The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-22

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WASHINGTON, Thursday night, Dec. 40
ur foreign relations are not pacific as is gen.
eraIy supposed Presenting that the Cshinet1 ha
more information than is possessed by Others +
shaI refrain from eondemning its policy: but cor
tainiy cannot defend it. Lord Clarendon has truIv
saia Inat an apology for the violation by resident
Minister of municipal regulation yvon,d cor .;I,
prove satisfactory to Just people Ruf II rn,n.,
SPEAKS trny our government is not lust for the ;s
meditated. y 0'ioas'y
have seen in public places Mr. Parker n
French. the envoy from Mr.. walkers vova-na,...
at nicaragua He is young apparentiv nndar
thirfy OF medium stature dark and pleasant fsca
sn sna mas ieit arm only. He has enjoyed oooIIy
degree Of ionizing during the past three oy S,
uays and seems to suffer nothing AMONG onr s,ooa
.elows because of any stories of his allcape nrsi
turpitude but hear nothing of any prorress ha !;
making with Mr.. Marcy e0's i 'o - -
The election of Printer to tho Sa,..
"iseiy deferred until the I'd of January II ia cer
tam tnat ME- Tucker has friends who will not ner
NIT him to be sacrificed '-o' - Ao' poi
;aa ne votes OF Yesterday and to-day have not va.
ried from the tenor of the many preceainp davS.
Dut from the much talking that we have had 7 ~
ticipate good results 1t is now certain tha, H.
reai fhiiadeiphia platform, Americans and the
the slavery question, that should keep them ana n
IN the organization of the House; but the FREQ
Soiers ehuekie at the prospect of union between
them. o'''S0n
~ ID hotiCcdDit tHit tnc only votes MI. Richard
son has received from the six New England States
and New York, are those of Mr. Fuller of Maine
and Mr. Kelly of New York. Mr. Fuller is an oil
member, a consistent Democrat, and most esti
maDie gentleman MIR. Kelly is the successor o.
Mike w aish. From the little have seen and heard
| OF him, 1 am induced to regard him as q man o.
decision, ciearness, directness and force From
other free States, Mr. Richardson has received a.
follows; observation-disclosures, Cadwallader
Hickman Jones and Barclay Indiana--AiilIer anf
| English. Illinois-Harris, Allen and Marshall
Michigan-Peck. Iowa-Hall. Wisconsin-Wells
Caiifornia-Denver and Herbert-l1 in all from
| free States.
The position of Mr. Fuller of Pennsylyania a,
1t is now clearly understood, Is practically identi
cal with that Of Mr.. Richardson, and the thirty
four votes today cast for him may be regarded ar
OF the same tenor on that subject. making one hun
| dred and eight to Mr. Banks one hundred and six
The ten scattering votes would hence be omnipo
tent, even were such an improbable amalgama
] ton to be formed. The plurality system is still
| therefore, the only principle upon which an or
ganizafion is likely to be effected There is some
| talk tonight among the Free Soilers or Republi
| cans of running Aaron Harland, of Ohio for tn,
| Speakership. He is about ffty-three years old
has been in Congress before, has had much legis
lative experience in Ohio is a sound and able law
| yer, and though Republican now upon the Ne
braska issue has always heretofore been consery-
atve and reliable. -
cannot see how it would help the matter to
substitute him for Mr. Banks, unless indeed they
suppose that some OF the scattering voters desire
| to unite with them, and only await pretext for
doing This may be so but it is certain that a
portion of MIR. Banks supporters quite as eager
| to escape from their obligations to him
| The Star Of this city fancies that It convicts
Governor Smith of Know Nothingism or of be-
longing to the American party, by the evidence of
the fact that he was elected by the votes of men
of that party 1t is within the recollection Of every
observer of political events that in that election
| the American party proclaimed their purpose of
supporting the candidate who was least inimieal to
them. knowing that neither candidate was of their
party. A. B. G..