New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-30

pntsSees coming eveo's.
After htile coyness and hesitsncy, so na'urai
and btcoRIiDg in men 0ho we're aocu' w '"0
leap in the dark, doubtful whether .u'! were !"
land on n bed of rOse- oc 'eosc y. iO'AS' 'O'
Democratic stampede cOmm"nceu 10 N"o '""n'"s
..o,e Of the bDder spirits prepared for
Az. 80, The more sensitive generally gave
s;ons and u.uaty quite unsatisfactory
-. Cor Abandoning Bocock, MlDsOn Lamar, aud
a., tber tired brethren, for this NORTH Carolina
TnowNotbing olo Line Conservative National
xpNr. The more sensible made short work of the
1;.aereeable job, by simply requesting that their
roles be cbalg ed
The struggle now became interesting. The Sen.
ate adjourned, and it's members went over almost
an mssSc to the Repc sen,atives' Hall. Reporters,
spectators of Ote ard politicians from all sections
OF the Union, found ingress upon the floor and the
excitement became intense. The crowd above
filled every nook of the vast galleries and over
flowed into ths adjoining passages Some of the
more timid aud nervous Republicans began to feel
ANXIOUS, The six amiabe gentlemen who had
complmepted" Mr.. Smith began to show some
signs OF uDeasiness.
The alsancing wave had already reached the
Northern Democracy, and had swept in its outer
edges Mr. Daniel E. Sckles had just gracefully
"cayed" and gone under, woen Mr. John COch-
rane took the floor and 10 a speech of ten minutes
urged his colleagues to staDd firm, aud brayely fa-
cling the surge said: THUS far, but farther :" The
exhortatiOn and tie edict alike needed The
tide still poured o. bearing down Tom Florence,
McCleInond, and other sturdy champions of our
adopted citizens.
At length it was announced that Smith lacked
but eight changes more 10 elect hin. Bill English
sends up dying wall aod disappears. Seven more
changes, and the work Is done! BarrOf New-York
what will his Irlsb boys say to that2 Barr stood
lingering, shiveupg the brink and feared to
launch away; but said be was ready to leap into
the Rslf, lie that Otter Roman, when his plunge
would elect SUITE ard save the country. ValaO-
diebsm said ditto to Mr.. Barr. He was ready to
commit suicide at mOueues notice. Morris oil
Illinois, bold and bluff, tried to stem the current
which was sweeping the Nrb-Westero Democracy
TO perdtlOn. He sa'd he wouldn't vote for MIR.
Smith until be declared his opinions on Squstter
Sovereignty and Slave Code.
The battle was beginning TO look doubtful, when
Mr.. Hickman, who had withheld his vote on the
regular call of the roll nov recorded his name for
John sherman. Mr.. Suiitb, who had been sitting
on rear seat seemingly half frightened out OF his
wits, and actually ooseUng his cravat to facilitate
his breathing, DOW retired t. the cloak room, and
was speedily followed by a dozen Democratic mem.
bers. We cannot say what transpired there. We
only know that several gentlemen were Immediate
ly thereafter vOcferOus in declaring that MIR.
Smith had given them satisfactory assurances in re-
gard to hls opinions on such and such questions,
and was "all right;" whereupOn some of the
weaker and more reluctant brethren caught at
these straws and went down with the tide-MOnt-
eonnery and Pendleton and Howard among the rest
the galleries and floor applauding, as they had
been doing for a couple OF hours, whenever some
strong swimmer after bufeting the waves awhile,
gave up the ghost and was borne out of sight. And
now Mr.. John CUchrane again took the floor,
and, disclosing the fact that his objections had
been charmed away by an assurance from some
body who had had an interview with the gentle
man in the cloak room, he went over to MIR. SIN tn,
amid enthusiastic cheers from floor aud ceiling.
Tuo or three Others followed when the pages
brought the report from the Clerks desk that
Smith was elected by one majority
And now, see the tall and graceful form of him
whom the Republicans had steadily supported
for seven weeks, and who had not cast vote for
Speaker during that long and anxious period, slowly
rising, and with cool dtmeaCOr aud calm voice,
say, Mr. Clerk, call my name~ 1Ostantly comes
the stentOrian challenge, John Sherman" to
which, in firm tones, he gives back the response,
'Mr COrwin :" Yol might have heard pin
drop on the floor Mr.. Smrtb was tied Then
the stampede commenced on the other side. Jud-
Kin, Scranton, Nixon, Wood, and finally Joy Nor
us withdrew from Smith, three returning to Sher-
man, and one going to COrwin, and one to
Pennington.
The coalition though discouraged still struggled
for victory. Vallandgham plunged into the gap
without hesitation. Morris of Illinois made lame
apology for stulufyiDg himself Poor Cox, aftei
utteribg dying farewell, alsO went under. The
Republicans we're yet in peril 1t required lis
votes to elect, and Smith had ll2; while there re.
NAMED Allen of Ohio, Holman and John G. Davis
Of Indiana, and ADRIAN of New-Jefsey, out OF whom
TO get the Decesssry three. But the game was
blocked, and Smith was defeated; FIR the RePub'
licans knew that Adrian would not vote for Smith,
while, even had the other three above named
given bun their voices, Milward Of Pennsylvania
would Lave deserted bin, and be would then nave
lacked ONE Of an election
1t was sailing very GEAR the WIND, though
Two or three things now occur to us;