New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-06
THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER.

Editorial Correspondents Of Tue n. z. Tribanst
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dec 40 p. NJ
Another day wasted by the House in aiulsss
hlfiDg with tie urgent duty Of orgsoiziag-x
other day lost while Shannon and Striugfellow On
mastering the FEDERAL soldiery and the Nilsson
raffianry to dragon and slaughter the Free Sd
tiers OfKsnsss. bad resolved not to write ara.
until the struggle shalt be over-to send uothip
for the press but brief aud generszing Telesrspls
dispatches-but the prospect now is (since tie
anti-N ebrsska Members have once more dissolv1
their conference without C ,ming to any practial
sgreement) that to.norrow's balloting, though les
scattered, will prove as fruitless IS tc-days sol
break over my resolve and write in exposition {
tie views ard the course of those Members viii
whom sm ia sympathy.
We prefer Mr.. BANKS for Speaker, because v
believe bin of all the Anti Nebraska Members q
test for the post by experience and natural sp,
tude Mr.. CAMPBELL can make more effectis
of.hsnd speech; but as presiding officer N
Banks has already won signal distinction. Iftl
able and skifal tacticians who lead the Nebrasi
host on the floor are to be ruled and foiled BY ar
member of the Opposition in their attempts,
defeat OF stave off the admission Of Gov. Reede
Mr.. Banks is the man. Each has served with o
der and eminence in the coHssti each has mas
one mistake in the course Of II; we do not carcs
remember or revive either of those errors. VI
want the man for the place and the occasion; al
that man, we confidently believe, is Nathaniel.
Banks. And the fact that he was prominet
Democrat until the Nebraska issue wa, foroi
upon the country by Pierce and Douglas, aud TIT
he thereupon broke the trammels Of party ad
cast them away forever is to us an additional re-
son for desiring his election. There are s,N
twenty. FIVE Anti-Nebraska Democrats in to
House; and, as the Clerk Printer, so, VII
doubtless be chosen from among those who wee
Wbigs we woulS like to elect Speaker who Va
q Democrat, and so show that We too have risG
above distinctions growing out of bygone cM
lisiOns.
But we are not, and never have been, tensoiou
az to men. Show us how the votes hitherto cat
for Mr. Banks can elect to the cbsir any como
tent and earnest opponent OF Slavery Exsensa'
and those votes will all be cast for such opponss.
We believe Mr. Bar Ks the first choice of laye
plurality of the Anti-Nebrasha Members, thoyh
reasons unconnected sith fitness or real pre6r-
ence may seem to obscure that fact If evGy
Anti Nebraska Member we're this hour requird
TO name the man whom he believed best quaA-
fed for Speaker-the man who ought to be Spek-
er-we have no doubt that majority Of the whsh
number would be 70 uDd for Banks.
But Whenever there is q prospect OF eHsctins
any result thereby, the Banks votes will all ss
thrown for Mr.. Campbell as they will likewise fsr
Mr.. Pennington. Both these were in the iast
House, and fought the Nebraska bill gsllausly and
faithfully from 6rst to last. Both are able mea.
We have no doubt that either Of them, il chosen
Speaker, will so form the Committees as to give
the spirit of Freedom fair play.
With Mr. H. NJ. FULLER the case is somewhat
different Though not new Member he was out
of the last House, and has not made his mark on
the Nebraska question. His friends tell US he Is
all right; we have heard nothing decisive from
him. He gets votes from men who are not known
to desire that Kansas shall be Free State or
Reeder admitted as her Delegate. He is young
ish man, who has never presided over legislative
body, and is not known to have ever eyiaced
special aptitude for tho arduous and difficult st
for which he is now presented. But we shall not
stand on this point, if reliably assured that -
is heartily, unequivocally with us on the maia
question, and not ashamed to have it kaowa
But we do not wish to deceive nor be deceived;
and If we are to have Union. saving twelfth
section" Speaker, we greatly prefer that these
who want one of that stripe should elect him.
As to the bubble of "Americsn,sm." we never
speak nor think of it, and very rarely hear 1t mea'
toned. & Speaker who is right ON Roeder and
Kansas is welcome to smuse himself BY blowing
up the Popea nd insuring his liberties against For
eiQn Influence" to his hearts content
Thus we stand at the close of the second day, %
we have stood from the beginning. To-morrow,
as have said, an earnest effort will be made v
concentrate the Anti Nebraska vote on some one
of the candidates if that effort fails, it will b
succeeded by another, and another1you will know
with what success before the receipt Of this. !
am not sanguine of success to morrow, bat believe
the week will not be suffered to close without 10
II. g.
THE STANDARDIZATION AGUA-
Prsm Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1855.
The ballotiDgs to-day on the speakership did not
disclose any material change since the last stras-
Gle, and at the close of the proceedings, the can