Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-11


Thus it will be seen the Democrats have
majority in each branch, and the Slave
States have the majority If the Democrats.
The South thus having complete command,
will do as they choose-unless the Nor.
,hcrn Democrats pluck up little back
bone courage, and do RIGHT, in which case
Republicans will aid them, and beat back
the tide of Southern aggression.
WASHINGTON, Dec In Senate, the
Vice President being absent, Benz. Fitz,
patrick of al. was chosen to preside, he
having 2s votes to l9 for Mr. Hamlin and
one for Mr.. Seward.
In the House, James L. Orr, of S. c.,
was chosen Speaker, having l2S votes, to
81 for Galusha A. Grow, Of Pa, and l3
sc scattering
Col. Orr was Taylor man in AS, but
calls himself Democrat, anduis not one
Of the ultra Nulli6ers. Aside from poht-
les, his election is generally satisfactory.
The other Officers were chosen upon a
strict party test, as follows:
Clerk-James G. Allen, of III.
Seri. a, Arms-A.J J Glossbrenner Of Pa.
Doorkeeper-Robt b. Hackney, Of Va.
Postmasier-Michl w. Cluskey, Of Ga
Mr. Robinson, of Ind, prominent can
dilate for Clerk, was defeated on his own
admission that when in Congress he voted
against tie Fugitive Slave Lava fatal
exercise of constitutional right Of private
judgment, ho.erodoz to Democracy, and Of
which Mr. Allen had not been guilty.
MrAllon bas appointed John F.Cartor,
formerly Of Williamsport, Pa, chief clerk.
J. Gra.z Brown, editor Of the Missouri
Democrat, St. Louis, was the Republican
candidate for Clerk.
TUESDAY, Dec. Sin Senate, on a
motion to print the Presidents Message,
Messrs. Douglass, of Ill, Stuart Of Mich,
adm. and Hale of n. H., Seward of
n Y and Trumbull of ILL.,, (Rep.) de
clarcd themselves against the Kansas pol
icy indicated by the President, and argued
that "the people thereof had not been
perfectly free TO form and regulate their
own institutions in their own way" y
Messrs. Davis Of Miss, Bigler Of IA, Ma
son Of Va. and Brown of Miss, declared
themselves with the President, as at pres
ent advised. The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-Discussed the Printer ques-
ton. Mr. Grow urged that vest amount
Of useless printing was done, which should
be abolished.
The attempt to elect a Printer, failed.
1t was claimed that it was the money o!
Cornelius Wendell, the late Printer, which
saved Pennsylvania for Buchanan. But
the Office is the most lucrative of all-aud
although he cancus nomination was made
to . combination in the name of James u.
Steadman of Ohio, formerly Of Lewisburg,
Pa.) yet there were SO many boilers that
the majority dared not take vote.
George NJ. Weston of the Washington
Republic, is the Republican candidate for
Printer in the House.
The Booksellers of Washington are
greatly ineensed at some speculations in
books by members of the Opposition
such stealings belonging Of preseriptive
right to the Democracy. An oyerhauling
of the Book plundering, so long advocated
BY Greeley, would save much money and
much corruption real or supposed,
ANOTHER OUTRAGE Tuesday last
John B. Floyd, late Governor Of Virginia,
and now Secretary Of War, removed from
his humble position, as watchman in
the War Department, Fielder Dorset,
who, in the war Of 1872, was a member
Of Captain Stalls rife company, and in
more than one instance received the FIRE
Of the enemy-aud put in his place Ro-
man Catholic lrishn,aa, rith q brcuge as
broad ss ten inch plank - Washington
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