Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-01
WASHINGTON.
From our regular Correspondent.
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CLERK, on Monday, by resolution, having larg
majority. But if it were to do over again, wit
the present feeling towards him, caused by tn
manner in which he has treated some of hi
friends-showing the difference between befor
and Gffer,-his chance of an election would b.
but small. understand that the entire delega
tons of two or three States have called to SCI
the new Clerk in regard to appointments, bu
could gain no admittance to his presence. o.
course these little incidents raise him very mucl
in the estimation of those who are deeply inter
ested.
The Clerk having been this appointed by res
olution, it was deemed best to hold an anti ad
mnstration caucus to determine upon the candi
dates for Sergeant at arms, Door keeper, Post
master and Printer; and the result was the nomi
nation of Messrs. French S. Evans, Of this city;
Nathan Darling, n. Y, Robert Morris, of Pa,
and Orn Follett, of Ohio, for those Offices. In
the caucus warm contest took place between
the friends Of Judge Sargent and Mr.. Follett,
which ended in portion, ten or twelve of the
friends of the former withdrawing and giving
notice that they should not be bound by the de-
cision of the caucus; notwithstanding which,
their friend was beaten by only single vote.
Next day Mr.. Gassbrcner, the old Sergeant at
arms, was declared Sergeant altar for the
present Congress, by a resolution of the House,
and Mr.. Darling and Mr.. Norris door keeper and
postmaster. Then came resolution declaring
Mr.. Follett Printer, which was decided to be
out of order, as the Printer must be elected
Thrice the House voted, no one having ajOri-
ty, and Follett falling on each vote, showed that
his chances were but small. The House having
adjourned from Thursday over to Monday, to
give the Speaker an opportunity to construct the
committees, the election went over and will
then again be in order.
The general impression seems to be that bar
gains and purchares have been made by Wendell,
the Democratic nominee for Printer, to a suff-
cient extent, to secure his election, if so, the
fact will be exhibited, the Judases know on
Monday. Rumor says that not thirty but thirty
thousand pieces of silver have been given or prom
sed to make all sure. That there is treachery and
corruption here one is compelled to believe, if
they believe the old adage what everybody says
must be true, ,rbut as to the fact know nothing.
do know however, that there is no confidence,
faith, fidelity, nor band of union among MEMBERS
but in their place, distrust, selfshness, individu
ality, and Il grasping ravenOus desire to clutch
the spoils, as if they were heaps of gold instead
Of Offices of trust. A sufficient number of men,
bers voted together during the space of nine weeks
to finally elect Mr.. Banks Speaker, and General
Culom Clerk, but that done, the band which held
them together-the common purpose--was bro
ken, and they then be came so many individuals,
each having an object Of his own to accomplish,
which brought them in collision with each other.
As to there being any opposition party in the
House, that's all mistake; there is none. There
is no party in the Hous., not even Democratic
party, for there is no unity of sentiment, on the
great political questions of the day, and conse-
auently no band of unio between any consider
able body of members. Parties are yet to be for.
med and banded together, and this will probably
be effected by the war of speeches which is about
to open. The Democrats have their guns char
ged to the muzzle, and sighted at the americans,
while the latter have theirs double shotted, with
hot shot too, and brought to bear upon the Dem
ocrats. The cannonading will soon commence,
and will be kept up for weeks, probably for
months, with defcning roar. But in the midst
of this fight between the Democrats and Amer
leans, will be heard other guns, and seen the ef-
fects of other shot and shells. from another QUAR-
ter, the Republican phalanx, whose war cry will
be ''freedom to Kansas, and down with the vic.
lators of public faith.' They will attack with
rush and yell, like the wild COssacks of the
Don. Then it will be, and not till then, that men
become excited by the heat of action, the hope of
victory, and the desire of revenge. will gather
together, to be governed by the same impulse,
and faithfully by each other; and the severer and
more fierce and heated the conflict, the stronger
and more enduring will be their bond of union.
No political party can be long kept together
withou: an antagonistc party to contend with
any more than you can keep militia in the field
without an enemy to attack or be attacked; and
the higher party spirit runs, the more intensely
the two contending parties hate each other, the
more reliable is every man in the hour of trial
and need.
Mr.. Clayton having introduced and procured
the passage, in the Senate, of joint resolution
arpropriating 81 500 for the use of the suffer-
ing poor of Washngton it came to the House on
Wednesday. Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, urged its
immediate adoption; but Mr.. Letcher, of Va, VIZ
olently opposed it, and insisted on going on with
the election of Printer. Mr.. c., said the printing
was not suffering, but the poor were starving and
freezing. The House adjourned however, pend
ing this discussion. Next day it was renewed,
but Mr.. c. failed in his object, as the resolution
would have to 60 to the com. Of the whole on ac-
count of its making an appropriation.
1t is somewhat singular that this benevolent
and charitable appropriation for the relief of those
who are in great distress, should be opposed at
all; more that the opposition in the Senate
and House should come from ''the generous, lib
eral South" alone, from whence comes nearly all
the opposition to every thing of liberal and gen.
erous character. Mr.. Letcher, of Va, and Mr..
Jones, of Tenn, hold, as usual, that such an ap-
preparation of meney was unconstitutional but
Mr.. Campbell thought it quite as constitutional to
give money to the distressed of this city, as to
give 81, 600 to pay hotel bill, consisting of BRAN
dy, board, wine, cigars, porter, hack-hire, &C.,
&c., for Kossuth and his insolent followers, in
CURED in the course of eleven days,-over four
hundred dollars per day!
Mr.. Smith, of Ala, has given notice Of his in
tentiOn to introduce !" bill to prevent the intro
duction into the United States of foreign erimi.
mails, paupers, idiots, lunatics, insane and blind
persons"
Mr.. Dallas instructions as Minister to England
will be less beligerent in tone than the speeches
made in the SanafA bv S>r.k>-. re.. f.isvfon