The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-30

TIE THnTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
The HOUSE Orya,.ix ation-spocu,. alton. and
OpanaOns OF the Public Pre.s-A Lively
TAnc and = OlMcuh Sob ExpcctcSi &c.. SC,
THE n0usE-KKEDER VS.. wnIrvIELp.
[From 'he Z. Courier and Enqairer-HAlf seward
Half X NJ
The Ihirty-Fou Congress, assemblies on MONDAY
and hs Is bold who vii venture predict ~ or
when ita organisation will be effected The great qoes
tions Of the sessn and which are . exercise
Tor gu~d evil important influence upon pu bile af
fairs for years ,ome are the election Of speaker the
admission Of tbs Kan,as delegate aud the vots Of he
House Of Representatives upon the restoration OF the
The election q speaker Win In fact determine almost
conciusivey the action VI the House upon tho other
two great questions VI the session II becomes therefore,
matter OF the gravest consideration to place in the
Speakers chair of high character, who Ia open
y and avowedT opposed to the Kansas Ne srasks
fraud, and 'av,,abls to action by the House
against that niluitous measure. Let such
gentleman be placed in the Speakers chair,
and there need be anxiety In relation u the
great quesiions 81 the session; out IL tho
OF tho People openly Tepudiate their clearly ad
wishes, ami elect 10 the Speakers chair of doubt
fui soundness "a the great question Of the day
avowedy aver of tho repeal Of the Missouri compo-
mise ana the kS~as ,niquity, then submit
best we may, to snch haud, AMI leivs To tms
insui'ed constituency rei ess of the grievance Tho
ballot box, and disunion IL the enly resort for
beaten parry and whoever threatens the latter be
considered gasDnadibg bully who w ~ be whipped into
~ bmiasioD.
The House Of Representatives once organized by the
pressed upon its conoraton will be the adm.sios Of
n delegate from Kansas. Whitfield will VI course,
present formal certiacate Of election; bu.
the honest rxhtminded does not exist
either In or out Of Congress. who believes that hs
legally elected that he represents tho priaci-
ples the sentmsots the wishes tho interests OF the
inhsntsn,s Of kAusas. On this subject tbere /. no
doust WhtfAd ia simply the representative OF a Mis-
sour mob and u course cannot be permitted for
slant To isreprssent the people II Kansas His rejec
ton therefore 10 nevitab-a matter OF absolute mecca
sy-And w we're permitted To give advice in such
Gaze, II would ~ tnA not word Of deoa should be
INDUCED in The friends Of order and of the rights OF
the people. let the advocates VI Law and vio-
lenne say what they please upon the question: and then
let All honest men quietly vote in favor Of the rejection
Then comes Mr. Resder and his claims; and here too
arises the grs.,n-hss he been legally elected, The
was not legally elected But whyy simply be,.ass a
Missouri mob sacked BY bowie knife aud pistol had
usurped all in Kansas and thrust aside
and IN they the people assembled upon
fixed oy themselves, and after due notice. proeseed TO
el,ci 70 Cong. person duly represent their
principles and their lhtsess The questions which will
then arise, anis IL true that tho situsuon of Kansas
was such rendered rcort to this necessary
Dos Mr. Reeder represent The people ot KansaS What
are tbs duties and privileges Of delegate from Terrific
~, an whs are the questions Involved In his accept
ance or rejection BY the HOUSE, 10 whom he Ia ssnts
The well known facts which demand the prompt rejec
tion OF Whitfield sufficiently that the DO,
peo Ksnas had no alternative but TO resort to the
course which they adopted aud therefore not legal IL
Ia aoundsny valid all the purposes by
the law admitting delegates from Territories seats
the nOOT Of the House.
Is equally matter beyond all question-one which
admits OF the shsde Of shadow OF doub.thst Mr..
keeder elected by large majority OF the actual res
dents Of the Territory of Kansas and will II admitted to
his scat fully and fairly represent their feelings their
interests.
Prom the Pttsburg Post, Dcm-l
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Congress meets next tuesday aud from the state Of
parties In the House IL quite probable that me time
win elapse before its organization Is completei. The
election Of Speaker will be the first rhs demo-
Gratis are In the minority In The House. but southern
Know Nothngs will join sith them in electing speaker
much than soil membe sirom North
States Then what will tho No,thern Know Moth ngs
do Will they nd farewell TO their Southern brethren
ard join the Northern free soersy The result the
convention at Cincinnati does not lopk ike that. That
convention repuoiaed fusion with the 'blick bill
cans and evidently anxious TO find come mid
ground on which Northern and sou hern Know Nothings
could unite
The American members Of Congress will be .till more
anxious to acc,mpi sh "a ii rssuit; and ,ud not
be Mt all SURPRISE II the In 10 ecc
ton OF n attic Speaker
The step elect clerk and that matter in
vaived in just much uncertainty tho spesksrship
though OF isss importance. Then the question Of
the admission Of Viii field Reei-r delegate
from Kansas. Whitfield Is armed with the f,overn,rs
Certificate having been duly elected by the pe,ps OF
Kansas, ~ the time and In the provided by an
act Of the legislature That is n prip.a fara cass for
him. and he Il titei % the seat upon It, until eeced
by The House being fully made against him.
showing that Reeder has the better right.
Popular .nvecignty l. right, aod msjorities should
rule but the popular will must be expressed Accordiny
TO exiting laws and constitutional forms geecr does
not claim TO have been elected but claims that the
i. legislature OF Ksnsss under whose act Whitfield VAS
cleo ed npty-that after IL removed to Sha wnce
Mission, IL no legislature mt all. IL happens no
that h. vetoed Of s act. while there and the
highest court "a the Territory I'D the present Governor
have declared that legislature legal one and its acts
valid. The veto OF keeder recognized Ia a. such A.
question 81 strict aw there can be little doubt that Whit
Held l. the true delegate. The and outrages
The Nbsourians must he otbersi-e redre,d and
died than by couptsnaDeing Revolutionary movement
founded on no necessity Whatever.
Tn this the sta Of In HausA
Il such To make IL impossible 20 frst4ll the result
But u mos, probable tina. the decision viii be asins
Feeder
THE WASHINGTON ORGAN AND THE PUBLIC pRfyrrSo
IRON the Richmond VA Wiig SOU h-rn orgsn
That the Washington Org1n does not represent tine
sentiment Of the American party at this south In relation
Ia toe is.ues growing out u the sayey question IL sv
dent enough from series Of articles in paper OF
Monday live could be surfcd at any thing which might
happen In thee days IL oc. hunting should Ger,
y express Atonishmeut at the eourfe the Ororn Bat
tee. surprise thereat and shall intimate none
And whit cheerlly acknowledge its RICH, 70 ADOPT
What coure, and msn ain whatever opnipn H. hster
We L,o claim similar right for ourselves, aud shah
urge views and state THAT believe 70 be the
views OF the Southern people, without tbs slightest
gard as 70 whom II may plc'sa whom II may offend.
The osan !. AGAIN epeatiDg II. old opinion upon the
sufject 81 slavery, sitn this little dlGeraneet 10 for
e.chtwng"it now whereas Il used to be for "igaor-
ing ii--,he same thing at last.
All W. have 10 upon this pcint IL, that Southern
man ght just a. vol talk about Ignoring his meat and
bread IL would DO quito A. appfopds'e and reasons BILE
10 .he ''sa 70 ann rs purP 80 gn,s the com
pirate about ignoring the slavery question Inc one
u just about a. wife conclusion n the other
Il is simple impo-.ipty for any State people own
irg iave. Ia ignore" It's slave property-tn1 II IL
le- to,ay about IT, And n The Crgrn 4. f,r gnor
Ing an interest 80 vital and mighty. H. at cuLs H.
self sloose from Sou hen sympathy AMI southern sup
port.
According TO the Organ indeei the aercan party f.
and IL forever 10 be an ESSENTIALLY onseaed party II
vas formed FOR but purpose, and that accpnpshsd
lie functions and It's existence at an ena And
this one purpose the Organ sets forth in the following
paragraph
The American party srmed tho eyfs growing
~ the ind scyirnpsts Admission a. for, q
rJto change DE rule Of naturalization
he ter ~ pro sooo prevent tbe oufpouns n IN Euro
pesn rrsnns sne snshouses a their inmses upon
% The encroachrnsns and designs Of AL higher sw Advo
place the cins q goysrnmenl In The hands o. naaye
horn AmrrfsDe snr 70 de end III. glorious ~
rr'gn s'ses ire N all assaults q ~ Our party vii
have done enough 10 yrafy IL highest ambition when tos
purfosa~ shsi De accomplished. IL -n rryosr ubon
auels Tho rsiiu~ns ~ crunuy all have sav~i
This ~ acknowledge, vii do very vel far ~ Il
gee bu, We think The Amssnp party designed fr
something else beside ke@Ing foreigners out Of Once
" that BE- the only means the Orodr " luh employ
20 ri'srrvs this glorious union 81 sovereign ssiss =
thsn the UniaD u not likely u las, very long
There are other elements At ~ ie.;foy