, 1856-01-25
Correspondence Of the Pioneer and nemocraD
WASHINGTON CRY,
December G, 1855. J

Representatives, has created at this session
of Congress, an unusual degree of excite
ment In the present instance, the Office
of Speaker is one of much more Importance
than it has ever before been deemed. They
have been balloting now for three days, and
are no nearer an election than when the
first ballot was cast. The struggle is eyi.
IDENTIFY between frcesoilism and democracy.
Knownothingism has died out lit is vir-
tualy defunct notwithstanding the boasts
Of that INSCRIPTIONS party Of swearcrs-
They have no less than five candidates.
Campbell Of Ohio, Marshal Of Kentucky,
Banks of Massachusetts,, Pennington Of
New Jersey and Fuller Of PENNSYLVANIA.
The only one in this crowd who has madc
respectable race is the Yhig, ,Greey soil,
know-nothing, fusion candidate from Ohio.
He is voted for because Of his positive, d.
rect and determined opposition to the Nc
braska. Kansas bill. Ills dark-lantern pro-
clivities do not attract one single vote
The democracy oppose him with that Ne
braska champion, Gen. Richardson. They
will stick to that question and man until
the "last day in the morning" So that
the real struggle now going on in the House,
is the same that must be again referred di-
rectly to the sovereign people Of our Union
for their decision. There is no way to
avoid it. Our party, and majority of the
nation, have made the declaration Of the
principle. 1t must and will be triumphant
ly supported against all the intrigue and
management Of selfish fusionists. But /
am digressing. 1t is now safe to say that
the House will not elect any one of the
candidates now before it, Some man upon
whom compromise can be effected must
be the Speaker. There is not much prob
ability that such an election will be effected
before the departure Of the next steamer.
oflcourse it would be idle and foolish to
speculate as to who that man will be. The
son of prophet could not tell.
The news sfrom Kansas is alarming. Civ
il war exists there in shape never before
witnessed in our country. Open resistance
to the executive officers has been made
The circumstances, as well as we eau learn,
are these: A pro-slavery man was order
ed to leave his claim by three free State
men, who eRdcavored to enforce their Or
der by violence Ib the alteration, one of
the three were killed. The pro-slavery man
gave himself up for trial. A party Of abO-
ltionists Immediately assembled and burned
the house Of the pro-slavery man, aud com
PEELED his wife and children to leave the
Territory. When the sheriff attempted to
arrest the perpetrators of this violence. he
was resisted with such force that he was
compelled to call upon the Governor for
aid. A rumor was ahoat in the city yes
> terday, that Shannon had called on Mr..
Pierce. Upon this rumor, Mr.. Hale intro
duced into tho Senate q resolution asking
information of the President on the subject.
This morning, the dispatches of the Gov
ernor Of Kansas and the President which
are enclosed, came out in the Union. There
is much anxiety on the subject here.
Yesterday. the Legislature Of Missouri
went into joint convention to attempt to
elect Senator. The Legislature of vir-
gna has resolved to go into an election on
saturday next. In Missouri there is not
much probability Of an election. In Vir-
ginia, q democrat of the right stripe will be
elected of course - ss4''', ., ',35., l;95' s-
+. Your Delegate is at bis post. Hc has
many friends in this Congress, and will no
doubt serve your deserving Territory well.
Nothing in the way of making laws, will
be done until towards the middle Of Janu-
alys b.e i3stigi0} h3ln3& "tU}
Mr.. Weller gave notice Of his intention
to introduce billto authorize the P. NJ.
General to contract for transportation of the
rpail in coaches daily, from ST. Louis to
San Francisco. For the interests Of the
Pacific coast particularly, and tho country
generally, it is to be, hoped this will be
pushed through as edrly yis The session as
possible. If that is done, and steanb com
munication is had directly with the Sound,
twill be of immense benefit to your people.
You will see by the papers that Mr..
Frost, of Steilacoom, has been appointed
Collector instead Of Col Ebcy. Why Col.
b. was removed Ihave not learned Mr..
Elsa good appointment, If Col. Z. oOs
10 Be sIpTccded. q a,J
flT'- 4..H HH. .f.H Ir.
The organization Of the House SO oceu
pies the minds and doings of every body
That there is nothing else of interest trans
DlF1nO in tho E.Jo.,J ia, n.o.A