New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22

have Speaker. Wketncf ~ iiVianV VI Vs"o''
wise: I grow way Of illusions aud have ceased to
be anxious for an immediate organizssica since l
zee that his Anti ycbrssks militia can staed FIRE;
but d. understand IL TO imply thai the fresidUnt
and bis Cabinet are desperately anxious Tor sa o.
ganization in some shape, 80 that they can obtsin
appropriations for Deficiencies and backing in their
trouble with Palmerston. This think no one how
doubts. and, while do rot say who VIII be the
man, and DO hot much care whether he shall be
chosen soon or later. do anticipate organization
Of some sort before the close o. the week now
opening.
For. lust consider the obstacle that now prevents
such organization. The Nebraska Democracy.
numbering some sevcuty-6ye or sboat one third Of
the full House, counting in the 1--WE southern
Wings who are identified with them in this siru,-
gle. can scarcely expect to choose one OF their own
number, aud think their shrewdest men do not
desire it, To have the apparent control OF the
House, vet no real power in or over It, would oe
NEST embarrassing to them and annoying 10 the
Administration. The South Americans, NUM-
herring some thirty. of course cannot hope
10 carry their man. The two parties have
never yet attempted to unite, except to put
Col Orr Of S. C. temporarily in the chair;
ard their failure in this, with the sube''-
Guent unanimity Of the Democrats in refusing to
vote for SOuth-Americsn for the same post, has
placed them further apart than ever. The
"Americsns" might haycpresented strong forces
but those from the South, with their few Northern
servitors. would not fellowship that decided ma
-. L. sha 80 ~ r.
tion Of Kansas and Nebraska to Freedom. bat
utterly refused to meet them on common plat
form and act with them "a brethren; and thus an
organization on purely American y basis was
rendered impracticable. There remained, then.
hut the Anti-Nebrasks platform on which there
could be rallied party strong enough to take CON
troll of the House. If all who proessed to he
Ant-Nebraska when elected had acted as they pro-
Cessed. the House would have been organized long
ago; hut some of these were not honest IN their
professions or have been lured of into "tweliIh-
section" AnlericaDism which makes acquiescence
in the Nebraska miquty cornerstone OF Its
faith; 80 that we cannot command an absolute
majority on this platform, though we have strong
plurality. OF that plurality, n p. Banks, jr. Is
the decided emphatic, repeatedly indicated choice
for Speaker. II they are permitted TO elect any
body, they mean to elect him.
Now the Nebraska Democracy, speaking through
its recognized organs and leaders In the House.
saws to this Plurality 1--WE concede you the
Speaker, and will let you elect him forthwith only
YOU shall not elect Mr.. Banks And few Of our
friends would be willing TO accept the conditions
offered.
But why should they be exacted' Is it pre-
tended in any quarter that Mr.. Banks is not quail
fed for the post Is his integrity fairness i'm
peached! Is he fanatic Does he stand on the
record rs offensive to the South except all Anti
Nebraska men appear to be- In short, is there
single plausible reason assigned for the Ostracism
of Mr. Banks now insisted on oaunot fud
even the pretense of one.
| Then why is the axaction made If it is not
reasonable that one side should make it, is it rea
sorable that the other should submit to III 1--we
are to haye,-as is now cOnceded--an Ant-Ne-
braska Speaker. Why should not those whose votes
must elect him, and vine will be held responsible
as party for his fitness his fairness, his Justice.
be permitted to choose him Why should their
opponents even wish to dictate in the premises
Let US suppose they were to succeed in constrain-
ing our side to change their candidate, and the
Speaker thus chosen should prove unworthy,
would not each party throw the blame on the
other There's your Anti-Nebrsska Speakerr'
exclaims one. no" says the other "yOl
wouldn't let us choose as we thought best you
forced us to this; now take the responsibility :"
And so they would 90 wrangng through the two
sessions. For MY own part, / cannot SEQ how
any man with tOlerable share Of seli.respect
could consent to take the speakership, knowing
that he was not the free choice Of the party which
elected him, but forced upon it by the Obstinacy
Of its adversares who had power not to make
but to prevent al election.
If the Nebraskaites want another nti.Nebrasks
man than Mr.. Banks chosen Speaker, let them
choose one themselves. They can do it any day.
They cannot agree to elect Democrat or South
American, for that would be to give a triumph to
one side over the other but they might take up
one of our boilers and elect him on tho first ballot
thus defeating Mr.. Banks and keeping an even
yoke between Themselves There is Mr.. George
G. Dunn, for instance, neither Democrat nor
Know-NOhing, but Che says an Anti-Nebraska man.
who hates Banks intensely and was the first
TO proclaim on the floor that he would never sup
port Mr.. b., no matter how fairly or unani-
mousy he might be nominated. Why couldn't
the two Anti-Banks parties fuse" on GEORGE
Let them do it, snd he will be Speaker the next
hour; for enough ,trsgglcrs would support him to
give him eight or ten majority. And if what they