Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-20
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Correspondence of tho Intelligoneer.I

FRErESCRs COMPOSITION OF THR
3GTH GRsss-wHER11SG Msx1S WASH
INGroX, &c.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. II, 1852
The second week of the session closed,
as the telegraph has appraised you before
this, just as the first did, viz; without tue
election of Speaker. A greatmanypeo-
ple fully expected an organization on the
second ballot yesterday evening, and fail.
/ ing in that they thought it would be cffec-
tied to-day, certain. The reason why they
expected it on the second ballot yesterday
/ was, because it had been rumorcd about
+ for days, in fact, was in crerYbody's mouth,
/ that tina Southern Democrats would take
any good Southern man, no odds what his
politics were and join in his election so as
to defeat Sherman, the Republican cOndi-
date. say, from this rumored declaration
on the part of the extreme Democrats, it
was thought that there could not help be-
ing an organization. or ut least, almost
/ one. did not expect anything of the
kind, myself, and will tell you why did
mot. noticed the other day when Ethe-
ridge, of Tenn, asked the Democracy 1.-THE
Southern tire-caters) whether, if the friends
of John A. Gilmcr put his election within
| the pov err of the Democracy, by bringing
to him more than thirty Opposition votes,
they (the Democracy would vote for him.
To this. you recollect, they made no reply.
Etheridge pressed them for an answer, by
telling them that they need hive no fears
| of Mr.. Gilmer, for that he was the owner of
hundred slaves. Still they made no an
Swer-they sat there, one and nll of them
MS reticcnt as RobclaiS' dead ass.
Well, Mr.. Gilmcr did get thc thirty votes
| talked of by Mr.. Etheridge. lie got six
more into the bnrgain. lie got Hickman,
Haskin, Swartz, (anti-Iccompton Demo-
crat) and lie got the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey Republicans, elected on the
peoples ticket. But still lie got no Demo-
cratic vote. Not one. After all their bIus-
ter, all their cant about Union saving and
all their hypocritical lamcnts over "Scc-
tionnlism,' they were convicted of being
the most arrant scctiOnaliSts known to the
country. So far from being DESTROYS TO
organize the House and get to work aud
| attend to the legitimate business of the
country, they have shown uncquivocallv
that they do not desire any way soon 10
organize the llOusc-but that their wish is
TO get up n supply of the usual old Union
saving excitement for the Presidential
campaign, and for their own individual
gain among their respective constituents.
tell You that all this is true. have sat
here now for two weeks. and have steadily
observed this EactiOus, disorganizing. AFRO
CANT and ovcrbcaring purpose ON the part
| of the Administration men. The Reppb-
liranS have given them no excuse for il.
but on the contrary have taken away cv-
cry possible thing that could he construed
as 81 cause for it, They have not made one
| single speech, although they have among
them the star orators of the body. They
| have Scurcely said II word except now and
then to rise to question Of order. Cor
wins effort was nOtn speech. He did not,
presume, intend it for one, but simply as
pacificatory appeal TO the other side for
the Opposition side have been those of
Nelson, of Tenn, Hickman, of Pa, CLARK,
of \. y, Adrian, of y. j., aud one or two
others Of the minority Opposition. They
have all been made in reply to attacks, cx-
cept Nelson's, and his has been the stand
ing target for the most viruIcnt and viii
| famous abuse, ever since, from the sula-
mNndcrS. a good Union speech excites,
verify believe, more of the firc-cating ha-
tired nowadays, than one radically an
tHgnnistic. Certain it is, that Nelson has
been rs much abused rs old radical Gid
dings ever was. Why. would you believe
it, the representative from the Grcenville
! Is. ca district. got up and from his place
stated that lie represented the only Union
district i'll South Carolina, aud that he had
! suffered tNuntS and insults for his Union
procliVitics, snch as an agent for Helpers
book might only expect. This is u fact,
ijuSt asI state it to YOU.
No one can form any idea now of when
an organization will be effected. The
South Americans will not vote for Il Demo-
fsRRt kNHsNk
CLARK. Riggs. Reynolds, Adrian and John
G. Davis. These last will, al least three
Of them, be much more likely 10 vote for
Sherman when they are needcd-that is,
when 1t is found, beyond n doubt, that the
plurality rule cannot pass, and that their
Two votes can settle the matter. Davis,
Etheridge and Harris are with the Rcpub-
licauS, heart and soul. Evory Republican
here knows ii, and are strenuously de-
sirous TO aviod drawing them into direct
vote, II possible, for in the present temper
of things. ii would probably defeat them
III their districts. But to show YOU that
the will is good on the part of these men,
the Republicans will give to Hoffman the
Seargeant-at-Arms-ship. Hoffman, YOU
know, is pet of Davis, and Davis is Il pct
of til" Republicans.
II you want To know more about this
36th Congress, its material and temper,
than / or any one else can ever tcli
you, advise you to turn to your library,
and take down the first volume nj Macau-
laws History of England, and read his
graphic and extended portraiture of the
Cromwcll"n, or. as it is more emphatically
known, the 'Praise-God. Bnrebones Par
Lament" Of Charles the First. The "Round-
heads fnll of determined purposc-Full of
the popular instinct-full of the dstrust
! OIL The DeOnlp Is
compromises, &c, find their parallels here
lin the Republicans. On the other hand. the
Cavaliers grown arrogant, ovcrGearimg,
insolemt mud dcfinnt hE n -lcnn. Inc oc IL