Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-02-07
ELECTION OF sPEAKER-POLITICA
AFFAIRS.

Atera struggle of ght weeks, unparalleled in its
tone Us well as in its duration, the House of Repre-
sentatives was organized on Saturday last 1t would
be entirely improbable to record the course Of pro-
ceedings which led to this result Since the period
reported in our last ssue the motion to adopt the
plurality rule had been proposed daily and tabled
by small majority; and other resolutions, some
looking to this and that declaration of principle
others to the adoption of every sort of scheme for
organization-hadb been adopted and then repudiated
with the least semblance of regard either to
sistency or sound doctrine Friday, Mr.. COBB, of
Alabama offereda resolution declaring Mr.. A1KENas
Speaker, which was warmly approved by Mr. Orr,
and resulted in substituting the former in place of
the latter as the candidate Of the Democracy. The
House refused to lay the motion the table, but on
direct vote rejected it by ITO to l03. motion
was then made to declare Mr.. STEPHENS of Georgia,
Speaker-pending which the House adjourned.-
Saturday, resolution was proposed and adopted by
majority of nine to the purpose that the plurality
rule should gointo effect aferthree unsuccessful bal
lots On the first ballot, BANKS had 102, AIKEN 93,
FULLER, IA, and scattering g. After the adoption
of the rule, the final vote was taken, and BANKS
ceived l02; AIKEN, 100; FULLER 6; CAMPBELL, 4;
and WELLS, /. The Clerk declared Banks elected,
and, on motion of Mr.. CL1NaMAN, a resolution was
adopted declaring Mr.. BANKS, Speaker, and Messrs.
AIKEN, FULLER and CAMPBELL conducted him to the
Chair when he made Speech and the House ad
journed.
Tha, a9oo& Al 80,
calculated to engender crowd upon US heavily. But
we shall notnow indulge them. Perhaps, it is well.
Certain it is that the conservative members of the
House looked to and by indirection worked out the
result; and knowing their superior opportunities
for observing the true of policy, we are
content to leave to them and silently await, the de-
velopment Itmay be that, expecting reaction in
Northern sentiment in consequence Of the glaring
enormities to be committed in the House, the De-
mocracy have not erred in contributing to the eeva
ton of an Abolitionist to the Speakership. 1t may
be- oo that tue party has been actuated by the hope
that such event would unite more closely togeth-
er the sister States of the South in acts for mutual
defence and self-preservaton. But we fear that
their calculations are misplaced that the tide Of
victory will swell irresstibly and overwhelm every
opposition there-whe, here, the rage Of party hate
fed by bitter and uucompromsing hostility, will but
work out our own destruction. 1t is, indeed, VEN
ture and, we think, fearful one.
The letter from Lord JOHN RUSSELL to Mr.. CRAMp
TON, read in the Senate, has been printed. 1t was
written in January, 1853, and contains scheme for
the settlement of all disputes in Central America,
wholly at variance with the present attitude of the
British government. At the close Of the letter oc-
cur the following words, which must be read by
honest people with all manner of wonder and sur
prise :-sOur policy is to do all that honor and hu-
naaniy require in behalf Of the Nusq"'to nation; but
intend to adhere strictly to The treaty Of Washington
of the 10Th Of fApr, 1850, and not to assume any sou
ereyny eihsr direct or indirect, tn Central Ameriea