New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-28


Hoase, clear majority Of 6ge over all Othsx par
ties Combined.
SIr Carter Of Long Island, one 81 the | 70 wss
was el.,ei-d on UnIon ticket, after fcs scsser.
ing ballots, took HE stand for Mr. Sherman /,
frank ard decided speech. and has voted ss.afsy
for linn ever sioce Mr Ilaskin, Nr IIickmaa.
and MIR Schwartz, whose irst choice was an AaL-
Leopmptop Democrat Ike themselves, when thss
ssw Dir. Sherman sanding highest over all oiass
candidates, sieldsd their preferences aud ca@s 70
bis support, and IT is well understood 'nat hr.
R,yrolis il ready to follow their example wAensser
bis vote will elect. SCco thco, tor two weeks hr.
Sherman has lacked four votes of q clear majority
over all others, and The House sti remaios uRss-
rsnzed to he great injury Of the cre'Iiios Of tss
Government the disorganlzaton tending also 10 ID
crease the exci,cmeot n The pub.c mind
II il evident that no one else of any party can
concentrate as many votes ~ Mr. Saerman, aai
the Democratic minority bad allowed a vote 70 be
taken ou the plurality rule, the House "oad hsye
been organized fortnight since, the matt csa-
tractors would have been paid before this aad tbs
public mind, iastead of beng made more r1stiass
and exciiable by this prolonged contest at Wasa-
inRton, would have been qnieied. But, for the las
weeA the Democratic members, unable t. elect any
one BY any combination, or even to concentrate all
of their own strength any candidate have been
practcine the policy of refusing to allow any one
else 10 be- chosen Their own votes scattered
on from dozen 10 score of candidates, bat no
member is allowed 10 leave without pairing. and
no vote is allowed on the plurality RUE, which 4
majority of the House are ready to adopt.
In this condition Of affairs, the members whose
votes are habitusly scattered are really resisting
and ihwartng 10 oraanzation IL much az II they
had voted directly fer Bocoek, or Mllson OF keitt
Their votes arc cast, whether intentionally er an
intebt;.nally, 40 as to further and promotes tbs
plans of the Administration members just rs esect-
Iyely as if their reP,ctirc competitors h'ad tess
elct,d mstsod of themsr!res. Grant that DIR. Soes-
man is not their first or second choice. lie pet
agrees th them on the question 0t the immediate
admission OF Free Kansas, on the duty OF exposing
oil Government corruption, on the Homestead hni,
on the Pacific Railroad, GU retrenehInent m the
national exp. nses, and ON tbe Dred Scott dctsn
Lat Slayery goes into the Territories BY the force
of the Constitution. No ether candidate who
stands any chance of election agrees with them Oh
SO many vital points-tbe very points, indeed, on
which nearly oll of them were elected. He Is con
ceded to be personally unexeeptionable, even by
the Democratic Disunionsts who have spoken IN
the debates. A Speaker, in a stormy session.
needs the support Ut the House, and DIR. Sherman
will have more of that to aid han in the mainten-
spce of order than any other candidate could Oh
tain An overwhelming mejoyity OF those whs
elected each of these gentlemen would doubtless
pot only be satisfied with his election, but would
rejoice at it. Ought not this prolonged cootest to
be ended Has not this trial. Of endurance beea
protracied long enough already or must it continue
months longerf