The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-09

Speaker The Northern democrats, on the ether
hand, have tired "to make the Calhoun men fast"
SO a. to turn them afterwards TO good account So
far the msnsRuvre has resulted In nothing but an
increase in the strength of Mr.. Winthrop, and a
loss of moral force on the part Of the gamblers.
Mr.. Cobb's vote Is unquestlonably the true expo
nent OF the democratic c. ntrs but the two wings
are alternately playing OH and on, exposing the
centre at every step, and showingi ,s weakness to
tire wings II other tactics are resorted to, the
administration will secure the Speaker, and with
him. perhaps, the rest Of the officers of the House.
There IL an attraction of gravitation naturally
tending towards power, acting as from centre,
which 10 with difficulty overcome by those acting
in the circumference and makes an admlnstra-
tion candidate stronger the longer he 10 ineffectu-
ally opposed. The only way to overcome it, is to
change your line of battle continually, 10 pre-
vent amy particular point from being carried by
assault
An opinion is prevalent among the democrats,
that the organization Of the House Is really a mat
ter Of htle msment; as il only involves response
bIiity, without, In this instance, conterrng the pow
er OF carrying measures. The dlthcultles which
occur IN the election of Speaker, viii present
themse Ives with aggravated force, IN the passage
Of every bill INTRO ductd in the House, and Will
haIrass and prrplex the course OF legislation. The
party which elects the Speaker, II 10 argued, viii
be answerabIe. in The eyes Of the people, for
this delay and only display lts hopeless condition
the mere forclbly B-sid~s, II is Intended to have
special committees OF investigation on ali leading
suit cis which would have more 10 do with max lag
public opinion for the country than the reports Of
regular committees appointed by the Speaker.
This, after all, 10 miserable game, which, in fact,
sacrifices The best interests of the country to a
sklliul move on the political chess board, and will
never command The respect OF the public, The
questions now aRratlng the country, will have
to be met fairly and honestly IN both houses; and
cannot, like shuril. cocks, be alternately thrown
from one end Of the avenue to the other Let us
have one thing or another, sHd trust to old lack,
when the acts of Congress shall require strong
arm 10 be sultaIned
In addition to borers Of all sorte, we are, at this
moment, inundated with claimants for spoiations
committed on their property by the Mexicans, or
by our own troops and authorizes, during tie war
with Mexico. The amount claimed Is probably
not less than two hundred millions of dollars
some Of the claimants being men whs never
commanded two hundred dollars in their own
r ghl There is a plan of stocking these cl inns
for the purpose Of realizing immediately portion
of their amount, and distributing the greater part
OF the remainder among influential persons, who
are apt to aid in carrying them through Congress.
shall watch them closely, aud keep you informed
as to spe culstons 10 which they will give rise.
The Italian Opera con pany give musical enter
tsinment tonight; but speakers nowadays
more cared for than 8 pgers