The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-06

The testimony taken at the trial of Louis Baker
yesterday, was principally showing the desperate
character of Poole, with view to infer that his
conduct was likely to provoke the ARRAY in which
he lost his life.
The second, and so far as we could learn the
last session OF the convention of the Irish Egran
AdSociety, was held yesterday at the Astor House.
The proceedings were entirely private; but we were
informed that an address, or rather PLATFORM was
adopted, which has been placed in the hands Of
committee, to be drawn up in more perfect form
from the rough draft presented. When this task
is accomplished the committee will give it to the
anxious community. who are waiting mpatiently
to learn the result Of their deliberations.
Congress-Thaxd Day the speaker-The
Northern Know NOthings shuffling-The
New Firebrand Lighted In tho senate.
The third days efforts in Congress to elect
Speaker show some interesting experimental
variations in the division Of the majority upon
their Northern candidates. On the fifteenth
vote from the beginning--the sixth Of yester-
day-we find it to stand as follows with the
last Of the previous day.
Last Vote Last Vote
-. ", p,.s..,.,n s.u Tuesday. Wednesday,:
For Mr.. Campbell, A. N. X. N....... 81 so
Mr.. Banks, K N. A. N....,...... 81
"A very decided gain to the black republ-
cans, and an equally marked loss to the Know
Nothings as an independent party; for, as we
have said before, Mr.. Campbell is first an anti
slavery man, and secondly Know Nothing
his Know Nothing being subservient to his
anti-slavery principles-while the reverse is
the case with Mr.. Banks. This result, there
fore, Of yesterday seems to indicate the final
triumph of the black republicans upon the
Speaker, to which the Know Nothings, per-
haps, may be n consenting party in view of the
understanding that Mr.. Cullom, of Tennessee,
shall be the Clerk.
But as Campbell = ks yet some thirty votes
of an election, a. as We cannot at present
divine where they are 10 come from, his sue
cess, we think, must not be regap1Dd as fore
gone conclusion. The issue as far as he is
concerned, will probably be determined to-day,
Speaker or no Speaker. Thurlow Weed is on
the ground, and we are constrained to leave
the business in his hands.
In the Senate, ground has been broken upon
the Kansas imbroglio. 1t is remarkable fact,
too, that the frs. gun of the opening Asabard-
ment in the Capitol against the administration
comes from New Hampshi1e, and from John P.
Hale, whose presence in the Senate, more than
that of any other ten men, shows the awful
downfall of Mr.. Pierce's popularity among the
granite democracy since that delusive election
of 1852 AS the free soil Presidential candi-
date in that election, Mr.. Hale had but few
scattering votes, comparatively, in New Hamp-
shire, and so small did his future chances
there appear, from the general result, that he
left Concord, came to New York, and set up
his single as practieing lawyer in Wall
street. But, .fdcitis deceasts, with the lapse
Of twelvcmonth Mr.. Hale saw that revolu-
ton was going on in New Hampshire; that,
contrary to all human calculations, within a
single year Mr.. President Pierce had FILTERED
away larger suffrage Of popularity than that
Of General Jackson. down 10 fragment less
than the parting medicum Of Captain Tyler.
And 80 Mr.. Hale tef dosn his single ia Wall
street, returned y cpnrurd, and now We find
him in the fcderss senate again. the first to
take up Mr.. fierc so apple q di-cord, aud
to cast !, haek w. .in ia demand for his
defence as an ind& a sgimlnsl
MFR. Iiale'e reeolu ~ a. ~ President TO
inform the senats ~ 49, = ~ knows any
thing about Il, Of the sqasttsrs var which has
broken out In Kansas, What be- thinks oft, and
whether he has or has not ordered a detach-
ment of the United States army TO interfere
between the squatter ruilans and the "border
rufians' in the Territory; and II he has, he
will be good enough TO send up 10 the Senate
copy Of his despatch TO Governor Shannon.
They would like to have look at it. Mr.. Hale
suspects that it is q "knavish piece Of work"
between the President and his Governor and
the "border ruflians" Such is substantially
the meaning of this resolution. 1t will pro-
badly not be acted upon until the House shall
have reported that they are organized aud
ready for business. But how delightful it
must be to Mr.. Pierce in 1865, to have his
despised free soil competitor Of 1852 thus
snubbing him and jeering him, in thus "request-
ipg' him to answer to Mr.. Hale and the Sc
nate, if he can, for his conduct touching these
Kansas disorders.
Such are some Of the retributions OF even
handed justice. In the midst of our vain glory
and presumption they come upon us to adj
monish us of our weakness and our folly.
Shade of General Jackson What mockery
to the hopeful protege is this apparition of
Hale and his Kansas resolution But there is
something in the sharp Kissing tone of this
resolution portentous of trouble in Congress
as well as in Kansas A body of
plotting and deliberate conspirators in
Kansas could not have selected more fitting
time for stirring up all the mischievous ele-
ments of sectional animosity and contention
in Congress than the present. We can hardly
avoid the suspicion that this revolutionary
outbreak In the new Territory is the result of
a preconcerted plan for stunning blow to
the peacemakers of the two houses upon the
very threshold Of the session. Doubtless Mr..