The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-08
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.

WAsHrSGros Dec. 9, 1855.
The Bdioting for Speaker-Presidenrs NJ aaoe-Er
Me7nLers in the y-ffotesDec, aein Ftishon-.Snot
i'm in the Congressional LiJrayy-FuIlic Buildings dc
The difficulty experienced in organizing the House Of
Representatives is serious mpediment to the business
OF Congress. -Four days passed In balloting and no
candidate yet within thirty o, the requisite
ber Of votes And at the present moment II would
require fifty horse power of the gift Of prophecy
wonderfully possessed by the Washington cores
pondents, to within mile and half Of the
truth that is t. be in regard TO the speake rship.
viii the result be arrived at tomorrow, next day in
one, two or three weeks or in as many monthst Who
can answer The obstinacy Of party which on this
point approaches to mushnsss, must be
and soo,hed down to docy and gentleness not here
toore reached in politics, before have Speaker
for the Tbiry-fourth Congress- and before that ultra
precious document yclept the Presidents Message, Ii
read TO attentive auditory teegraphed to the New
York press and circulated along all the great arteries OF
travel In the land. What invaluable document this
be- when Is concealed from the prying watchiul
OF the hundred and letter writer's around the
capital with such unusual jealousy that not Of
them can even venture to sketch out i salient points
II was reserved for President PIERCE among his many
other little riumphs-Greytown for exsmple-ts achieve
this signal triumph the whole alphabet Of
pondents from TO H. And is not this victory worth
chronclipg and viii not be feather In the cap
who has but little else TO boast Of in the way Of admins
trationY
Well perhaps he Is right. As strict constructions,
there doubt that he is right. Why should he anti
cipae the action Of Congress In ordering 1t to be printed
Congress may i'm ene that would be waste cf time AMI
expenditure Of money to have II printed
a, all. Remembering the former executive documents
what cry Of patriotism and pluck they vented and
what precious little show OF either afterwards exhibit
ed-Congress might possibly order the Message to be
10 some other than that OF the printer Mr.
Pierce seems TO feel the that such dspo
ston might be made Of hts paper. and II Is therefore
trait Of his part not 70 put the coun
tyto the expense Of printing such thing still Il i
said here that the enterpspg journals Of New YORK
determined 10 have the Message, thev forced 10
II reported and tclcgrnphed must in candor Say that
! regard that feat, II II be consummated, much
energy usdirected However, ehacun oom; and II
the go@ Of the New York press leads comm, such
ex,ravsga , Of has right TO indulge therein
Al the risk of repeating ofttold tale may venture
to cay tina, city oveowlng at all with peo
pie Who don't 10 have any ossnsble business here
at ALL and whose presence only adds to the expenveness
aud dagreeabeness Of the place An unintatci person
would be utterly at loss for ns;snce 10 form AIRY
sonabIe copjecture-consisenf with honorable dealing
Of course-as 10 why many exmenbers Of Congress
are thropsns the hotels and crowding In the lobby
can for moment suppose that the pleasures Of hote
life in Washington could have any fascination for them
Old csrsvanse ais may pass into hands, undergo
Of external and be pued snd lsad
by newspaper correspondents until the ceialous a.
distance deem that the concern combines all the delight
of an earthly par adise with the economic facilities OF
hotcale and coffee saloon; but still those who vidt
them are farther of from the desiderass than be
fore the old hotel changed mastersbesce paint gliding
new carpets called in requison 70 conceal the
nheren, dinginess Of the Institution aud before letter
writer's employs "a 10 say pleasant things thsrsansnt
The National of these old 70 vnich,
think the foregoing applies with much truth And 30,
saying the superabund2nt, supernumerary, su
perseded Of Congress who block 10 the pa
cages In the lobby and who sometmes os'ed By the
whevash psssd Greeley AZ he ambes about must have
other Inducements 70 come here than hoss merely Of
curiosity and voiuptuousness Most q them manife
deep interest In the baoting Tor Speaker; and many o.
them may be pencil and paper in hand numbering
up the votes. Some o. them too and crowds o. ont
tders operating with vfes TO the next Preslienis
eiec,In and Il Ia said that Mr. George fAv las made
vulgar sp~cnhtons" smcng hem, comprising
,ndivdsss processing 70 Lave nagencs Ia .hs prsss,