American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-01
Orrnnirntion of ihe Housc.
Especial Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette. BY the
Independent Line.l
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The organisation OF toe House is con-
fsssed by all parties to be involved in very /
great doubt. II the Opposition. ignoring
entirely the Slavery issue. will 60 into 8
free conference. snd ccn6ne their consult> |
s,ion solely TO the question Of organization
all may 60 well, but il seems impossible
to keep il out. Should il be Introduced
,rou ,le must be The consequence.
Should the Republicans hold their eau
Gus as party. l much fear the Southern
Opposition and Anti Lecompton Democrats
would not endorse their nominee directly
or Indirectly. Il has been suggested as
most likely. that before any caucus is held
several ball5ti will be taken in the House
Tor Speaker, and that then The Southern
Opposition W III indicate Northern Oppo
siion man whom they win be willing to
support, and that in this way The vexed
question may be settled. All this, how
ever, is a mere matter Of speculation; aud
the most knowing ones confess themselves
unable to tell how things will result.
The Democrats u r . building great
hopes upon an 0ppos itiOn split; by which
they expect to elect their Speaker. giving
the Clerk to the South Americans. To
effect this they rely upon the aid, direct
or indirect Of 4, JOY Morris. Of Pennsyl-'
vania, Carter, OF New York. aud perhaps
others Of the Pennsylvania and New Jsr
sey delegations. Haskius and Clarke are
likely to go with the regular Democracy
this session. hear report that Winter
Davis has declared bis nnwillingnesl 10
vote for eithers Republican or Democrats
party eaudida Q. and il is surmisOdthat he
has bimself an eye to the Speakersbip.
To win. the Republicans must pursue a
coneiliatory course, which i believe they
have pretty fully resolved upon. The 0p.
position member who assists the Demoe-
racy 10 any way. commits an act Of politi-
cal suicide.
A meeting OF the Pennsylvania 0pposi-
tion will be held at Philadelphia on the
S0tb, for the purpose Of considering IN
what wsy the Opposition can be best uni
ted, aud to determine their own action.--
II is important that every Opposition mem
her should bo present on Monday, as the
full Administration force will be 10 attend
ance.
The Messagsis is already 10 the hands ol
the Printer. and will be very long, making
nearly Two sizes Of the Constitution. Uh-
usual care is being taken io'orsvent leak
J age. and 10 view OF the New York Herald't
exploit last year. and the uncertainty o.
the House organizing. it has been pretty
certainly determined upon TO send no ad
vance copies 10 Post Masters.
Among the names which will 20 before
the Charleston Convention will be that o
Senator Pesrce. Of Mary land. The egb
votes Of that State will be valuable, and
State pride it is supposed will secure them
Secretary Holt has an idea that he can
/ make the Post Office Department self-sup.
! porting without incre asing the postage rates
by looping off the heavy mail contracts
on remote and unproftable routes He
will. in support Of this, recommend among
other things, a discontinuance Of tho over.
land Mail.
The Oregon war debt is being invest.
gated by the third Auditor Of the Treasu.
ry. and Gen. Lane will vigorously press
its payments. The Government will be
swindled il he succeedf.
\ Two hundrad and odd troops passed
through here to-day, EN- route for Charles.
town: one hundred and eighty five are ex,
, peoted in Baltimore tonight, from NorioII
! BY way of the Bay. At least 1000 mer
will be under arms al Charlesown when
Brown is executed, and should an attempt
at rescue be made, The orders to the ia ileI
, arc Immediately to dispatch the priso,
ners.
A DR.. Breed was a'reitsd here The 9th
+ er day. at the instance Of A. d. Van Camp
! for uttering Abolition sentiments. Boil
. the parties were Quakers but it appears
) that in conversation, B. used the expres
= sion. sympathy for Old Brown" which
/. aroused Van Camps ire, and thereupon q
discussion ensusd .which nearly ended in
blows and bloody noses After hearing
t the evidence Breed was bound over in
$4,000 TO keep the peace.
: A friend who came from Richmond on
; Saturday night, reports that fresh excite
ment had been created there by the receip
OF a dispatch from Charlestown atm
that sentry had been shot, aud that NOR,
incendiarism had occurred. Three com
paniOs OF troops were Immediately orderet
n to proceed to the scene Of disturbance, VIII,
! arrived 10 Washington yesterday morning
n but were unable 10 proceed until afternoon
9 The most Intense excitement prevailed il
Richmond when our informant left, aud
y was said that Gov. Wise was determined
9 to keep not less than two thousand me-
I> under arms until after Browns execution
IS and should the rescue OF the prisoners b
At seriously attempted, il is likely they woul
y be dealt with in asummory manner. Al
IS rests continue to be made in different part
: Of Virginia, Of parties charged with usiu
V seditious language At Lexington Va.
% man by the name Of Haines hhiling froI
le Warren county. who was charged wit
N expressing abolition sentiments some tim
ago, was ordered to leave town on Nor
rs day. Much excitement was exhibited
10 A clerk ina store in Norfolk had been d
dered away, and arssident Of Ferry Pon
opposite Norfolk, named John Fletche
y, was arrested on Thursday for using sed
is tious language. He resisted at FIRST, hu. |
ut nally accompanied the officers to Jail
~ The Norfolk Herald says: 1--WE uude
70 stand that orders have been received he
!. from Richmond. instructing various volu
!. teer companies TO hold themselves in rea