Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-12

Hon Lynn Boyd has obtained denomination for
Congress- which is considered equivalent to re-elec-
ton-but his reelection to the Speakershp is rather
more doubtful II is quite early yet to be calculating
the chances for this Office, bat al this day, when the
spois mania RACES extensively under the reign of
Locofocoism specuations already rife as to who
will get the Spoakership. b.,
The Hon. Lynn Boyd is set down as candidate
Gel tain and his chances for defeat are set down as
equally certain We mistake not, there were sun
dry very general comments upon the inefiiccncy with
which he discharged the duties of that Office that arc
byno means 1attering to his election by the next
Congress But apart from this, circumstances have
' very much changed since the election of the Hon
Lynn Boyd to the Speakership in 1851
Union Democrats had the ascendancy then, and b.
was strong Conservative. That day has passed.
The sceptrc has departed from the Conservative Dc
mocracy since the elevation of Franklin Pierce to ,bc
Presidency. The extremists North and Scp,b ru,.
the day now, and Mr.. Lynn Boyd must ST. arc the sad
fate Of all the rest Of the Compromise Democrats NJ
1850.
Under the new order Of things di,loyalty is spe-
cially rewarded and loyalty as sure of punishment.
Upon the mode Of action pursued by the present oc
cupant Of the White House. in making his appoint
ments the same causes that operated to secure the
election Of a Conservative Democrat, of which the
Democracy of that day boosted, would as surely eff
feet his defeat at this day Were certsin VIM. ]
Brown acandidatc again the Speak. rship, he mig
expect to meet with much more rnccess-if the an
dorsement ola Democratic p. esident could avail him
any thing.
put we See that the Virginia Democracy are being
tantalized with the Prospects of making one Of
their Hon NJ. Cs. speaker of the next House Of
Representatives Such cruelty admits of apology.
We thought that game had been played off upon the
disappointed Democracy of Virginia long enough
II was hard enough TO have their expectations raised
to the highest pitch, for getting place in the Cabi-
net and get none at last Then that they were to
come in for abundant supply of lesser appoint
ments in lieu of it. and got nothing but few crumbs
of what was left
This last invention for playing upon the credulity Of
our Virginia Democrats, with the idea of the speak
ership, is too bad. The Democracy of the COUNT y
may have good reasons for thinking them green, but
we are reluctant to believe them green enough fol-
that-aiter the humbuggiIg they have had for the
last six months We fear the Representatives of the
Democracy, when assembled in Congress, will have
as little regard for the claims Of the Old omnon
as the Administration have already shown and why
not, so long as Virginia Democrats bear their un
grateful treatment with such meek humility anc
defend the appointment Of Free Sellers and Disunon
lists to their own exclusion :?
Some Free Soiler will be elected to the speaker
ship-the empty professions of comforting that homo
upon one OF the rnsrnhars from Virginia tho
trary Notwithstanding Such is the order of things
What pity for the Hon. VIM j. Brown that he is no
in Congress to the President for tina
important post He would not be under the disa
greeablo necessity of shaking his head" wher
Intercepted if he not in coalition with the Ere
Sellers, and convict himself Of falsehood.
The endorsement of the Free Sellers, along will
that which he has received subsequently from the Pre-
sident, would be enough to his election and
Southern Democrats acquesce tamely in the recen
appointment that has been conferred upon him b,
the Administration, should have no reason to ex
pect them to say aught against the election of Wm
j. Brown a speaker of the next House of Represen
tatives- What a change