The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
Southern Opinions Of Northern Sentiment on
the Slavery Question.
The Negotiations for the
Speakership.
TWO MORE BALL0TTINGS AND NO CHOICE,
&c., &C., 80.
Cur Special Washington Despatch.

Cur Special Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 1859.
THE sPRAKKRnr-cuNOus TACTICS or THE REPUHICANs ETC
The South Americans held q caucus this morning. and
agreed to cast their entire ballot for Mr. Glmer which
accordingly done. Two ballots given for b.
teller, and ballot for George Briggs Of New York
Their object in changing TO give the democrats
opportunity TO cast their votes for Of their
Der. The Americans will, il 10 understsod, continue TO
change around until they have exhausted their entire
number. This. at oast. II THAR n~AaA~s programme
number Of democrats have expressed willingness 10
vote for moderate American II thereby they can defeat
Sherman; but it Is very questionable whether the en-
tire democratic vote be thrown in that direction The
object Of the in session 10 consider this
question.
Quito number Of republicans are getting very restive
and would gladly abandon Sherman for either Corwn Of
Ohio, Pennington Of New Jersey The only chance Of
eecting Sherman IL the adoption Of the plurality resou.
ton. The democrats win not allow its adoption for some
weeks yet at any rate. This has been positively deter
mined upon.
The republicans have performed a comp detat to-day
truly startling This morning the city was rife with ru-
ors that the democrats would go over to the Americans
and support Mr. Boteer for Speaker The report did not
seem 10 disturb the republicans in the least About
two O'Clock tho baIotng commenced and TO tho amaze.
mont Of every except the initiated fourteen repub
Leans who have voted steadily for Sherman left him and
voted for Ger the owner Of hundred irrepressibe
niggers in North Carolina Gilmers vote by this move
has run to thirty and Ehermans down To ninety
Six. This not only nationazed the republicans at one
leap by voting for STAKEHOLDER, and verified the pledge
Of Eherdge, made day or two since, that Gmers vote
could exceed thirty, but afforded the democrats On op.
pcrtunity to 60 and elect Southern man. an oppo
nent Of Sherman who has denounced the Helper book as
soHosSn
traitors and murderers They could have elected him by
eight majority, and saved the Union, which they have
insisted for tho last two weeks would be dissolved If
Sherman was elected. They declined doing so.
Before second ballot taken Mr.. Gmer, with the
smut Of black republican embrace fresh upon him,
thanked his friends, South and North for the honor
they had conferred upon him, and withdrew his name
from the list Of candidates. and nominated Mr.. Bocler
Now every was tptoe to witness notification OF
the rumor mentioned above but the democrats seemed
to spurn man who had just been voting with black
republicans and only four-Anderson and woodson Of
Maryland, and Dearnette, OF Virginia. and Underwood
Of Georgia-voted for him
The following the republicans who voted for Gil
mer and whose votes would have elected him had the
democrats united, namely,-Campbeli, Hale, jenkins,
Norris, Schwartz, Scranton, Morehead Stevens, NM
ward, Wood and verree, Of Pennsylvania, Haskin and
The most earnest appeals have been made by demo-
cratic members 70 all parties in the House. 10 sacrifice
their preferences and unite upon conservative man.
The failure the part Of the democracy to take advan
tage Of the opportunity presented them to put their
preaching in practice and prevent Sherman from being
elected, 70 q subject Of surprise TO many.
On the second ballot to-day Sherman again recovered
bis relative strength wanting four votes Of an election
Mr.. Davis, OF Maryland, adhered to elmer.
The democrats and Americans are caucussng to night
with hope on the part Of some OF each party that a
ticket naming all the officers Of the House with Boteler at
the head, will be agreed upon. Boteler Is said TO
be the only In the South American ranks
for whom the democrats VOTE because Is asserted
no Is an old line whig, and was never a Know No
thing. this Is true how he In the National Know
Nothing Convention that nominated Fillmore in February,
1862 am satisfied from that Northern demo-
Gratis will not vote for him. There hardly Of Thorn
who would be here except for the foreign vote in their
several districts, hence tbcy elect to tho Speakers
chair man whose political principles lead him TO Cypress
the foreigner On the other sde Is asserted that there
Ia not man In the democratic ranks upon whom the
Americans would unite, Mr. Davis, Of Indiana 10 Dou-
Ras' candidate and the administration democrats would
not vote for him.
feel safe in asserting that all the anti-Iecompton
democrats and some Of tho Americans would vote for
Sherman, IT, by doing so, IL would prevent admins
tration man from m election.
hcre in good authority for asserting that the plurality
rule VIII mot DO adopted unn after the holidays 20 the
House will not be organized uu January unless ma
iogiy ypts aec9pglSass i, III meubegs Nha a.s he