Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-13

pre- sslent rabies in the Old Dominion, and
one Of them, Milson. even professed to
think that deliberate endorser of the
wicked Helper book was unfit to live
His'extravagaace found applause in the
galleries. & X,
One of the pleasantest things Of yester-
day was the admirable manner in which
Gilmer. of North Carolina. Southern Op.
position, turned the flank Of the enemy,
BY Offering an an.i-agitation substitute for
J. b, ClarkIs shallow resolution concern
ing Helpers Compendium. This ma.
Eneuyer fixed the burden of agitation upon
the Democracy. and left the result OF the
days skirmishing decided loss to the
Administration disorganizers.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8.-This day was
spent in fillibustering by the Democratic
members. ZEN bteerfs. The most outrageous. viola,
tons Of all order seems to be- their game,
and BY, the most, vulgar and insulting
slang whanging, whereby they seem dis
posed 70 goad the Republican members
out Of all patience, that there may Le pre-
texbifor a row. In the meantime, the
leading Democratic papers Of ofWashington,
as well as Virginia, are filed up daily
with threats Of Disunion il the Republl-
cane elect thel. candidate for Speaker. As
it is robable, If vote was permitted, the
Republican candidate would be elected,
Tie Democrats. BY the perve,sion Of VII
order were able TO prevent a vote. Several
times through the day it was thought a
collision was inevitable. But the House
finally adjourned without either vote or
a fight. y "'"
d FKIDAY, Dec. 9.--- Another day spent
in tlie1nost disgraceful confusion and dis.
Iorder. A vote however was taken, whicl,
d resulted as follows: Whole number 'ol
1 votes, 23l; necessary 10 a choice ,li6;
' Sherman, Rep, no; Bocock. Dem, 88;
Gdmer. Amer, 90; scat tering. l3.
] II will be seen that Sherman lacked but
4 6 votes of an election over the combined
forces Of the DEM. Amer. and scattering.
1 A discussion sprung up between Clark,
l Haskins and other anti-Lccompton Dem,
4 ocrats who have voled in the list of scat
4 tering. and Logan, of Illinois, who is a
Douglas Democrat, in which Logan an
nounced that he and the Douglas Demo,
i Gratis would vote for the nominee Of the
4 Charleston Convention, whoever he might
be, and on whatever platform might be
adopted, and would vote for the Admin
lslraiion candidate for Speaker, &c.
\ Wherupon, Clark and Haskins intimated
that they would vote for the Republican
candidate for Speaker which produced an
intense sensation. .......... ..,
! At one time Logan and Kellog, Of ILL.,,
attempted to pitch into each other, but
were forcibly separated and kept apart by
their friends. No other vote was taken,
and the House adjourned. 1t is now
Thought that Sherman will be elected; and
iii so. THE Democratic papers threaten an
instant dissolution Of the Government
We suppose, however, that these threats
are only made to frighten towards and tc
give douyh-faces a pretext for voting fol
Bocock .''' ..,. ......,... ....
We will give our readers as full a syn.
'topsis of the daily proceedings as our space
twill allow. The further action of the
House in its effort TO organize will be looked
for with deep interest. 3.tite