New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-02
TIKI SPEAKER.

clcCttu opehkoT. MI L ennlnBlon VI NeW-Jersey,
q weltried Republican, who has voted unwaver.
ingly for Mr.. Sherman from the start, was elected
yesterday on the first ballot by clear majority.
This is just as perfect and complete triumph for
the Republicans as the election of any one Of their
number could have been. Mr.. Sherman was origin
ally nominated and sustained by them on the
ground that he was the best and strongest caHd-
date, on the whole, that could be presented and be
has been faithfully adhered to that ground alone.
But Mr. Sherman himself, and the entire Republican
party with him, have always held themselves in
readiness to unite on any other Republican, when
ever one could be named, who stood q
better chance of election than the original nomi-
nee. During the progress of the lcng-protracted
ballotings, several conferences have been held to
consider whether the emergency had come; but it
never seemed to lave arrived until within the last
few days. The ast of the Republican conferences,
held on Saturday last, determined that the time
had at length arrived when more votes could prob
ably be poed for Mr.. Pennington than for Mr..
Sherman. When this conclusion was reached, the
entire body of the Republicans without break
and witheat hesitation, Wheeled in sofd column to
his support, displaying the same unanimous AID
Interchangeable purpose that has actuated .hem from
She beginning.
We congratulate the corntry and the Republican
party upon this most satisfactory result II ends
the disorder tat the DisuniOn Democracy have been
creating and perpetuating, and which they have
often declared they would make eternal" The
factioasts and The disunionists are rebuked and
defeated. The House is organized, and pebble
affairs may now receive the attention so long with
held by this audaccuss spirit ofe' thath so Perse-
veriney bafed all efforts to elect presiding officer
Having done their worst, the factonists could do
no more. That tkeir machinstions have at last
been thoroughly defeated, and their traitorous pur
poses, ayo1ed in written contracts to prevent an
organization, finally quelled. s subject for SIN
cere public rejoicing.
Mr. Pennington was elected 70 Congress by the
Peoples party of New-Jersey. His antecedeats
are Wing. He is warm friend of protection to
American industry, and holds with tenacty to the
old fashioned doctrines of Jefferson, Marshall
To npkins, and Webster, upon the power and duty
of Congress to inhibit Slavery in the Territories
Though he has held high public positions,
having been Chancellor and Governor OF New
Jersey for six years, yet, doubtless, ne has
had less experience in legislative bodies than any
man ever chosen to the Speakers chair. Many
years ago he was a member, for single year, OF
the Lower House OF the New-Jersey Legislature;
and as Governor, he was ez-Cdico President oil the
Senate. Excepting, of COURSE Mr. Muhlenberg,
the Speaker of the First Congress, and also Mr.
Clay, he is the first gentleman OF the twenty-s'x
that have occupied the chair, who has been called to
it on his first appearance in that body Though Mr..
Clay was chosen Speaker Of the Allth Congress \
without having previously he'd seat in the House,
vet he had often been a member of the General
Assembly of Kentucky, had been its presiding
officer and had served three sessions in the United
States Senate.
Mr.. Pennington brings 10 the responsible position
he now occupies commanding presence, equaniuh-
ity of temper, genial spirit, undoubted integrity,
fidelity to friends, hberality to opponents, clear
and capacious mind, and extensive legal attain
ments BY his uIbanity, impartiaity. and weight
of character, he viii challenge the respect of the
body over which he is called to preside. Neyerthe-
less he will need the support, not only OF hs pot-
zeal friends but of all the conservative and order
loving members OF the House, to enable him to
keep to its appropriate work one of the most
stormy and wayward deliberatve assemblies in the
world.
OF Mr.. Sherman, who voluntarily yielded to Mr..
Pennington, we have often spoken during the eight
weeks of this protracted struggle. Suffice it now
to cay, that throughout this long and irritating con-
test he has borne himself nobly and VOL. The OBJ
ject OF incessant abuse and ituperation-charged
with being the accomplish ard abetter OF thieves,
ncendiaIies, murderers and trait0rs-hs election
declared, in advance, TO be such disgrace and out
rage upon one section of the Union that its repre-
sentatives would never allow him to Occupy the
Chair-he, all the while compelled, from the delr
cscy Gifts position to sit with closed lips, though
well knowing that 10 had the power TO repel these
charges, and hurl this abuse back into the faces Of
his traducers-this was no cnviable position 10 be
occupied for two months by gentleman Of Keen
sensibilites, Gnspotted public and private charac.
ter, fine forensic powers, and undoubted courage.
But the contest is at an end. Mr.. Sherman Will
doubtless be placed at the head Of the Committee
OF Ways and Means, a post for which he is admirably
fitted, aud will become the leader Of the body o'sr
which he was 80 well qualified to preside.
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