New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-28
No SPEAKER YET.

Up to the latest dates the House remained
with little probability Of etfecting
an organization at an early day. Neither party
viii yield an inch, and as neither Yields con-
trolling majority, dead lock is the conse-
quence. Each balloting complicates matters,
and every days proceedings tend to make
g confusion worse confounded." What the up
shot Of the business will be, it would puzzle q
Philadelphia lawyer to predict, Calculation is
altogether out Of the question, the ordinary |
rules Of arriving at Judgment being specially
ignored in the present case.
We should not be surprised if the ballotings
continued without o result several weeks to
come, nor should We be astonished if the tele-
graph brings us news of the election of
Speaker at any moment. It was only the
other day that o proposition to adopt the plu-
rality rule came within seven Votes Of being
carried. Should it pass.-and the superstition
is far from iEnprobabie-the must be com
promise between the national members of all
parties, or else an Objectionable person may be
chosen to preside over the popular branch of
the nstiona legislature, contrary to the wishes
of majority of the members, and it is to be
presumed, of the constituents they represent
In such an emergency as this, it behooves the
| national .Ren of sill parties to look around for
| mederate, honest and patriotic man, who, while
be Is thoroughly capable, is least Objectionable
Oh the score Of extreme partisanship. There
are such men in the House, and from among
them selection should be made. And, as
there must be compromise Of some sort to
effect SO desirable a result, nationals, no matter
Of what political shade, should be prepared to
yield little. Will they SO yield, or will they
persist unto the bitter end of securing the
election of some one whose sectional antece-
dents render him obnoxious to large nortion
Of the people Of the Union We shall see
| Mr.. Henry NJ. Fuller, Of Pennsylvania, it
seems to US, is q moderate man, and bears the
reputation Of an honest man, 80 far as our
knowledge Of him extends He is, we believe,
an old line Democrat. OF course, we do not
expect Northern member to meet exactly our
views regarding Southern policy, but when we
lind one who stands on the broad platform of
the Constitution and the Union, We are willing
to accord hin the respect and confidence due
worthy and patriotic citizen. Mr.. F. has
received the votes of national members Of the
opposition from the commencement of the bal
lotings. The other day, in the House, he defined
his position on the slavery question, which may
be summed up, in brief, as follows: Had he
been in the last House he would have opposed
| territorial legislation; would not now vote for
the restoration of the Missouri Compromise ::
and would vote for the admission Of Kansas.
with Or without slavery, just as the people
might determine This position is certainly as
conservative and patriotic as any yet assumed
by Northern Democratic Representative. As
ne is willing to vote to admit Kansas with such
constitution as the people of that Territory
may determine upon-and the people Of the
Territory have the undisputed right to model
their own organic law we cannot see any
grounds Of complaint on the part of Southern
men. Kansas is the great bone in controversy,
and Fuller is sound on the Kansas question.
These views are not new to Mr.. Fuller
On the 3lst Of last November, on the eve
Of his departure for Washington, he wrote a
short letter to friend in Philadelphia, from
which we extract the subjoined paragraphs:
With regard to my opinion in the matter to which YOUR
letter refers VIII simply remark that supported the
views upon the subjects then embraced -
me question Of slavery have ever been diuposed to
eaYa with the people Of the States where it existe
that its discussion heretofore has been produce
i've evil and mischief opposed further agitation
Had been member of the last Congress would bags
soted against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
opinions having bssn oyerued in this matter shall
abide by the law as 1t L. sans
II all Southern and Northern members of
Congress were, like Mr.. Fuller. opposed to the
further agitation" Of the slavery question, an
lncalcuiable amount of good would be at once
superindueed, and return of the old era of |
fraternal feeling might be speedily anticipated.
But, alas 6 sambo'' makes members Of Con- |
gress North and South, consequently the poll
tlcians will never let go his wooli As long as |
there is a solitary tuft of wool on 8. de place
whar de wool ought to grow" politicians will |
be everlastingly ciutching at it,