The New York herald., 1851-11-22

and silently acouiescs in the election OF Speaker and
other officers Of the Seward stripe Tho over
bearing. domiDeering and IN insolsnt treatment which
whole Of the last session, precudes the possibility
that the friends OF MIR. Fillmore viii frsternizs
with his enemies.
alo has caused the whig majority to cast about for
another candidate for Speaker. As nineteen TWEEN.
tieths will be new members, and scarcely anything
known of their qualifications, it is desirable, II
had some legislative experience That msn
ID expected to be George Underwood, Of
Cayuga He was q member last year, and
Was one Of the NEST prominent among the friends
Of Seward representing his district)-that there
was in the last Hoase. His ultra free soil aud
abolition notions, and the bosom friend Of Seward,
will drive the silver grays from his support.
On the other hand, the democrats equally dssti-
tute Of talent necessary for Speaker Nearly al OF
their members are unknown and uutried men The
most prominent among them is Mr.. Cuddeback, Of
Orange, who was in the Legislature several years
since. He is spoken of as likely to be the caucus
candidate of the " united democracy" 1t is not
asked whether any of the members on that side Of
the House are hunkers or barnburners. There Is
not the shadow Of expect alton that any democrat
can be elected Speaker.
There is, however, another view which may be
taken in relation to the Speakership. The silver
grays holding the balance in the House, ana having
among them a member possessing more superior
qualifications for the chair than either OF the otasr
nolers volens This gentlemen is Col James Mon.
roe, of the Twelfth ward, in the city OF New ork
He has been in public life longer, and been more
conspicuous tnan any other member elect In Con-
gress he exhibited much ability, and In the Lsgis
lsture of 1880 he ranked among the ablest and
courteous debators in the House He is an iacorri-
gible silver gray, and is as ultra upon the slavery
question as any South Carolinian. The abolition
ists will oppose him to the last extremity. Nov,
as MIR. Monroe would be most .eedingly altered
with the honor Of being Speaker, and his friends
would likely ask for no other officer of the Hoase
it is among the possibilities that union mar be
formed bet veen the democrats and the silver grays
By such q bargain, democratic clerk, aud other
officers, may be secured, and the Sswariites. who
were so abusive last year, although maddened
with rage will be placed in minority, without any
power and share Of the spoils.
Upon reflection, and a careful review, We caunot
perceive how any other person can be elsc,si
Speaker but Col Monroe. The ennity existing,
and growing more intense every day, between the
two sections of the wAig party, will preven. al
members find, after dozen or so of unsuccessful
trials that they cannot succeed, and after having
fulfilled all their party obligations imposed upon
then in caucus, they will be justified in making
choice of the least unexceptionable Speaker. Be.
sides, there is debt of gratitude obligatory upon
then for the great assistance rendered by th: silver
grays in several localities. Had the friends Of Mr.
Fillmore in Monroe county, .epudsted the Seward
whig nomination for Senator, and voted for q
bunker, Mr.. Kirby would not have been elected,
and the democracy would not have rejoced in tns
control of the Senate. The silver grays also elected
rio, both democrats, to the House, besides cast
ing hundreds of votes for the bunker portion of
the State off, ,ers. IL is, therefore, matter whisd
would be only reciprocal, if the democrats vote for
silver gray Speaker, after they become con
vineed that one of their own party cannot succeed