The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-09
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Correspondence of the MINNESOTA Pioneer

Correspondence of the MINNESOTA Pioneer.
WAsHlSGToN, Dec. Sth, lS49.
The House of representatives after six
days Of trial, has as yet failed TO elect a
Speaker, and it is difficult 10 say when the
discordant elements which compose it will
so far coalesce, as to bring about an organi-
cation. The Free Sellers have the balance
of power, and seem determined to oppose
the regular Democratic and Wing nomir,a-
tons to the last. Cobb OF Georgia has been
virtually Withdrawn by his friends, and the
Democrats are now concentrating their
strength on Emery d. Potter, who being a
northern man, but supposed by most of the
southern members to be sound OH the slave
ny question, may be able to rally the party
to his support, while he will probably re-
ceiye some Free Soil votes. Should this be
the case his chances for election are tolera-
bly, certain. Still everything is involved in
doubt and ohscurity. The wings are firm
in their determination to sustain Winthrop,
and will in no event abandon him, unless
circumstances should hereafter indicate that
one Of their number, from a state lying south
of Mason and Dixon's line, can be elected
by bringing back into the ranks the recusant
Georgia Wings, who will not vote for Win
throp, and who may be able at the same
time to command the support of some Of
the southern Democrats, who will readily
go for wing in preference to any one of
whatever political creed, who is the least
tinctured with Free Soilsm.
do not believe that the country general
ly, is fully alive to the importance of the
, questions which must be decided at the pres
ent session of Congress. Although hitherto
there has been manifested outwardly in The
House, but litile excitement, and everything
hes been conducted with the utmost regard
to decorum, there is actually existing be-
meath the surface depth and intensity Of
feeling on the subject of slavery, which will
soon burst out, and give rise to violent and
stormy debate. Well will it be for the coun-
try if it stops here, but everything betokens
speedy approach TO sectional division of
parties, which augurs i'll for the continuance
of the Union. The HOUSE must be organ
ICED, and if southern men Of either or both
parties, will not vote for man ayowedly
because he is from the north, they will he
doing much to prcciptate northern fusion
of those holding different political teness
which will for the time, sweep all other di-
versities of opinion away. Ihope aud trust
this will not be the case, for from the mo-
ment that parties are formed with strict re-
gard to geographical divisions, the Union
will be virtually dissolved That this is ae-
tually desired by northern, as well as south
'ern fana,ical members Of Congress, ! know
to Le the fact, albeit, am happy to say,
they are few IN number. This much we
have daily evidence of;.ihe Union of the
States is discussed openly as Of value only
so far as it is of actual benefit to this and
tina, section, and not as a blessing Of ines,i-
mable price. s.5
cold lack" looks better than he did last
spring. | called upon hin, in company with
Gen. Cass, and it was interesting to see the
leaders of the two great parties in the late
political campaign meet with SO much cor
dialify. The President made Inquiries re-