Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-24

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2ls, ISIS

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session-es,eading perhaps late into the summer
Even at this early period there is a large number
Of persons here, making preparations for n resi-
denoe during the session.
Several members have already arrived. and
secured lodgings. As is generally the case,
hoseyer, the lobby delegation is far more nu-
meroas than the regulars. In oil the principal
hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses, may be
found a liberal sprinkling Of claim agents, Office
seekers, newspaper correspondents, and political
adventurers generally. Besides these, there are
many persons, both from North and South, who
consider Washington the headquarters of the
fashionable world. during the winter season--and
the streets. of a fine afternoon. now swarm with
=. fair women aud brave men, who are waiting
for the grand Congr ssional carnival to COM
mence.
In political circles the chief topic of converse
ton is the election of officers of the House. In
the present condition of parties it is impossible
for any one party to succeed, without assistance
from another. The American party proper, it is
understood, will not consent to effect any polit-
zeal combination with the Black Republicans,
rnless the latter will agree to subscribe to the
doctrines OF llt ! HlIdutAIhiu l'iulloi"' .'t'ou'u
this be done, the result will be, in all probability,
the election of some Northern know-Nothing as
Speaker of the House. In this event the chan
ces are about equal between Pennington of New
Jersey, and Campbell Of Ohio. But it is impnss-
IDLE to say who will be the man, for in these days
nothing is more uncertain than the election of the
nominees of party conventions and caucusses.
The Administration party has not more than
eighty votes in the House, out of two hundred
and thirty four in oil. You will thus see that
! the opposition,if it can he united, will have every
thing its own way. Iii is a matter of some doubt,
whether this can be done. The opposition consists
of Black Republicans, Northern Know Noihings,
Southern Know-N othings, and a few Wings
The antngonism between the Black Republicans
and the remainder of the opposition is so great
as to renderi it doubtful that they will mite in the
selection of a Speaker and this result will be
rendered more dificult by reason of the contest
ed election from Kansas-for the great struggle
will be 10 get a Speaker who will constitute the
Committees in Il way to ut the purposes of the
different parties.
The administration party will probably unite
upon Howell Cobb for speaker. If there should
be no coalition between the opposition forces,
Cobb may obtain the entire Southern vote, which,
with the ASST stance of Northern Democrats, will
elect him.
Al present. allis doubt and confusion, aud |
merely give you conjectures, without undertaking
to predict the result.
For the Clcrkship there are four or five eandi-
dates already named. Mr.. Boteler, tf Virginia,
Mr.. Cullom, Of Tennessee, and Mr.. Bryce, of
New York. are understood to ba in the field
Forney, | hear. has not despaired of a re election
but his chance isa perfectly hopeless one. In
this state of affairs, it is not unlikely that the adj
ministration party will unite upon Mr.. Banks,the
| editor of the Prterbnrg Souih>i1e Democrat,
who Is understood 10 have some warm friends in
the Vigin,a delegation, as well AS in the Southern
States generally. If the Administration party
can elect their candidate. it will most assuredly
not be Forncy-and, in such an event, tho
chances are that Mr.. Banks will be the man. He
will bs warmly sustained ny his friends in the
South.
The quid nuncs and ncwsmongers are already
specializing about HE character Of the Presi-
cents Message. Some of them assert that he
will take high grounds in relation to our foreign
aifairs-re affirm the Monroe doctrine, and hint
significantly Of %saltpetre and Minnie rifles. Others
assert that our difficulties with Great Britain
and Spain have all been settled. or have blown
over, and that the President will recommend n
peace policy. or, in the language of the b'hoys.
will "draw 1t mild" | believe no one, outside
of the Cabinet. knows anything about it. We
must wait for the message itself, and then we
shall see what we shall see.
With politics, balls, dinners. Presiden-
tial i~ntrigues, and dissipation off all sorts, we shall
have lively time oft in Washington this win
ter. Let us hope that the great interests of the
nation may not be neglected-and that disturb
ing sectional quarrels may be permanently and
constitutionally settled. Political strife is the
bane of a republic, and should be discountenanced
and frowned upon by all true patriots. ESSEX.