The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-19
WHY THE HOUSE IS NOT ORGANIZED.
WHY TIE HOUSE IS NOT UhuANIZED.
The following letter Of Horace Greeley to his paper in
New York may be considered good authority in regard
70 the causes Of the delay in electing Speaker

New York may be considered good authority in regard
70 the causes Of the delay in electing Speaker:
No Speaksr-And Why
Editorial Correspondence Of The NJ Y. Trbune.l
wAsHISoTos December l5, 1855.
Two weeks Of steady baotipg Tor Speaker in the House
have resulted in choice and Congress remains
lied for the transaction business The of foreign
relatous-n Central America especially but with Great
Britain and with Mexico welreqnres Investigation by
Congress- the multitude Of Indian breaking out on
every side invites discussion the condition and pers Of
Kansas imperatyely demand action. Should American
hands be there Redeemed with aterna blood the dsogan
zaon of Congress may be main of tho calamity
simple declaration by the House in favor Of the free State
majority in Kansas would go far to dprse the invading
force Of border ruans threatening burn Lawrence
ard annhae its inhabitants. Why the House unable 70
make such decaration Ask those members Who will no;
permit Speaker to be chosen,
Ny to the question, why is there no Speaker
yet 20 IS follows:
hearty in the cause and wholly fallen away from
it, They may profess TO be what they please the country
will judge them by their He who, elected by anti
Nebraska constituency and protesting sympahize with the
spirit which carried him into his seat resss and pre-
vents choice of Speaker the pretex that the candidate
ought TO be Mr. G. Mr.. r. instead of Mr. b. is not true
in heart to the which him here Personal prefer
ences are NATURAL including John Wheeers preference
OF himself though the preference of the same individual By
other would be wholly unaccountable But when
majority of the champions of great have chosen
man of rreproachabe character and eminent universally
conceded htress for ministerial post like that Of
Speaker, the small number who severay say, won't
support that candidate; won't go into a nominating
vention, and abide the choice Of majority won't DO
anything but vote for my avorite and il the hundred
want Speaker they must make their choice, and let
US ten or dozen dictate the manhen, say this minority
not honest and hearty in their professions of devotion
the common but render it pservce only profit by
and beray it, Let the country understand them dis,
ncty that there real majority in the House opposed
to the principle and the policy mbodied in Douglass Ne
braska bill majority may feel obliged to right
plain proposition which Enthusiastically involves the issue
hostility to slavery extension but at least dozen of
the number will vote because they must and because
they to-
H. Personal aspiration has been throughout this
struggle. There least dozen elected anti
Nebraska, each of whom imagine why the House is
stone blind to that he just the who ought
to be supported for Speaker This jack has mised
Mr. Fuller into his present quagmre has collapsed the
puhbal known John Wheeler it has soured and dsaf
fected better grieve to say it, but should have
had Speaker days ago many open asprants
for the post had each hoped that continuance Of the
archy would necesstate DEAL and that his admi
rabe fitness, fortunate position, and eminent popularity
might therein be recognised and rewarded And when
the hope has vanished the of disappointed
ton, of mortified vanity, remains.
ILL., "Americansm, called has stood in the way of
election Some of the members openly others secretly
attached to the mystic orde Many of these good and
VINO 10 90 Dy their
tiers and speeches in the but the influence of the
order such is strongly exered the wrong side. In
suctons against Banks nightly concocted in the
councils and sent here to dquet friends and
inspir adversaries The whole power of 'nationar
twelth section" know nothngm is welded with desperate
energy against Banks. He is denounced apostate
Sewardte, back republican,, and his election depre
Gated the burial Of "Sam repeat that while good and
adhere to the order" the "order such
potent influence against Banks, and in favor of anybody
else.