Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-30
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE OF REF
RESENTATINES.

J,is known that neither of the -four parties coip'
sing the present House nt Representatives are p
sessed OF enough strength 10 elect the officers NV
sary for conducting the business oi me r"ul'rt.
also well known that Seward anu ms it'c;iu' s g.
Lin, cyery effort and offering every species ot co"
tinn :, effect their objects. In this state oi th.ii-'
the New York Herald Of the h inst. mas suD"a" -,
II pian which is At least worthy OF cois,u'' u."..
| ask its publicaon-toSetler WIN tiie .;,t n -,
marks which accompany it : That paper WIN az VI
;,s orrors and yuparies and with il, Know NotinS
nroclivities hus stood firmly by the rights o' 'HG
South and wRged Hi uncunproiniShS wax W. " .. ~
and Ills incendinry purity. Reliable Information m"'
Washington induces the belief that II the "BiacK .e
Inons' cannot ucceed in ranising the llnli>o l"
uit ber PURPOSES they will prefer to s'e the wh'r1
IS ,owrrnment stop. The overture III The ll'rau
.eems 10 come 10 the Democratic party anu Go'I "o'
appear to require that party to yeid any P[!iSlc;
THE ORGANIZATION OF TIE lIOu$i; OF REPRE-
" SENTATlvES.-A TEST QUESTION.
| vl,a uext CONGRESS will be composed "i wth l.
,ormeJ the hard and soft Democrats. the kn""-N"
things or Americans, the Wings, the AOo!lti"'NS or
| Republicans, and, perhaps, n tew Impractcao"' o'
warrants. Its organization will be Il test "hlth VII
| sbow tn. assimilation OF the respective memters Il
tho two radical extremes of these various par;le--
Those extremes are on the one side, the strc' non
| Observation-Disclosures who look upon the saVert
on.stion as having in fact b"cn settled By Il" CON
stitution-those who advocate popular sovereignty
slavery are the Only proper parties to decide I'll lues
ton of its existence norexstcnce IN the States an
i'm the observation-disclosures, i'll truth, who look ribn tc
agitation Of the subject rs mere trick ot tadlh
Gambling politicians. On the other side are th. black
repu blican aboltonists, who enter the field bitter
enemies OF that institution, a. revilcrs al ~ 81 VINO
sustain it, and in avowed hostility 10 al! I'ws ana
constitutions through whose instrumcnsaies 1t is
perpetuated. They make nm issue-they ton apar'
ty, they declare upon the question of ..ntrIcan
slo n Qt.strONlnri.
declare il to be "deroSa:ory from the righe human
nature and that no human power can subert those
rights This is the soul of the black "publlcan
league as announced by Mr.. Seward at Buialo
Now il is obvious that within these extelncS s to
be found the other parties. The organic lion OF the
House of Representatives will bring thin out. II
will be the cruciblc to try their metal, lie chemical
analysis OF their constituent parts. Th' Americans,
the Sots and the Wings, thus aurrOunCd by The ma
tiona in direction and BY the aolitinnI-ts in
the other each striving for the mastery will be com.
PEELED to choose between them The know-N Moth
tugs, who, at Philadelphia, adhered ) the twelfth
section, il is clearly understood will romptlv take
ground against the republicans md is not easy t"
see what ground they can take except the one occu-
pied by those who are strictly non-in,cvent"nists.
We give the basis in cxtenso, upor which the ad-
herens Of the twelfth section intend bt guided III
the organization of the House of R"rc,cntutives.
II s a clear and explicit decGration ud coming rs il
does from the great body of the cla nt Americans
who constitute in fact the soul of tllt party.
no reason 10 u"uot ''T au"P''oh y! "'t re-
tlves IN Congress- ana Dy the iiaoni men o all par
ties.
n, Az r1,y opc,vAvIN(; THE Hose or REPRE-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONGRESS.
To call meeting OF ell members oi r American Order
| 81; a, phffI.d.inbi, IJ,h Junc 1ss5
This meeting shall prescribe ohed'ee those resolu
tions the test OF eligibility to amy appointment
",hia the power OF the ii2u.s OF KHI.sn";iyes =,
assembled to effect an orsanzslion ron the above b"-i-
Eo
"a nn orasnzs,ion pon tbe hns NJ ,";";n ,hc exist,
nr laws upon hr subject of slavery nnal mnd concu
sive sc,tlcmen, OF that subject
inee amy Office within the appointment of the House
who viii not ,nse and subscribe .hroowins declaration
OF prlreiple ana ;u Actom:m aho. ,,, N
nM ~ "' o"ey anu M cseu s, On oScru Sc
nn,s m s n,rnm,omn, ~ nnv o,bc,h" " r,bin their