The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-11
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WAsHrrsros, December 9, ls4s.
Whs is 10 BE Speaker-.aspeet Of the Ques'isn-a1ssHs-
msnf by the Naturalization Who w,H Bs R.iseksa-
Visit sf Henry Cisy to General Taylor.
This being Sabbath, members more industriousIy
at work to prepare for to morrow They have no dss
that 81 sufficient for the day Is the evil thereof
Ysu viii have perceived from the ballotngs of yes
terdsy that was right In my suruisss to the
sequences Of the democratic held last Saturday
night, and OF which furnished you tolerably
rate and fall description Mr. Potter Is highest the
list Of democratic candidates, but my opinion Ii he
cannot be elected, and that morrow will be con-
sumed in ascertaning that fact They may, possibly,
try another northern man, less the
IRENE South but doubt whether he will be more
cessful than Mr. Potter, who Of all that named,
As to Mr.. winthrop, consider him altogether out
Of the way, though the wings still cling to him. The
card not In the pack that can make him Speaker,
and there is wisdom in the wings adh-ring to him
longer than he has the least chance Of success But
imagine this matchlsss administration has run itself
aground in its efforts to secure Speaker They have
expended all their ready ammunition, and all they
pect to out Of this session in that quarter
where they imagined themselves weak aud canuot now
change their line of battle They have done all they
could to concate southern men and II circumstances
should compel them to take up southern Speaker.
they will have expended powder and shot uelsssly In
the South and their cannon will b. spiked In the
North think the Speaker will in the end, bs chosen
from border State, and that 70 will either bs Mr..
Morehead. Of Kentucky the one side, or Mr.. Linn
Boyd OF Kentucky, or Robert MeIaas Of Maryland on
the other.
The whig party Is, at this moment, broken into Q
thousand fragments and it is amusing to witness the
different squads making another. A num-
Der Of wbig committees aresoy spot pro-
the rejection of the principal officers appointed
by the cabinet during the recess Their. ia not Al
appointee to a distingu shod Office, Who hs, not his
wing guerilla against bin ana what Is still more
amusing whig senators are, In many instances the
The Senate have good reason 10 say will pursue
just, liberal course The democratic senator's will not
start the game but should the hounds cause 1t to
trespass their ground they will shoot and Gay 1t.
Where a whig has succeeded obi sctionabie demo-
crat, capable honest and faithful his head will bs
sidered as forfeited to satisfy public justice and 1t wl
in consequence, be taken OF clean buried without
noise. Where whg appointee is considered incspa-
BILE appointed merely account of MIA relationship
to cabinet other officers he will be removed to make
room for q better but in all other cases, there
win be little objection made TO he nominees
Among the gentlemen who are certain OF being re-
jected. are: -
MIR. Eubank, Commissioner Of the Patent once,
and Mr. Webb, Charge to Baron Hsyaau On the lat
ter rejection. the Senate is almost unanimous The
friendly relations which 1t is supposed exist between
Gen. Cass and the Colonel in conssquenoe Of Gen.
Casss letter will not save him Gen will not vote
for a who his outiB aud leaves the country
two days before the opening Of Congress He looks
upon such act as removing Col Webb from the in
diligence OF the Senate That body Is determined to
vindcate IL own dignity from such gross violation Of
all the rules OF propriety were IL disposed to
overlook the Colonss extraordinary Versatility In poll
ties and morals.
Governor Seward, OF New York. Ia busyipg himself
With the rejection Of Mr. Maxwell; sir Cooper of
PeDnsylvanis, with that Of Mr. Lewis and Daniel
Webster the godlihe is employed in vindicatng the
superiority Of talent and genius wealth and en-
ergy by the rejection II MIR. Abbot Lsvr-nce.
Mr. Henry Clay, in company With Gen waddy
Thompson, visited Gen Taylor aud Mr. clayton. He
never looked better In all his life aud coutrastsd
more advantageously than on this occasion The meet
ing between Gen. Taylor and MIR. ,lay friendly
and polite, but not cordial 1t lasted absut fifteen
minutes. That with MIR Clayton was Of shorter durs-
ton. MIR. Clayton is ssid TO express his opinion to
this effect that II he had but served his country half
a. much rs he has sndeavored 20 his friends he
would not be- obliged to look after them.