Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-08
The Newa by Telesraph


We gather, from the Washington report
by telegraph, that the organization Of the
House Of Representatives is about as near
oonsummation as II was when the results Of
the elections were ascertained in the Con-
gressional districts throughout the country
after the recent elections; and its accom-
plishment seems TO be moro question Of
strategy than Of time. We would not be
surprised to learn by the telegraph report OF
this evening that the House had been or
ganized; and we would not be surprised il
tho elements could not be harmonized into
an amalgam for three weeks 10 come. IL is
evident TO us that plunder and power have
more 10 do in settling the question of or
ganization than principle. In the meantime
the Democratic members can only watch
the boiling of the pot-pourri, and bide the
return of quietness.
FERNANDO WooD, National Democrat, has
been elected Mayor OF New York over
Hsvemeyer, Tammany Hall Democrat and
Opdyke, "irrepressible conflict" Republican,
by majority of 3,273l This is one Of the
most gratifying results we have recorded for
q long while; we never made mention Of the
election Of any man in New York which
gave us half so much pleasure. Fernando
Wood is one Of the best men nature ever
endowed with extraordinary abilities. -
Among politicians he is singularly pure; a
gratifying example of the probity of private
and public morality in the corrupt atmos'
phere in which he lives. He will worthily
wear bis laurels; lac has heretofore given
earnest OF what he can do; and the good
people of New York knowing him asked Of
him no pledge for the future. We have
now some hopo for New York "Nine
cheers and three tigers for Mayor Wood
There was Union demonstration in
Philadelphia, yesterday. At short intervals
throughout the day, salutcs were fired by
the friends Of the Union Flags were dis
played from public buildings and the ship
ping, and the demonstrations closed las
evening with grand Union mass meeting
Of the citizens, irrespective Of party, at
Jaynes' Hail, the object being to reallirm al
legiance to the Union and the Constitution,
and to condemn all lanaticism. Hon. Jos
r. Ingersoll presided. A series of resolu-
tions were adopted, expressing an earnest
sympathy for their fellow citizens Of Vir.
gina; disavowing any right or wish to inter-
iere with the domestic institutions Of sister
States; reprobating in the strongest terms
all attempts to excite a servile insurrectiOn
or to arouse those who are lawfully held in
servitude to violence and bloodshed; ap-
proving of the recent administering of justice
in Virginia; and finally, assuring their
brethren of the South that there exists
among the people Of Pennsylvania deter
mined spirit to assert and maintain the
Constitution and tte rights of States under
it, and asking in return their confidence and
patriotic sympathy. Good for the city o.
Brotherly Love.
The San Juan affair is likely to be peace
fully settled: The telegraph gives the sub
stance Of dispatch from San Francisco
overland, to the st. Louis Bulletin. Tha
paper Of last evening said;
"We learn from reliable source that Gen
Scott, upon his recent arrival in the vicinity
of British Columbia dispatched letter t
British Columbia dispatched letter to the
authorities of Vancouver's Island, announce
ing his arrival and indicating his readiness
to confer with the British authorities witt
view to a peaceful termination of the Sar
Juan difficulty
Gov. Wise yesterday laid before the Vir'
gipia Legislature letter from Gov, Chase
in reply to one from him. Chase said il
substance that "Oho will fulfill every con
stitutional obligation to other members o
the Union, but cannot consent to tho invasion
of the Territory by armed men, even for thu
purpose of pursuing and arresting fugitive
from justice"
The Legislature Of Va. yesterday unani
mously passed resolutions approving of thu
sentence of Cook and the other prisoners
and refusing interference.