Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-12-28
Washington Corre>p,raoace.

and conSututloa Oh our hcpuonc, inc rep
~rescrtatives of the people convened at the
Capitol with a view to effect that o~rylniza-
ton which is necessary to a discharge of
their duties as legislators. The first and
only business legally in order to bring about
that organization is the election of a speak
er, which has not yet been effected. Seven
teen ballots only have been had up to this
time (Friday mcrning,) and the House
has been in session Is days. 1t consumes
about 40 minutes to take and announce a
ballot and therefore ESQ minutes or IL hours
AMI 20 minutes out of l6 days have only
been employed, in business properly before
the House. The persistent course of the
Democrats to discuss the slavery question
and advertise Helpers book. is the cause of
all this delay. Thus far with the exception
Of one short speech, the time has been o.
cupied by the Democrats. and the Anti-Lc-
compton men and Southern Opposition in
defending themselves from the attacks of
the Democrats. made with q view to COM
pei them to vote for the Democratic NOM
incc for Speaker. The manner in which
they have succeeded in advertising Hell
per's book, viii appear from the fol-
lowing extract from the INDEPENDENT, pub
lished in New Yolk.
A Busy MAy-"The busiest man in
the City Of New York. at the present mo-
ment, Is our young friend, Mr.. Burdick,
the publisher of Helpers Impending
Crisis" We had an GRAND yesterday at
his Office at No. 14j Nassau street. and
could scarcely get up stairs for the great
piles of copies which blockaGel the landing.
A man cannot walk Nassau St without the
Crisis staring him in the face. We en-
countercd Mr.. Burdick in his shirt-sleeves,
on the steps of the third flight of stairs,
giving orders to a small army of men who
were working the ropes of the hathaway
He held in his hand a telegaphic order,
Just received, for nine hundred copies. He
informed US that the sale had just turned
sixty thousand copies. and was increasing
at the rate of from a thousand to sixteen
hundred a day. Eight Presses are kept run
ming to supply the demand. Paper hadjust
been received for fifteen thousand volumes.
Mr.. Burdick wishes to employ 5000 agents
Immediately. The success of this book is
gratifying not only on account of its merits
as a compend of facts. but berause it was
at first refused by every aceN k7,Odca pub
Usher Ia New Kork, from the fear cftoos-
ing Southern trade. But now. While the
trade of the great houses, is said to be n
usually dull, Mr.. Burdi,k. who alone had
the courage to give fair play to an anti
slavery author frem the south. finds him
self overwhelmed with business. while the
Congress of the L. S. is sitting at Wash
ington merely to DO his Advertising"
The manner in which they have succeed.
ing in inducing Or driving the Southern
Opposition and Anti ceompton men to vote
for their candidate, has not been as sue
cessful. 1t has been an entire future. To
day, Mr.. keitt of South Carolina. who said
the other day in a speech, that if a Black
Republican like Seward, was elected Pres
ident, before he should take possession of
the Government, lie would tear this Re-
publican Ediiice from turret to foundation
stone"-made quite a pathetic appeal to
those whom he termed opposition to the
Republicans, to unite in the election Of a
Speaker, upon a national and conservative
man, (Which means according to keitt, a
man who is in favor of slavery and its ex-
tcntion into all the Territories and he
suggested this most fair way, ashe thought,
to accomplish 50 desirable an object. viz:
that the ninety democrats should select
from the thirty South American and Anti
Lecompton men. a man for whom the DEM
oerats. were willing to vote for Speaker,
or the thirty Ante-Lecompton men and
South Americans. should select a man from
among the Democrats for whom they would
Be willing to vote, and thus unite their forces
to save the country from going to smash
by the election OF . man, who had endorsed
the Helper beck. This did not succeed.
Mr.. keitt said that the Republicans had
Joldly and defanay taken their position in
the election of a Speaker. and they ought to
be defeated.
Most of the speeches from the Democratic
tide, have been of the fire eating sort, but
a few days since We had an episode in the
daily programme BY the substitution Of a
dir, eating one from Mr.. Vallandigham. of
your state; and he did not seem to be as
squeImish as the traveller, who according
to tradition, called for a meal at a hotel,
and discovering there was more dirt in it
than was palatable, complained to the good
landlady. who remarked that zone had to
cat a peck Of dirt during a lifetime and
therefore ii made no di!Fcrencc"-to which
the traveller politely rcpliel, Madame. 1
do not wish u eat it all at one meal" Val
landigham was willing to take his all at
one meal. and l should think double the
quantity specified by the ~landlady as the
dose of life time. No Democrat from the
free states has denounced the d%isunion senti-
mcnts of southern men ont he floor, bat they
have rather apologizel for them by showing
they had cause for it, in the conduct and
sentiment Of the Republican party. The
South American and Anti Lecompton men
have boldly and cloqucntly rebukcd this
diSunion' treason of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Hill Of Georgia, said, Never, never.
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