Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Meeting of the Nert Congress canpassing for
tie Speakersdip.
Correspondence OF the New York Tinles

IUOffGSDOuuenGe
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 1857.
The Congress of the United States assemblies
four weeks from to-day, and will probably or
ganize with little, if any, difficulty. As hereto
fore suggested, the dominant party bids talr to
be sadly divided; but their differences dou6t-
less will be smothered until after the offices de-
pending on their united vote IN an organization
of the House, shall have been secured. Such is
the discipline of the Democratic party, that its
members rarely break out into open quarrel
with each other inthe face of spoil, which would
be likely to fall into the hands of their enemies.
have heard it several times repeated that
different policy would be pursued i'll the present
instance-that at least twenty of the tre-eaters,
refusing to participate in the regular Democratic
caucus Of the House, would make separate NOM
nations of candidates pledged to the EXTREMIST
views of opposition to the Governor Walker
Kansas Policy, and to the general ultra views OF
the secessionistS This would render the cleo.
ton of anybody. by majority vote, Impossible,
unless Americans or Republicans, sufficient IN
numbers, should go over to one or the other oil
the factions.
No such condition of affairs need be aPPre.
| hended however, much as it may be talked OF
A portion of the ultraists may, and probably
will, refuse to go into caucus, and so bind them
selves to sustain its action; but when the noml-
nations are made, they will sustain them, unless
some one should be nominated who has made
himself specially obnoxious to them. Col. Orr,
| for instance, as n candidate for Speaker, would
be very dstasteful to them, because they are
satisfied that he has been for long time schem-
ing for promotion, and endeavoring to obtain it
| by affecting q conservatism which tt6y do not
profess nor he feel; nevertheless if nominated IN
caucus, they will all fall into line, and vote him
in, as n matter of course.
The canyassing for the Spcakership, and other
offices in the gift of the House, begins to be
! ~ EH,-i,. from
! the different States. Col. Orr is more talked OF
for Speaker than anybody else, although that
fact does not add to his chances. He has been
n standing candidate for some time, and for that
reason is more spoken of than others who COM
nand a larger share of the hearty good will OF
the old members of Congress. He seems to
have the inside track; but there is very gener-
iaI feeling of distrust of him all through the
South, that may at any moment upset his dish
Secretary Cobb is understood to be figuring for
Orr's election of course with view to strength
ening himself as future candidate for the Pres
idency, by securinga controlling influence in
The q organization Of the House This has come
al politics in the United States,-the efforts of
aspirants being, far possible, to reverse the
ipOlcy Of our Governmental system and central
ize it for their Individual benefit.
Hon John S. Phelps of Missouri, is also n
lprominent candidate Though a very decided
There IS Il OOlu. InAlIlIleSS III
he says or does, which wins the confidence and
respect of friends and foes. Far more popular
| than Orr among the members of the House, he
must prove formidable competitor if he sub
mitS his claims to the consideration of caucus.
Though from SlayehOlding State, and so aC-
ccptable to the South, all his local interests and
| sympathieS are far more akin to those of the
great Northwest and North than are MIR. Orr's
AMI for that reason lie certainly may be cx-
| pected to prove fayoritc with Northern Demo-
Gratis, vino would not strengthen their individual
positions at home by selecting South CarOlini-
an for their sutErages.
Hon. j. Clancy Jones, of Pennsylvania, tho
not presented as a cnndidate-fOr the reason
that the prOpriety of taking the Speaker from
Slave State is generally conceded is neverthe-
less talked of more less for the place, and, if
any difficulty should occur in caucus in the Sc
lection of Southern candidate, it would not be
surprising if Mr.. Jones became the point of
union, for he is trusted and esteemed by the Ell
tire South, as is evidenced by the press of nl
sections of the Democratic Party in that part of
the Union.
There arc several candidates besides those
have mentioned, from the South. Andrew H.
Stephens, of Georgia, is talked of, and Geo. w.
Jones, of Tennessee, and Houston, of Alabama,
are sometimes mentioned. The chances are,
however, that either Phelps Jones or Orr will
be the man.
TIE GREAT CnEss PLAYERS.-lt seems that
during the chess tournament in New York,
young Mr.. Morphy, of Mobile, played Is games
against four competitors, in which only two
were drawn and one lost. The Tribune claims
that he is incontestably the strongest player in
the United States, and that Mr.. Paulson, who
drew one game and won one in the contest with
Mr. Morphy, stands as incontestabIy the second.
The Tribune says:
The National Chess Congress has developed
two facts. We have gentleman ''to the manor
born" who has proved himself the peer of the
greatest European players, and whom we verify
believe will serve all antagonists in the Old
World, as he has done those in the New. This
is the opinion of eminent chcss-playcrs who
have watched him throughout this tournament,
and who themselves have played with many Of
the leading practitioners of the age.
This Congress has made famous a young
man whose incredible performances in blind
fold playing have astonished all classes of our
citizens, causing him to become the talk aud
wonder of our city. Mr.. Paulson's name is
now 'houSehold word" wherever chess is
known.
PRESIDENTIAL OPrNroNs-James Madison and
all his successors, Gen. Harrison excepted, to
whom the opportunity was not presepted) --in-
GLIDING James Buchanan-have signed the fol-
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