The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-28


in chaos, darkness and confusion than the dis
banded wings.
The meeting of Congress therefore, will be
meeting of factions, unorganized and undis-
ciplined, and with about as much cohesion and
concord among them as among the cliques and .
factions of the party conventions at Baltimore
in 1852. In this view, the election of Speaker
will be an exceedingly perplexing and doubtful
piece of business; and it will probably result as
much to the establishment of all the old wire
workers, scene-shifters, and pipe-layers IS the
nomination of Gen. Pierce. Let us see.
Among the candidates already mentioned for
Speaker are Boyd Qate Speaker) and Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky, Disney Of Ohio, Bayley and
Bocock of Virginia, Orr Of South Carolina,
Phelps Of Missouri, Cutting of New York,
Houston of Alabama, Wright of Pennsylvania
Jones of Tennessee, and last, though not least,
but looming up, SOLITARY and alone or ra-
Their like CULVER among the pigmies. is Thomas
Fl. Benton of Missouri All these are demo-
crafts hard or soft, and of all stripes from Van
Buren, free soilism to consolidated secessonism
There being no wing party there will be no
wing candidates; but the seventy disbanded
wings of the House, in playing fast and loose,
will make the game of the election very spicy,
very amusing very provoking, and exceedingly
doubtful to all concerned.
With round democratic majority Of one
hundred members. it might be reasonably sup
posed that all the administration would have
| to do would be to order caucus for the Satur-
day night preceding the first Monday in De-
cember, name it's candidates for Speaker, Clerk
and Public Printer, and the work would be done.
But the party is so horribly cut up on the spois
and Cabinet, that it is doubtful whether the adj
ministration will run the perils of caucus, or
trust to the chances Of a free squabble in the
House. 1t is rumored that, as a last resort, and
in order to get him off the floor, the youngsters
| Of the House of all parties, may rally upon
Benton and it is even said that the admins
tration will be content to accept Benton for
Speaker, rather than have that terrible old
butcher among the Cloths and Vandals in their
war upon the Cabinet. And why not? Is nef
Benton free soiler and living relic of the
Van Buren, dynasty? II the Bourbons then gre
to be restored who so proper for the speaker
ship as Benton, the unwavering champion of
Van Buren,, in the height of his power and in
the depth OF his disgrace!
| Among the outside influences operating upon
the Speakers election, the bankers at Wash
ington will be worthy of attention. The con-
tingent fund of the House, subject to the direc-
ton of the Clerk, under the discretion Of the
Speaker, sometimes amounts to several hun
dred thousand dollars. Under the clerk
McNulty some two hundred thousand dollars
CT this fund were farmed out for speculations in
pork and bacon, and other staple articles
among his friends in Ohio; but when called for,
the supplies were found wanting. Subsequently,
we believe. this business was stopped, but not
sufficiently to prevent the diversion Of this con-
tingent fund from the use of the Washington
bankers. And when we bear in mind that
members Of Congress are frequently hard up,
and that the Washington bankers and money
lenders, in such cases, are charitable, we can
form no opinion upon the Speakership till we
learn who is the candidate Of Corcoran q Riggs,
Of Latham & Co.. and the other operators in
such loans and discounts, and stock, jobbing
with Congress and the executive departments,
as have enriched the bankers and the exchange
and lottery Offices of Washington.
Tins r,roh L--.---., 10 sain Doth tho
old parties are substantially broken up. A
new organization of parties throughout the
country is inevitable. Congress must take the
lead in it. and the first move must be upon the
election Of the Speaker Of the House. Here is
the proper opening for the first practical blow
for a great national Union party. Consulting,
then, the exigencies of the times, let the Union
men of all parties, standing firmly upon the
constitution and the integrity of the insti-
tutions Of the South as the key to the preserva-
ton of the Union, rally upon man for Speak
or who, regardless of Cabinets and Cabinet
pronunciamentoes, will be ready for active
work against the treason Of free soil abolition
ism Let this be done, and great national
Union party may be built up before the adj
journment Of Congress. ~
The policy of England in all her schemes of
emancipation in the West Indies--in all
her projects concerning the island OF Cuba,
Mexico and Central America in all her afia.
tons with Uncle Tom at Stratford House, and
with our Northern abolitionists is to break down
this Union, and destroy its commercial power,
by building q wall Of fire around our slave
holding States; by exciting sectional agitation,
and BY driving the South to the last extremity
Of separate coniederacy. Such is the policy of
England and France and the Napoleon dynasty
are associated with it. The tripartite CORES
pondence furnishes sufficient proof of the fact.
We must be prepared, then to anticipate these
abolition and disunion schemes of England and
France hy active measures We should not
wait to ward off this blow, but should take
the field in the offensive.
To this end the election Of proper Speaker
is Of the highest Importance. He appoints the
committees which frame and give shape and
direction to the acts and resolutions of Con-