Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-17
Tar CONTEST ron SPEAKER of the House

TuT CONTEST ron SPEAKER Of the House Of
Representatives still goes ON. On the part OF
the fusionists it ID mere struggle for power.
With the South il Is, or should be, an effort at
self-defence. "Should be-" We say-for we are
sorry to think that other considerations than a
desire to defend Southern interests from the mis-
chievous consequences Of permitting abolition
ism to triumph in the organization of the House
control the action Of the administration Demo
ocrats.
THE election of the Speaker (says writer
in the Journal Of Coinmerce) is the chief act of
the House for the whole Congress: for the
Committees by him arranged are to give deci-
ded character to Legislation. If they do not even
control it. The House is now in a condition of
much perpiexity.--a majority being unwilling,
at once, and without full deiberation and infor-
nation, TO take a step which cannot be retraced.
Upon ordinary business questions, it would not
matter TO the members who was Speaker, or by
whom bills were reported or how legislation was
advanced or retarded but tits TO party and sec
tiona questions, and the influence of the organi
cation Of the House upon them that members
look when they vote for Speaker"
Notwithstanding the Importance to the South,o
defeating the election Of one who would employ
every facility afforded by his office to promote the
schemes Of the Northumberland notwitbstand-
ing the instant and pressing probability tina,
such man will be elected, unless all who dcpre-
cate such a result will unite against it, the DEM
ocratc members defiantly and oontemptuously
maintain their exclusive organization. and con-
tnue TO throw away their votes on man who's"
election is conceded to be utterly impossible
That such course tends almost inevitably to
The election of an aboltion Speaker, for the fret
time in thehistery OF the Goverernment,ihey well
.kuow-far il renders necessary combination a
mong the anti administration members to secure an
organization That the democratic members will
enter into no compromise with others ,howeverna-
tional or Southern in their prnoipes,is shown both
by their course and by the declarations of their
organs. The Richmond Enquirer says: They
1.-THE Democrats) cannot compromise with tho
Know Nothings, because they have formed them
sev es into a secret Jesuitcal league, which d.
vests each member OF his political free agency,
and cuts him off from communion of action with
the rest Of his fellow citizens Sooner than
compromise with the Know Nothings" and
elect such man as Humphrey Marshall, in
whose hands the interests Of the South would
be safe, these Democratic members, who assume
to be the only parties worthy of being trusted
with those interests, are ready 10 stand by and
pc nit, if they do not secretly connive at aud
bet the election of Banks The Washington
Union says I'VE have never doubted that the
fragmentary elements of the opposition would fl
nally be fused into one compact organization.
II such fusion TO take place the Union
knows it would secure the election of Banks
The Union also knows that it might be prevent
ed, ifthe Democratic members would drop Rich
ardson, and bring forward such candidate a-
Smith Of Virginia, Wheeler Of New York, or
Evans Of Texas-nll Democrats md national
meH, but such men as the national Americans
could unite upon. But no. this would not pro
mote their Interior and more ardently cherished
object of carrying The next Presidential election
1t would give them no opportunity TO get upa
hue and cry against the American party in the
South las leagued with the Abolitionists. and vot
ing for Abolition Speaker. The South un-
derstands their game.and will hold them respon-
sible for whatever may happen.
THE IRISH DEMONSTRATIONS in New York con-
I nues to excite the comments of the press. The
Albany Express, with much propriety, says:
"If the Irish Aid Society or any other organ
ization of foreigners ever expects to have inhu
ence in our Government, they must lay aside
their home prejudices and become Americans in
name, in conduct, and in heart IL it is their
mission to fight for some other country, to em.
broil themselves with Powers out of an over
weaning attachment to some other nationality,
let them detach themselves from a soil to which
they owe only partial allegiance and seek home
in the land of their choice. So long as their
love for this country is paramount, so long "a
they are willing TO keep their old prcjudces in
allegiance and to implicitly obey American laws
and conform to the American policy So long, and
so long, only, they fit to become
remain American citizens.
1.-THE Irish movement is mere piece of buf
foonery. The whole affair." practically consid
cred, is an absurd humbug"
A letter appears in the public prints from Mr..
Robt. Tyler. who presided over the gathering,
whichis au attempt to Justify the proceeding and
relieve itfrom all faint Of ilIegality in the CON
stitution, address, or resolutions, or in the tu-
ture objects aud purposes of the league" We
learn from him that there were twenty
four States represented in the Convention, and tho
object was Ito prepare for certain great contin-
gencies that possibly,or even probably may arise
when we may successfully present the idea of
re-establishiug the nationality of Ireland, to the
earnest consideration of our whole people,
One of these possibilities. even probabilities
is "a conflict with England" In view of that
contingency he says: And if that war should
occur. think can venture to say we will arree
to take that war BY contract or we will raise al
the men required at the expense o. each indvd-
ual soldier. We will voluntarily contribute mil