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

Jacob Lcvingvood. eggs. secretaries, &c.
HOWELL. COBB.
Thu correspondent of the New York Courier and En-
on;rer writing from Washington under date of December
! employs the following language;
aIt l. the policy Of party drop Rchadson il by do
; 40 they can obtain rjoy vote for Cobb, or Orr Of
a,h caro,ipa but fahsg in the effort elect one Of
ta the, win return to R@hardson, and attempt carry
M into the chair By purVity vote. This the
located IN lsae in regard taCobb, and perfectly
,l In reference this hpyement, anti N ebraska dem
ots vSouId do well TO REMEMBER that although Cobb
as elected under circumstan which we're thought to i'm
-. ,,or him the strongest obkaops administer the du
,ies Of Speaker literally aad the chair was never
sed by more bitter and proscStye partisan, or more
scrupuIous sectional politician than when occupied By
Howell Cobb.
!, bows the debasing recblsness Of the opposition
- ,hat al ,bo moment when theAtona Of the whole
country rejoice in the return to (gress Of Howell Cobb
,be organs Of anaticm seize the ason to retail false
hoods and caumnes against him. \eh is their treatment
always Of the homes. friends OF the c&titution.
The history Of American egsa'ioNrnishes no single
instance in which greater issues were osed of than dn
ring the sst Congress whilst Goyernotobb Speaker
Of the House OF Representatives Inc Agge which in
auguraed that Congress threatened thtxstence of the
Union ITSELF and the settlement OF thSrcat questions
which consumed much of the time otte representa-
lives of the people, and aroused SO Nh excitement
throughout the country resulted, in gretcgree from
the prudence, rmness and skill Of the pNing officer,
Mr. Cobb Although parties We're irritateN the utter
most and very nearly equally divided and decisions
of the Speaker of the most important only
in very few immateria cases was Speaker CoReversed
except alone the reversal of his decision again second
;aar xvhic wa rerah
cessary by majority Of the House to the passf the
compromise measures And in this very decisionSpro
Of the sternly impartial spirit which governed his Vduct
in the Charlie decided against his own friends \
The closing scene of the Thrty-irst Congress Wit
be remembered All parties came together in payinGb-
ute to the generosity Justice, and mpartality OF the
en- and leading member of the opposition was selecV
present the resolution of thanks on the day before th
journment-nauely on the Sd OF March, 1851. This wd
less a parsonage than the Hon. Samuel Vintou of OS
Probably the best commentary that be furnished
the above extraordinary assault upon Gov. Cobb is
copy from the Congressional Globe the following extra
"Mr vinton said hare risen, Mr. Speaker, for the p
pose Of offering resolution which, am quite will
mand the undivided vote Of the House. ] do not think
shall have any occasion more suspend the rules
simply ask the unanimous consnt of the House offer
following resolution and that shall receive it,
oThe Clerk read the resoIutin as follows:
Resotped That tho thanks this House due and
hereby presented to the Hon. lowell Cobb for the able,
partial and dignied nyhich he has discharged
duties Of Speaker during the prsent Congress.
.sThere being no objection, tb resolution unanmo
ly agreed TO-"