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rnArTEHs IN WASHINGTON.
From the National Era.
The Election Of q Speaker.

beginning we apprchended il would, but
our modification is no less poignant
We have little faith in the nerve and firm
ness OF Northern mon, when involved in u
contest with shareholders.
The Washington Union is cxultnnt Ii
says; Goa every account, therefore, VIC
hail tho election OF Howell Cobb ns a victu-
ny to.ihc. Dsmocratic party, and cheering
Sign to the whole country Of Els triumph Qj
ruth and ofPrinepIe"
Before tic meeting of Congress, the Union
laborod to show Mr.. Wiutllrop5 unftness
for the Chair Of Speaker, because lac was u
WIn3i PrsvsJ nan aud to unite Southern
Wings with Democrats in opposition to him
on this single ground. 1t nude the Slavery
Question the prominent issue IN the cleo
ton for Speaker.
The Democratic caucus took tho same
ground, and nominated for the offices OF
Speaker, Clerk, Serge lnt-at-Arms, and Door
Keeper, inen openly committed against the
Wilmot ProvisO.
During tho proractcd struggle that cnsued,
it was openly aud enplidtically proclaimed
by Southern Democratic members, that no
nan adhcring to the policy Of the Proviso
could receive their votes Tor any office.
Thc Northern Democrats voted generally
will 10 reference Whatever to the views Of
their candidate on the Slavery Question:
the Southern Democrats never gave SIM
gic vote 10 any candidate not known to bc
opposed to the policy OF Slavey-ltestrction,
aud the agitation Of the Slavery QUESTION
crccpt IN two Instances, that Of Mr.. Potter
aud that Of Mr.. Brown; but, the moment
they learned that the former had given some
votes, during his public career, on the side
of Freedom, and refused, MS candidate ior
the Speakership, to give any pledges of any
kind, they intiInatcd their hostility so plainly,
that he felt obliged to withdraw his claims;
and ITO sooner had they learned that the
latter had pledged himself to constitute the
Committees of the House so as fairly TO rep
resent the sentiment oil the country on the
subject OF Slavcry, than they dropped him
with one consent
In every possible way was the dcnonstra-
ton made complete that the Southern Dem
ocratic members regarded adhesion TO the
policy OF Slavery Restriction us u total bar
10 Office. Acquicscellcc in the doctrine and
policy OF SlIyery Extension they made test
OF Democracy, u condition to amy Office in
the gilt OF the House.
10 put this beyond all doubt, und to CO.
cree the Northern Democrats into subms-
sion to this test, the Washington Union,
Thursday Or Friday last, published the fol-
lowing.
"Thc following Geographic despatch was re-
ccivsl by the South Carolina delegation in Con.
gress. ON Wednesday evening about nine o'clock,
from tho Legislature OF the State, now in ses-
sion 1t Columbia:
Reso!scs By tie S0Hsh Carolina Legislature, De-
csnib,r 10, 1910.
Rsso'Ocd, That VIC cordially approve of the
nf thna> Souibnrt, nat,,hera n
who havo refused to vote for any member OF
that body as Speaker in tho slightest degree
tainted with unsounlness upon tho slavery
question and that VIC fully respond to the
sentiment OF our delegation, expressed by one
oil them, that ii slavery be abolished in the
District Of Columbia By Congress, or the VIII
mot Proyiso be adopted, the Union would bo
dissolved.
The Georgia Legislature havo adjourned, to
meet OF the second Monday in January, with a
view 70 decide on the course which the State
shall adopt when tho action Of Congress ON the
slavery question is decided. We arc informed
thnt the expressed tono OF the Leg gislatuc OF
1corsia il in unison with that OF South Caro-
linA and that there is not dissen!ient III either
Legislature.
Now for the result. Caucuses were held
of both the old parties. The Wing caucus
appointed Committee of Conferences; tho
Democratic caucus did the same, muny OF
the Northern Democrats dissenting. The
Wing Committee, by instruction OF the Wing
CAUCUS, proposed thai, alter three more trials
Tor Speaker v;r1 boce, il there sllonld be 10
election, the candidate OH the forth trial,
having plurality OF votes, should be elect
ed The Democratic Committee submitted
the proposition To tho Democratic caucus,
which rejected il, hut resolved, should tho
proposition be adopted i'll the House, to con-
ceIltrato on Howell Cobb The caucus that
passed this resolution numbered, we learn,
hot more that forty or fifty members, chiefly
slaycholding members, and not constituting
one-hulf Of the Democratic strength. How
such resolution could be deemed binding
on the whole party, according to Democratic
usage, we cannot understand, unless 1t be
Domocraiic usage always to submit TO slave
holding dictation.
What followed needs little comment
Early in the session of Saturday, Southern
Democrat introduced the proposition OF tle
Wing caucus, for election by plurality. The
Free Soil men, some OF the Southern men
who believed it a violation OF the spirit OF
the Constitution, and some OF the Northern
Democrats, including nearly tho whole of
liIe Ohio delegation, who were unwilling to
be reduced TO the necessity, az they termed
il, Of choosing between Messrs. Cobb and
Winthrop, voted against it. Tho Wings
generally, by the aid OF Southern Democrats
chiefly, who anticipated the election OF
howell Cobb, carried it through the House.
The Northern Democrats, all Wilmot Proy-
so men but three or four, elected by constitu-
leneies devoted TO the policy OF the Provso,
followed the lead oil the Slavery Propaganda
ists OF then Party, and gradually concentra-
ted upon tho caIldldate they had dictated,
until, ON the last and decisive trial, but five
Northern Democrats, outside of the ranks of
the Free Soil men proper, were found voting
against Slavery Extension! These five were
Amos Wood OF Ohio noble exception in
iIis clegutlon--Ex-Govenor Doty OF Wis
consiD, Ex-Governor Cleveland aud Gener-