Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-17
organization OF the House,


That able and sterling Wing paper In the great South
western portion Of the Stste-the Abingdon PirgiH'an
heartily endorses the policy we have been recommend
ing in regard the organization OF the next House OF
escntaves IL the viles hypocrisy In the world
ON the part Of those Democratic papers who making
such ridiculous fuss declaration that should
vote for any Republican in preference to any Democrat
the Office of Speaker upon the simple and important
business ground-uttery apart from the question Of sa-
vcry-of securing the appointment of such Committees
n. would ferret out aud expose the couptions and
caes which have marked the of the present Adj
minsiraton 1t is obvious that Democratic Speaker
would be personally and politically interestedn suppress
ing any inquiry which might lead to the detection and
exposure of fraud and pronigacy the part of his De-
mocratic associates aud would therefore, pack the
Committees TO prevent any and all Investigations into
their official deinquencies aud manifestations. Hence
consider il OF the first importance, far the high
interest of the people and the purify of the govern
concerned, that Opposition Speaker of the
next House should be elected and that he be hon
ct and honorable mAn,-one who viii ieaIleSslS and con
acentiousy discharge the duties Of his ofcewe
who he NAV be- whether he comes from the North
the South what particular name he may bear W.
have advocated and still advocate, union Of the OPP
position in this and this extent; aud sin
cerely hope that there will he no hesancy the part
Opposition Speaker in preference any Democrat what,
ever We advocate such union in the election of Speak
er upon the idea entertained 10y Wing. and Democrats
alike that it is impossible for the slavery issue be be
fore the next Congress ia any practical form whatever
and therefore far this slavery question Is concern
ed Southern Speaker could DO the South good aud
a Republican Speaker could do the South no harm.
Bat herr i the article from the IirgiHilH which
Ne invite the attention Of our readers.
Much speculation has been indulged in and various
yews advanced by the Opposition vel other jour
nal in reference the organization Of the next House
OF Representative. The strength ofpArties will stand
Republicans u.s. Democrats ~, anii.Lecompt"n Demo
n, and Southern Opposition II. IT, therefore,
Democratic friends insist upon and adopt the plurality
rule A. fey did in the election OF Ranks the BLACK Re
pGblicsn party VAL elect the officers Of the House.
DemOcratic paper-be Charlottesville IcTrrsoHiaH-ha
already recommended that course OF policy.
The Democratic party that Processes o. the great
conservAtor in national affairs, aud the panacea for 81
the evils that have chung and clinging about
eminent claims that through its potency the slavery
question has been settled and cannot for the present
least form element of agitation in Congress. Ii 20
would respectfully ask where is the danger they
continually prating about to he feared from the Black
Republican partyy The Democrats themselves have Civ
them all they asked for in the KanSasNehraska uc
ton and they profess to be satisfied The Black Repub
Hcans n understand them, never have proposed 10
interfere with slavery where it exists hut have direccd
their energies prevent M introduction where does not
lran from other parties having been settled where Is tie
.f7'di SIN the Democrats have discovered in the ap
pretended union Of the Opposition with the Republicans
iu the election Of the officers of the next House of Rem
resentaiivesy Some of the Opposition Journals have
openly and boldly avowed preference for a Black Re
publican Speaker Democrat the only means
of getting the corruption that exists in high place.
The Government has been cheated robbed and dciaud
ed in thousand ways, by Democratic office holders and
if Democratic Speaker be elected the perpetrators OF
these wrongs will go unvhpped of justice and full license
given them to plumber and pander as much as they
please Justice well the honor Of the nation cry
alond for investigation aud redress and these will never
be had long the dispcnsatiou Of the House offices
in the hands Of Locofoco. The issue then according
Democratic authority being settled between the Black
Republicans and the other parties where we ask again
is the danger of Black Republican organizations We
are in favor Of all Opposition Speaker and hope the Re
pubcans will unite with the Opposition in electing one
but if not then would be infinitely better for the conn
uy,-its Interests as well as it, honor-ior "a Black Re.
publican TO he elected in preference to Democrat OF
the evils, the Republican j. the least The Demo.
cratic party have brought the Government 10 the VERGE
of ruin aud the remedy with safety be trusted 10
their hands Speaker from either Of the other parties
would appoint honest investigating committee and
this il the only means by which the corruptons Of the
party in power be ascerPned exposed and corrected
These We've, as above stated predicated upon the
Democratic assumption and declaration that the slavery
question is extinct and So have nothing to fear
from the Republican party. They are we believe safer
upon the question Of the Union than the Southern de-,
mocrcy, and before this all other questions sink into
inter nsignfcance"
VIM. u. Seward