New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-07
A VICTORY FOR PRRRD0I
Sudden Disappearance Of San. !"
PUBLIC REJOlCiNoS.
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON CITY.
DOUGLAS IN THE DUMpS

sfSn Otk ONn NottcspSuacoI
ALBANY. Tuesday. Feb. q. lsss.
This city has been shronyed with stranssu fsr
several days psu. drawn here BY the desss, az.
posing and putting 10 rous Koox-No.hinsisu.
which has been going on in the House of Asss-.
bly,. And during all yesterday and Lee. nigh, tls
trains reaching this city from all quarters brought
more and more, who were particularly snrisss
to witness the election Of United States Ssuss.r.
At an early hour both Houses were 6llsa vita
spectators; and when the session Of the Hsuss
WAS opened, the galleries, lobbios, ante rosms
and inside the bar even. were densely pasksl
with humsn beings.
Mr. FITCH, of Franklin, who hsd tho hosr Of
the hour Of adjournment last evening on Nc. Pet
tvs resolution, resumed his remarks, ia whsA
he dissected the "Order" in ma.tsrls msoasr.
Mr.. I. 10 close ressoner, aud a. effective spsak.
or. Not word fell from his lips bat SUM deep
into the wounds already Indicted upoa tie
Brethren" by Littlejohn. Baker, and others
He occupied two hours, which brought the tias
up to 1! M-the hour fixed BY Law for each
House to proceed to the election Of United
States Senator.
Al the time approached there was some
squirnipg among the Know. Nothings. and
they sought BY questions Of order, calling Of Ne
Yeas and Nays, &c, to waste a little time. bat
more particularly to interrupt Mr.. Fitch In hs
remarks. Their efforts were futile, aud, true 10
their name, they knew nothing" Of what tAcy
were doing, for, while they were inserruptiag
Mr. Fitch, they were allowing him to rest In bic
seat, gathering new strength and fresh ideas
with which to resume the lashing be was adnis-
istering.
At I2 NJ. the House proceeded to the nonina-
ton of U. s. Senator, aud, as you will observe,
William II. Seward was named by 80 ost Of 1875
members. The remainder Of the votes were
given principally to ID. S. Dickinson aud II.
Sey mour.
The spectators maintained their silence during
the necessary action taken to notij the Senate Of
the nomination, aud soon the Senate appeared ID
the Assembly Chamber to compare their nomins
ton with that of the House. 1t was found to
agree with that of the House-Wm. II. Seward
having been named by IL Of the 81 Senators
present. whereupon the President Of the Sea-
dtt IOt6 anu ouuouuCoo shos v''Ai' ~ oo"eAo
was duly elected United States Senator for the
term Of six years, from 4th March next Tasa
went up cheer upon cheer, and the Chamber Was
made to ring with the enthusiasm. The cheering
ceased, and then was heard slight hissiag.
This was the signal for renewed cheering, which
drowned most efectualIy tho opposition demon.
stration, which, for It's weakness, both in SQUAD
and force was the fit representation Of the d.
hopored and dshonorable minority.
Both Houses soon after adjourned and alnsst
Immediately several cannon were placed upon die
ierent blll-tops back of the city and were made
10 proclaim In laundering tones the victory Of
Freedom over slsvery--of open discussions ever
secret councils.
The defeated Know Nothings, whose only OBJ
iect seemed TO be to defeat Mr. Seward, went to
their rooms In their hotels to contemplate in Sc
clusion tho position they each occupied-for their
votes revealed that they did not stand together;
that they were not be band of brothers they have
claimed themselves to DO, and to think how their
100000 men Tin buckram) will consider Of the
result.
The victors, on the other hand, arc In the high
est slee, and meet with the heartest Of gratula-
tons.
So much for Know nottingham