The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-12-12
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Correspondence VI he Caiiz Tsmooruae Sentinel
WAsnNsI0N, Dec. L.
The Democratic caucus on saturday aight nou'i-
a ted Gen. Richardson. Of illinois, for Speaker,
NJ. Cobb and Others hAviRg declined in his favor
Mr. Richardson had sgscial charge Of ihe Ncbraskn
Till when it was pending in sht House, and bis Sc
lection by the caucus s Indicative oi the intention
the Democracy in CoaErsss - stand or IA Il by
that Raeseure.
Col. Forney declined q r,nominaricn for Clerk,
a1I Mr.. A, d Bsuks, the accomplished editor OF
is Southside' Democrat, at P'tersburgh Va, re-
ceived the nomination For the other offices the
old incuinbents were nominated, viz; G'ossbenner.
ofihe YoIs Gazette, Pa ,Sorgesnt-at arms; Johnson
Of Virginia, Postmaster; Mckncw OF Maryland,
Doorkeeper.
'fhe caucus unanimously adopt d the following
Resolution. which was submitted by Hon J. Clan
cy Jones, of the Berks dislri, t, Pa;
Resolved. Tha, the Demo, ratio members ot t hr
Fouse OF Representatives, thongh in Vtnmarary
minority IN this body deem this ht occasion To
tender to their feo ciu ms Of The whole UHi"n
thair heartfelt congratulations on The ri"nph. in
the recent elections in several oi the Nnrth'rrL
Eastern and Western. as well rs Southern states
OF the principles OF the Kansas Nebraska bll and
the doctrines OF civil and religious h'erty which
lave been SO violt nv sailed tv Sehret pohncai
rder known as the Know Naht ing p1ry ani tiu'
M minority, hold it TO be our highest duty -
preserve our organization ard continue our ei'n
the maintainance and defence OF those principles
and the constitutional rights OF every secuon urd
very class of cIi3 ems against their opponents at
very description, whether the so-callrd Republi
cans, Know Nothngs or Fusionists: and TO tins end
we ock with confidence % the support and alpF"pa
non of al good ami truelGcn--rie rds Oi the Con-
sitution and the Union tlTor rghout he country
The opposition, despite the most strenuous CXer'
ions of the managers could not come to an agree
rnert, but CINE the spoils will bring them 70
sether yet. The different sections may hlld GU
FOR awhile, but n common hatred lns the admins
tration and common desire to participate in III,
spoils will work C )aIilion
The House met at L2 on Monday aud was called
10 order bytCdl. Forney, the Clerk. The list u
members wasroaed over when 225 menbcrs an
swered to their names. There were nine abscn
tees; among them Mcssrs. Chi ls of New orb
Powell of Va, Harrison of Oij, and Irun,bul o
Illinois.
-Four ballots were had for Speaker-tien Rich
ardson, the Democratic nominee receIying a votes
the first, cond and third ballots and falling to
y on the fourth; lncking 80 of on elecIi N. TIE
opposition vote was divided Between h'teen OF
twenty gentemen-Campheo OF Ohio receiving 56;
Marshall CT kentucky, Ju; bahks' rt.7F&Sachu'
setts, %; Fuller, of Pennsy ytyania III and others
from seven down to one,
After four ucflt ctual ballots the House adjourn
ed till to-day at l2 and to-day at 70 it met again
and batloted till without elt ting Speaker, the
result being about the same as yesterday, except
that Fuller came down and Banks rose ten OF L.
Nobody pretends to predict who will be Speaker.
Five ballots were had to-day; in all, nine and the
House stunds adjour ned ill to morrow atl2. c.