The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-30
WILMINGTON Items.

TFrons dc Cincinnati Cassie.
The oroanizatfcn of the House is confessed
BIZ ali parties. 20 be involved IN very. great
doubt. Ifthe Opposition, ignoring .entirely
the slavery issue will go>intoa free confer
ence and confine their consultation solely to
the question zorganizationy all=may go
well, but it seems impossible to keep it ont.
Should it be introduced, trouble must be the
consequence.
Should the Republicans hold their caucus
as a party,9I nuah fear the Southern 0ppo-
sition and anti-Lecompton Democrats would
not endorse their nominee, directly or~indi-
rectly. 1t has been suggested as most like
~ that before any caucus is held, several
ballots will be taken in the House for Speak
er, and that then the Southern Opposition
will indicate a Northern Opposition man
whom they will be willing to support, and
that in this way the vexed question may be
settled. All this, however, is mere matter
of speculation and the most knowing ones
confess themselves unable to tell how things
will result.
The Democrats are building great hopes
upon an Opposition split, by which they ex-
pect to elect their Speaker, giving the Clerk
to the South Americans. To effect this,
they rely upon the aid, direct or indirect of
E. Joy Morris, of Pennsylvania, Carter, of
New York, and perhaps others of the Penn
sylvania and New Jersey delegations.
Haskin and Clark are likely to 60 with the
regular Democracy this session. l hear a
report that Winter Davis has declared his
unwillingness to vote for either Republic
can or Democratic party candidate. and it is
surmised that he has himself an eye to the
Speakership.
To win, the Republicans must pursue
conciliatory course, which / believe they
have pretty fully resolved upon. The OPP
position member who assists the Democracy
in any way, commits an act of political SUI
icide. trftsrr
A meeting OF the Pennsylvania Opposi
ton will be held at Philadelphia, on the
3Oth, for the purpose of considering in what
way the Opposition can be best united, and
to determine their own action. 1t is impor-
tant that every Opposition member should
be present on Monday, as the full Admins
tration force will be in attendance.
The Message is already in the hands of
the Printer, and will be very long, making
nearly two sides of the Constitution. I'm
usual care is being taken to prevent a leak
age, and in view of the New York Herald's
exploit last year, and the uncertainty of the
House organizing, it has been pretty GER
tainly determined upon to send no advance
copies to post masters.
Among the names which will go before
the Charleston Convention will be that of
Senator Pearce, of Maryland. The eight
votes of that State will be valuable, and
State pride WILL it is supposed, secure them
Secretary Holt has an idea that he can
make the Post Office Department self-sup-
porting without increasing the postage retes,
by looping off the heavy mail contracts on
remote and Improbable routes. He will, in
support of this, recommend, among other
things, discontinuance of the Overland
Mail. -41f
The Oregon War Debt is being investiga-
ted by the third Auditor of the Treasury,
and Gen. Lane win vigorously press its pay
ments. The Government Will be swindled
if he succeeds. PIX