The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-01-02
Washington News.
Correspondence of the Spirit Of Democracy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1855.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1855.
An adjournment having been effected
until Wednesday, members may become
more placable under the softening inluen-
ces of Christmas Dinners, and be willing
to give up their differences and unite in
the election of Mr.. Banks to the Speaker
ship. Much as such a result is to he de-
precated, he is undoubtedly the ablest
man named by the opposition.
Fuller and his friends still labor under
the miserable hallucination that the Dem
Gratis will in the end come to his support,
Notwithstanding the clfectual quietus Civ
en- to all such pretersions by the able,
manly patriotic speech of Cobb, of Gcor-
gia, on Friday. The impuuence on the
part of the men who ask Democrats to
vote for Fuller is surpassed only 10y the
Stiffness Of one or two Democrats who
give ear to their propositions. Much as
the Democracy are opposed to the Rupub-
licans and their Insane attempts to spring
fierce sectional issues upon the country,
the gulf which separates the Democrats
from the dark-lantcrn Know Nothings is
as wide, deep and impossible. Above all,
the Democracy must not be asked to re-
ward the treachery of Henry NJ. Fuller
with the Speakcrship; he is not worth
quite that price. If those who call them
selves Southern Americans find themselves
in a had scra?e, they need not III their
miseries call upon Hercules to help them,
but must get cut OF it in the best way
they can Had they relied on the Ma
tional Democratic party, the result in
the House woald be very different. The
Democrats most respectfully beg leave to
be excused from relieving them from the
ruin which has SO properly oyertakcn
them. They offer no alliance with the
Know Nothings of any section, unless.
purged Of their heresics, they place them
selves on the platform of the Democratic
caucus, and come right into the Demo
cratic fold There are the terms-nof u-
sion, no coalition with Know Nothings.
| do not think the House is any near
err an organization than it WAS on the day
of meeting. The hope of the friends OF
Banks to carry the plurality resolution,
and thus elect him, has twice failed, and
will not perhaps be tried again. Some
of the Republicans are opposed to the
adoption of the rule, and sustain their OPP
position by the argument that if they have
no majority to elect a Speaker, they have
none for any practical purposes of legis-
%lation. They have made their stand on
Banks, and are apparently resolved TO
stick to him to the last gasp, which resolve
is by no means comfortable TO Campbell
of Ohio, and a brace of other gentlemen
who had not begun to dispair of their own
chances for the Speakership.
The Hon. John r. Edie, who congrat-
ulates himself on having the especial guar
dianship and care of the "great iron inter-
ests' of Pennsylvania, votes for Campbell
instead of Banks, because the latteris moi
sound Gu Protection! Col. Edie, l an
told, considers this a "smart dodge" and
expects by this influence, and, of course,
that oil lhe aforesaid "great iron interests
to bring the friends of Banks overto Camp.
bell. They will hardly come. Had the
Col. called on me, l could have given hin
a much better excuse for voting against
Banks. He is understood to have had
about the memorable year 1910, q par
%ticular aversion to coon skins and hare
cider. Opposition to him on that ground
would have been fair and Legitimate. bu
tbs, Tariff! Where's Tariff Andy!"-
Things are thus at u "dead loeA" aQions
the Know Nothing Republicans, II tn
legislation of the country is postponed b,
their personal difficulties and differences
which is q rather bad beginning for thos
who boast to be, par excellence, the 'rul
ers Of America"
Baltimore, Dec. %. Hogs, dressed
80 TX to e. o.