The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON,
Correspondence Of ihe Boston Atlas
Election Of spe aker.
WasHisafos, Dee ~

The UTOpOhlllun nl mf FlhNlnh 70 Hlftl -
Speaker by a plurality on fourth ballot
came az TOR hrIInn MIR mruhri 81 FhBmh'
moved nu amendment, which WIS lusl'-
Kaufman ofTexns, also offered Oh amend
nieni, WhiGh was Fj~ced, The question
fhen cAme up 90 tho original proposihoni
before llR question Whs put MT GiddlngH Of
ferrd substitute in the shape Of some reto-
lulona 10 tho effect lhni 90 elect Speaker
by u plurality vote, would be- ~ Infringement
upon the riPhis0flhe minoDly, The amend
menI was declared ~ be- uul 0f order, because
offs irele,nnce. There Ne considerable
mise and confusion about His time
The vote upon the amendment had been
taken by yeas aud nays, Tie clerk now
called Tho roll upon Mo prOposiusn of Mr
! Stanton, aud il was ehrTied-ye1u llj, nays
100. This was Tho most important vote thai
had been taken during the session, II sel'
! lied the quenion Oflhe election ola Spenker
A motun was made TO adjourn over ~ Mon
dny this tho House refused 10 DO, nnd cries
! Of ''onll tho roll" Tasounded from oil paris oi
I tie House. iIappeared evident ThHra -PeHE
~ was 10 no chosen before tho adjournment.
| The members took their seats mud watched
the contest with interest. The first ballot
was declarrd-lluwell Cobb %, X, G. Win
/ Ihrop 90 Tie roll was agan called, aud
tho vote at0od-CObh 90, Winthrop "a
| Again the roll was called, the Interest every
mom6ni increasing. The most perfect order
prevailed. The result OF this ballot was
/ Cobb "a, Winthrop %,
Now came the final and decisive bnllut, u
being the cd TINT Ind taken place. Win
lhrop had run up lfom ninety 10 ninety
on; 10 the tho three ballotngs Cobb had only
| gained wO votes. The Wings felt pretty COM
I fideni Uf tile election OF Mr. Winthrop, aud
| tho Democrats we're ~ confident Of the elcc'
ton of Mr. Cobb. No one, however, on cth'
az side felt sure Of he result, II was IN tie
| power of the ulrnisls TO decide the question.
| No QUO knew how they would net Ia the end;
/ buruow came tho last and final ballot, which
was 10 decide whether Mr Cohh, of Ga, or
AlI MInlhlna af MAsH.. lhc Annl- OF lha
South, Wig or a Loco iuco, was 10 be-
chosen Speaker Of the 3lsl Congress.
The bulloling began. Mr. Gable, Of Ohio,
| who had voted against Cobb heretofore, arose
| aud said lao would, under ihc circumstances,
vote foe SIC Cobb, bui no did no "undrr n
protest. this was gain. Daring the ballot.
ing some three 0r four changes took place,
I generally on tho side OF MIR Goth. WhgUIhu
roll Was through with, IL was Immediately
known Ihn, Cobb had lO2 and Winthrop hut
30. Cobb was elected. There was some
| liulo, delay before the vote was announced,
that members might have IN opportunity To
change their votes II they chose 30 to do
This was n time ofjutense interest Euquir.
les were made, what viii roOntbs, Stephon-,
Cnbeli aud Morton do? win they allow n
Democrat to be elected Speaker? What
viii Mr. Allen, Gddlngs, Root, Howe, aud
Tuck do9 willdhoy permit Northern man, n
Proyisoisl, to bc Defeated, and Georgian,
Slavery, Free Trade Ann f'o,'rols' TO bo c.
lectcdy
Jus, NJ this moment, Mr. Tuck, of n. H.,
took hs position In tho lnnin ni-le. nnd cried
out "Mf CLERK, call MY unluc" lie wRs call.
ed accordingly. Mr. Tuck thru EHi'l, II voTr
ron Roman 4. WNTuKor.7 This puI Mr.
WmuIrup within 100 votes ofan clecilOn.-
Il wna hoped that Mr. Tuck's example would
llc followed Three more votes would have
elected Nc Winthrop, aud there wnS Mr. Al
lea %! Massachusetts, Giddngu mud Root Of
OHIO, Howe of Pa, Booth of Conn, aud Ju.
Ian Vt Indiana. nil representing lnrgc, inhu.
entail, intelligent, aud, ms believe wui0 dis.
iricls, but not one Of them arose to avert the
fusioriuuc.
They had the power to put q Nurthern
Wing into the Speakers Chuir. hut they did
no, exei; that power trust we shall hear
no more from tnGso gentlemen about South.
eru influence, Southern Gic.nion--ihe South
hnvinenll the otfrers--all the Presidents go
all the Speak ers--all of every thing by
their course they have demonstrated one
thing, that they prefer n Southern iHai' for
Speaker, to Northern man.
The Uuion of this evening claims the cleo.
iion of Mr. Cobb ne Democratic triumph
SO will il bo hailed 10y every Loco foco pa
per North aud South. aud 30 it is. Tho fict
Will 20 forth 10 the people,nnd they will Judge
whether the gentlemen whom have named
hHv0 ttschHFEgTt their trust property. WIT
the people pi The Worcester District say that
they prefer tho oection of Howell Cobb 10
that of Robert {. Winthrop? IL they do,
Ihen IheW Representative has acted property
! IN permitting MIR Cobb to DO elected. We
believe, however, they Will never hcquiescC
lin the election OF Mr. Cobb.