, 1859-08-23

lFton The 1lou31vlne Jo1znal1 i,
', For the last two years the organization OF the
Aonse Of Representatives. haa been in the bands
o. o. ne Democracy The power possessed by
the slightest 1ibera1ity or federation has been
Whatever. Through bold and unscrupulous
p:rt9zan speaker, they hare 80 organized com.
n'ttees n TO hide AZ far ~ possibie and to pro-
mote tho political iniquitses practiced In Ill the
oepae1menta sod rssnsdeations Of the govern.
nent* As = necessary consequence, corruption
and pecnlasion md swind]ing and downright
robbery have everywhere reigned supreme,
facta hare occasionally, In spite Of ali efforts
a. concealment and suppression, burst forth 10
ne light 81 day. revealing the miserable condi-
s'ca w Of g things that perTades The country.
that The majority Of the House Of Representa-
uses @ has now passed from the polluted hands
Of the Democracy. We esteem It fortunate for
now, if the Opposition s1e honest and wise they
en- and viii expose to the eyes Of the world
shose hidden things Of darkness that men have
q had but vague and imperfect glimpses Of during
Republicans nor the Southern Americans will
hasr 4 majority in the next House without CO.
oPefatlon with each other, and it il also true,
thaa, upon some points, they -afe md may H.
"ays De widely apart, but there Is, there can BE-,
no Just reason under heaven Why they should
not unite in such an organization Of the House
as shall cause aprompt and full exposure of the
n,9ltitudinous atrocities Of the Government
when they cannot ngree, let them differ, and
differ as earnestly as they will, but let them on
no account forego the opportunity now present
ed them Of exposing the corruptions Of the CON-
We canuot presume that The conservative
members Of Congress from the North and the
conservative members from the South will en-
counter any serious obstacle in their attempts
to unite in the election Of Speaker who will
make the committees Of the House what they
should be. OF course. other things being equal,
&c should prefer Southern American for the
SpeakerahiP, but unquestionably there are
Northern conservatives who wsuld do their
whole duty in that high Office. There nre vio-
lent free -soiers in the North, whom we would
neVcr, under any conceivable circumstances.
support for the first Office in the House. but
there are others to whom VIC certainly do not
Know any 'nsuEmountable objection. And the
lion. Thomas Corwin, Of 0bio, is one Of these.
he is bx no means fully identified with my e.
1sung party, and: although be probably agrees
more nearly with the Republicans than with
any other present organization, they regard
linn, and he regards himself, as standing in some
things apart from them. We believe he is op-
posed to TIE extension Of slavery, but as Speak
CT ot the House, be would have no appointment
Of any committee that could exert my influence
satheF IN favor Of slavery extension or against
it. And then his age, bis eminent abilities, his
large public experience, and his great weight Of
character entitie him to much consideration.
And there is another gentlemen, a member
elect OF the next House, whom we feel it priv
1'ege TO mention in this connection. We refer
70 The bon. Emerson Ethcridge of Tennessee,
We know that thousands are looking to him as
the ne1t Speaker. Ever among the truest of
The true to the South, ever cherishing and
Huarding her Interests with aa unfatering heart,
he has done much to recommend himself to the
trnc, conservative, liberal, mud large minded
patriots Of the North. In all Congress- there WINS
not mnn, who, fire years ago, fought the Anti
Kansas md Nebraska bills battle more bravely
aud more vigorously than he, and in all Tepnes-
see there was not a man, who, two years ago,
fought the auti-Lecompton batt'e with more
spirit, energy and effect. We believe that the
best men Of the North would take pleasure ia
supporting him Tor the Speakership, and no one
who knows him can doubt that be possesses in
most remarkable degree all the qualities that
would constitute him a most successful Speaker
in the event Of his election to the office.