Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-02
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The Washington correspondent Of tie Balti-
NOR. Patriot writing snder date Nov. % hys. y
Altlpugh we arc within SIX days Of the COM
mencctnemt VI the first Session Of tho fhrty-Sixth
Congress, very few u Gle members Of either
II use have reached hero. Generally, mt this De-
rpi. the aspirsnts Tor The principal POSITIONS arc
OH the ground. marshpIing their forces and mr.
ranging the wires 81 h to setorc success. II is
understood that this year the field of operation
has been changed fr,R Wa~hingtni to Ssw York
and Philadelphia For several days past large
body OF members have been in New York compar.
ing notes, and tonight the members of the Poo
pies party of the Peh syl'aaia delegation nfe' IN
Philadelphia. There seems to be liked deter
n,ina,ion on the part Of the Opposition TO have no
utilization with the Democracy and you may rest as
rure that under state Of affairs will any OF the
AmerioIns or Republicans vote for Democrat for
either of the Offices. AS to Colonel forney re-
cev;ng the Csrkship Of the House, it mere stuff.
TOR he 10 now. ever has been, and always will be.
n Dcnocrat--ready to work Tor. swear by, and
die for, Democracy; aud Judge Douglas. with The
Ant-LccomptonItes. Ars now in the ver'ihule,an
will find their resting place in the innor tenn
plc of the De'aocrats party. there 70 ABIDE world
without end
At present there is every prospect Of union and
harmony between tho Republicans and Americans
not rs Republicans or Americans, but as patriots,
having single eye to the happiness and prosper
Try of tho whole country. knowing no North. no
South, but IL union Of hearts, hands and purpose,
to overthrow and break down the most corrupt
party which hrs ever held the reins Of government
and which has brought the country to the verge
of ruin.
The Hon Thnddeus Stevens Of Pennsylvania .
here and IL is said advocates Tree conference Of
all opponents to the Democracy, as the best mode
If organzing the llousr by issuing ageneral insi-
ta,ion on that basis and coniuing the conference
exclusively to AN Interchange Of opinion in re-
"a IF. NJ hua
heretofore been regarded rs On ultra Repub
lean, but whatever may have been his record
in the past, such IL his action now. and whom
one occupying no prominent n position, o man
Of transcrniant ability and large Legislative ex
percnce shall stand upon 70 conclatory plat
form; surely there is everything to hepe and but
little to fear.
Mr. Stevens doe not stand alone The Hon.
Emerson Etheridge. uf Tennessee, occupies sim
liar position, md the entire country owes him II
debt Of gratitude Tor tho bold, manly and oonser-
va,lse ground whet, he occupied during the pc
Rod he held u seat In Congress. and frhis galunt
nuc successful canvass Ivy which he has been
turned TO the present Congre.s. Among the dis
In,uished gentlemen who have been named
for Speaker, not one il nore eminently qualified
for the place with n san record, skilled as Il
larliamentarian, the ac,i1n Of whose mind is re-
murkably quick mud active, pleasant manners.
ind sharing the confden,. 81 bath wings Of the
one
1t affords ordinary pleasure toassure you
Notwithstanding tho t0rrctis oi abuses SANDER and
misrepresentation. which h.tve been heapcd upon
your Representative, the Eion. II. W. Davis. that,
Mt this hour. he has weight and influence in tho
councils Of the Nation, nnt. throus hout the
try, seconi to no man Of biz ago lie may truly
he called the Henry Clay N tho times, and, should
he live, the day IN not far III slant when the people
# tho uuhcd States will honor him as h. 50 rich
jy deserves and justly merits. The pack which
ishowlius ut his heels no m"'o d-turbs his cqua-
nilnitv or ctracts from his well earned fame than
tho gnat wnch buzzes aro.1ld, disturbs tho mon.
arch OF the lnrest
From, c,o.v quarter: uublin opinion il concen-
tra,in;; nlo1 tho Hon. Edwarc. Batrs of Missouri
~ the candidate Of the Opposition for President.
ln,!cc it from the present stand point thut
Ills election is almost beyond con tingency. With
Batc~ Of Missouri, und Reed uf Pennsylvania, We
shalt cntpl the canvass with the ,attle more than
m.i won.
The programme for The organization Of the
House at present. seems to be Ms follows. Iou.
Jnp. Sherman Of Ohie, Speaker; Hon. Warner NJ.
Underwood Of Kentucky, Clerk; Hon. Henry ".
Hoffman oy Maryland. Scrsean,-at-Arms; Mr..
Morris Of Pennsylvania, Postmaster In regard to
other officers there are numerous applicants and
it is difficult to predict no will be successful. Mr.
Evans If ycur city has withdrawn from the can
vas- IN favor of Mr.. Hoffman, who will in all pro-
ball'ty secure either tho Clerkshp or that of
Sergcant-ut- Arms.
There is not particle Of truth in the statement
fabricated here. aud circulated elsewhere that the
Soul crn Opposition propo.e aihlating with the
Democracy on organizing the House Letters
from Giimer, Van,c, Etheridge, Harris Davis,
and Others, explicitly deny my such purpose
There is a contingency in which some may act
eparately, bat that is not determined. and will
be considered ut u private meeting appointed for
Saturday. Ii the Pennsylvania delegation medi
tate rs proposed, aud invite u free conference of
all the elements opposed to the Administration, for
the purpose vi organization only, it is probable
that Southern mon will unite without hesitation.
Several lave expressed their readiness to do 80.
The position Of Mr., Botcier of Virginia has
been misrepres.n ,ed. While he says he cannot
vote for y Speaker nominated byn strictly Re-
publican caucus. no will not vote for n candidate
presented by n Demucla attic caucus. The efforts
| Of tho Administration and Democratic mana gers
! to conciliate the Southern Opposition aud then
abuse them. are uaderstoad perfectly, and have
made no impression.
| AWKWARD PREDIcANENT OF BASHruLMAN-W Wash
| ington irving, at party in England ono dav,
| playfnlly asserted that the love of annexation
which the A2glo-Sax"n race displayed on:every DC
casion proceeds, probably from Is mauyaise bone,
rather than it's greedinass. As n proof Le cited
the story Of y bashful friend IF his, WIN being
asked to dinner party, sat down to The table next
to the hostess in great state of excitcmcnr, ow-
ing TO his rsctase life, few glasses of wine
mounting IL his brain completed his confusion,
! and dissiraed the small remains uf his pre.ence
ofmind. CASTING his eyes down he saw unon bis
lspn piece Of white linen "My heaven. thought he.
| ''thu' i my shirt nrotru ling At my waish,na +"
He Immediately legan to luck ia the offending
| portion ofbi de~s. hut the more he tucked in the
| more mere seemed to remain. At last no ,nadea
desperate ef'rt whenn sudden crash around and
hanAI,, hr.,. +.