Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-12-22

We leave Il 10 our reporter to sketch the
scenes which were exhibited on the floor Of the
House yesterday. We had expected tina. dem.
ocratlo Speaker would bo elected, aAd that Mr..
VIM. ~. Brown Ok Indiana WAS destined 10 that
unenviable honor.
The commencement Of the ballot which was
taken Immediately on the meeting Of the Hoase
was calculated to confirm these impressions; bus
three 81 The Southern members, (MessFs. Bo.
cock and Seldom Of Virginia, and Wallace Of
South Carolina who had voted for him on Tues.
day, threw their voles, ON this occasion, upon an.
other gentleman, 20 ~ % defeat an election So
Nj. Browns vote amounted 10 LEILA being
the majority Of the whole--ss that he wanted
only two votes Of being elected. Mr.. Cobb, Of
Alabama, had voted for him. Mr.. Holmes, OF
South Carolina, voted for Mr.. Bowdun. Mr..
Brown received the vote Of al least five Tree soil
eis, viz: Messrs. Alien, Durhee, Giddngs, Pres.
ton King, and Nimot. The three votes Of the
Southern members, however, defeated the elec.
ton.
4 scene then look place il the hall which al,
most battles description. We must refer 10 our
reporter for the proceedings. Mr.. Ashmun, 81
Massachusetts,, Gan abolition whig,l was the first
to address inquiries 10 the democratic side Of The
House as to any correspondence which had
passed between The free. soiefs and Mr.. Brown.
which finally drew from Mr. Brown a long en-.
PlanaticA Of the position he had occupied, and
also tho production Of the letter which he had
addressed % MI Wiltnoi. he concluded BY
thankingthe House for the support which they
had given to him and Withdrawing his name
fom the canvass. The letter which produced
90 Bsuch feeling IN the House. will speak for IL
SELF hurprised many and deeply mortified his
fpfmer friends; and inany af,he Southern mem,
bers rose " cleas tho skists Of Bis Southern SUP.
p0rters Of the vote which they had lust given "a
him, and declared that |; they could have sus.
pected Ia The slightest degree his pursuing such
course, they would never have cast Their yole,
for him. Messrs. Robinson and Dunhap. q
Indiana, rose 70 explain bis letter and defend hi,
course.
This u not the time, amid The ..kusIy.burly'
Of the passing scene, to review all the incident,
OF this extraordinary transaction. We spok,
yesterday Of Mr. Brown being admirably cal
culated to discharge The dulles Of the Chair >
We deeply regret and sincerely disapproye, III
position ia which be has placed himself w
had hoped 10 hail him as the Speaker Of IN
House. We had regarded him as . political
who was perfectly satisfactory to the South; an
yel 90 fair 10 bis principles, and so firm IN hi
course, that DO would, Is citizen of the Who'll
country, - attached 10 the Union and to all he
great interests, do iul justice, Ia tho designatio
Of The committees and in the administration ,
the powers 81 the Chair, 10 al parts Of he ma
ton, and % every member. His election is no,
entirely out Of The question, and the Democrat
party must look toe some other candidate 10 4
the Chair.
The whlgs considered themselves fully delea
ed whes the ballot took place. They wei
thrown into glorious confusion. Their vol,
were scaiiersd ii al directions. And the read,
snpnsi therefore conceive with what delight ii,
received these revelations, and how. much the
ehuckled over the effects which were display,
IN the ranks Of the republican party. We a