New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-14
FROM FASHINGTON.
THE LONG SESSION IN THE HOUSE.
Editorial Correspondence OF The n. Y. Tribune.

seem 10 De IN lOl 5Oruy ulSnI- luo ohuu'NcpincAa
and the Democratic Members seemed to be mainly
agreed for once in the opinion that the House has
been long enough trying to elect Speaker, and
must finish up the job, or at least provide for
finishing it, before it adjoums. Only the South
Americans and very few strsgglers are strug-
Cling for adjournment, and they do not ususlly
muster quite enough to order the Ysss and Nays
on their motions to adjourn adjourn over, rescind
the ten-minute rule, &c. But the Clerk decides
that it does not require one-ffth Of quorum to
order the Yeas and Nays but one-6fth Of those
pesent; so that both sides must pass between the
tellers on every demand of the Yeas and Nays;
and this keeps most of the Members pretty con-
stantly their feet. 1t is calculated, Presume
that the majority may thus be tired out and com
PEELED to adjourn before coming to any result We
shall see how they come out, but now 90 o'clock
though gentleman decidedly obfuscated By some
thing be has taken is on the floor, and making the
House merry by his wandering observations, the
"wo'nt- ohOmet till morning sentiment seems de
cidedly Ia the ascendant.
But let NE speak of some incidents Of the day.
Mr. LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL of Ohio made the
leading speech OF the morning. Its intent was to
render the election of Dir. Banks impossibe its
subjects were Mr. Giddngs THE TRIBUNE, The
National Era, Americanism, &C. Mr. Giddings
very kindly explained and disclsimed any possible
intent to reflect on Mr. Campbell or impute any
thing discreditable to him in the letter to an Ohio
paper which formed Mr.. C.s text. DR.. Bailey
insists that his article read from Tomorrow Era
by Mr.. c. was grossly gsrbled in the reading and
comments; and that he had not intended to claim
Mr. Banks as arrayed against Americansm
Now word as to Mr. Campbell's raid upon THE
TRIBUNE:
Last Summer, plan for bridging over the chasm
in the American Order" on the subject of Slavery
Extension the undenied production and in the hand
writing of Mr. l.. ID. Campbell, was shown conf
dentialy to one OF the conductors OF THE TRIBUNE.
1t was not essentially private paper; twass plan
of union and reconciliation intended to be adopted
and stood upon; as such, 1t was confded by Mr.
Campbell to other members Of the Order, and by
them shown to others, at Philadelphia and else
where The member Of THE TRIBUNEs staff to
whom it was shown while in circulation deemed it
surrender of the entire ground of opposition 10
Slavery Extension, and 20 publicly denounced il.
Last Fall, it was again referred to in THE TRIB-
UNE. in reply to letters from Mr.. C.s friends, and
demand made that it be published, if Mr. C.. in
sisted that il had been misrepresented Ii has not
been yet published; but Mr.. Campbell has to-day
assured me that il shall be. When it is will speak
further OF it.
But Mr. Campbell to-day saw fit to speak in
connection with this matter of the Editor of THE
TRIBUNE as now present" though lie was per.
fectly aware that l was in Europe long before and
when these structures on his proposed American
platform on Slavery appeared in THE TRIBUNE.
He stated that he had been accused by THE
TRIBUNE of attending the Philadelphia American
National Council, and there presenting Pro-
Slavery project. when he was at home IN ONO.
The fact is, that he was not so charged at all;
accordingly his assertion is dodge, and rather
small one too One who heard MIR. Campbell to-
day, and was ignorant of the controversy in its
preceding stages, would have naturally supposed
that he never wrote a compromise platform on
Slavery at all, and that the whole story was made
out of whole cloth by THE TRIBUNE.
will not follow Mr. Campbell further. His
remaining friends in the House were sorry for
him to- day; many who had been his friends we're
sorry for themselves. He showed himself another
man from what they had supposed him. Let him
pass. ..
Ia Americanism which several gentlemen from
pennsylyauia followed. The object was to force
MIR. Banks to place himself on a distinctive
American" platform or compel his friends to
drop him. 1t seems to me that this was alike
selfish and short. sighted. The Americans in
the House might have controlled its organization;
but they could not fellowship each other. The
Southern minority would not fraternize with the
Northern nmsjority-wOuld NJ not even meet with them
would not recognize them dc brethren. And now
the Northern wing, who could not possibly hope
TO choose Speaker without the aid OF the Anti
X. n. Republicans, insisted On forcing Dir. Banks
into position where the Republicans could not
sustain him without stultifying themselves. was
surprised to see gentlemen Of sense aud intelll-
gence who were not disappointed candidates, en-
ragged in this ungenerOus and suicidal game.
When Mr.. Banks refused to crafty them to the
full extent though he said as much as they could
reasonably ask, they withheld their votes from
him. running him down to Dlnety-two If not lower.
Thus the day wore bOisterously away, and at
O'Clock the great chandelier was lighted and the
House set in for a nights work. Already there
had been several motions to adjOurn defeated; and
for the first time this Session the great majority Of
both the leading parties voted together-no ad.
iournmeut Only the South Americans and the
straQplers. with halfa-dozen from both the great
parties united. evinced desre to adjourn.
MIR. ETHERIDGE of Tenn. here got of good
thing. He is sn American" sternly opposed TO
both Banks and Richardson. "Mr. Clerk. said
be- ~ perceive the House is now acting under q
resolve of the late Democratic caucus that there
shall be no recess or adjournment until Speaker
is chosen. For the purpose of relieving US from
embarrassment move that said resolve be re-
scinded."
Geo. ". Jones Of Tenn" My colleagues out Of
order. was Chairman of the Democratic caucus.
and rule out his motion. The gentleman is not
Democrat and therefore not entitled TO make
IT."
Mr. CARUTIIERs Of No. made . capital speech
early in the evening which the House gave him
leave TO extend to an hour Heis Southern Whig,
but votes steadily for Richardson. He gave Dir. II.
NJ Fuller ofPA pretty sharp going over, and dem
onstrated that his friends ought to vote either for
Banks or Richardson and 80 end the contest. He
said be did not vote for Wing because there
was no more Whig party. He had looked FOR II
IN Kentucky in TeQnessee and wherever else he