Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-01-12
TCOrrespOndence ofthe spy.l

ue"ts dtenulig the organizations sucn as are not TO
be found in the regular Journal Of proceedings, may
be interesting to the readers of the Spy.
On the assembling Of the members, on Tuesday,
rumors rife that the wings had been successful
in their attempts at corruption, and members Of that
party very confidently asserted that they should not
only defeat the coalition in the organization of the
House, but should Gil the vacancies in the Senate
with their candidates, and elect Winthrop for Gov
ernor. Those who had closely watched the wings
for the last year, and become familiar with heirta
tics, well understood this as a part Of the game of
Drag, by aid Of which, they hoped to effect the object
they claimed to have already secured They felt as
sured ofthis, because they did NOT believe that more
than could be found, in the two hundred and
three who were elected as Free Sellers and Demo-
Gratis, who would, for any personal consideration,
prove false to the implied pledges under which they
were chosen, and. by treachery the trust imposed
IN them by their constituents, inhict a stain upon
their characters, which subsequent conduct could
ever wipe away. The events that followed proved
the correctness OF their reasoning.
In the Free Soil caucus, on Tuesday evening,
large portion Of the members elect of that party were
present, including two members who were not reck-
oned as Free Sellers in the published lists, and the
most harmonious spirit prevailed throughout, with
determination to sustain and carry the principles
and purposes Of the party. Information respecting
the absenees such to give assurance of their
presence at the organization of the House, and of
their cordial cooperation with their associates The
democratic caucus numbered about l25 members, on
" nine of their number being absent. The nomina-
tions of the Speaker and Clerk Of last year were
unanimous in both caucuses.
The same mode Of voting in the choice Of Speak
er and Clerk Of the House as was adopted last
year in the election of Senator, was agreed to-the
Committee receiving the votes of the members at
the table in front of the Speaker, as their names
were called and checked by the Clerk. When the
name Of the Shrewsbury member was called, all
eyes seemed to be turned upon him. He rose and
advanced towards the table in hurried and some.
what confused manner As he pdssseH along, he
drew from his vest pocket, two votes, doubled to-
gether, the of just the size and general ap-
pearance ofthe votes for Kellogg, the Wing candi-
date. The other was a vote for Banks So laid on
the face of the other, when they were unfoded, as
to conceal the name upon it, As he passed up, be
dropped the Banks vote, and deposited the other in
the box. It proved to be written vote for Hop
kns Of Northampton-the only wr,lteR vote ,and the
only scattering vote that was cast
The Wings manifested great disappointment at
the result OF the ballot. Some little time before the
vote was announced by the Committee, it
certained that POI had been counted for Banks
This clear majority Of Sir of the whole House,
supposing every member to he present and to have
voted When told Of this, the Wings were entirely
incredulous, declaring that it could not he SO. The
report of the COMMITTEE, however, soon satisfied
them Of the Of the 1t appears
that they had nattered themselves with the expec.
laton that portion Of the Free Soil members, who
were dissatisfied with Gov. Boutwell's address, last
year, or Who from any other cause, might feel dis
affected toward The coalition, would cast their votes
for Hopkins, and, distiust being sthus created be-
tween the Free Sellers and Democrats, they would
fan the embers, and, in the end be able elect their
own candidate. They had made great efforts to
this end and had made direct overtures to some of
the Free Soil members. So cock sure were they of
their object, that they had their candidate for Clerk
present in the house, and, with him, the former
Clerk of the House, prepared to initiate him into
The presiding officers Of the two Houses were
hardly chosen, before Mr.. Russell Of Boston offered
order in the Senate, for the appointment of joint
committee Of the two Houses, 10 consider the erpe-
diency Of inviting Kossuth visit the Capital dur
ing the session Of the Legislature The order took
the members by surprise, and was adopted in both
branches without debate. Soon after, Mr. Hopkins
of Northampton moved consideration of the
vote, and the motion, under the rules of the House,
went into the orders of the day for the next day.
The next morning he introduced resolution into
the House, directly authorizing the Governor, with
out the intervention of committee, to invite Kos
suth to visit the Capital. Under suspension of the
rules, the resolution unanimously passed through
| its several readings the day. when the mo-
ton of reconsideration up, it was adopted, and
| then the order for committee was rejected. The
object in precipitatng this question so hastily upon
the Legislature is supposed to be two fold first TO
foresta the action of the Free Soilers, who have
manifested so much more sympathy with Kossulh
than the Wings have, and secondly, that Russell
might have new opportunity of gratifying his COM
placent vanity, by being made Chairman of the COM
mittee, the mover of the order. When Mr. Hop
kins's resolution to the Senate, Russell, moth
ing dauned by the result Of his first attempt moved
additional resolutions, as amendment, one for a
committee to make preparations for the reception,
and another making an appropriation for the expen-
ses. The Senate promptly voted down the PROPOSE
ton. and passed the resolution as came from the
House.
Some further incidents must be reserved for anoh-
er letter.
TEMPERANCE LEcrURE.--O. S. Fowler