The daily Gate City., 1856-01-24
EDITORIAL Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1856.
II isnow eleven O'Clock ut nirbt. SIMMER
u over, and the House is still in session. with
no progress made towards the election Of
Speaker, unless indeed the lapse of time NAV
under the circumstances, be accounted nro.
gress of very definite kind, measurable bv
hours and days.
there mas been an ever beginning aud nev
er ending defining Of posi-; on" and ..per-
soma explanations drawn forth by news
paper paragraphs affecting the delicate sens
biiittes and tlckiish honor Of worthy mem
bsre of the House. Another honorable mem
oer q the universal Smith family made n
speech to-day 70 convince the House that he
loved the Catholics and hated the X. Ms,
aud was good Protestant and n thorouch
Democrat, aud that all Know -Nothines We're
opposed to the Constitution and all black
Republicans" were treasonabie nlottsrs
against ITS most important ana sacred feat-
ure, towlt, the institute n of Slavery. Some
member from New York replied in very
wearlsome historical detail of Catholic enor-
1nties, actual and meditated, and there the
matter dropped. and the voting progressed
Tor u few moments. Then another member
brought forward a personal grievance ia re-
eard to a,newspaper paragraph, alleging that
ne was cheated in pairing off, and after be
had Illuminated awhile another member ex-
piained and satisfied everybody that the
whole thing was all folerol. ana once more
the balloting progressed. Pretty soon. how
ever, Mt Pennington, Of \. j. found some
tang IN a Newspaper about ..n which origi-
mated with spirit-rapper, and he rapt his
knuekies very soundly, and then again the
"bali went on." After awhile. however. our
friend, Lew. Campbell, who had been itching
f9r day or two. got the door and pitched
into Giddings, Greeley and others. to the
great delight Of the "other side Of the
House But Giddings, who has become
much more kindly and liberal ia his manner
and feelings Of late, rose ana explained TIL
Campbell had nothing to thunder on. and 50
he sat down. lie seemed, however. 10 hnve
stirred up bad blood in others, for soon an
other member Of the Know Nothing order
was dreadfu.ly exercised upon the propriety
q voting for Banks, and finally declared
that he could not and would not vote for
hiin again although he had voted for him
some htty times, unless be declared distinct
= Tat be vas know-N Nothing. Banks of
course cou.l ~. make any such declaration.
uhaef such menace, and would not have
done ~ lmpoLitic thing under any ercum-
s.ahces' ana 70 the teudcrfooted gentleman
voted for somebody else. Ana thus mater.
p-ogre,ss1, ialr af.or hour, and 70 tb,v still
continue e g " this present writing.
os1e.ey queer peeimen. sure enoprb
'ae MS AS eflfaon si,esa proper idca Il III,
1aoAs aad manner ot tho mar. ~.rfe aod
q ae3.1a helr4t aatallas 5.se and
heAa par'.a ban . Il I.en ,fug rarsl.shed
rooaa Til soiled t9T.Akc Asr, and ash.
Darh wh-ssers stieNae oa. from. beneatf
nsekercA.~t uiaie 0s .a.a. y,tb toosol,
tag olothes a4j a klad III l.r -, hor1
All a. irregular, snembling gals. freonen,-
~ changing his hands into his brooches noel.
els ana then crossing them on MS back anf
bask again to his breeches pockets h.