The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-17

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the Ashiabula SsnaneI-explains exactly the
platform of the fusion majority in Congress
npon the question Of the Speakership. The
original mystery of the holy zeal Of Thurlow
Weed, General Webb and Greeley, in behalf of
Mr.. Banks, is no longer a mystery. 1t seems
that the anti-slaveTy coalition 10 the caucus of
Saturday preceding the Monday of the first
meeting of this Congress, resolved unanimous
ly, upon the motion of Mr.. Giddpgs, that they
would support no candidate for Speaker unless
pledged, among other things, "to oryanize the
standing committees of the House, By placing on
each majority Of the friends Of freedom, soho are
favorable TO nuuking reports on all petitions COM
Diaed 10 them"
As one Of the rules of war this may be per-
fect]y fair. The Senate have appointed their
committees, from first to last, by placing on
each majority opposed to abolitionism ia oil
shapes and DISCUSSES. If the majority of the
House, therefore, are with Mr.. Giddings, they
have the authority to appoint their commit
tees with majority on each in opposition to
Southern slavery in every shape and form. But
we say that this platform dissipates all doubts
tionalwhigs and KNOWN othings supporting Fal-
Ter and the scattering candidates for Speaker.
The Giddipgs resolution, upon which Mr.
Banks is standing requires
]. An anti-slavery committee on Foreign
Affairs, pledged against all measures aud
resolutions identifying the general government
with the institution Of Southern slavery.
s;u,;ynr onvrro;4tno ~ Wax,s onl pooDa
pledged to report against all proposed appro
priations in any way defensive of the rights Of
property in Southern slaves.
8. A Judiciary Committee which will render
It's decisions upon all contested sectional
questions against the South, beginning with
the Fugitive Slave law.
4. A Committee on Elections which will re-
port against Whitfield, and in favor of Reeder,
as the rightful delegate from Kansas, &C., NC.
s. A Committee on the District of Columbia,
which, upon petition to that effect, will
report bill to abolish slavery in said District.
6. Committee on Territories, which, upon
a petition to establish the Wilmot proviso over
all the Territories of the Union, will report
bill accordingly.
the outside abolitionists require it, will report
bill to abolish the traffic in slaves between
the several States, upon the plea that Congress
has the "power to regulate commerce."
And so on to the end of the chapter. A
formidable programme of active and radical
abolition legislation such as this may
well drive back oil such men of
fho oIv snsC 4v
sisting the election of Mr.. Banks; for, if elect
ed, his duty in appointing the standing COM
mittees of the House will be as Giddings
has prescribed it. Nor are we surprised to
learn that the democrats desire the election of
Mr. Banks upon this programme; and that as
last resort, if necessary, they feel inclined to
aid, directly or indirectly, in his election, be-
cause the democratic party could not ask
better thing than the organization Of North
ern anti-slavery party for 1856, according to
this broadly defined scheme Of Joshua r. Gid
dings.
The probabilities of the Speakership then,
are still in favor Of the election of Banks. The
Giddings resolution fully justi6es the protract-
ed scattering opposition votes against him
thus far; and let those scattering gentlemen
still beware of the final disasters Of a fusion
upon the platform laid down by the oldest,
the rankest and most interruptions abolition
agitator of the House.
THE PRESIDENTS PRIVATE ADvicEs TO Gov.
SnANSoN.-The Springfield (black) Republican,
Of Mass, publishes what purports to be the
private advices of President Pierce to Gov.
Shannon, Of Kansas, upon the demand Of the
latter for United States troops to put down the
rebellious free soil squatters of the Territory;
and here is an extract from these supposed
confidential Instructions
PIERCE TO sHANNoN-NoT OFFICIAL.
This Is bad, shannon II Is worse than your blundsr
In showing private instructions to the Mexican gov
eminent. You have made me ridiculous well your
self Why didu you wait at least half aday to
whether the stories of the miserable derer Coleman
and my stupid ond profane postmaster at Weston
trne before sending such bug dispatches to
the wress And how mis-rably am compro missed by
pedgpg you in reply that shah have the
religious scruples restrain from using the emphatic
epithets have received letter from YOU and don't
xpect in fact think discreet silence IL now the
Judging from the New Hampshire antece-
dents of Mr.. Pierce, and the Scarlet Letter.
we have no doubt that his thoughts ran in this
direction, whatever he may have written to
Shannon. We think it probable, too, that he
never will receive letter from his Governor
by mail calling for those troops. The Govern
or is rather green hand on the frontiers and
some allowance must be made accordingly for
his being so easily frightened We must re-
member that when first brought into the battle
field, Frederick the Great took to his heels.
Acclimation is everything We must allow the
Governor margin for acclimation. Justice
is justice.
THE SoFrs IN MORTON FOR CNcISNATf.--A soft
she'll call has been issued for a State conven-