The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The House took
ballot yesterday for the first time for two
weeks. There was an informal understand.
ing to take one or more daily until result
was arrived at. 1t becomes now a mere
question of endurance, as the Republicans
show no signs of backing down, and the
Americans display less disposition than
ever to vote for Democrat. So it worries
along, and it is impossible to predict when a
Speaker will be elected. The pressure for
an organization is heavy. The moneyed
interests are now hard at work to force one.
Pennsylvania is represented here this
week by number of leading Democratic
politicians. Dawson, Bob Tyler, Collector
Baker, Postmaster Brown, George Martin,
and host of Others, little and big, are here
log.rolling for Charleston stakes.
The President is considered in the field,
and thinks the Breckenridge blind has been
played far enough. The Herald's two leaders
of yesterday and day before, are regarded as
an official summons of the wings of the
Administration to the standard of Bu-
chanan.
The Lane and Breckenridge movments
must be dropped, and all office holders are
expected, on pain of dismissal, to rally to
the rescue of Pennsylvania favorite son.
Blgler, Dawson, and others, who have been
working with Bright, Slidell, Gwin, and
others, in good faith for Breckenridge, are
disquieted and say they cannot be trifed
with, while Lanes friends are complaining
that he has been foully dealt with by Balti-
more interests. 50 we 60.
Meantime Forney, who is playing the
same role with Bright, George Martin &
Co., for Breckenridge, comes out yesterday
in an insidious article in opposition to Doug
las, and in letter, Occasional" has been
advocating Breckenridge. Martin, Bright
& Co., have been using Forney to hood
wink the Douglas interest into the support
of Breckenridge. Douglas friends of
Pennsylvania are fully alive to the whole
game, and have taken steps to circumvent it.
In Virginia hand-to hand struggle is
going on for delegates between Wise and
Hunter. So far Wise has the call, but
Hunters friends are expert and experienced
politicians, and may yet win the day.
Wise's people will make an effort at instruc-
tions at the approaching Convention, but
as the thing is unprecedented they will
probably not be given. The delegates, you
know, are all elected in Virginia from
districts.
The question of Vice Presidency is be-
ginning to attract attention scarcely inferior
in Importance to the Presidency itself.
Considering the uncertain tenure of human
life, and the chance Of an election going to
the House with dead lock there, and the
fact that candidate for Vice President
might be President, gives it more than
ordinary Importance.
Candidates are daily trotted out by their
friends. Ex-Governor Lowe, of Nd; b.
cock and Leak, of Va; Branch and Wins
low, of N. c.; Hammond and Orr, of ). c.;
Stephens and Toombs, OF Ca; Houston and
Fitzpatrick, of Ala; Mallory, OF Fla;
Brown and McRae, of Miss; Stevenson and
Preston, of KY; and Green, of Mo-, are each
mentioned by their friends as fit candidates
for this august position.
Gen. Rust, Of Ark, has written a manly
letter, recently published in the Little Rock
Old Line Democrat, in which he announces
his preference for Douglas over all northern
men. Gen. Rust is the largest STAKEHOLDER
in Congress, and was elected by Demo-
cratic majority of from $4,000 to 10000
votes. Is be sound?