The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-30
INDEX TO THE YEAR 1856.
varion Msycs on the Political Chess Beard.
TO-, 10. &c.


JANUAKY.
The members OF the Legislature OF New York me
o. Albany but ss TIE hcuse Of Representatives. failed "a
eject Speaker, cid not orgaAxe The following wAa
she result Of the drrt for Speaker
For Lyman 0del (Sno~ NothiBs). .............. Il
FOR Henry A. PaDd1rsssi trepubucsnI .......... 3b
For BENJAMIN Bailey. lhsfd shell democra) ~
scattering. SUNNI. IL
The hard shell Democratic STATE Committee Of New
York Albany endorsed the course Of the de-.
unccratc members United States House Of Repre-.
eutahvee
2-Hon. Henry Wire TOOK the oath Of onace as Go.
vernon OF Virginia ior tour years.
3The Now York nard SHELL Democratic General Com.
mtee met and the Of the Presidents meg
sage on the Central American question
4-Tbe legislature Of Maine elected Samuel Wells old
Ane democrat, Governor Of the State . Know Nothing
STATE Council OF araed amer adopting rsport
hat inex peiea iexisate upon tue subject Of
slavery, out rcconn sndns me delegates from OHIO
oppose the twelnA $50
BIbe anpisossAry Of sne battle OF New Orleans was
oeleorasei IN Nsw YORK oy sne rsmmsny Society," With
ball and supper. The National Club Of New
York celeb ssed ths OF the battle OF New Or
koass ~ grand ie.avs la the Academy Of Ausc Tne
Democratic National Com met Washington City
00nAi Democratic Cow Cincinnati Tor la~ qa4-
nation OF candidates fn President Vice Preslae u
Tho Young Mons NAsloDs De0ocs alto club Of New Yr
CeebrateA the san o. January the Metropolitan
...A great dem,cranc meelng was hela In Wasp
ngton City. which ~as atenaed by most OF the members
Of Congress, ana which addressed by Messrs. Ron
ardson Of Illinois McLane oi Maryland, COBB Of Georgia.
and others.
9-rhe New York Board OF Educ alton had tventv tvo
unsuccessfnl bsio,s President
l0--LNc Oak ,iuo NJ. l. of New York city. held Q
meeting 81 which Mr.. George Law delivered address.
A-Wuiam bishr. osm wss elected by tina Lssisla
ture OF Penusy he United states for six
years frcm ibe sih oil Ssrch, ,sbb.
M-rhe New York hJuse Of Representatives succeed.
cd IN secttDg spesges mber oftrias extend
ing through t~o weeks Tue plurality rule was adopted
and the last vote ioio We
Ofvlle Robinson, Gem. Os Sego county .,....,. 90
LYMAN oaeil y vi Livingston county 40
Ersssus Glover, OF Nov York ................. IL
N-Wbiam kakSTds,n dem OF Illinois, withdrew
his name - capodst. TOR speaker of the United States
House OF kepres natives soa ins dem tic
the democratic House
0-kr Dunn Of lna,ana, introduced In the United
states House Repo-. three res buttons the rs
Of which Was 10 TIE snscI should be elected
Speaker who wouio himself restoration
OF inc Missouri oompromi-e act the resolution
teotod ny vote o loz leo The second resolution
clared that The Missouri should be re
stored ~ oct o. justice the people OF the United
third stated ihs Of the slavery question WAS
nseites and troOs until the Missouri promise
ncs was rurd ~ss "a. dusy OF congress steadily and
nrmy u work 10 thai end. fhs rejected by vote
ss-A large and eu,au,suc meeting Of the citizens Of
Albany friendly 10 the nomla,n Of George Law for Pro-
si.-rhe Senate tar Uated States elected A. o. P.
Nicholson Of the Nasbr Usson printer that body.
a-The United States House VI Representatives adopted
the porshty tor the election OF Speaker after
voting hundred and thirty times and occupy
ing two months Ct toe session. succeeded electing
presiding officer BY tue 70 10 wing vote
n. r Banks, Jr, (oisck repuocan) Of Mass los
Hsn,r s, S'r" =, p
L. Campbell (iseuDlesnj Of Ohio.
Daniel Weils Jr, (oem Of was ,cnsin ............
ia Know Nothiag Iuoies held in Worcester,
hass., at which speeches were ace by Gov Gardner,
Hen. Dewitt, NJ O, aud oilers WING State Con.
venion Was hold In Concord, New Hampshire, and
oicaics tor state officers nominated.
ls-Arthony KeIDedy (Kno~ Noshing,. 6ss elected
by the Legislature of M,ryaois Unscd states Senator
Tor rx years from toe 4tn OF March, 1867.
s-The Albany <rgas hard sas,l democratic, and the
Albany Atias soft shell fased became one JOURNAL
under the tale Of thc AAas and Argaa
p-The senate o. the Uatcd States confirmed the
irAton Of Wisoo shsanon, ~ eovernar Of kaasSs Tsr
ritory.
n--rhe Know Nothing national Council ., Phiiadel.
phiA adjourned, aser session u our days nev pat
form adopsed CALI tue Drsaic OF Columbia pat
FORM which aofosssee tins ,~en section OF the previous
Platform In relation h slavery.
- -Ihe National Goa genuon OF niger worshiprers,
which assembled nj P1oufg an Tue zzi adourned atcs
appointing national coGmitsee sod resolving 90 hold
hshons ConvepnSn ate candidates er President
and Woe President a. fnlsdepnia on the iIn Of June
s6-The Know Ne,h,pg National Convention, which
assembled tu fhiadspnla on lha 2sd. nominated tue
nrsi ballot hasd Fillmore Of Nsw York, President
Andrew jackson Dsselsnn OF tennessee, for Vice
frcsdent The Convention refused 10 acopt or Ackno
ledge any PLATFORM Toe fcu,~ing the woe for Pre-
NiIlsrd rnlmorc Of New York ..................lTe
George Law u Now York ~
ysres Jaws o. kensaeky ~
Kenneth Rsysor, Of aor,n Carolina ............ IA
n,orisy q the Northern delegates boiled before tho
nomnstions were maze
fine Know Nothing met bers Of the Ne~ York Ie-
Ksaiuse heid meetax 10 raufy the nomination 81 Nil
lard Fillmore for Prosidcni.
2s-Hcs b y wade ras 70 elected by the ohis 10
gslaure 20 the Utited states senate tor sr years from
IA Kne Nosnins ratification meeting was held as
Jsoksos Douess, me csnd,asse Tor Woe Presaea de-
Hvcrsd . speech.
s-The Pennsylvania Democratic ssase Convestcn met
., Harrisburg II vss largely Tor Buchanan. Pierce did
MOT seem 70 have been though, of...Tae Kansas tree
HAs Iegis ssufs vcned Topeka and Governor 70
biasoa transmitted 70 the body his message. sate
election hold In Mo- Hampshire. The folio ~isg y The
result Of We vote tor vovevnor;-
Eaiph nsacsn (Know Esshiss) ...a201s
Joea wells, demo 81 o4T
IAAboS scodvis (whi4) and scattering Ease
Sine Know Hoshiss ssAss Council Of Massachusetts,
rsSadAsed Ne nomination Of fillmore and poaslsoa.
she frss soil Lesshsurs Of KaDsss elected Andrew
n Rssd~ asd u. LAss Usitsd ststs senssors.
la-TAs republicans Of Rhode Island held ssass Co..
vsnNos q provsdssoe ssd somisotsd fun stats ticket
nnaas up parity Of the Know Noshag caadidases me
rsVublnans Of alse hsd State Coavcnsion
Hart6bwA ed nominated full ticket
n.-rhs Ksow Meanings, Republicans and temperance
mss Of Rssos Island fused saS sdosssa ucSs for
ElAAs officers
m wilma. A. BArssev, Governor awncoasn, 10
mgned hn onice In consequences Of question having
arsss n regard 70 the Legality Of his elecncu-
APRxL-
a-ns election In Rhode islsad resulted In We choice
II Ne rspubsAa candidate Tor Governor By sss following
vetss-
william w. Hoppn, Know kothing) ,aB
Ansvtcus " Potter, tosmoeyas} .............7,oe e
7.--ssaAs election held In Conpsctcnt Ths voe for
Govsvnos was follows
Samuel IaGhsm, (demowst). 418
WIN. Minor, (Rsow Nctbing) ................2Ss $50
8ideea Wenew, frepubhcan) ooeI
Johs A. Reckwsn, f~hx) .................... LII
line Esw York aucvs~e PED transferred ~ sup
pc rrsm Me ds~scrsse 10 NE rcpubucsa parry The
old me vs,es OF Keasscky mss In STATE Cosvsnuos a