Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-08
nm, these days, anymore,3 is the Junior

arm, these days, anymore,) IS the junior
editor of the N. Y. Express, hot South
American paper, very ably, but very un-
scrupulously conducted, as we think. The
firm is James and Erastus Brooks, but
Erastus is the man of the concern. He
looks good deal like q digger Indian
as near as can picture the looks of one
from descriptions. He looks lank, caday-
erous, and like Cassius, hungry for politi-
cal turmoil. His hair is black, long,
coarse and straight, and corresponds we'll
with the sunken and dark expression of
his eyes, and with the raw boned, sulIen
contour of his face. But let Brooks pass,
too, for my attention has Just been called
to one or two other notables gyrating
is keitt, another is Sickles, and another
Pryor. OF the former, your readers have
all read sketches, I presume, at least they
have one, if they read your correspon-
dence from this place last winter. Pryor
has disappointed ue good deal, in his
personnel, for man who has made so
much fuss directly OF indirectly, in one
way and another. He looks like boy
from where sit, which may be from his
hair being very long and from his having
no beard. He does not look like n genius
by any means. His face is piqued at the
chin, sharp at the nose, and seemingly not
we'll proportional any way you look at it.
He is now sitting in the seat beside Glenn
ems Whose second he was, you recollect)
and he seems to be fidgety and highly ner-
vous. He is working with his hair contin-
ually, adjusting it behind his ears, curling
it under, and rocking his foot at very I'M
easy rate. Perhaps he's excited at his new
membership (this is his first day you know
and perhaps at something that's to leak
out about Harper's Ferry, or something of
that sort, that's intended to set the House,
land tother House too,) all in blaze
Who knows2 1t is told to Pryors credit
here, and can readily believe it, that of
the many newspaper quarrels which he
had, he never provoked one of them, hav-
ing been uniformly courteous, although
always on the severe order with his cotem-
poraries. Pryor will disappoint his friends
and his foes very much if he does not
leave his mark on this Congress.
Our friend, Bill Montgomery, see lust
in front of Sickles. Both of them look
lonely and quite meditative. There is a
great deal of vital force and character ex-
pressed in the countenance of both, more
especially Montgomery. 1 can see the
veins in his neck, clear up here, as they
stand out in blue relief to the ground
work of deep carnation red. Sitting, as
he is, listening modify as it would seem,
Montgomery looks savage, either for deba-
ting, tisticuffs, or brick bat purposes.
The hour of twelve having arrived, the
Clerk (Mr. Allen) has raped his gavcl,
and ordered call of the names of the
members elect to this Congress. The call,
midst much noise and confusion, has been
made, and 23l of the 237 members (includ-
ing delegates from the territories) have
answered to their names. This being done,
Mr. Hunter, of Alabama, has moved land
1t has been carried) s'thnt this House do
now proceed to elect Speaker for the seth
Congress" Whereupon Messrs Sherman,
Grow and Corwin, on the part of the Re-
publicans, and Messrs. Bocock, Phelps and
Mcqueen, on the part of the Administra-
ton men, and Messrs. Davis Oh. Wy and
Boteller, on the part of the American
Wing element, and Jno. B. Haskin and
John Hickman, on the part of tho Anti
Lecompton Democrats, have been put in
nomination. The first ballot is now or
dcred and there is great excitement Every
member has roll alphabetically and by
States (arranged) in his hands, and with
his pencil is keeping count. 1t is soon
evident that no one is to have a majority,
and sure enough there is a large lack of it
when the roll is finished. 1t is found that
there are four Democrats absent, and there
| is visible excitement. 'Anothcr vote"
the Republicans sing out. mo! we'll FL
libustcr," some one sings out in reply.
And straight the Democratic side proceeds
to tillibustcring-whichm means to stave off
another vote by demanding call of the
House on motions to adjourn-on resolu-
lions and questions of order, sc.
Mr.. Clark, of Mo-, has the floor. He
wants to make some remarks, he says.
Objected to, by short stubby member
from Kentucky, whose name 1 could not
learn, who very properly says that there is
no question before the House. This being
a point of order, Mr.. Clark appeals to the
Chair. The Chair replies that it being
only Clerk has no power (if it under
stands ITSELF to decide question of order,
and must submit it to the House. Mr..
Clark says he will decide for himself, and
will go on. Many voices from the Repub-
lican side, say, he is out of order, and call
out question: question:" Mr.. Clark pro-
tests that it is his constitutional right to
speak to the question of the Speakership,
which really is, US he nffirms, question
before the House. So he goes on, and
most unexpectedly, as we'll as to the con-
sternation, and may add, to the disgust
OF everybody, he filings the niger. life
sized, lusty and kicking into the arena,
in the shape of u dcnunciation of Helfer's
pamphlet called "The Impending Crisis"
[Great sensation-clapping of hands and
Kissing. Theaker, from over the river,
and one or two others whom recognise,
look wondcr-strickcn and possessed with
breathless curiosity, tantamount to a
query as to what is coming next?
In the midst of all this confusion. Clark
gives way for motion to adjourn, which
comes to everybody's relief, apparently.
The general sentiment as hear it up
to the closing of this letter, is that an or
ganization (Republican and Anti-Lecomp-
tom will be effected tomorrow, or ut far
thest, next day, by the AnLi-Lecompton
voting for the plurality rule.