Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-28

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Organization orthc Next House of Representa-
dives.
We took OCCASION short time since, to express the
hope the House of Representatives would pro
coed without delay the election of officers and the per
Torrance Of their public duties without rcenactng the
dsgrseeful and expensive farce which occupied six
eight weeks Of their four years ago. We expressed
the further hope that the Northern and Southern oppo
ston would unite for that purpose and be guilty Of
the FOLLY of standing aoof from each other and wrsng
hng and qusrreng profitable end when they have
an their power TO organize the House at once, and in
manner satisfactory themselves and the whole country
We observe that views this subject have been
made the subject OF spirited and indignant comment
the part of some of Democratic contemporaries
They affect to be shocked at the idea OF being will
ling to unite with the Republicans in the practical bust
matter Of organizing the House. They see in such
a disposition part nothing hut humiating sur
render Black Repubcansm and downright treason to
the South They profess to beunabe to understAndhoW
Southern man can for moment entertain PROPOSE
ton Of this kind Indeed, they greatly Mortified,
aud as the only true and loyal friends the South ha
they can scarcely control their feelings in view of the
melancholy fate that awaits her the hands of the South
ern Opposition should the Southern Opposition members
OF Congress unite with the Republicans in the organza
iion of the House.
But we clearly perceive the drift of these patriotic
Democratic editors. Anxious for the election of Dem
ocratic Speaker and still anxious by that means,
10 stiAc investigation of the abuses pracs,d
under the present Administration their object is fright,
en- and inmidate Southern Opposition members of Con.
gres and thereby prevent the proposed union between
the Northern and Southern Opposition with a view
III.
force the Southern Opposition members of Congress into
the support OF Democratic Speaker and other officers.
In word they wish appropriate themselves the
rich spos which would result from the organization
of the House being in possession of the Democratic par
~ They know that of and nv ITSELF the Democrats
party will be utterly unable control the organization
the House, and hence they interested in beating
up recruits from any quarter, and by any Their
proverbal seshness and love of public plumber the
bottom of all their and indignant protests against
combination Of the Northern aud Southern Opposition
ists for the purpose Of eecng Opposition Speaker
aud other officers. All their erocious threats too have
their origin in the motive. Some time ago, the
Washington States, whose thoughts and purposes and
hopes all take their complexion from its intense pursuit
ol the spoils uttered the following terrible menace To
the Opposition members of Congress from the South ia
the event of their aiding in the election of Northern
resides in the embraces of a savehodng State who shall
be instrumental in elecng Black Republican either by
direct vote or the plurality rule -Four years ago mem
bers of ;s party chiefly instrumental in the
election Of Banks-havng both proposed and voted for
the plurality rule the adoption of which resulted in
the election Of Banks And yet the States aud party
heaped no maledctions upon Democratic members OF
Congress having given sasiAa,soa the
House the Black Republicans and sold the South -
Then their Southern sensbilides all shocked
By such conduct the part Of their party friends and
no censure CT complaint escaped their lips. But for
Southern Opposition members mediate initiating
the example Of Democratic members four wears ago is
an outrage upon the South which the South should re-
sent by hanging those Opposition members upon the
highest in the land So much for the consistency
and modesty Of the States and those other Democrats
papers which denounce the Southern Opposition for be
ing willing to unite with the Northern Opposition in the
organization of the House of Representatives
Before they trouble themselves with the in our
eyes let them take the beam out Of their own and then
instead of making fools of themselvesrand playing the
hypocrite, as they doing, they will commend
themselves the public both sensible and honest
We repeat what We have heretofore said that the
Southern Opposition members Of Congress should not
hesitate a single moment about uniting with the Repub
H,aus in the organization Of the House Their con
suiuCnts VIII never hOld thefn guiess should they
any manner contribute to Democratic organization OF
the House. For with Democratic organization there
would be no properly constituted Investigating Commit
tees FOR any purpose whatever. And for one think
the public interests would be efccuay subservei
Ly the next House deyotng or three fourths Of
the coming session in erreng and exposing the cor
rnpous and rascaites that have been pracsed by the
officials aud employees Of the present Administration
with Democratic organization Of the House, all the
enormous abuses and proHgaces Of the party will
hidden and concealed from the public view Il is impor-
can't therefore in the highest degree that helorgana-
lion and control Of the House should be the hands
of the Opposition. In such event the Investigating
Committees win he formed to- suppress facts
and circumstances which the people have a right to be
put 10 possession of-but to bring them all 10 the open
light Of dly and have the delnquents araigued tried
and punished. With view TO this necessary end w.
should vote for any member Of the Northern Opposition
for Speaker preference any Democrat Of either sec.
ton We want this corrupt Administration and lie prac.
tccs oycrhauled and exposed and that object only
Dc accomplished by Opposition organization Of the
House. WHY. then, should any Southern Opposition
member Of Congress hesitate doubt single moment
"a 20 the proprciy Of uniting with the Northern Oppos.
ton for the purpose and the ends iudcatedg why 10
the present condition Of things such IL his FIRST and high
Get duty m an independent and conscientious representa-
tive Of the people He has no other alternative and We
much mistake the temper aud character Of the Opposition
members elected to the next House Il they are not found
heartily 10 favor Of an Opposition organization despite
tho csuors and threats Of the hired fugemen Of the
Administration.
severe ON Douglas.