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The southern press., 1850-11-07
MICHIGAN ELEcrIoN.
FURTHER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the Empire City
100000 MORE GOLD.
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[Telegraphsd for the Southern Press.
...... NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 1850.
The steamer Empire City, from Chagres, via
Kingston, arrived this morning at IL O'Clock.
She left Chagres on the 26th of October, and
brings dates from California to the 9Th Of Octo-
Der. ...... ... ....
She brings 100000 in gold dust, as freight,
beside large amount in the hands fpassengers.
Productive gold diggins have been discovered
near PlaceryilIe .".at.'
Terrible accounts have been received from
the overland emigrants, who were suffering
greatly for want of of food, by the cholera and
by attacks Of Indians. 1t is estimated that there
are twenty thousand persons yet in the placers
beyond the desert. Subscriptions have been
opened in San Francisco for their relief. The
collector of the port was solicited to give
100000 for the starving emigrants, but refused
he had no power to do sO
The late fire destroyed 1875 buildings, COM
prising several squares loss estimated at $500
900. Among the buildings destroyed was the
Pacific hotel, Just commenced on Jackson street,
and the Philadelphia house. The Court House
was saved with difficulty. ,..-.
The cholera was still prevailing in California.
The steamer Oregon arrived Mt Panama on
the 7th, with the news Of the passage or the
California bills.
The dates from Kingston arc to the 29th ult
The cholera was very bad there and the deaths
averaged forty day, principally creoles and
blacks. .r..
SECOND DISPATCH. ""
The clerk of tho Empire City died on the
passage.
large quantity of gold has been shipped
within the week prior to the latest dates from
California.-The amount, it is supposed, will
not be less than three millions of dollars.
Trade was brisk from the mines. Purchases
were making actively in preparation for winter.
There is less strngency in the money market
than has been known before.
The ground burnt over by the previous fires
has nearly all been rebuilt. The miners were
doing II very prosperous business.
Produce of all kinds in good request. Wes-
tern flour was selling at SSlAal5 per Dbl. Beef
Sl7alS. Mess Pork 1928 Prime $l3al4.
Dry goods in fair demand but not active.
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Joseph d. Pope, and others, Committee, &c.
Letter from Mr.. SmYihe,
AUGUSTA, Oct. 90, 1850.

AUGUSTA, Oct. 90, 1850.
GENTLEMEN Your kind favor, requesting my
company on the occasion of public dinner to
be given by the citizens Of st. Helena Parish to
the HoB. w. T. Colcock and the Hon. R. w
Barnwell, in the town of Beaufort, on tho 95th
of this month, has been duly received. regret
deeply that existing engagements to meet por-
tions of my fellow-citizens in this State, on the
ED and goth instant, will deprive me of the
pleasure and honor of meeting with you on the
occasion referred to. But for these obstacles
should be happy to unite with you in doing
honor to those distinguished gentlemen, whose
unfatering devotion to the rights of the South,
at this eventful crisis, have secured not alone
the appreciation and confidence of their imme-
date constituents but of thousands of other
patriotic Southern men in every section of the
slayeholding States. ~.
Permit me to express to you my grateful ac-
acknowledgements for the fatterihg terms in which
you have referred to my humble offerings upon
the altar of Southern equality, honor and rights.
Should it be appropriate to the occasion will
offer the following sentiment! s',
South Carolina Her fidelity to the Union,
estaL lished by our fathers Is exhibited in the
patriotic and noble spirit " ith which she con-
tends FOR the equal rights of its members She
would be untrue to the national compact if she
basely surrendered to the Tyranny Of a sectional
majority. The Unian, AS our fathers established
it, or Independence, should be the watchword of
every freeman in the land. In the maintenance
Of that sacred sentiment, South Carolina exhibits
wisdom, firmness and virtue, urnvalled by her
sisters. She is The brightest star of the South
With considerations of lrigh respect, | am,
gentlemen, your obedient servant,
4AMEa NJ. SMYTHE
Messrs Joseph d. Pope, VIM. Henry Trescott
Daniel jenkins, VIM II. Cpthbert and John
G. Barnwell,
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Letter f'0m Senator BerTien.
ROCKINGHAM. Oct. 81. I8J

ROCKINGHAM, Oct. q, 1850.
' GENTLEMEN Your favor of the 9TH lust,
directed 10 Savannah, has been forwarded to me
at this place, and was only received by the last
mail. s>ss.aa .s.. r4,. ....
The delay In the transit of your letter. which
has thus denied to me the qualification of 40
cepting the invitation which it tenders to me-
still leaves me the privilege Of saying, that fiat,
tered by the favorable opinion of my unavailing
efforts in the defence of Southern rights, which
the citizens of st. Helena Parish have been
pleased so kindly to express, it would have
given ME much pleasure to have shared the hos
pitality to which you have invited me, and TO
have offered to them my personal and respectful
acknowledgements. ~ W. s.., -
. Very respectfully and truly yours, .".
JNO. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
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SECOND DESPATCH.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 6, A. NJ.
Hunt, for Governor, and Cornell, for Lieut.
Governor, are ahead so far as heard from. and the
prevailing opinion is that they are elected.
The following Assembymen are elected from
New York city:
Districts.
l-Abert A. Thompson, loco.
2-Chares r. Swords, whig.
3-Chares A. Dana, whig.
Abraham Wakeman, whg.
5-Michael Dougherty, loco
6-Ws Blackstone, whig.
Henry ]. Raymond, whig.
SIS. L. Macomber, whig.
9-John Ryan, whig.
10-L. B. Ward, whig.
Il-James Denny, whig.
12-Mike Walsh, loco.
l3-J. b. Varnum, whg.
l4-George Clarke, whg.
15-J. ]. Townsend, whig.
16-Wiam Green, whig. ,
The indications are, so FAR as we can Judge from
the returns, that the Wigs have carried the entire
State by large majority.
Seymour carries the city by about 10000 ma
jority, and Cornell FOR Lieut.. Governor, by about
5000.
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THIRD DESPATCH.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, P. M.
In Oswego county, Hatch and Lewis, locos,
are elected to the Legislature. ,.,.e ..
In Albany eouaty, Babcock, loco, has 90 ma
jory John b higgins, loco chosen ps'Es1 ha sHa
majority for Governor.
In Tioga county, Seymour has SO majority
Taylor, loco, for Congress, $50 majority, but
Bennett, whig, is elected in the district by 1000
majority.
Chenango county gives $50 majority for Sey-
mour. "a rlr..r T. ...
Walbridge, whig, has over 300 majority for
Congress in Tompkins county. Lansing county
to hear from. .. %.
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A southern press in New York.

F you want newspaper from the North that is
ali right on the great question of the day, " the
further Interference with Southern institutions,
take the Day Book. 1t is standing up boldly for
The South and Southern rights, and doing good
deal of good in the right way. Its influence and
popularity is extending throughout the whole
country.
The DAY Book, daily, is IS per nnnun.
The Weekly Of it, is - per annum.
No Southern merchant should be without one
or tho otber Nov. TT
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Peace Measures for the next session oi
Congress- a g.ssse.a

From all the Indications we expect the follow
ing to be the programme Of agitation and aggres-
sion at the next session. I
II. The repeal or modification Of the Fugitive
slave law. -.-z aud s.. ' Gs.sr r a
2. The admission of New Mexico as Stale.
3. The application Of the Wilmot Proyiso to
the Territory of Utah. gR .,.,.. = I'D It'd. al.rsa
A. The abolition of slavery in the District OF
Columbia .. * .. ....a.. ...,s - 8,
5. The recognition of the Empire OF Hayti-
6. The grant of public lands to actual set
tiers. - ~. l-..,... A.. ,., r.,--p ..,rr
7. The construction of great internal improve
ments in the North. ..-...-s t... ..... ~
Seven more bleeding wounds. .. .t.v..r..
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% safry the county By ah overwhelming ihd9rttyi
No proniluent Democrat will lend his maine TO
the submissionists, and consequently if they
have a ticket nj all, il must be formed from the
Mitchell wing of the Wing party, and they can
not muster over two hundred voters. a.e
8 Yours respectfully,
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NEw JERsEY ELEcrfoN.

Z ...,.. .... ...sr ..s --. .. NEWARK, Nov. 5.
( Mercer county, Runk, Wing, majority 8, a
Whig loss Of 700 since the Presidential election.
The South ward Of Newark gives Runk AZ, or-
ange 220. The latter gave Taylor 3l5. Fort mas
II maj. in Clin ton.
In Mercer county the Wing me joriy for Cover over
nor IS s5, and the Democratic plajority for |'u
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New YoRK ELECTIONS.
New YoRK, Nov. 6.
Congressman Whigs-Bowne, Harris,
Briggs, Brooks, Schoolcraft, Boyd, Wells,
Sackett, Schermerhorn, Hosford, Martin, Haven +,
Hacal, Burrows-l4.
Democrats-Floyd, Hart, Dean, Murray, Sey-
mour, Buell., King, Jenkins, Babcock, Jones and
Halsey-ll. Nine districts to hear from, which
from partial returns, will probably stand demo-
Gratis to wings.
For Governor in twenty counties, Hunt, whig,
has 1900 majority.
The Legislature, as far as heard from, stands
Al wings to 81 democrats.
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tfiah asAta ana Lew enssl

Lafayette In the first French Revolution find
ing his troops refractory, jumped or his horse,
shouldered mdsket, and took his position il,
the ranks, declaring that he was tired Of obeying
orders, and wanted TO command little.
There was truth as we'll rs wit in his bon mot,
and 1t applies to peaceful as i us warlike poll
teal demonstrations. Tue men who strut
their hour on the ST 4" 1nd those who really
pull the wires, are not always identical-and
the political movements are more powerfully
swayed by the press of the country than by the
Eoluses in Congress, who swagger in those
halls at n per diem allowance of eight dollars
Consequently it greatly surprises us to see
men who ought to know this so well, willing,
and even anxious to descend from the editorial
tripod to a seat in ngress-voluntarily chang
ing the attributes attaching to each of our
"sovereigns," to become that most harrassed of
all slaves, "a public servant"
The New York Herald always great stckler
for the dignity of the press-gang) thus admon-
ishes four of the controllers of public opinion
in that city, who are candidates for Congress
and the Assembly, viz: Messrs. Books, DANA,
MIKE WALSH and RAYMOND.
Hear the Herald, who talks like
"That ancient sage philosopher,
l5. Who had read Alexander Ross over"
/ After stating the names and peculiarities of
the candidates, he thus concludes:
"Now, with regard to editors for representa-
-
is an Abandonment of their high position, to
strive for the prizes in the political arena. They
should be above il, As conservators of the
public peace, of the principles of the Constitu-
ton, Of private and public rights, they should
be beyond the influence of party gifts. 1t is
descent from their intellectual position, to crawl
into the Assembly, where they will exist in the
midst of jobbing and intrigues. Therefore, we
hope to see each of these editors defeated We
do not desire the press to be placed on u foot
ing with the Paris journals Editors should
hold to their own position to be worthy of it.
We hope they will all be shut up in their sane
tums during the winter, to attend to their GUS
toners and their country"
The contagion is not confined to this coun-
try, for Punch, who has way of hiding the
sober verify under his cap and belly, as did the
bitter jesters of the middle ages, thus rebukes
the same tendency in France:
"The way to rise in France is to take your
stand early in life, on an inkstand. The shortest
cut to the chamber is through the editors room.
TO become n leader, you must have been in the
habit of tossing off one every day, in some news
paper or other. The best plan of gaining a
portfolio is to prove you are posses of pen !;
and, the portfolio once gained it depends upon
the power of your pen how long you can keep
it. Every Frenchman, as soon as he has learnt
to wrte carries portfolio in his head"
The southern press., 1850-11-07
VERMONT ELECTION.

New YORK, Nov.6, p. m.
We have by express and telegraph, returns of
the election from 81 towns in Vermont, which give
Lyman (Whigl 1893 Minor (Whg) 1913 !;
Roberts 6S5, and Clark 25S. '. a'1 4''s nEs
Lyman and Minor have increased votes over the
last election, while the others fall off. Lyman
loses relatively 81 votes. '...# tA.' is71'a
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From the National Mtelligencer.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Alexander Ramsay and Richard w. Thomp-
son, to be Commissioners to negotiate n treaty
with the Mississippi and st. Peter Sioux Indians,
for the extinguishment of their title to lands in
Minnesota Territory, and with Indians and half
breeds for the extinguishment Of their titles to
the lands on the Red River of the North in said
Territory under the first section Of the act Of
3Oth September, 1850. '~.'" .'''
Thomas Foster to be Secretary to said Com
mission. g.. ... ..v
John HI. Rollins, Jesse Stem, and John A.
Rogers, to be special Agents for the Indian tribes
in Texas under act of 3Oth September, 1850.
Ethelbert w. Saunders, to be Register of the
Land Office at Cahaba, Alabama, vice Alanson
Saltmarsh.
Hardy HerbertS-to be Register of the Land
Office at Montgomery, Alabama, vice Duncan B.
Graham. .
Edward A. Taylor, to be Register of the Land
Office at Demopolis, Alabama, vice Lewis B.
McCarty. e.- q
William Judge, to be Register of the Land
Office at Sparta, Ala, vice Wade II. Greening.
William B. Figures, to be Register of the
Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama, vice Jno. }.
Coleman. ...
The southern press., 1850-11-07

FREE Soil NOMINATION IN BosTos-The
b. B. MpsQey as their candidate for Congress.
The southern press., 1850-11-07

"a Many of our subscribers sent for the
paper without knowing its terms, and therefore,
did not remit the price. We hope they will not
forget that, as is usual with most other papers
it is payable in advance. 1t must be considered
that this is the only daily paper in this city that
is carried on without Government patronage
We are glad to see that our friends who approve
its course, are taking much interest in extending
its circulation, as it is our desire to spare no ex-
pense in rendering it as complete in all the de-
partments of newspaper as is possible
We are peculiarly gratified at the zeal in be-
half of this paper, manifested by the friends Of
the cause in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and
Florida E# .aar ssr.5 q.
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Alabama.

In Cahawba on the second Monday of the
Fall Term of the Circuit Court, a mass meeting
of the people is called for the purpose, as is
stated in the Selma Reporter, of organizing
suitable regulations for the government of the
future trade between the Northern and Southern
States" ..'a
Says the "call": ..
"Lct the people remember that all laws and
the regulation of commerce emanate from them
that they alone can extend or curtail at plea
sure, a trade with either friends or enemies
and that, with them lies the responsibility of
Southern protection against future Northern
encroachments. ... .... ... A..
Protect our own talent, enterprise and indus
try should be our first GENERAL oRDER,-and
there is no more Democracy, nor Wing -ocracy
in the South, should be GENERAL ORDER No. 2.
We earnestly appeal to the citizens of every
county in Alabama, and Southern States gene
rally, to cooperate with us in the holy cause of
self-prcservatiOn, the first law of nature "
Teach the North practically that she cannot
exist in prosperity without our trade, and she
will soon petition for a suspension of hostities
and she will be the first to "cry for quarter"
MERCHANTS CONVENTION IN CHARLESTON
awe notice in the proceedings of a meeting
of the citizens of Marshall county, Mississippi,
that D. B. Molloy, w. Donoho, and William F.
Mason, esq of Holly Springs, Maj. Thomas
Null and w. Treadwell of Lamar, aud Colonel
Hunter of Mount Pleasant, were appointed dele
gates to a Merchants Convention to be held in
this city ... ..a"...a -...s ,saas.
We hail this movement with the most cordial
satisfaction twill result, we trust, in the adop-
ton of measures which will release us from our
present mercantile dependence on the NORTH
the main element of their strength, and our com
parative weakness On behalf of the citizens of
Charleston we can promise the delegates warm
welcome and hearty cooperation in their pa
triotic purposes" ... ... .'. .. ..
So SAYS the Charleston MercurH
THE STRANGERS GUIDE, or the Daguerreo-
type of Washington, D.. c.; for sale in any
quantity at JoHN EspEY's bindery, LIST ward.
This is a very neat little pocket volume that
fully yindcates its title Il contains an elegant
map of the city, with the streets and squares all
lettered or numbered, and with the position of
bill the public buildings, markets, banks, ho-
tells, lodges, fire-engines, churches and burying
grounds, plainly laid down. There is map also
bf the District 1t contains also number of
pnef articles descriptive Of washington city
With some of its laws" singular documents,
Capitol, Presidents House, Treasury Depart
nent, General Land Office, Post-office, State,
War and Navy Departments, Patent Office, Oh.
Eervatory, Smithsonian Institute, Washington
Monument, Congressional burying- ground, Navy
lard, Arsenal, Penitentiary City Hall, City Post
flee, County Jail, Odd Fellows Hall, with an
ppendix giving an account Of Georgetown, Al
yandria, and Mount Vernon.
1t is the very book for visitor at the seat of
;oyernment-
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EnnRrH DEsPATCH.

Chautauque county gives Hunt 1900 majority !;
Wyoming $50 majority Warren reported SUI
Democratic majority.
Hunt (Whig) is elected Governor Of New York.
The southern press., 1850-11-07

The NASHVILLE CoNvENTIoN.-Col Chestnut
was in this town on Saturday, and with his col
league, Col Maxcy Gregg, has left en- route for
Nashville, to attend to their duties as delegates
from this Congressional Dictrict at the adjourned
meeting ofthe Convention. They are true and
wel-tried sons of the South, and will faithfully
and to the letter perform the fuctions entrusted
10 tbcm.-Colun,bia( (Ta) Republican,. s
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~ We publish the telegraphie dispatches
we received up to eleven last night. We learn
that a private despatch came at O'Clock, stating
that Hunt was beaten, and the Legislature doubt
fnl as to party complexion ----e-. Wv q
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ASss1's' &C
By TEL EG RAPH.
(Telegraphed-Fo. the Southern Press

lTelegraphed-F the Southern Press
... ~ r.ut.L NORFOLK, Nov. 5.
THE MuTMEERs SENTEcED, &e.-The five mutt
neers, who were convicted in the United States
Court yesterday, have been sentenced with six
months Imprisonment in the penitentiary without
labor The barque Kingston is still waiting in
Hampton Roads for another crew to be sent from
Baltimore, being unable to get the men here. f B
The weather for several days has been thick,
and the calm kept large fleet of vessels in the
Roads, among them the barque Hadey from Bal
tmore for Boston, schooner Robert Stewart from
Richmond for Philadelphia, the schooner Mary J.
Peck of New York, the brig Brothers, and schr
New Globe, hence from the West Indies; schrs.
Mary Jane from New York, Bay State from
Portland, and Euratius for Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. "-esa
A heavy gale was setting in yesterday, with
strong current going south, which was drifting a
large fleet of vessels bound in the Capes to the
southward, and they are unable to get back for
want Of wind. Arrived, schooner Daniel Francis
from Portland, and Fanny from Philadelphia.
The United States Surveying steamer Jefferson,
sailed yesterday for Philadelphia, where she is 10
take in new boiler, and then proceed to Califor-
MIA.
New JERSEY ELECTION.
NEWARK, New JERSEY, Nov. 6-9 A. NJ.
Fort, democrat, is elected Governor by abou
5 900 majority, and three democrats and tw.
whig congressman elected. The democrats hav
u ma jority in the State Legislature.
-. MICHIGAN ELECTIONS.
DErRoIT, Nov. 6.
Pennington, whig, has been elected to Congress
by about 300 majority.
WISCONSIN ELECTION.
MnwAUKEE, Nov. 6.
Durkee, present incumbent, elected.
Doty, democrat, believed TO be elected.
The southern press., 1850-11-07

NY7M Mr.. C. F. Anderson, Mail Agent between
Baltimore and Philadelphia, who was with the
mail when it was robbed some time ago near
Gray's Ferry, and who was suspended for time,
has, after thorough examination, been "einstated
and has resumed his position on the route as
haretnfnra -.
The southern press., 1850-11-07

The letters which we subjoin-from dis
tinguished Georgans--were written in reply to
an invitation to public dinner given at st.
Helena Is, c. to Senator BARNwELL and Hon.
w f. CoLcocK .-l 9sa@a '. ..ifH#. .a 1'
The southern press., 1850-11-07
South Carolina.

Some Of the Northern sympathizers with
Southern submission, have been attempting to
assign false reasons, because Governor SEA
BROOK did not think it requisite to call a special
session of the Legislature when the regular ses-
sion would take place only two weeks later.
That all such persons may understand the
sentiments and the views of Governor SEA
RooK, and may not class him with his cores
pondent, the Collector of the Port of Charleston
-"Uncle Sans" most devoted servant-we
append letter written by him in response to all
invitation to public dinner, very recently.
AS speaks the Governor so feels the State
and the dissentients, if they number bakers
dozen, have not vouchsafed to reveal their occult
opinions We state what we know on this
point.
EDINGsvLLE, Oct. 90, 1850.
GENTLEMEN Il have this moment received
your favor of the 18th inst. inviting to attend
a complimentary dinner to be given to the Hon.
w. F. Colcock and the Hon. X. w. Barnwell,
at Beaufort on Friday next.
/ need scarcely say to you, that to accede to
your request would afford Inc much qualification,
more especially rs it would enable me personally
to assure your distinguished guests of the very
high estimation in which their public services
are held by the people of the State, and their
Chief Magistrate. A very long absence from
home, however, to which have just returned,
and the multiplicity and Importance of my off,
cial engagements, that admit of delay, are among
the reasons which put it beyond my power to
accept of your kind invitation. Having recently
completed a tour through large portion of the
State, am enabled to announce to you the in
spiriting intelligence, that South Carolina, with
entire unanimity, is prepared to cooperate with
her sister States in adopting efficient measures
for arrestiug the progress of government
under whose hostile legislation we have too
long ingloriously suffered.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WHlTEMARSH b. SEABROOK.
Messrs. Jos. d. Pope and others.
The southern press., 1850-11-07
MARYLAND CONVENTION

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 6.
The Constitutional Convention is still unorgan-
lied. On the fourth ballot for Chairman the vote
stood Chapman 4S, Howard Al, Johnson 9.
The southern press., 1850-11-07
CONGRE IS.

We have returns which show the election Of the
following members:
Districts.
3-Emanuel B. Hart, loco.
Al. H. III. Haines, whig.
5-George Briggs, whig.
6-James Brooks, whig.
These are the members from New York city.
Mr.. Brooks, majority is about $500, Il just tribute
to the noble stand he has taken on the fugitive
bill and the other peace measures Of Congress
Districts.
9-Thomas McKissock, whig.
13-J. L. Schoolcraft, whg.
17-Alexander III. Buell., loco.
2O-Timothy Jenkins, loco.
23-Leander Babcock, loco.
2S-A. M. Schermerhorn, whig.
29-J. Horsford, whig.
32-S. G. Haven, whg.
The southern press., 1850-11-07
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

LUUISVlLLE, IVUV. o.
The Legislature met to-day. Col. George. w.
Johnson, whig, was elected Speaker Of the House
of Representatives.