The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-08


opposition candidates their past and present political POI
sons and their respective and comparative qualifications
for the office win be interesting 10 readers We give
his views 10 the following extract Of letter TO his paper
in New York
we prefer Mr.. Banks for Speaker because believe
him, of all the anti Nebraska members test for the pos by
experience and natural aptitude. Mr. Campbell make
effective hhand speech bat presiding office hr.
anas has already signal distinction II the able and
sku accans who lead the Nebraska host the floor
be ruled oied by any member Of the opposition in
their attempts defeat off the admission Of Gov
Reeder Mr. Banks is the Each has served with ardor
and emnence in the contest each has made mistake in
the OF do not to remember revive either
OF those We the for the place and the
casion and that man. confidently believe is Nathaniel
p Banks And the fact that he prominent democrat
until the Nebraska issue forced upon the country by
Pierce and Douglas and that he thereupon broke the
mcls of party and east them away forever is addi
tona for desiring his election There twenty
five anti Nebraska democrats in the House and the
Clerk, printer, &c. viii doubtless be chosen from among
those who were wings would like to elect Speaker who
democrat and show that we too have risen above
growing out Of bygone collisions
:. But not and have BEEN tenacious o
Show how the hitherto cast for Mr.. Banks
elect the chair any competent and opponent
slavery extension, and those viii all be such OPP
ponent. We believe Mr. Banks the first choice of large
plurality of the anti Nebraska members though
that fact If every anti Nebraska member this
hour required the whom he believed beet quail
fled for Speaker-the who ought to be Speaker-we
have doubt that majority of the whole number would be
found for Banks
But whenever there prospect of eecting any
thereby, the Banks will all be thrown for Mr. Camp
bell they will likewise, for Mr. Pennington Both these
in the last House. and fought the Nebraska bill gallant
ly and faithfully from first to last. Both able We
have doubt that either of Them If chosen Speaker will
Is air
play.
with Mr.. II. M. Fuller the case is somewhat different
Though not member he OF the last House, and
has made his the Nebraska question His friends
tell he is all right have heard nothing decisive from
him. He gets votes from who not known desire
that Kansas shall be free State Reeder admitted her
delegate. He is youngsh man. who has presided
legislative body and not known to have evnced
special aptitude for the arduous and difficult post for which
he presented But shall not stand this point IL
reliably assured that he is heartily, unequvocay with
the main question: and ashamed have it known.
But wish to deceive be deceived and 1t we
to have Unonsavng twelfth section Speaker greatly
prefer those who Of that stripe should elect
him.
GAS the bubble of 'Americansu, we speak
think of it, and very rarely Near mentioned Speaker
who right Reeder and Kansas welcome to amuse him
self by blowing up the Pope and nsuring his liberties
against foreign influence to his hearts content"
Assuming the foregoing TO be truthful representation
of the relative political positions of the several candidates
named the country will be at loss to understand why
the opposition should find it so difficult elect Speaker
1t will be that there is substantial difference be
the candidates the great paramount which
is soon to shake the eoniederacy very foundation
parsou with the leading question: which there
agreement sufficient for all the practical designs OF black
republcanism.
tment on the question Of union dsunion but the oppo
son has coniessedy the numerical strength to choose
Speaker they have the strength even without looking to
the southern know-nothng vote The question, them re-
ours with redoubled force, Why does require much
time to organize the House?
The champions of black republicanism are on the
ground the great leader Seward, with his cuenants
Greeley and Weed at their posts. The struggle of
northern know-no hngism is all shamso much so that
Greeley it with contempt Does any suppose
that the conflicting personal aspirations of Messr Camp
bell and Banks and Fuller and Pennington will constitute
any insurmounabe barrier to the accomplishment of the
grand purpose of VIM. II. Seward? He may choose for
time give loose rens their petty personal rvaries
but what he if that done the obstruction Of the
public business for week days When he chooses
his fiat black republcanism will readily find the
man on whom its forces be concentrated for Speaker
1t may be Campbell Banks, Fuller nor PEN
nington but the will rise up the bidding of Mr.
Seward and take his place in the Speakers chair The
control of House s essential to the accomplishment of
his ueror designs and every hazard that object will
be attained 1t is matter of time, in opinion
when the deed shall be done whether it will be done
at all.
We have said that the result is to be brought about
without calling upon the southern know-nothngs for aid
1t is to matter of amazement that gentlemen of the
South who boast of their nationality, do not now open
their eyes their real position in the pending crisis The
fact developed the first ballot that the southern
know nothngs had been mistaken in supposng that they
held the balance of power in the House. The that
fact became apparent the leaders of black repubcanism
their way open the attainment of their great pur
pose of making up purely sectional issue How perfectly
insignificant the southern wing of acknowledged is in
the estimation Of the black republicans is made apparent
only by every ballot that has taken place. but the
midst OF the conflict the insulting made as
by and by authority that there is really nothing
In the organization in the platform ofknownothingism
worth preserving except the single subordinate idea Of
amending the naturalization laws
Such is the humiliating position 10 which southern
knownothingism has at last Protesting excessive
devotion to the Union and claiming equal nationality
with democracy ITSELF it yet stands by, and whilst sees
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