The true Democrat., 1855-12-18

lshed slavery. New York and six out of the twelve original slave States became free. Was that done by the Wmot provso? Was it done by Congress? It was done by popular sovereignty ]"
 From the St. Louis Republican. Political excitement in Washinston-State
 of Parties-Preparations for the Cabinet Busy Times for the Wire-puIiers- Position of the Missouri Delegation
 Launch of the Minnesota, etc., etc.
 WASHINGTON, December 2, 1955-Never within the recollection of that distinguished parsonage the "old inhabtant," has political excitement run so high in the National Me- tropOllS as at the present moment. Every thing is in perfect stew, and wde-s spread con. fusion reigns in spite of all the management of political stricksters. For the last forty ght hours caucuses of every shade and size have been on hand, up stairs and down stairs indoors and out They have been conducted on the regular old quadrll style-frst |" forward " the separate cliques-then "rght hands across ''- between the various isms now "swing corners Y" and again back to your positions with "prom- enade all.' Again and again have efforts been made by the several factions to bring about a fusion or combination which would secure to them respectively the organization and patron- age of Congress. \ o definite success however has attended any of these efforts up to the hour of writing, aud all parties are at sea as to their chances.
 The administration democrats, after an in formal meeting on Tuesday evening, at the re- 1 sdence of Mr. Faulkner of Virginia, met again last night in the Hall of Representative about fifty of the faithful present-and adopted a resolution congratulating the country on the success of the Kansas-N ebraska pfinc pies over all the issues of the day, Know Nottingham, and BlalS Republicanism included
 MT. Cobb of Georgia, and M Orr of South Carolina, declining to run for the nomination for Speaker. MT. Richardson of Illinois was unanimously ly nominated. Mr. Banks of Virgi- nia, editor of the SouUt Side Denaocrut, and a full blooded Wise man, was nominated for clerk, and Cornelius Wendell for public printer The other old officers were -nominated- Thus we have the administration party now in battle array and ready for the fight, unless the parties fail to coalesce. In that event Mr. Richardson stands some chance for the Speak ership.
 The Black Republicans held caucus vester- day, ill conjunction with some of the northern Know Nothings-and after good deal of wranglng and some sharp sparring, it was
 
 nominations They look for accessions from the ranks of the weaker factions of the anti Nebraska democrats and southern Know No thing factions-and the lusionists fear that such a nomination would be bar to these accessions This may be beautiful in theory, but learn will not work well in practice. With all the labor and ingenuity which the wie- pullers can bring to bear they may lose tie floating or boltlng vote and this the Black Republican leaders, with Seward and Greeley both upon the ground, feel and fear. 1 hear the anti Ne braska and anti administration democrats swear that they will not be<bought and sold like cat. tie. They must have "a finger in the Iie," or they will defeat all combinations by voting with the administration. The Missouri dele gation, too, will be found opposed toan alliance which would seek to place Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio-en aJolatio7aiSt of tue deepe,t dye-in the speakers chair. They, too, held a caucus last evening, in the room of Mir. kennett, of Missouri, when and where 1t was determined i that they would never support Mir. Campbell; and as the contest will be narrowed down to a vote between Campbell and Richardson, the whole delegation will probably vots for MT. Richardson. Three of them certainly will and the only difficulty with the other four is, he is the administration candidate
 Washington, December 5.-The House re- sumed voting for speaker: Richardson 72, Campbell As, Fuller 2l, Marshall 25, Banks 32 Pennington 9, Thurston ?, Howard 12--no choice. Eleventh ballot: Richardson 7t, Camp bell 9, several scattering. Twelfth ballot Richardson 70, Campbell 75, Banks F, Fuller 19, Marshall 20 Pennington 6, several scatter ing.
 l House adjourned after the 18th unsuccessful ballot for speaker. The following was the last vote:
 Campbell 80, Richardson 94 Banks 8, Full Ter 19, Marshall 6, Pennington 7, Whitney 9, Smith of Alabama, g. scattering 6. Washington December 5.-The last vote was as follows: For Camp pbell-Abright, Allison, Banks, Barbour, Henry Bonnet, Benson, Bii- linshurst, Bingham, Benton, Burlingame, Chaf fee, Clark of Connecticut, Colfax, Comins Cra Dewitt, Dean, Dixon, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Harlan, Holloway, Horton of New York, Hor- ton of Ohio, Howard, Hughstor, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knowlton, Know, Little, Mace, Matte son, Mccarthy, Meacham, Miller of New York, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott Murray, Morton, Parker, Pelton, Perx, Perrtt, Pringle, Sabin, Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Simmons Stanton, Tap pan, Thornton, Wade Wakeman, Walbrdge, Walton, Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois, Washburne of Maine, Watson, Welsh Wood, Woodruff.
 For Richardson. = Aiken, Allen, Barclay, Barr, Barksdale, Bali, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce, Bennett. Cadwallader, Caruthers, Caskie Cling man, Cobb, of Ga., Cobb, of Ala, Craig, Craw- ford, Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Faulkner, Florence, Fuller, of Me-, Graves, Goode, Greenwood, Hall, of Iowa, Har- rs, of Ala, Harris, of H., Herbert Hickman, Houston, Jewett, Jones, of Tenn, Jones' of Pa Keith, Kelly, Ki1well, Letcher, Lumpkin, Marshall, of Ill.,, Maxwell McMulen, Nc Queen, Miller, of Ind, Milson, Oliver, of Mo-, Dr. Peck, Phelps, Powell, Quitman, Rufin, Rust, Sanbridge, Savage, Seward, Shorter, Smith, Of Ten, Smith of Va, Stephens, Stewart, Tal- 1 bot, Taylor, Vail, Varner, Watkins, Wells | Winslow, Wright, of Tenn.
 For Banks.-Burlngame Curick. Darnell, For MashoN-Eusis, Kennett Lake, Lind ley, Tuppe, Walker.
 For Ful1er.--Bradslaw, Campbell, of Pa, Cavode, Cullen, Dick, Eddie, Knight, Kunkel, Pearce, Pennington, Ptrviance, Ready, Ritchie, Roberts, Robinson, Snsed, Todd, Tyson, Mil lard.
 For Pennington Broom, Dawson, Edwards, Fuller of Pa., Robinson, Stranahan.
 For Mace-Campbell of Ohio.
 For Whitney-Carlik B. Clark, Cox, A. K. Marshall, Humphrey M.rshall, Smith, of Ala Swoke Valk
 For Smith of Alabama-Davis of Md, Har- ris of Md, Hoffman, Pine, Richards, Rivers, Underwood, Whitney, solicoffer
 For Pwyear.-Ethri,de, Haven.
 For Niclaols.-Grow.
 For Thwstoaa.-Nichls Williams
 For Oiver.-Wheelel Adjourned. l Wash,ngton.-Decemhe b.-Mr. Appleton of