The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-16
The Contest for Speak ership--NO Result Yet
The Senate at Work


1t will be seen by our telegraphic reports from
Washington, that the House of Representatives
have not yet decided upon Speaker, although
three more efforts were made yesterday to elect
one. Up to the adjournment, at two o'clock yes
terday the forty-seyenth ballot had been taken but
with no result.
Tomorrow that body will enter upon the third
week of the session, and the first business in hand
Will, of course, be the speakershlp Judging from
what has already transpired, we are not certain but
that the coming week will be spent with as little
profit or advantage to the country, as that which
has just expired, or the one which preceded it,
The free sollers seem to be united, and determined
upon concentrating their strength in favor of can
didate of their own choice and selection; the same
spirit animates the democrats and the free solers,
possessing the balance of power, control the eec-
ton. They, although minority, are seemingly
indisposed to yield inch, unless they have
guaranty of advantages which under no other
circumstances they could hope for.
Now, it will be recoected that IN almost all, or
all, of the elections which have taken place since
the election of General Taylor to the Presidency
and especially in the Southern States-the admins
tration, as it was ruled and guided by the cabinet
at Washington, in Its foreign and domestic policy,
as far as 1t was developed to the world lost strength
and power. If ii had not been thus weakened,
there would have been returned to the present
House of Representatives, majority of members
who would be identified with the administration,
and there would have been no difficulty the add
ministration party In that body, having their own
way and elscting their own candidate. The friends
of the administration would be in the majority,
and could manage the election Of Speaker In their
own way. But they cannot do so. And why The
reason is apparent When General Taylor selected
his present cabinet, and when we heard Of those
who were to compose it, we explicitly stated that
we did not expect q great deal from it. Our fears
have been more than realised. From the moment
of the induction of the members of the present
cabinet, until the present hour, they have pursued
course Of policy not only anti-national, anti-Ame-
rcan In all its bearings and features, but in direct
opposition TO the express pledges and promises
given voluntarily by General Tay lor, in hsspeeches
during the canvass, and repeated IN his inaugural
message after his election. Those pledges and
promises were given and accepted, as the chart OF
the policy which would be pursued by General
Taylor. How have they been fulhlledl As soon
as the old hero, now in the White House, ascer-
tanned that he was elected to the Presidency, he
gathered around him, as constitutional advisers,
the parties who compose tine present cabinet. He
knew nothing, comparatively speaking, of the de-
tails of governmental afiairs-he acknowledged
thsthe was bred. and almost born, in the camp, and
therefore could not be acquainted with such de-
tails; and those who elected hun did not believe
that he was In the absence of this knowledge,
he said explicitly that he would administer the
government IN accordance with the practice Of the
early Presidents. No better security for his good
faith was required by the people Wanting this
knowledge, General Taylor conided the admins
traiion Of the government to his cabinet The re-
suit Of the elections which have taken place since
their induction into office, is the best commentary
that cen be furnished Of the manner in which
they have followed the pledges Of General Taylor.
and OF the way in which their conduct has been
estimated by the public. In this position the
cabinet is placed, and TO the manner in which
they have conducted the affairs OF the government
since they came into power, may be attributed
the anomalous position in which the House of
Representatives., as well as the administration,
are SOW placed
The Senate, It will be perceived, have got tired
Of waiting for the organization Of the other house,
and have determined TO proceed to business. This
is sensible movement on their part. They will
certainly save time by il; for, If the other house
fail for another week TO be organized, they can,
dunng that time, dispose Of great deal Of bust
ness, with which The other branch Of the national
legislature has nothing to Go. We refer to the
appointments that have been made since the adj
ournment Of the last Congress, which, in the
aggregate amount to a considerable number.
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