The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-08
1Dur wirH rnr MORROW coot REFLECTION

The reader who has watched the proceedings during the
nine-wses struggle for Speaker win recoect nothing
with Il so remarkable the course OF the NORTH
srn national know-nothings who finally assumed the
sponsibihty OF making Mr. Banks the Speaker On Fri
day these gentlemen had united with the democrats and
South Americans in voting for Mr. Aiken, and In giving
to him vote which indicated strong probability OF his
election under the plurality rule After the adoption Of
this rule on Saturday morning. these gentlemen together
with two South Americans, threw away their votes on M
Fuller who them the exampe) and thereby elected
Mr. Banks The following extract from one Of the letters
Of Horace Greeley written the day Of the election throws
good deal Of light the closing of the struggle
and suggests for the strange course OF the nation
al know no things before referred TO;
When the House adjourned ast night vote of los for
Aiken many Of friends panic stricken. That the
plurality rule would to-day inevitable for the other
side was quite ready for ii If the ten anti Banks
men who finally voted for IL had not done presume
ers would 1t was merely deemed good policy to hold
great Nebraska democracy in opposition that
they could say to the South Americans, You see how
these Banks crowdng TO choice between their
candidate and ours Now make hsm repent It This was
shrewd manag cement but not very gallant However,
friends had resolved TO end the contest somehow and the
suit justified their Yet IT plain that five bad
been enabled carry the plurality rule yesterdays
tried hard To dove should have closed that day with
Aiken in the Speakers chair for then Broom, Walk
4 Bayard Clark, and Whitney went for Aiken, raising
his vote TO l0S while he had two supporters absent
pared with Banks and gone to dinner giving him
reality los votes while had but l02 for Banks. MR.
Robson Pennsy absent and pair expired
this mornng) We beaten party last night the
other democratic leaders had not through jealousy Cling
m~n unexplained impulse, defeated the plua
tv rute Every Banks but Lewis d. Campbell voted
for it, MT snspecting that all the national Union
Americass would for democratic secessonist, who
happened to be born Ireland and is the for
that to or notions When the House adjourned
last night all supposed Banks rrevocaby
en- and was immensely jabias. thereupon Some Of
men were for the figLsned and urged the exped
ency taking Banks and putting up some candidate who
could obtain Dunn Co. But that expeden
proved, always knew 1t WAS impraccabe large
majority of utterly refused to Mr. Banks
very ecisivey notified that his declining would only
us to could insure the transfer of his friends
any one else Such General Spinner of State
Messrs Nichols and Day Of Ohio, who have separated from
the democratic party the Nebraska question: notice
that Mr. could not be elected then anti Nebras
ka man could Before 10 o'clock 1t settled that
should fall with Banks and from that moment every
thing went steadily forward
Through all the camp of Nebrsskaism exuadon ruled
the hour for they said Messrs. Broom, Walk, Bayard
Clark aud Whitney have just voted for Aiken; OF
they will do it again and their votes will elect
| him. "n
'.Tbese gentlemen with Messrs Millward, Cullen Fuller,
and Winter Davis perceived that they could not afford
elect Mr. Aken-that, in dealing blow at black
pubcans they would utterly demosh themselves and their
national American party. So they held of and let Mr.
| Banks be elected"