Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-16
Interesting From wnshlnglOn.

The despatch of the 18th to the Commercial
says:
No ballot to-day. The House refused the
plurality rule, and adjourned till Monday, with
less prospect of electing Speaker than ever
before. Lightning must soon strike somebody,
somewhere. The democracy are shattered
The Republicans, except Mr.. Stanton, are hrm
for Sherman. The Americans say they will
not embrace LecOmptonism again. Anti
LecomptOnites say they expect Clark, of New
| York, will never return to Buchananism again.
There is O rumor in court circles that Lord
LYONS, the new British Minister, is about to
marry Miss Lane, of the White House.
We clip the following items of interest from
the Gazette's dispatches of the same Washing
ton date:
Mr.. Corwin saws now that he is IN favor Of stick
| ing to Sherman till Gabriel blows his last
trump He is becoming more popular than
ever with his own delegation.
1t is believed that the accident of Mr.. Haskin
in dropping his pistol will make him very
popular among the people, ss it shows whether
he carried 1t into the House intentionally or
not, that he has a due appreciation Of the
proper method Of dealing with Southern bull
lies.
He did not apologize for carrying it, and
stated among the reasons for it, that it was ac-
tualIy necessary to protect himself in the Capt.
tol. This is tue, and the South has at last
discovered that Northern members are ready for
them.
You will observe in the list of new appoint
ments recently ground out that large number
of Illinois Douglas Democratic POstmasters
have been beheaded, and Simon pure Buchanan
men substituted. Douglas declares that he
will be revenPed. The President denies, but
Mr.. Douglas re affirms, that Mr.. Buchanan has
endeavored to place Mr. Douglas within the ban
of social as we'll as political intercourse, by aP-
pealing to the wives Of the members Of his Cab
net TO cut the society of Mrs Douglas.
The Intellectual attempt of Mr.. Pennington, Of
N. to introduce the plurality rule, was de-
feated by the unscrupulous action Of the DEM
ocratio side, and the utter subserviency Of Mr..
Alien. the Clerk, to the rule of the Democracy,
by whom he hopes to be retained IN his present
position.
The report which gained currency on yester-
day, that at q meeting held at the Presidents
House on the previous night, he had urged on
his party friends the adoption of the plurality
rule, turns out to be incorrect. Neither the
wants Of the Government, nor the rapid aban-
donment of important mail routes in different
parts of the country, have sufieed to induce the
Democracy to fOregO party consideration for
= the public good.
The great debate in the Senate yesterday is
T the theme Of universal remark. The Southern
Senators pitched into Pugh and Douglas with
an ssperity Of manner and haughtiness Of tone
which showed the extent and bitterness Of their
feeling. PuRh and Douglas replied detiantly, and
J threatened destruction to the Democratic party
If not left alone elimination and recriminatiOn
followed, each charging the other with incon-
sis,ency, and having thrown the first Stone
Finally Douglas promised when they all should
: have finished, he would reply to ell at once, SO
we may expect to hear from him shortly. 1t is
generally considered that Douglas bore himself
: manfuIly in the worly warfare, and was more
: than match for the combined assailants. lie
completely extinguished Clay Of Alabama,
whose inGoIence Of manner he rebuked In an
annihiIatinq strain Of sarcasm and contempt
Republican Senators sat quietly by, enjoying
de debate hugely, as it certainly indicated that
unless truce is speedily agreed upon, the
breach in the Democratic ranks will get beyond
a cure, If it has not already reached that
point r..
Indiana, and feels quite confident Of beating