New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-18
JOHN WHEELER ONHlS OWNPOSITION

The following report Of the Of NJ John Wheeler
the House Saturday last copied fro
The National EnteLigeeT
Mr.. WHEELER had no disposition to creste any
particular difficulty in the organization OF the House;
but as in certain quarters he seemsd to hsTe been hed
UP as kind of daguertOtype, as being the individual
who had prevented an organization, he had waited ps-
tiently for opportunity to reply aud to give some
reasons why he was not 10 be roped in or used as
tool by corrupt party. lie came Into the House IN
the last Congress adhereni Of the atlonsl Demo
era ic party upon the threshold took ground against
tbe presen Admnisr .on for the appointment OF men
vhtm be knew TO be Free Soilers. He had opposed
the Administration manfuily, openly and faithfully,
and be believed that they perfectly uD6erstoOd him.
Az he had stated be entered Congress as a National
Democrat upon the Compromise Measures OF 1880
IS a fnality-upon the platform laio down by tho
Baltimore Democratic Cons eution which opposed the
agitation of the question Of Slavery either in out of
Congress and under any shape OF color whatever.
Therefore, when question wa introduced INTO the
Iast House which he deemed calculated to open the
hoodeate of agitation he used every ende.vor 10 PEE
vent its adoption, and consequently became known as
an Apti-NebraAka Democrat. Having received the
Democratic noUinstioD for reelection he wa returned
10 the present House by the votes of members Of all
parties and be came back 10 vote for any WHO
VAS opposed to the agitation of the Slavery qusstou
As regarded the Nebraska bill, Mr. BASKs ouring It's
memo eIcy before the House. took ground difsreHtly
from hia self. That gentleman doubtless thought
his line of duty clear bat, ia his judgment, the
genteman's vote brought that measure 10 a direct
vote before the House. He had not yet determined
10 vote for the gentleman from Massachusetts,. lie
had held himself aloof independent representa-
tive and because, forso 9TH few gentlemen had
csst their votes Cor bin, he had been held mp an
aspirant to the Speakersnp Well, the House might
90 further and fare worse. Laughter Cent?
had insisted upon voting for him, although he had
earnestly requested them not TO do co. but TO try TO
elect some else. During the progress Of me strug
gle he had BEEN senfor to come into the lobby wnere
he was log rolled, threatened, and promsed; out he
had respectfully refused to take any stp that his con-
science could not sanction, and Determined TO rely
upon his own responsible y His constituents had
been eItreated to visit their anaheuas upon him In
hs uds ent hs constituents hal taken him for better
of Tor worse IiaughteIl snd he Intended to use his
own judgment not Oily es rejected the election OF
Speaker, but upon every oher question which should
preeent itself for lis confederation He was placed IN
q peculiar position IReoesed laughterl He was
ssssied on both slices OF the House, aud doomed TO
destruction if be old OF do what the or the other
requested. He supposed it would have been a2reesoe
TO all parties if be had been destroyed befbre he
reached here laughed. He wished gentlsnen 70
understand thai be did not intend either DOW or here
after TO be made 10 vote for any man, and that he
would support 10 extremist, either from the North or
South