Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-26
From the New York Herald.
Affairs at Washington.


THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President was informed this morning by
several democratic members that there was IL
chance Of cffccting an organization, hence he
kept his Message back. II will surely go in to-
morrow. Its reception in tho House will create
great excitement, and | am informed they will
refuse IN receive it.
THE CONTEXT FOR THE srEAKERsHIP.
MIR. Buchanan is anxious tor nm organization
of the House. lie s%ympathi, es with tho creditors
OF the government, who have been performing
the public mail service ever since the last Con
gress adjourned, and desires that they shall have
their just dues. But not 30 with some OF those
who profess to represent the President on the floor
of tho House. They. know that it is out Of their
power TO organize the House by the election of n
democrat for Speaker, and Mr.. Burnett. of Ken
lucky. acknowledges rs much yesterday. They
have beat the bush for nearly three weeks, pre-
tending that they are willing to elect q conscrya-
tive Southern man for Speaker; but their record
does not show that they are sincere, for u day or
two since, when Mr.. Gilmer, who owns more
slaves in North Carolina than there are democrats
on tho floor of the House, had thirty six votes, the
democrats might have elected him, but they re-
fused to rescue The third highest place under the
government from the republicans, whom they pro-
fcss no much to dcspise. To-day the same thing
occurred again. Mr.. ,Gilmer's vote was run. mp
to ,~hirty-six by the aid of republicans and Il the
seventy-nine men who voted tor Mr.. Millson Ind
thrown their votos for Mr.. Gilmer. he would have
received one hundred aud fifteen votes. and been
elected by three majority, one hundred and twelve
beng necessary for n choice. The republicans,
who have been voting for Mr.. Sherman from the
start, md the anti. L%ecompton democrats, notified
the democracy. before the ballot took place. that
they were willing to Join the democracy and vote
for Mr.. Gilmer in good firth. The democrats de-
clined. Right in the face of this record, Mr..
keitt, in n speech of we'll chosen periods, proposed
a. -. innate ,rt. A.,
such an American ms they might select, or to vote
for such IL democrat rs the Americans might Sc
lcct. The only response made to tho proposition
was another ballot, which resulted in giving Mr..
Sherman his relative vote, within four OF an cleo
ton. Mr.. Gilmer held his own, and MIR. Millson
fell off ton votes.
And so we shall continue to 60 on, until, rs in
1859, the plurality rule is adopted.
have reason to believe that the single vote Of
either Briggs or Clark, Of New York, would have
elected Sherman to-day, but they refused. The
responsibility Of thus blocking the wheels of the
government, 10 far IA it rests with the republicans,
is thrown upon those gentlemen.
Every parliamentary objection to Mr.. Sherman's
election has been exhausted by tho democracy
Tho highest compliments ever bestowed upon any
, opponent has been showered upon him by them.
Tho republicans nre satisfied with him, and will
never withdraw him. The democrats would he
better satisfied with him than with any other re-
publican. They decline to elect Mr.. Gilmer when
it is in their power. Tiny cannot elect one of their
own men, and so, like a crowd Of unruly school
!. boys, the four parties meet daily and declaim. read
the Herald, look Mt each other. crack bad jokes.
smoke, drink, lounge On the sotas, sleep, write
letters, frank documents, swear. ballot once or
twice for buncombe, aud then adjourn. thus nc
complaining each day the chief object for which
they meet.
After the second ball ), to-day AIR. Winslow at
tempted to offer n resolution to postpone all fur
thcr balloting until after tho holidays, thus follow
ing the example of the Senate in its adjournment
over the holidays.
The President is opposed to it. As soon as the
proposition was made. MIR. Grow, of Pa, rose aud
denounced the proposition and the House adjourn
cd without taking any action on the subject.
Mr.. Grows speech in the House to-day is the
subject of discussion tonight every wherein W ash
ington where two or more men have met. Sever
al gentlemen on the democratic side are reported
Us saying that they shall hold him personally re-
spousible for saying that those who have spoken
have made the grossest perversions Of the princi-
pies Of the republican party that was ever made
men claiming to be fair minded.