Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-15
WAsHINGToN.
Correspondence of the North A1Serican.l

] ipMA40 VIC house,
the refusal of the southern tOpposition to
be absorbed BY the, democratic 6rganiza-
ton! For several days past various over
lures were made, with the hope of bring
| ing about such an unnatural coalition, and
it may have been encouraged by q few of
| the minority, who, representing close SOU
therR districts, were willing to, consult
their individual interests rather than
larger future success: Wiser counsels,
howevers prevailed, and at the meeting of
this. interest, on. Saturday night, they're
solved unanimously not to vote fol, any
democratic candidate. This settles that
question, and gives the action of the. SOU
them Opposition an organized force md
form which it has hitherto wanted. If the
democracy arc prepared to go over and
take q, Candidate. from the twenty-threc,
who shall be selected by themselves, they
can be accommodated, but not otherwise.
1t is easy to sec that no such concession
can be made, for if attempted, large in
tuence in the party would Mt once declare,
itself free from any such obligation, and
refuse to perfect an alliance which would
be fatal in party view throughout the
northwest. 49, as 80 a.IT
All this coqueting on the part of the
democracy with the southern Opposition,
has been carried on through self-appointed
leaders, and without any direct authority
from n caucus. The aim was to avoid no.
litical responsibility, as far as possible, in
the negotiations, and to discover how far
those. to whom they were addressed might
be willing to go. They expected, by some
adroit movement, to eptrapa themipority,
and afterwards to appropriate and discard
it, The game was played cunningly,t but
/ it has failed. Our southern friends eau
tiously examined the points, and, after
hearing all the arguments, very quietly re-
fused to accept the programme. Ibis III
timatum, etfectually extinguishes IL Q ] lst
hope of Mr.. Bocock, and he, may Gsw IL
be resigned to his fate. There is 70 re-
source for his party now but to abGnd IN
their .tactious and disorgnnizing pre- Gee l.
ings, and let the public business pro- .ss
The Administration is much embarrass-
ed by the failure of Congress to organize,
and yet bas done nothing to assist thatob-
ject in any way. On the contrary, it has
rather encouraged the course pursued by
its followers, as may be seen by. referring
to the intiammatory appeals and exhorta-
tions which daily crowd the columns of
the Constitution. And this, too, while
there are public creditors entitled to eight
millions of dollars, not a cent of which
can be paid until the post Office appropria-
tion bill shall be passed, Mr.. Toombs,
democratic Senator, took the individual
responsibility Of defeating that bill in the
expiring hours of the last session, and now
his party take, the responsibility of this
additional delay, because they are about
to lose control of the House. This whole
movement has hcen revolutionary from
beginning to end, and it exhibits the Gull
pahle and dangerous excuses to which
party will go rather than surrender the
possession of power.
! The miserable prctencc of Helpers book,
which has been used so extensively in the
discussion, is only a veil to conceal other
objects. Mr.. Curry, of Alabama, one of
the ablest and most upright members of
his party, frankly and fully exonerated the
! republicans from any completely with
Browns invasion, or responsibility for the
obnoxious book. And if the question was
put to the candor of honorable gentlemen
on the democratic side, as to their belief in
these charges, there could be but one an
swer. Yet they are repeated with an
earncstncss which obtains credit from n
large portion of the public, who are not
permitted TO know thereal opsnions enter
! tanned here.
While the delay which has occurred is
to be regretted in some respects, there arc
other reasons why it may result it ultimate
benefit. If extremists are disposed to
raise q violent controversy. on so small
foundation rs now exists, and to illuminate
threats of disunion without the color of
justification, the country will soon come to
understand their motives, and, to see that
these movements arc prompted by an
ultraIsm Which deserves the sternest re-
Duke. These agitatOrS came here with q
toregone purpose to stir up sectional
strife. If Helpers book had never been
written, some other expedient would have
been found to serve the same purpose; and
If that mad fanatic, John Brown, had new.
er seen Harpers Ferry, still this crusade
i would have been carried on just rs vigor-
ously and vindictively. Both occasions
arc to be l0mcnted, bccuuse they furnish
/ some pretcncc, but if they had not existed
at all, the temper and the resistance which.
have been witnessed during the past week,
Il would still have fouriShed in q rank lux
| uriance. ~ ,sl7# = ~ - -
AT the meeting of the House, to-day.
AIR. kilgore. of Indiana, who held the floor:
upon Mr.. Hickman's resolution for the
plurality rule said, as his friends desired.
to vote and to act, he would waive the
Fright to speak now, in order that no en-
-fbarrassmcnt in the organization might at
ttach to him or to those with whom he
4 'actcd. 1t snow understood that theiOn-
position, will renlnim silent, and let the de-
mocracy- have full swing in the discussion.
A The country. will soon discover. that the
Administration and its followers are alone
responsible for the delay and. confusion
which now exists. ri ?. = q
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, then propo-
sed TINT the oldest continuous member of
the House should preside, until organized
by the election of Speaker, following
the precedent when Mr. Adams was tenn
porarfly voted into the chair. ~
Mr.. Grow informed the House that the
reason which operated in the case which
fused to put questions to the House. and
hence, finding itself without any legal Or
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