Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-06
MR.. BANKS ELECTED SPEAKER.

On Saturday last, the plurality rule having been
adopted, n. P. Banks Jr. of Massachusetts, was
elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
brief account of the election will be found under our
Congressional head.
At the time of writing we have no statement OF
the vote but we may receive it before going to
press.
Mr. Ranks it is we'll known, is black Republi-
ran an abolition Know Nothing, and in principle
an amalsamationist He is the first Speaker of the
kind ever elected, and WILL in all probability, be the
last
The House will now enter upon the agitation of
the slavery question, and it will doubtless be con-
tinued with slight ntermissions, until the close OF
the session. But the Senate and the President arc
true to the Constitution and the rights of the States
Tnwisc. dangerous, and unconstitutional legislation
nv the House will, therefore, be checked, and the
Republic will endure. The Democrats as heretofore,
holding the Senate and the Presidency, are preserv-
ing the Union according to the Constitution, and
guarding the rights of the States.
PosrscR1pr-The following is the tote in detail
for Speaker, which we received just as VIC were 60
ing to press:
For Mr. Banks-Messrs. Albright. Allison Bal, Barbour
H. Bennett, Benson, Bilnghurst Bingham. Bishop Bliss,
Bradshaw Brenton Burlington, Burlngan,e, j. H. Camp
bell L. Campbell Chaee Ezra Clark Clawson. Colfax,
Conns Covode, Cragn, Cumback, Damrell Timothy Da-
Wis Dav. Dean. De Witt. Dick. Dickson, Dodd Duree,
Ede Flagler Galloway Gddngs. Gilbert Granger Grow,
r. B. Hail. Harlan, Holloway T. R. Horton. Howard Kel-
sey King Knapp Knight knowltnn, Knox. Kfnkei, Lei
ter Mace Mateson, McCarty, Meacham h. Miller Morgan
Morrill,, Mott Murray Nichols, Norton. Oliver Parker,
Pearce Peou Pennington, Perry Petit, Pike Pringle
Pursuance Rche Robbins Roberts, Robson, Sabn, Sage,
Sapp Sherman. mnons. Spinner. Stanton. Stranahan.
Tappan Harrington, Thursson, Todd TRITON Tyson,
Wade Wabrdge, Waldrn, a,lwalader e. Washburne.
E. B. Washburne Israe! Washburn, Watson, Wech Wood,
Woodruff and Woudworth-l03.
Far M. iiken-Messrs. Allen Barksdale Bell, H. s.
Bennett; Bncock Bowie Boyce Branch Brooks, Burnett,
Cadwalader j. p. Campbell, Carl, Caruthers, Caskie.
Clingman Howell Cobb. w. Il. W. Cobb Cox, Crawford,
Davidson Denver Dowdell, Edmnndsn, Elliott English,
Eherdge Eustis Evans. Faulkner Florence Foster, T. j.
D. Fuller Gonde Greenwood, \. Hail. J. NJ Harris 5. w.
Harris T. l.. Harris. Herbert Hoffman, Houston Jewctt,
George W. jones' J. Clancy Jones' kett Kelly, Kennett,
Kdwe Lake Letcher. Lndicy Lumpkn, A: X. Marshall,
Humphrey Murshall s. :. Marshall Maxwell, McHulen,
Mcqueen Smith Miller, Millson, NJ. Oliver. Orr, Paine
Peck Phelps Porter POWELL Puryear utman Reade Ready
Rcaud Rivers Run. Rust Sandrgde, Savage. Shorter
s. A. Smith, VIM. Smith, VIM. r. Smith, Sneed, Stephens
Stewart. Swope Tabo t. Trppe. Underwood, Vail, Wal
kerr Warner, Watkins. Wells Wheeler. Williams, Wins
low D. B. Wright, j. V. Wright and Zollicofer-lot:
FIR N~. Faiter-Messrs. Broom, Clark of New York
Fn. NJ. GampJsA-Messrs Dunn. Harrison, More, and
Scott.
For Mr. WelLs.-Mr Hickman.