New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-13

pg-to brig The contest to close il vas ho ,en
this morr ipg that mat ere bad been arranged. bu,
the bsllo'iDgs Of to-day have disappointed tn sc
hopes. IL to morrow proves more a1spicoas. y,u
"ili Know 1t before this lester Gao Peach Ne "
YORK close, thsn, with the following extract
trom the leader of The Star Of this evening. whc I
c'n nerd 70 the co, stitueDts Of those pTofessed
srtl-Ntbraska men who are voting steadily or
Richardson:
We base yet tsaSs TIE Stqr) 70 fad the frst mau
among al tose who sustain Mr.. Richardson, al
otuhts he rohtcsl esdom 20 early taklng ground
so osti city and mtbstcally OF the iSues vhtch tie
toTty must stand or jail az ne coming Presidential
ei6oti0n.'
Il commend this especially to Chester aud d.
AntiNebrasks ard votes uniformly for Rich
ardsOn. HG.
THE SPE AKERSHIP-NICARA
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Dec II, 1859
The eighth day has elapsed without choice
Speaker, and this too in the face of a decided ma
jOrity equal to such a result, whenever tbs ele-
men1 composing it could be concentrated upon
any single individual Mr.. Banks maintained bis
highest point throughout the morning until the
lat ballot, when he closed at I06-being six
votes thort of an election on the aggregate
then given. The country may well be surprised At
this remarkable development, extending through
several days and especially 10 view of the fact tina.
more than members enough have declared tl-m-
s-lyes ready, Ia q last resort, to support Mr..
Bonnie, than sre required TO determine the con-
test. Why do tbey hold back Any observer If
the movements Of the past fortnight could readily
Answer THE questiOo, and in a manhec by no means
calculated 60 r, lieve the surprise which has be,
Ila md inuflu ha
Individuals aud the cOmbinaioD of selfish schemes
with them, have alone prevented the - consumma-
g tiOn so dev OUtly wished"
And what is most rem .rkable in this connection
is the fact that tie opposition to Mr.. Banks pro-
ceeOs from men Who represent constituencies
deeply and earnestly comuntted TO every principle
nO~ at stake Toe West stands here in aim ut
solid IhalsDx. with the exception Of Harrison and
Moore o. Ohio and DUN of Ind They have thus
faI defed opinion at home, bat perhaps when Their
own turn OF trial stall come tbeS will hardly
have the opportunity of repeating such glazing
def ctlcn No fair estimation of this cOntuma-
ciCus course can be offered and the attempt 70
cOeIce more than a hundred men TO surrender
their convictions and 90 over to faction, will
fail, whatever may be the consequences now
or hereafter The New. York recusants enc aud
all. will yet have to pay the penalty of this
obstinate ana extreule coalition with the radi al
Democracy OF the House; for, whatever they may
pretend tat subject every one must see that tho
practical effect OF this whole proceeding is realty,
what it was int nded TO be-thOugh disguised IN
der other lanes and Appearances unCn with
the Administration and Nebraska forces. They
have cOnsp red, by indirect agencies TO delay and
prevent the election of candidate Identified In
principle and policy with themselves, az they avOw
both aid yet they have the etfrOntry to profess
opposition TO the Administration, for which they
are working even more efficiently than its most
submissive INSTRUMENTS.
Treachery and faction, have now leagued together
TO interrupt the progress of public business, by
defeating the OrgahlzatlOn, and the men should be
marked and held up t. public Indignation who
have cOnie6erattd ia this ba'e cons piracy. But,
upjust6able this opposition is, there is an other
AID q more Infamous kind, which has yet to be
81 posed, and which considerations of temporary
expedieLcy alone have restrained from puollctt, SO
far Votes have BEEN given 70 Mr. Banks by men
who have labored and are still working to CON
pass his defeat, ia order to serve their own mer-
ceDsry ends. There will be denOament some
day that will strike terror into the minds OF the
guilty. who are known, sOd who will be branded
for their corrupt collisions In the past, and their
plotted bargains for the future.
Taking into account the various votes which, al
Ole time OF anOtber have been vi Zen to Mr. Banks,
All aggregate OF ll2-Digbt be counted-enou2h 10
ell. CT ON the last poll to day-althOugh he never
received above 107 on any single ballot Couss-
quently, he has already been equltabiy elected by
the e1 pre- scion of m,jOrlty, which was sufficient
to have elected legally several days OF the can.
vass 1t il, Of cOurse, much easier to hold small
fragment of parry up to the work OF conceLtra-
ii, and union, than large body representing d1-
isrept seciions and local interests. Still, no evil
depce Of default Las been exhibited so far aud
there is every reason to hope that the men who
have stood firm till nov will not surrender where
honor is pledged and when the couotry looks with
intense inter, st on the degree of zeal and courage
ich each one exhibits.
Gen. Walkers military demonstration in Mica
raoua has not only overthrOwn the existing order
of things there, but sadly interfered with diplO-
matte arrar gements here, which were Gu the very
eve of completion. 1t is understood that the basis
of Q large aDd permanent accommodation between
Ina land and Nicaragua was laid which WAS -
comprehend settlement of all exis'iog territorial
difficulties aud thus relieve the United States
from some of the embarassments connected with
the Bulaer. Clay ton frosty, when the Intelligence
of Walkers success reached here and arrested the
whole arrangement. All .gotiatiOns GA this sub
iect are therefore necessarily suspended and eau
NOT be resumed With any prospect OF advantage
until the upshOt of this new adventure shall be
seen. ANDEA'