Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-20
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The Speakership.

IdtiOnS anu caHHitHt- tou'h'hS Wv No"''1' ~"
going on in the. House Of Representatives
The following extracts bearing upon that ana
kindred topics will entertain. if they do not en-
tighten our readers
TCorrespondence of the Journal of Commerce
About twenty IL the members who sustain
Mr.. Banks are voting for him with reluctance
and under constraint, and would leave him for
either Mr.. Fuller or perhaps Mr.. Pennington
but the majority disposed 10 stand by him -
the last. The outside leaders say they will ell
ect him in fortnight. presume by this it is
intended TO operate upon the impractacable mem
hers from Anti Nebraska districts in Ohio, In
diana. and New York. through their constituen-
ces. Before oil that can he done, the Demo
Gratis and Southern X. rs. aud National Wings
and Fuller men. will settle the question by CON
promise. SO after all the opposition will lose the
Speakership."
The "TRIDuSE" ediorially relates the Speaker
history of lsi9,-
The caucus candidates for Speaker were Rob
ert c. Winthrop. Taylor Wing. Howell Cobb,
Democrat, and David Wmot Free Soil. The
Wing caucus refused TO allow rabid Pro-slavey
resolution offered by Robert Toombs, and that
gentleman, with Messrs. Stephens of Geo. Hill.
lard Of Ala, Cabell, Of Fla, and some others
backed out, and on the ballot voted for Mr.. Gen
try Of Tenn, thus preventing the election of MIR.
Winthrop. The week was voted away. Mr..
Gentry arrived gu the following Monday, and at
once withdrew his name. md then Toombs and
company wasted their spite on Mr. Morehead. Of
Ky. - The motnbers efboib parties finally
agreed to ballot three times more, md if the
choice was made by L ma orty of the votes, the
person having the highest vote on the fourth tri-
al should be declared Speaker. The three trials
were in vain, and then ON the siSty-fourih bal.
lot. Howell Cobb was chosen. having l12 votes,
to 100 for Winthrop, for Wilmo,, for More
head and 1 floating. BY this means the House
organized on the .22d December.
The following is taken from the Evening Post,
a warm adhereni of Banks:
prominent member of the Administration par
ty informs US this morning that Banks will he
Speaker; that they are tired Of voting any lon
ger for Richardson. and that. rather than delay
the organization of tho House another week.
they will take Banks, as the most competent
anti Nebraska man in the House who can be ct
ected Speaker.
The annexed which we find rul'lishcd in the
New York Express is said to be from the pen of
a Southern member Of Cengfess.
The country will bo benefited by calmly re-
garding its own image IA reflected at present by
its representatives assembled at Washington.
The varying currents of "moral sentiments and
material interests which make the volume Of
that tide called American politics, are there
brought into collision. and seem 10 whirl round
in unceasing eddy, unable To take any settled
or specific direction Forces are ia equlbrio.
The parties divide there in the country, the
Republicans Democrats and Americans The
former are sectional. The latter national The
former are essentially hostile to each other, and
both regard the last as the worst enemy Of each.
The former are strong enough on any point to
orerwhen tie latter, and the last by the assis-
lance Of either can defeat the other American
ism 'hangs on by the Willows" and if it survives
this struggle may hope yet te Feaoh the haven in
safety and with success.
The remark that both the Democratic and Re.
publican sections of the House propose the re-
newa of sectional controversy will be coniradic-
ted. We propose by reference to facts to ad-
vance the proof OF its correctness. The basis of
union among the Republicans is Anti-Nehraska-
ism. They demand the restoration of the Mis-
sour Compromise Act. which can only be attain
ed by reopenng the issues of lSi9 and 1854. --
On the other hand the Democratic section firmly
takes position on the prime pies Of The Kansas
Nebraska bill" For the defence and mantan-
ance Of these principles this party devo,es itself
as the antagonist of those who arruycd 10
war on 1.-The principles of the Kansas Nebraska
Bill" The Democrats apply as the touchstone
OF fidelity the advocacy of the Kansas bill-the
Republicans apply for the same purpose opposi-
ton to the bill. and thus both stand ready with a
proposition which can have no other effect than
to reopen controversies which should stand clio.
sed and which must necessarily lead to con,in-
ued sectional strife. The Americans occupy n
different ground. They say il is not material
whether you approved or disapproved of the
Kansas Nebraska Bill Are you ready now to
resist the renewal of this sectional agitation, by
refusing to introduce again the questions which
excite it Are you willing to abide by wha. has
been done, whether rightly or wroag fqlly, mn to
devote your energies the TO Legitimate objects fol
which the Government was instituted and to the
preservation of the Union, by the cultivation OF
more fraternal feeling between the sections OF
our common country! Are you willing to abstain
from questions which are but n moral sentiment
in one section, but which affect material interests
IN the other and on which it is evident you car
never agree! This plain presentation of the con
dition of parties in the House reflects truly til,
reasons why there is Il failure to organize. an,
the country owes high duty to itself TO examine
It carefully. and to respond approvingly to wha
order OF things it thinks proper to enforce. Tn
organization Is not yet aud the voice of the coun
try can be heard if the people will pronounc
their villas to the direction affairs should tax,
under the circumstances.
The New Minister from Nicaragua
n The newly arrived Nicarsgsan minister, Par
ker IL. French,presents perplexing question i
international law. The policy of the Unite
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