The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-02
me spoahorshlp Of the aext o6nrross.

1h9 sp0aker6nip OF lnH next QQNGf6eSs
The remarkable state of parties an the ne 1t House
of Representatives affords material for,a good I
many speculptiOns upon the election of speaker.
The most that can be uade cor the democfa6 i q,
haiofii Of one vote including allvho are professsd
democratic whether ea6sen as Independents Or free
soiIers. 1hs wings are 10 the same Seoadidon
GouEing al who agree Win them Ga leading /
principles freesoileFs and indspandents, the wings
may ~ gaining a member Of Congress in this stats
on h Mississippi, eontEive TO count Hpa majority Of
one vote. $500. Il
4s1t Thomas Boiler King, one ofthese members,
is il Califotnis, aud may not be present at the
.openinge Congress The fourth disttictin Masa-
cbgsetssis not represented, and may not be. Il Is
counted as aswhig; SO chat probably tao Of the
wing side win be absent on the vote; thus leaving
Che I'D santage to the democrats.
These uncertainties are further increased BY the
szistsnce Of thild paftyism. Thirteen members
have been chosen againat the two great organized
paryies. They have political associations with
either party on general principles, but they are
pledged 70 make opposition to slave extension, the
eeafdinal question and. d distinct political hsue
1gilhout them, d portion Of thsras neither party
can succeed in elec6ng q Speaker, All Of them
who we're wings must vote with. the wing party,
and al who were democrats must vote with the
demociatc party or no ehoioc can be Effected,
I Fhisis extremely Improbable. Nearly al Of them
I win undoubtedly agTeenpon candidate ofstheif'
own, selected On tie aiugle question Of his deFotenl
10 the Tree soil doclriue. Unable to elect their man,
i their policy Will be 20 force the two parties to se-
lectl candidates with a view Of soHeiliating this
support "A small body perfectly organized, thus
/ holding the balance between two parties, may e.
feet great deal IN the scramble for mower and IN
iuence. 49, i. 80 { I ,.t'a
sItappsars 10 beconceded that Rob &c. Winthrop,
who sgas speaker or the last house, and made an.
excellent presiding officer, VIII Be candidate for
4 reelection. Hewill receive pretty much the whole
Admaisaation vote, But some men, ranked q.
whigs, though scarcely administration men, will
not support Nj Winthrop Giddihgs. Root, Crow
EN- and othef free soil wings ,af. lhs West are ep:
posed 70 him for bis support given @ Cen Iayler's
Il eleetion We 90 not suppose, Rgleeyer, that 1t is
really doubied BY any one that inthfop is not
as decidedly opposed 20 he extension 81 siaxefyinlo
the territories and a anxious q prevent il By law
as any man but TIE men named, and perhaps
{ othes, win not yote fof him without distinct
pledges, which be has on general plineip eEalways
fefuasd to give This reduces AZ, WintipoPs
capital and he requires othaE combinations e seet
Itisthe general opiaion Diet tbs capdidais Of the
demooraa inIhe fst Instance via b Howell Cobb,
j Of GeoFsia. The ielsenonp in ths North Of late
yeaTs have given the Southern votes aprsponder.
ahcs in.tle democfasic caueuses, and if the Gus
tom 0fuonlnaling q eandidate 10 caucus Do FOL
loved MrsGo bb VIII be tlie man DIR. MoDoweIll,
Of Virginia, s spoken Of, bat shis health makes ii
simpossibls he should ssfys, if elected, De Cobb
vii gsf ihe whole Of the regular democratic vote,
r5r3Il af.-s I5s,,,
ers ( that partyl win not vote for hi and unless
a now C5inbiuation takes place, he could not be
elected. A few southern Wing votes detached
from Nj Winthrop could elect Mr.. Cobb, but it's
siust as feas6aabls 10 suppose that. TO eonHteact
such movement, on such grounds, Mr.. Winthrop
o. some Northern Whig, might be elected BY NoFlhs
erh democratic votes. II there be anasttempt 20
makethe issue sectional ~ either part, line will
Be drawn BY both, and the Numerical responder.
encs being with the North, is candidate will be
/ chosen -
{ one speculation supposes Mr. Holmes, Of South
Carolina, tosbe takenllp by theWhigs, and elected,
MI, Holmes Is Taylor democrat, and there are,
iva believe, two Or three others from the same State.
u II thought that the whole wing party, with the
/ South Carolina Taylotites, might elect Mr.. Holmes
But tho calculation is falscious in this respect
I Mr. Holmes could not be elected by that combine
lion, unesa he received nearly all the irsesoil whit
J yotes. And 4ge suppose il extremely unlikely ths
/ votes would be, given to Mr. Holmes bg membsu
/ who rohd not yots for Mr.. Winthrop because h
! isnpt 81 ffeientY strong in his avowaIs Of enmit
toslAvs extension. Accumulation on Mr.. Holmes
We look upon as out Of thequesfon, Who wiz Be
sucesaslal, is q problem The present signs lead
20 the belief that the first choice Of neither Of the
great parties can sueesed ltismore than probable
that some member wil be taken up WHO is not the
3 choice Of either party, as Mr.. Hunter was made
speaker Three o. four Congresses since, by whig
votes, Add we believe, further, that whoever i
elected win be, for Reflective purposes, decided
&c NOT an av9wed and pledged ffeessoiler.