New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-09
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WAsHIsGToS, January 81, 1856. Il
A move was made in the House yesterday which it
was thought one time would have resulted in the
elections of Speaker The plurality rule which has
heretofore been offered and sustained by the Republic
cans and opposed by the Conservatives, was yester
/ day offered by Clingnan, of North Carolina He said
lie was satisfied Speaker would ever be elected under
the present rule that the House was diss1acng itself
before the country; and that event it should result
in the election Of Black Republican, no practical
harm would result from it, inasmuch as the Senate
and the President would both check1nate any Black
/ Republican legislation, though it might pass the
House. Three Democrats only voted for the plurality
rule Clingman Herbert Of California and Kelly Of
4 New York. The remainder Of the Democrats and the
whole body of Americans voted against it, and it was
lost bya vote Of yeas ITO nays And yet it is
certain that no Speaker can be elected except by the
adoption Of this rule 1T is true, some extraordinary
accident might occur which would bring about this
result, yet do notanticipatei The question is mar
rowed down now either to the adoption Of the plural
ity rule or the resignation of all the members and the
election Of anewset This latter determination ought
not to be come to unless it were agreed that no one
now member should be a candidate for election
1--WE are to have new shuttle and a new DEAL let us
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To illustrate still further tile factious course of the
Democracy I'M this contest for Speaker it is only
cessary to refer to the proposition of Mr. Alexander
Marshall an American member from Kentucky Y, which
he made in the House a few days ago. With o view
to bring about coalition between the conservative
members, he said that bis party would name Demo-
crat-a member Of the last Congress supporter of
the Nebraska Bill and one who has been steadily vot
ing for Richardson and Orrand that they would vote
for him, the Democracy Ifthis arrangement
would not suit then the Democracy might name any
one Of their little band of 49, and they would pledge
themselves to go for him nasse. Both of these
] proposals were rejected. They will not vote for an
American member Of Their orn selection nor will they
vote for one Of hei, o,cn number if the Americans Sc
/ lect him. These facts need no commentary The
Americans have repeatedly made the most liberal
propositions to the Democrats all Of them have been
contemptuously rejected. The Democrats have never
i made proposition yet Under these circumstances
the people will not be slow to put the saddle upon the
right horse. The Americans, by their course occupy
by far the highest ground Of any party in the House.
1 On this ground they will stand They have made
their last proposition and this contest is to last until
the 4t of March, 1851 they will maintain their ground
4 and fight it out to the bitter end. qt ~ 4,
i III A late arrival from Nicaragua brings news which
you will have received before this reaches you. 1t
appears that the people there terribly indignant
Il at Marcys refusal to- receive Col. Parker H French
as their minister here. Ell Nicaragaelse, the official
Il organ of Walkers government, pitches into Marcy
right and left, and wants to know why French was
not as worthy of reception here John Adams was at
the British Court after the attainment of indie
pendence in the war of the Revolution. A. very per-
tnent question, but Marcy will be in hurry to
swer it. The very thought of scrimmage with Eng
land is more dreadful to our ustrious Premier than
all the ghosts of Richards murdered victims were to
that ambitious monarch Instead Of mounting barbed
steeds to fright the souls of fearful adversares his
taste leads him altogether in different direction To
complete the summit Of Marcys happiness it is only
necessary to let him caper nmbly in the Treasury
chamber to the delightful jngling Of the spols.
But if we are to have no national battles, we are
at least to be consoled with an occasional personal
re,ac0i,te. Such an one occurred on day before yes
terday in the Capitol grounds, between Mr. Rust of
Arkansas, and Horace Greeley, Of the New York Tri-
bune Greeley had abused Rust in his paper of the
day before, whereupon Rust approached him and ask
edit he was fighting man. Greeley replied that he
,cas, under certain circumstances Rust then pro-
ceeded to tweak his nose, and put other indignites
upon him. which Greeley submitted to with only very
feeble resistance. Afterwards they met again in the
National Hotel, when Rust proceeded to finish the
4 Job by wallopng him in d thorough manner. No
sympathy is felt for Greeley, he has been abusing
everybody who did not do he wished and the gen
era verdict Of the people is that Mr. Rust served him
right. f.. f.~
The Senate after delaying the matter an unneces.
sarily long time proceeded to-day to the election of
Printer to that body On the fourth ballot Nicholson
the editor of the Union, was elected The last printer
to the Senate was Beverley Tucker Of the Washing,
ton Sentinel a genuine State-Rghts Democrat; but
because he dsapproved of the course of the admins
traton in the Hard and softSle controversy in New
, York, he has been unceremoniously whistled dowr
the wind. It is said (and believe t) that the Pres
: dent himself used his influence to have Nicholson
elected After this matter was disposed Of, Mr.. Sew
ard addressed the Senate in relation to Central Amer
lean affairs taking substantially the same ground thai
: the President did in his Message.
: In the House to-day, after much squabbiing abou
other matters, the plurality rule was again offered
Ia motion to lay it on the table lost by vote o
10Y to lOs-a close shave. Mr.. Trippe, Of Georgia
then offered an amendment, declaring Hon. William
Smith, of Virginia, Speaker of the House, and sup
ported his resolution in speech of great power AM
!. ability. His amendment was lost by vote Of 100
= ITO, and the House then adjourned. Tomorrow Their
. will be d direct vote upon the plurality rule. If
should be adopted and Speaker elected, Twill ad
: wise YOU promptly Of the fact '.@ ESSEN.
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