Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The ELECTION OF PRINTER FOR THE SEA-
ATE.-All but the knowing ones were taken
shockingIy aback yesterday by the termina-
ton of the contest for Senate Printer. The
voting was by secret ballot, which, in great
measure, accounts for the result. That's, it
furnished the opportunity for more than one
gentleman to carry out his inclination who
if his vote had to stand on record open for all
time to the inspection of all. would probably
have hesitated long before voting as he did
The result, such as it is, fairly opens the po.
litical ball. As it secures the publication, at
this point, Of newspaper claiming affliation
with the Democratic party, as emphatically
hostile to the National Administration as the
New York Herald; and hostile, too. upon all
the points on which the Herald is now mimi
cal to it. Indeed, the Herald can, and will
probably, sooner or later, cease opposition to
Pierce to some extent. The Journal selected
by the Senate-rever. The latter is identified
by its interests, well as its s. mpathies, with
Democratic opposition to the Administration
las the Herald is not y its supporters outside
of the Senate. being, for the most part, con-
nected with the Very Hard party in New
York, and those elsewhere identified with that
organization.
The point sought to be gained by this new
organization, was to secure the existence lin
Washington of journal ready 10 aid under
any and all circumstances to pull down the
Democratic party as 1t present Differed, and
with the views of policy which now govern in
It's councils. 1t will readily be perceived that
it was capital policy for the Wings Of the
Senate, therefore, to vote for our estimable
and amiable friend of the Senttnel-the man
c,rf ~ no, Tod ", al
this chance to secure the aid of powerful
ally for their cause. Of The Wig Senators,
there were sixteen present Of these sixteen
gentlemen, fourteen voted for Mr.. Tucker,
ono for Gales 4 Seaton, and the other for
General Armstrong. Those Wings who voted
for Mr.. Tucker were: Messrs. Truman Smith,
John M Clayton. VIM. c. Dawson. Archibald
Dixon, John B. Thompson, J. p. Benjamin.
Edward Everett. James A. Pearce, Thos e..
| Pratt, Hamilton Fish, Geo. f. Badger, Benz
F. Wade James Cooper, and Solomon Foot.
| The Wing voting for Gales 4 Seaton, was
Senator Jas. c. Jones, of Tenn.
| The Wing voting for General Armstrong,
was Senator John Bell, of Tenn.
! Of the AjoiitiomStS. all three voted for
Mr. Tucker, viz: Messrs. Seward; Chase and
| Sumner
| OF the Democrats but twenty-five were
| present, nine Of whom also voted for Mr.
| Tucker The names of those nine gentlemen
! are as follows. viz Messrs. John i. Weller.
Jesse ID Bright, Mr. James Mr. Evans, David
4. Atchison, VIM. Wright, Richard Brodhead,
James NJ Mason and L. NJ. I. Hunter
| Though the vote was secret one, we ascer-
| tanned how those nine gentlemen voted. by
| previously ascertaining what Senator'S GER
tainly voted for Robert Armstrong by no
means difficult task; this latter Armstrong
vote was as follows. viz: Senators. johnson,
Gwinn, Petit, Dodge, Jr., Slidell, IIamlin
Walker Dodge. Sr., Cas-. Stuart Adams Nor
rs Williams, Douglas, Allen. Shields and, a:
before remarked. Mr.. John Bell (Whig)
| The result foots up as follows: Fer Beverly