The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-08
PennsyfvansA Politics.

HARRIsprR no, Jan. 3, 1855.
Meeting of the acknowledgements and American
Cascases-State Treasurer Bailey-Uriied states SER
ator, de-, dc.
Tuesday, the I'd the day hSed Tor the assembling
Il the legislature Of the State but working days
have now passed. and but little progress has been made
N the primary work OF effectas an orgarizaton On
nonday evening preceding the day of meeting the
eaucuses of the parties generally been held when
The were made and the work prepared for
SAe houses to complete the morrow. On last Monday
evening two caucuses of Representatives appear to have
been held, though tat one was publicly called They
were the democratic and American Twenty-one mem
Sers attended the former and sixty the latter
-avng sixteen without distinct party classification.
OF the twent yone Irregular democrats who attended
Me caucus three far infected with American
m to refuse support the regular" candidate for
Speaker, who is Irishmsn by birth He received,
therefore, but eighteen votes, that being the
k&n minority into which "Sam's" friends have beaten
ne party which has for many years rucd no. merely
Ne House of OF this State but hs entire
government Of the State. The wing and American can
adate the other hand received seventysx votes OF
whom in round numbers fifty three were formerly wings
and twenty three democrats This result Is one OF the
surprising the political history of the State and
has struck the hunkers with dismay 1t foretens the
storm which il gathering TO drive them from all the
places in the gift of the people, which they ape now h
ing They hoped to control The elements and united DAY
and night to keep to the old allegiance but nothing
availea to prevent them from protesting against the
unonstrous evils which wretched poli:y had fastened
apon their party and through IT, upon their country
They cast aside those who long accustomed to
control and behaved with the holiness Of who did
not fear to avow their principles and preferences The
House has not ye. chosen any other officers, although
me entire control is with the Americans
The senate has not yet organized. [t has since
srganized.-ED HERALD That body is peculiarly con-
stituted. But thirty-one members present one
having recently died, and another being absent from
the country Both these losses the democratic
SIDE reducing the actual state of parties to fifteen demo-
syats, fifteen wings and one independent American.
But two Of the wings do not consider themselves regu
ars-Nr. parsie of Allegheny scotchman by birth,
opponent Of the American movement, and the recent
whig candidate for Canal Commissioner of the State,
Who badly beaten by his democratic competitor,
aud Mr.. Price, of Philadelphia city, who last
year elected independent in opposition to the regu
lar whg ticket The wing caucus selected for Speaker
Mr.. Hendricks, ofSchuyik, who is said to be Know
Nothing and whom Mr.. Da.se and Mr.. Price have stea
diiy refused to support The balotings already
twenty in number have been Intellectual, and have
stood-14 for Hamn, democrat ID for Hendricks and
4 scatterng-l6 being necessary to n choice. What
the result will be is in great doubt, although the
probabilities are that the wings will drop Mr.. Hen.
bricks ami adopt another Senator who will
aate the entire wing vote of the body though such
arrangement may not be acceptable to the independent
American (Nr. Frazier without whose vote it un)t
be contaminated, Most likely, the contest viii have
nstion may make the result more easily understood.
william d. Holster, democrat, of Berss county, was
elected the 2Tth ballot having - votes, SIMMER
whg, had il votes Frazer wing, votes Darsie,
voted for Holster. Price did not vote -ED. HERALD
The American strength IN the Legislature overshadows
every other and places at the disposal of that party the
offices OF state Treasurer and United States Senator,
shieh are soon to be FLIED The present state rrea-
ty-s democrat Of the most decided stamp, until the
hast few days very bitter enemy OF the American
movement. During tns campaign he made III nself
especially busy in denouncug the pria .iples that
parS-gong so far as to de- clare Know Nothinss @
band consprators of traitors to their country who
deserved TO be ,nged without the benefit of judge
jury When the Pernsylcdnian, few days before the
ss,ipg % Know Sobngs IN pbS.obia which
framed to affect the ele :tion ani contained
fund Of falsehoods about the order! Mr. Treasurer
risburg running night and day to prepare large
number OF extras containing it, which extensively
sounties Mr.. Bailey hoped by this diffusion Of light to
keep his adopted county, Democratic Perry, safe in
her mornings but hs miscalculLted to the efficiency
Of his measures His efforts were anxietes
for the good Of the people were unacsnowedged, and
1t will be recolected tint very after the election
the Legislature elect proved to be strongly Know No
thing when Mr. Baiey's tune was 4ltered--he now ad
uitted the naturalization laws ought to be modified, that
the Irish receiving too much quarter &c &c. thus
giving decided limitations that his principles were I'M
dsrgoing a charge, supposed to bear relation to
his interests. Time increased THIS riendness Of feel
ing, removed the film from his eyes, gave him
nex vision If political, an particularly the
foreign question, and gradually prepared him
for the final scene which was DON TO be played.
This waa not exhibited on the theatre OF his
caster, whore, having previously arranged the details
he Araly slcceeded about two weeks ago, in having
himself initiated, irreguarly, in 20 Know Nothing
Iodge-trsnssormed in the twipkug oil "A eye into ons
Of those horrible potters against the safety of ae State
whose neck he thought pre- emineatly WORTH Of The
surer by these obiiging gentlemen They were not
found so oblgng as he supposed and expelled him the
next evening after his initiation as the partru
laRs of it became known. They all dealt in summary
with the officers who had overstepped their duty
In consentng the arrangement. so that Mr.. Bailey
aow stands In position than before wing lost
Abe respect Of oil parties by this disgrace u trucking to
organization whose principles ne preessed to dislike and
whom lie looked with tolerance only whel lao found
they held his fate in the hollow OF th9ir hands The
story kept quiet for some time bat has at length
ment 1t generally thought he will be permitted after
the LIST OF May next to retire to the shades of private
s GIVING ms Rase 10 OF ''"er pFn'
There are various applicants for the post which IL one
Of homer and profit. The leading men as far as
am informed are George H. Hart OF Philadelphia, for
several years wing member Of the Legislature, I'D
excellent business man. Amos s. Henderson, Of Lancas
sufheienty acquainted with Nam" to come in aud John
a. Wilson, Of Harrisburg, who is pressed by numerous
and active friends There sthers in the field hut
al improbable that new man will be selected
The United States Senator to retire the fourth OF
March next, is the Hon James Cooper, awhig in poll
tics His is to be elected by this Legislature
the second Tuesday Of February next There
msrous candidates for this post. among whom are
Governor Johnston OF Pttsburg Hon Thaddeus stevens
Of Lancaster Hon. David ~ SInyser, OF Norristown,
Hon. James Cooper Of PottsvilIe, General william Iari.
er, Jr Of Pittsburg and Hon. Simon Cameron, of the
vicinity Of Harrisburg will close this letter with a
few words this question. All of the above candidates
understood TO be connected with the order, and
70 be pledge themselves TO carry out American
principles. Governor Johnston the popular man
IN the whig party In the State lie Governor from
3S4s TO 1851 In the last named year he def Ated
FOR election by Governor Bger having failed TO re-
esive the hearty support Of the Webster and Fillmore
branch Of the party to whom his sentiments the
s6mpromse were alleged to be obnoxious. He is gen.