Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-10
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My letter concluded yesterday, with a
runnlngt better skelter summary of the ex-
citing debate which characterized yester-
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tesaeAeEs', VIII Feeolly agree that put little,
IT any, comment was necessary, for GER
talnlyi even the scattered and hurried
notes which sent you, would BE amply
suggestive of their proper comments. /
may tell you, however, that was good
deal entertained, as well rs instructed,
with the remarks that heard uttered here
and there among the vast throng of spec
tators, as they broke up and wended their
crowded way down the Capitol steps, and
on down through the Capitol grounds
Every body seemed engaged, drizzliug as
! it was, in n running comment and criti
cism, either on the respective merits of the
several speakers who had occupied the
session, or in structures upon the whole
character of the scene. | could not pre-
| tend to give Won ANYTHING like a statement
4 .bU
/ was Dleased-highly pleased to note that
Though eyer-so many of those who had
been present, expressed their prejudices
for or against this. that and the othertsitle,
vet there seemed to benlmosta unanimous
4 disposition to deprccateTand condemn the
whole proceeding. By the time / reached
my hotel, | was pretty clear in nv conyic-
lions that whatever might be the opinion
of the members of the House as to their
| days work, their sovereigns considered it
highly discreditable. After supper, had
this conviction still further increased by
visiting around at the principal places of
resort, and listenig to and talking with
quite q number of pcople. At Browns
Hotel, which is, pQr excellence, the South
ern headquarters, although such men as
Corwin; are stopping there, were animated
| discussions going on A great deal of the
talk was ultra Southern, not so much in
the way of justification of the performs
ances of the Southern members. as in the
way of obiurgation of HBlnck Republican
ism" generally At Wizards there was
good deal of the same kind of talk, al
though not near SO much, in proportion to
the number of guests. On looking over
the register, YOU can easily get an expIa-
nation of this, for that is generally found,
at last, the index of popular sentiment
Wizards is favorite with the city people
of the North, and while this class of peo-
pie are conservative and careful (beiug
largely of the mercantile life) vet when
they arc crowded a good deal, they will
put in pretty strong for their State and
district political opinions. The National.
the United States, Washington and other
places, represent more largely Northern
opinion, although the first named has n
good share of Southern patronage.
Before going to bed, 1 had thus made up
my mind, that if the Representatives car
ried on, hereafter, as they had been doing
yesterday, they would do so without any
considerable countenance from the people.
This morning before coming up, took
a stroll around to see friend or two, and
hear what had been the feeling superiudu-
ced by sleeping over night on the excite
mcnt, and the caucus and iunta delibcra-
tions that had been held. [ found that
there was very little to indicate that there
would be an organization to-day. 1 am
told that the RepIbliCans consider that they
i we're Frossly nd Railieifss Eslf6naIy
Ntand unyieldingly to their candidate; and
also. that the South Americans are more
perfectly at sea than ever-fearing to vote
for the plurality rule, and rendered more
hostile than ever to the Democracy, owing
to the dragooning which they attempted on
Mr.. Gilmer's resolutions. The presump-
ton is, that all hands will vote pretty
much as on the first ballot, except that the
Republicans will concentrate on Sherman.
But the hour of twelve has arrived, and
the Clerks gavcl has raped for the House
to come to order.
The journal has been read, and Mr.. Kel-
logg of Illinois, has arisen to question OF
privilege. He has sent UP to the stand.
an editorial letter from here, in tile y. Y
Tribune It calls him q ;'varnished Wing. :;
and animadverts in ferocious style, on
his motion to adjourn, made the day be-
fore, and mentioned in my letter of yestcr-
day. He proceeds to give Greeley terri
bic skinning. 1t is indeed very severe,
and for the most part, probably, warranted.