The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15
Politics In Maine.
ORGANIZATION OF TIE LEGIsL AruRE-CoALITI

OF WHO'S AND DEMOCRATS.
The House OF Representatives orgnized the 4th last
and elected Noah smith Jr., whg, Of Calais, Speaker
The election effected by coalition of wings and
Maine Law democrats. The following srtiols from The
Portland Argus will to show the spirit 10 which the
coalition lie viewed by the regular democrats -
We ntmAed yesterday that the extraordinary organz
alton OF the house Of Re presenaves had taken the de-
mocraiic party BY surprise Indeed might have gone
furthsrfor not few wings express their profound dis
gust At the coalition that produ ed such result
There is ma ory OF profssssd democrats in the
House for the Morrill, not only csi to be So but
they insist that they the Simon Pures" They hold
that like certain patent medicines genuine
less Labelled Morill but like many of those medicines
they have proved themselves mere quscks.
The democratic legislative unanimously nomn.
ated sound democrat for Speaker Mr. Littlefed hiss
been for several years member of the Senate aud tri,s
elected Congress There was no spot upon his political
or personal reputation As preding officer his abilities
undoubted.
Why, then, could not these very pure "Merriu demo-
crats vote for him True they were elected the Ii
quor law issue but that foregone conclusion.
The Speaker could have control question upon
which larger majority of the members elect OF one
opinion.
is obvious therefore, that the motive. that induced
to this most dgrAcefu coalition with the federass
not such ~ will stand the test OF democrats analysis
II trade simply for the Offices How far the bargain.
ing will extend we cannot, Of course, now say Such
things are connected in upper chambers, with locked
deors and only fully known by their results Runor
however, makes Mr. Morril-who I'D eleven thousand OF
the popular voteGovsnor Mr. Fssssnden United States
Senator, and Governor Crosby Judge of tho suprsms
Court II this rumor prove correct VS. shall not be at al
.arssd for it only the first step in treachery that
pulse downward he will move by his own momentum.
But assure the Morrill, democ ats that the
people will hold them to strict accountability for their
official acts They we're not chosen, apprehs nd, to
make whig easers whg United States Senator's Judges
or whig any thing else of that political color
Be the Anal ssue what IL may, the democratic party OF
Maine will Infinitely reasert its power Tae thou
jory for franklin Pierce thrown last Noven ber
ltil here and will yet 6nd expression at ballot
box Whggery is An accident in Maine and emily
it's head when tr.acberou' democrats to its aid
TIE Bangor Courir, whis paper, follows
We have been greatly amused at some o. the dss
patches from Augusta sent BY the extree there in
sttenosnce on- of them i" whig and quarter over
on learning the result OF tbe election OF the officers of the
Legislature, declared, "tne whig party is aonhilaed
despatch from one The extreme OF the opposite
party and the contnuSues Of whose sslAry OF
eight hanered doSr eepends upoa the of the
will cat ,scon said in reference to the same matter
Democracy has gone 10 H. l."
Others of U.s. little conservative. and less
cttable are more patient aud willing TO await result
OF thing certain that does distress MS to
learn that the efforts Of the Bangor and Belfast custom
houses have lot been potential their masters st
Warrington had expected however smart they may b.