Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-17

eve rejoice to hear the Republic proclaim, tina
it is better for the Wings and the Administration
to fail with Mr.. Winthrop than TO succeed will
any other. Let the odds and ends of faction
take upon themselves, if they choose, the respon
slbility of electing a competent Speaker but lie
the Wings for their own sake, for the sake o
the administration and the country. have no par
or lot in the proceeding They support man
who has been tried and who has proved to be al
they maintain their honor, and leave all the bite
consequences of his defeat TO ohers.-HMg
The above is beautiful commentary upol
the fair-spoken but hypocritical professions of thu
Taylor presses and politicians, against the in
reference of the executive with the twill of tn.
people' as expressed through their representa-
tives. We give the Republics own words ane
ask attention to their plain Specification
The Wings of course, will never abandon thei
nominee; for. though they cannot claim his cleo
ton as a party triumph, they feel that the deser
ton OF him would be more disastrous than his
defeat.
What is this but an oraclar, an arrogant p,o
n1tae1amento from the regency to its party in the
House OF Representatives to stick to Mr.. Win.
throp, Eat all hazards and to the last extremity 3
even should their anarchical course prevent any
organization of the House AS the Union of Fri
day says:
1t is faclious and revolutionary, and should be
repealed with Indignation even by the adherents
OF the administration to whom it is SO insultinoly
addressed. =
But does not the cabinet desire any organiza.
ton OF the House of Representatives, unless il
Shall be such an one as will answer their pur.
poses Are they SO fearful of the scrutiny to
which they will be compelled to submit, in the
event OF the election of a Speaker and the ap-
polntment OF committees adverse 10 them +? If
not, why is this dictatorial and msolent order ad
dressed TO the federal members through the ad
mlnlstraton organ, commanding them to adhere
to the cabinets candidate, even at the hazard of
preventing an organization of the House for
weeks and perhaps months?
And what should be the course OF the Demo-
cratic opposition, in view of this imperial e,ict
addressed to the federal members of the House 2
Is The opposition more anxious for all organiza-
ton OF the House than the friends of he admin
lstratlon! What responsibilities have the op-
position Are they TO be told that the House
shall never be organized if a constant adherence
to the cabinet candidate for Speaker can prevent
it? And are not the opposition equally as de.
eided and determined as the administration.
AT the session Of 1899, when the New Jersey
controversy delayed the organization of the
House, Congress met on Monday, December 2.
Nearly TOUR days were expended in unavail-
ing attempts to elect Il Speaker, and to organize
the House. But towards the close of the fourth
day on Thursday a resolution was submitted bv
Mr. Rhett OF South Carolina, to appoint tenn
poFary chairman of this meeting until the House
should be organized" so inconvenient had thew
found 1t to get along with the Clerk of the House
who had held over from the preceding session.
Finally, i'll place of Mr.. Lewis Williams of North
Carolina, 'the Oldest member of the House .,
whom Mr. Rhett had originally proposed, he
varied his motion SO as to cali Mr. John @. Adj
ans to the chair; and Mr.. Rhett, himself putting
Inc question to the meeting, it was carried, and
Mr.. Adams took the Chair
his provisional arrangement continued until
Monday, the 10th December, when after two
days ballotlng and on the eleventh ballot, Mr..
Hunter OF Virginia, was elected and took the
Chair.
1t will appear from the Congressional proceed
lnss IN another place. that similar effort to that
m \ MI above was made yesterday by Mr.
NlcClerland; and it will further appear, from the
remarks which are reported, what strong reasons
ne assigned tor his proposition yet all the Wing
members with one Or two exceptions, voted 10
lay it on the table. The resolution failed. altho'
certainly nothing could have been more fair or
unexceplionabe than the course which was
pursued, as will be apparent on perusal of Mr..
McClernands statement in his reported remarks
tie did not claim the temporary election of Mr.
Linn BOYD by virtue of his standing in the House
bnt submitted his name to Mr.. Cabell the
Whlg representative from Florida, leaving it
to MT. Z. to propose another distinguished man.
from the Wing ranks, who named Mr. ymto1,
OF ONO. The two names We're then put into a
hat Mr.. Cabell drew out the paper inscribed
with the name of Mr.. Boyd and thus this gentle
man was proposed 10 the House as Chairman of
the meeting. But the whole proposition failed
Inc Dallottlngs OF the last four days show that
the opposition. including all the elements oppos
ed to the administration, have decided MAORI
ty in the House. Under such circumstances.
should they not prevent the election of federal
speaker! II they should not, we are confident
Inc event Will excite surprise and regret among
.ilat Poftion OF the American people opposed to
me administration. But we are confident every
Democratic member will faithfully do his duty
to his constituents and to the country.
On Saturday evening the halloting showed
that MIR. Winthrop, the Administration candi.
date, wanted tssenty-th9ee votes of a majority
and the signs were that he could not possibly be
elected Still, through the Regency's order the
Republic must be obeyed by the Wing minority.
winthrop must be voted for ad infnituna, and to
crafty the peoples candidate" Gen. Taylor
the House must be kept in a state of disopani
zatlon, ard the whole country on the tip-toe of
excitement and alarm for the safety of our insti
tu'lons. We trust that the Democracy in Con-
gress will hold their ground, and that. one and
all, they will rally to the support of good man
Enquirer.
IMPRACTICADLES.
The following are the names of the members
OF Congress- as evidenced by the first and second