The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-19

The Warrington Organ Of the Adnlinistra-
ton ON the speakership-What's In the
Winds
We transfer to our columns to-day from the
Washington Union serious article, rendered
in light, chop-logical and comical style, upon
the question Of the Speakership of the still un-
organized House Of Representatives. The ar
gument of this administration editorial is evil
IDENTIFY directed to some Cromwellian or Napo-
leonic coup d'esat resolved upon or contemplated
by Mr.. Pierce. What ii is, we are left to con-
lecture.
First, we are told, substantially, that the
functions OF the government must go on, even
that Speaker, in fact, is not Indispensable to
the transaction of the public business by Coo
gress; that the constitution has made it the
duty Of the President to communicate to Con-
gress, from time to time, his views and recon-
mendstions upon public affairs; that the Or
ganic law of the land does not recognise any
iDterre gnum or break in Congress-; but that,
from one set of men to another, it is a legisla-
tive body en- pern,dneace, and that consequently,
the President cannot recognise House with
ont Speaker as DO House at all. lie is
bound to treat it US the House of Representa-
tives, Speaker or no Speaker; and the members
are admonished to look out or something that
will rather surprise them, if they do not mend
their manners and hurry mp Speaker.
Next we are told that, if Speaker is really
indispensable to such an organization OF the
House as will render it capable of legisla-
tive business, that there must be a Spe aker
"by hook or by crook" Stick pin there. Il is a
play full remark; but there may be something in
it. 1t may signify Cabinet movema& to en-
force The plurality rule upon the democrats of
the House, or something Of that sort; for we
are Informed that John Bull is crowding upon
Marcy SO hard that peace any longer will be
out Of the question unless Congress shall
speedily interpose between our Premier and
Mr.. Buchanan on the one side, aud
Palmerston and Louis Napoleon on the other.
AT all events, the most that we can make Of this
appeal, or warning, or threat, or argument, or
whatever it may be, of the Cabinet organ, is a
strong hint to the democrats Of the House to
give way and permit the election of Banks, so
that the President may be relieved Of the
burden of the responsibility of peace or war
with England.
Meantime, it appears that Mr. Mace (of In
diana,) offered Gin spirit of compromise"
yesterday in the House, a resolution deolar-
ing Mr.. Banks, (black republican, Speaker;
Mr.. Cullom, Of Tenn, (anti-Nebraska
Know Nothing,) Clerk; and the Sergeant
alarms, Postm aster and Doorkeeper to
be the democrats who now hold
those Offices under their election by the last
Congress and it further appears that this re-
solution was laid on the table by vote Of one
hundred and eleven to ninety. This compro-
mise, then, being resisted by the democrats and
national Know Nothings, suggests the impossi-
bility of any concession from them in the way
of bargain with the black republicans inyoly-
ing the election Of Banks as Speaker.
The Know Nothings, with the democrats, con-
stitnte the majority that has thus far defeated
the election Of Banks; but if they are thus con-
clusively powerful in preventing the election Of
an abolition agitator, why is it that they cannot
agree in the election of some conservative
The defeat of Banks amounts to nothing a.
long as there is no election; In fact, he is not
defeated but is only held at bay, like Gorts-
ch8kof, while the contest continues on open
question. AS the foremost candidate in the
House, he cDDDot be expected to give way 10
others that are behind him. II is their business
to concentrate their strength upon so ne salts
factory man, and to crush him at single blow
The majority OF the House opposed to Banks will
be responsible for his election, if elected and
they are responsible for the continuance of this
absurd and mulisb game Of Richardson and
Fuller against Banks.
The conservative Know Kcthings should no
longer stand like the jackass between the two
bundles Of hey, hut should decide upon one or
The other. Since the election Of democr ATTIC
soft she'll as Speaker of the Assembly at Al
bany 10y a black republican fusion with the
democrats, we understand that certain con-
sentative Know Nothing leaders Of the State
have written to their friends ia Congress ad
vising fusion with the democrats for The de-
feat Of Banks And why not Is there any
other choice Is there living shadow Of q
chance during this Congress for the election
Of national Know Nothing Speaker, with q
hundred and seyenty-fye members implacably
hostile TO Know Nothing principles as party
platform No, there If not. The alternative,
therefore to the national Know Nothings is q
black republican OF o democrat, or The last re-
sort to The plurality rule and the election OF
Banks
In Difference to public opinion, in behalf Of
the public interests, and in the name Of COM
mon decency. let the conservatives of the
House put tbeir votes together and bring tbs
miserable farce To en- end
sixty DAYS NoTIcE FOR WAR-0ne Of orr
Washington correspondents has advised us that
government functionary there says we NAV
have war with Englond in less than sixty
DAYS Yesterday there Wae n sltnbt cs..t.