Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-22
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mere. All, however, appear W w Nv A"~'s'
We find no two usually accounted shrewd cal
culators in these particular matters, who seem
to agree as to the probabilities in this particu-
lar connection. The Democratic shrewd ones
appear to hope for little in the matter of the
speakership and Clerkship, yet resolved to Ia
Dor for much. They and their friends in and
out of the House will work like moles to place
Jas L. Orr, Howell Cobb CLANCY Jones, VIM.
L. Richardson, or some other of their leading
men in the position, and secretly have strong
hopes of success, based on the we'll known fact
that their party viii be by far the strongest of
the four or FIVE parties in the Hall; and on the
additional fact that their opponents are, enough
of them, so wide asunder in principles and IL
terest as to make it very probable that ma
jority cannot be induced to combine against
them, in favor of any man or measure.
We regard the idea, on their part, of Be.
riously striving to control the organization of
the House, bad policy; unless they may be
certain that after having obtained it, they can
work with the same majority which may vote
for their candidate for the Speakership. IF
jority through the session, they could not do
better than to secure the Speakership. Their
chance for carrying majority after the ses-
sion has progressed for some months, is better
than that of starting out with one. If they
make the Speaker, the opposition will have far
more inducements, and be far better prepared
to combine against them, than if an opposition
Speaker is chosen which will be the signal for
wide breaches in the opposition, to commence
within week after the standing committees
are announced. Those familiar with the I'M
published history of legislation in Washington
will comprehend at glance what we here re-
fer to, and will know that We are correct in
declaring that the prospect for the triumph of
whatever measures the party in power may
essay, will be decidedly best with an oppo-
sition Speaker in the chair; in which case the
opposition members. individually, disappoint.
ed concerning positions on committees, and
those differing, politically, with the faction
triumphing in the Speakers election, and in
the appointment of committees, will numbers
Of them instinctively, if not indirectly, COM
bine with the Democrats to carry, each set
some one and another of their measures dis
tasteful to the Speaker and his friends.
We have seen this state of things so repeat
edly; that we now calculate upon its recurrence
almost with unerring certainty. As a matter
Of political policy, we sincerely believe that
it will be best for the Democrats in the next
Presidential election, las they to be fortified
with much larger number than usual of ex-
tremely adroit and powerful, as well as expe-
rienced, men on the ioor,) if they commence
the session in the position of the party not re-
sponsible for the legislation of the House. As
for the Clerkship, we consider that question
settled in favor Of Gen. CullOm, who, as mat
tiers now stand, bids fair to be elected on the
first ballot, if be will accept the Office; being
about tho only man named, who, while COM
bining every vote of the opposition from the
North. Except. possibly, the little band Of i'm
mediate personal followers Of Mr.. Fillmore, Of
whom there will be perhaps three from New
York, y may also reasonably calculate On re-
ceiving the votes Of the Southern opposition
members,
A Stew.-0ur neighbors CT Georgetown are
just row in very decided hubbub over the
Metropolitan Railroad question elimination
and re-criminatiOn being the order of the hour,
among and between the leaders of their rail-
road and anti-railroad parties. The whole Of
the trouble seems to have grown out of the
very short sighted and selfish policy of the
Maryland Legislature, in insisting on putting
a clause in the charter of the Metropolitan
Railroad virtually forbidding its construction,
unless extended from the proposed terminus, to
Hagerstown, &c: in which the region of coun-
try immediately interested has not shown the
desire for the work that might be drawn from
subscriptions (even small ones) to the stock.
The policy Of Georgetown, it strikes us, is to
procure next winter, ct Annapolis, the repeal
Of the foolish condition above referred to.
Unless that be done, we fancy that the Metro
politan Railroad will prove ''no go" and that
Georgetown viii be compelled to seek her rail.
road connection with the more Southerly lines
the Loudon and Hampshire, and Alexandria
and Orange, and Virginia Central, and Ten
nessee roads, which she could accomplish
really with more certainty Of benefit to her
own future, it appears to US, and with proba-
bly, not 1.-THE of the cost Of making the con-
nection with the great West by means of
branch road to intersect the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad
Massachusetts, State Fusion Convention
dispatch from Boston, dated the Goth instant,
says:
" The Fusion Convention met at Worcester,
and elected \. P. Banks president On the
second ballot julius Rockwell received six
majority over all as candidate for Governor
The nomination was finally unanimous. The
present Lieutenant-GOvernor Treasurer and
Auditor were re-nominated. Mr.. Sloan was
nominated for Attorney General. The ad-
dress declares the slavery question paramount
to all others"
The nomination of Julius Rockwell is q very
strong one. In his long service in Congress,
he proved himself TO be O statesman and