The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-31

xxxvITH cove X Ess--tss SESSION.
WAmmorox, Jan. Is.
In the discussion to-day which preceded
the vote for Speaker, Mr.. ValiandinghAm, of
Ohio, said, understanding Mr.. Smith to al
ways have boon Wing, and never anything
but Wing, and representing - he lMr. w.
did, large and most respectable Wing ele.
ment, be was ready whenever his vote could
be made efficient to vote for Mr.. Smith for
Speaker over Mr.. Sherman. He would not,
in such case, be responsible for the disof-
ganixation Of the House If not dissolution
Of the Government. Public duty demanded
the waving OF mems preference a. to the
candidate and the time whom his vote would
elect national man Speaker, over Mr.. Sher-
man, having arrived, he would now vote for
Mr.. Smith.
MIR. Pendlston, OF Ohio, said be represent
cd native and naturalixed citizens OF all re-
lisious beliefs, - German and Irish, Protest
ant and Catholic. His naturalized constit-
uents were honest and patriotic. He would
vote for no man who would prescribe them,
or whose sympathies were against them
He had conversed with Mr.. Smith, and
learned from him that he had never had any
connection with the Know Nothing order, or
sympathy with lite proscriptive tenents. He,
therefore, to organize the House on nation
al basis, voted for Smith.
Mr.. Cox, OF Ohio, said, when Mr.. Smiths
name was presented he made enquiry and
learned that he was an old line Wing. His
(Cox's) colleague, Pendleton, had just been
in conversation with Smith, md reported
that Smith was not only not Know Moth
ing, but that he was opposed to the order
and it's principles, and that he had never
been, and was not now, member OF tbs
Know Nothing lodge, but had denounced it.
Ii this be true, and say it is, and look Mr..
Smith, who is now present, in the eye when
assert it, there can be no difficulty in my
giving him my vote In this peril of the Re-
public and to defeat tho Republicans. An
old-lne Wing, who is not in any way con-
nected with the offensive order, who stands
on the Compromise Of 1850, and who, IN
dsrstand, was elected over gentlemen of
the Slave Code, / can vote for, but would
not 60 out OF my party 10 vote il was not
assured it would produce an organisation.
said never would vote for Republican
or Know Nothing. | never viii. do not
now. vote for an old line Whig, and such
men voted to send me here. | am more sat
ished with my vote, as since this call of the
gentlemen on the other side, members from
Pennsylvania have deserted Mr.. Smith, at
ter voting for him. Ihave given as q reason
that he was not an American. This confirms
Mr.. Smiths own statement to Mr.. Pendie-
ton and my own statement in his presence.
The speaker.
NEW YoRK, Jan. %. :
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says Mr.. Sherman has called conference OF
his friends, to meet to-day at noon, and will
withdraw II another candidate can be elect
ed. lie has been prepared to do 30 for q
fortnight and was only restrained by the
fact that additional votes had not been
demonstrated upon Messrs. Pennington, Cor
win or Morris, as bad been repeatedly prom
ised.
Mr. Pennington viii probably be nomina-
ted Smith will be dropped by the Demo
Gratis, and the South Americans allowed to
select Democrat.
The Times correspondent says the chances
now are that Corwin will BIS elected on Mon
day.
IHerald's Correspondence
The proceedings Of the House to-day dem
onstrate the fact that Sherman cannot be
elected. Six OF his friends from Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey went over to Smith
more to tantali1e the Democrats, not from
any supposition that the latter would con-
ceDtrate upon Smith, he being an American
but to the consternsIio Of these gentlemen,
all the Democrats except Holman, Davis oil
Ind. and Allen of O., voted for him, which
would have elected him had not FIVE of the
Sherman men taken the back track and
changed their votes from Sherman to Corwir
and Pennington. They did not do so unit
Sherman rose and recorded his vote 70,
Corwin, making an additional vote necessa.
ry to a choice, which was = signal Of danger
Many Of the Republicans would like to vot,
for Corwin, others for Hickman, but il i,
evident from the canvass of opinion to-nigh
that Pennington can resoh more mon outsid,
Of Sherman's strength than any other man
and the friends Of Sherman will not objec
to him il the majority Of the Republican,
declare for him.
| Adrsln refused TO vote for Smith, South
ern Wing, because he understood he was ii
favor Of protecting slaves 10 the Territories
but says be will v.te for : Northern Whit
like Governor Pennington, which he vii
probably have an opportunity Of doing OF
I Monday.
Senator Seward had public reception a
his house to night, which was numerously at
tended.