New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

EdioIisl Core sIondence of The Tribune.
WAsHIsGTos Jan. IL, 1885,
believe you received hardly any OF the letters
wrote last week. ewing to the blocking up OF the rad
roads by snow; 40 give me leave to object TO the
Telcgraphs reporting me as sending you word on
Friday that friends in the House were greatly
"dspirited by the results Of the Night Session. on
eourse, wrote =" "iaspirited,' which is the truth.
They were pascly challenged, by the resolve Of e
Democratic Caucus to remain in session from We'd
nesday noon until Speaker should be chosen. They
accepted the profer, and resisted every motion to
adjourn until the chaengers backed square out and
unanimously voted TO adjourn, oarryiDg the point by
barely fouy majority until three Banks mea changed
their votes at the last moment, deeming further per-
severance useless after those who proposed the Night
Session had voted that they had had enough Of il.
Tie Star says that this unanimity on the Democratic
side was brought about by several Members desirous
of adourning going to the leaders and telling thet,
that they would ait no longer-that il the House were
ot adjourned they should go home and let Banks bo
elected So those who had bsen the heatest in opposing
adiounrments a. well as the first to propose perma-
rent session, backed square out and adjourned the
House, having by desperate exertions prevented the
taking Of more than four ballots during the night or any
for some time previous Ifhey had only meant, as they
now esv TO gye the Banks Plurality chaRce TO elect,
would they not have worded their resolve differently
The Permanent Sitting proposed by the Dem
ocrats; the Caechsm OF Candidates was devised by
the Soath Americans who hoped 10 derive from II
party advantage in the discussions Of The ensuing can
vas. Not that Rcharison is personally unwilling To
lie az fat on the ground may be- but h. had beeo
seyeral wears in Congress and borne conspicuous
po,t ia It's dongs while Fuller had etheg not beeb
here at all till now OF had done nothing OF any conse
NJ Z.lf f..ff. iraxy es
pressy to embanass Richarson and put Fuller befor,
the country a. standing on Southern platfos,n
than the former eould occupy. ! don't think they
have made much ont Of this. Trie, Mr Riehardsoss
declined 10 say specifically whether he did or did ScS
hold that the people Of the Territories Terrtosit
can exclude or abolish Slavery, and Gov Cob a
backed him in 40 doing, insisting TINT the quessoo er
rpus take such an as the questioned shall see
III TO give and If it be not full and explicit, be ha.
his advantage in exhibiting and emphasizing that fac.
But. a. Mr. Fuller expressly aBHed every No theru
idea and conviction, placing himself substsasb Iy and
practically on the nltra-SOuthcrn jeff DS lis plat
FORM which sirms that any single siaveh ,lder may
plant Slavery in any Territory, and that j. the resi-
due OF the settlers cannot exclude or e1pe il long
| that shall remain Territory, CUES the South
American, will have achieved little capital. for the
approschisg canvass; but at how fe srfsl cost to
,seir espdidste Mr.. Fuller eenv 0, help know inc
that the doctrines be BOW prop ,unds are the exac,
fntipodes Of biz constituents onviotions-thst had
he avowcd them previous to hi election, he could no,
have obtained any respectabp fraction of their vote.
He has savod his Southern supporters by sacrificing
himself as well as betray ng his constituents.
AZ to Mr. Banks, be mas gained no votes ss the re-
suit Of these do'ngs Oui he has gsi.ed immensely IN
reputation. in post on, and in the confidence and de-
! V9tion OF eia svIPo1:E. Maoy who formerly yesed