Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-01-12

The Responsibility,
Once in Il while Democratic print endeavors
in some way to cast the responsibility for The
non organization OF the House upon the Repub-
licans. Not often-because the record itself
speaks too plainly 10 admit Of the distortion,
in the judgment of the community. Day by
day, the Republican vote is submitted with I'M
failing regularity and order, amountingt to with.
In four votes of clear majority. That is the
full Republican strength in the House, and is
about twenty-five more votes than any other
party can command. Why should it be expect
ed to disown lis worthy candidate and disorgan-
ize itself in order to run the risk of uniting with
either of the smaller factions, who scout the
idea of any such accommodation on their part
They, on the contrary, vote in rambling way,
as if the desire to prevent organization were the
only one they share in common One day they
scatter their votes upon certain four or five men,
and the next, upon entirely another four or five
They do nine-tenths of the talking, and will not
second the efforts Of the Republicans to have as
many ballotings as possible Can there be any
mistake then, as 10 the parties who resist the
organizat ion of the House!
If there were, from the above statements,
there is another consideration which settles the
matter beyond the possibility Of doubt-and
that is the disposition of the several parties in
the House towards the plurality rule If nei-
ther party is actually strong enough TO organ
ize the House alone-if there is TO be a dead
i eek I'LL fusion of two or more elements takes
place, land experience shows that such fusion
is exceedingly improbable still, we say, amid
all these difficulties, the plurality rule is per-
feet setter. Adopt that, and the House is or
ganized. Now the Republicans are willing and
anxious, and long have been SO, to have that
rule, and will give their entire strength to Sc
cure its adoption, taking their own risks as to
the consequences. But it requires majority,
and this, flour or five men will answer must be
supplied by the anti Republicans, who refuse to
grant it, or even to let the rule be voted upon.
This is conclusive as to the whole responsibility
| question.
To show that the actious obstinacy of the
parties opposed to the Republicans is even con-
fessed by their own organs to be the cause Of
the non organization of the House, We append
the following IRON the Washington States,
! (Democratic)
lin tactics. il must be confessed that we are
no match for our opponents. They have pur-
| poses, while we resort 10 make-shfts ,eir
candidate is just as fresh in the esteem of his
| Supporters now as when he entered the arena.
Jars, eminent as were his qualifications, was
forced to retire, in order that incOnsidcrate ex-
periments might be tested South American
( diplomacy was at the bottom of it, and South
American diplomacy has succeeded in getting
the Democracy into such confusion that there is
but little hope that it will ever regain the posi-
ton which it attained on the first day of the
session. There were perhaps not less than
twenty Democratic members who believed that
! they could be elected by the odds and ends which
Mr.. Bocock had failed TO unite. Deluded ex-
pectation But it had the effect TO influence
the over-sensitive Virginian to voluntarily with
draw his weighty name from the contest All
has been chaos since an our ranks, and so lOiA
likely remain until the plurality rule shall be
adopted iOhen John Sherman wiA speedily be con-
Quoted TO the Speakers chair. But when will
All that question we cannot answer. 1t must
be weeks-it may be months. But, alas it is
inevitable.