happen. by the way, that
his own colleague, Mr.. Clingman, and those ardent
champions of Southern rights, Messrs. Stephens,
Toombs, and Hilliard, members of his own party
from saveholding States, refuse for HING Do
they also doubt his soundness upon the Slavery ques
ton! 1t would seem If Mr.. Stanly should OBJ
tain the Speakershp by the aid of the Freesoil vote.
he will it to his life's end If he is looking to
that vote, he is courting his destruction; if he
should get it, utter political ruin will beall him. No
"letter'' may be produced, should such an event
cur; but his constituents, knowing that talk
as well as write, would think for themselves and
form their own conclusions.
Our readers will perceive, from the proceedings
of Wednesday last, the unfortunate predicament in
which Mr.. William ]. Brown has involved himself
Mr.. Browns position and opinions on the Slavery
question satisfactory the South, and the hope
was entertained, at time, that he would be elect
ed Speaker; but the disclosures of Wednesday last,
while they fell with startling effect npon the House,
at the same time revealed to our friends the happy
escape they had made for themselves and their coun
try. We regard Mr.. Browns conduct as totally in
excusable. No explanation relieve it-no ex-
pressons of regret Danish the remembrance of it
friends, who were seeking to do him honor; and, if
elected, his conduct might have seriously injured
them and their glorious cause. That was his fault
if deceived again, the fault will be theirs. AS it is
no blame rest on the Democratic party. In this
connection, we refer readers to the remarks of
Mr.. Toombs, who speaks in high terms of the prompt
and honorable manner in which the Democrats aban-
doned and denounced Mr.. Brown, when they dis
covered that he had barganed with Wilmot, Giddings
and other Freesoiers for their votes.
Every trre-hearted Southern will be lifted up
in perusing the impassioned remarks of Messrs.
Toombs, Meade, and Stephens, delivered in the
House on Thursday last the Slavery question.
These gentlemen have planted themselves high
ground; and we gratifed to find that Mr.. Cling
man. though he voted for Mr.. Winthrop, approves
their sentiments and is prepared to stand with them,
come what may.
We cannot say that we hope in our next issue to
announce the organization of the House, and to pub
lish the Presidents Message, because confusion is
the order of the day at Washington, and one can
predict when Speaker will be chosen. 1t may have
been done already may be taking place now; or the
House may remain unorganized for days to come.