Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-09

Inc correspondent OF the NeN Aafk = tNea Illus !
stakes Of the House Of Representatives on fheday /
that Mr.. PEoNorox was elected Speaker
WAausoSoS, Wednesday, Feb I, 1850
The celebrated circus company Of political aero
bats VIII assemble on the floor in about ten minutes
Warren Ninsiow viii eanter in a. the head Of hls
Democratic stations and Ben Stanton Of OHIO, VIII
lead III his celebrated Republican trained mules.
Adrain. of New Jersey, viii perform the highly en-
rious feat Of creeping through Q hole Oily large
enough to admit the body Of Q quIhs and fueh. OF
Alabama win astonish US by leaping thqougha doz-
en- papered hoops il succession each circular disc
having inscribed thereon full copy Of the constr
tuition Horace j. CLARK Wil appear ln spangied
tights enactng tlle character Of the Restored 6a-
diatCr and drawing down roars Of applause OIs.N-
ford, Of Georgia VIII make Rome howl as the FIRE
King, swallowing fifteen red-hot iron balls IL sue
cessi0n drinking glass Of water between each
and opening his mouth to allow the escape OF tnat
steam generated In his Intervals. Carter OF NeM
York, VIII be successful ns the venerable Case9ys
travelling on his phrenologcai bumps, and making
great capital out of his handsome appearance
Hatton. of Tennessee, viii play star engagement
as the Southern Hercules, twenty-five Of ms WelSlt
South American friends climbing up over ms shoul-
des4 and extended arns. tier above ter unti Jonh
al Cilmer. who viii be at the apex Of the Pyramid
viii be enabled 10 touch the shield OF Worm Satol
ma on the central window of the roof Israel Masn-
burn Jr in hairy flesh tights, viii rival lhe WlueAO
feats Of the chimpanzee by climbing rouna an par
an
and eyebrows Curtis of Iowa, VIII tot IN on all
TOURS barking in q manner not 70 be dlslng ulshed
from i true St. Bernard; and AcQueeeh' OF cotlA
Carolina viii startle all observers rs lhe lieu Nan
Of Aga. by throwing knives at the northwestern
Democracy in 8 manner TO scare tleh 0Nuly' But
without doing any positive damage
II l. now noon and the ring masters, Sherman and
Keitt crack their long whips on the floor, and begin
to stir up the animals. The Christian rehglon nav
inc failed TO produce an organization, resort is now
r1-I,I, no in fr1il frnr1
Gals and delivers q very excellent prayer. Ben
Perev Poore who sits beside me, suggests thas thus
Is te result of the irrepressble conhict-the crush
between the North and South having at length
squeezed out the Juice Some think that the ltaDol
has been produced by Secretary Cobb to insure IA
vorable discount for certain Treasury Notes, while
others give the affair political Specification and
suspect that Mr. Levy, Of this city, is laying pipes
for a ticket to consist Of Senator's Benjamin and
Yulee as the President and Vice President Of
Southern Jerusalem. at any rate the Rabbi makes
: an excallent prayer-the crumblng despOtisms Of
Asia figuring largely in the foreground Of his invo-
cation.
Tho prayer over, roll-call Of the whole eGues-
trian force is instituted and it is found that many
OF the Democratic performers are absent Mead
time Galusha A. Grow is turning vigorous summer
saults in the central aisle whirng round so fast IN
the air as to defy all Identification Of his features
Jetur r. Riggs is chalking his buskins to hold on
with prebensile feet 20 the New Jersey mule and
the Illinois pony-both now champing their bits and
preparing to start off in opposite direetions-the
question being as to which shall be able 10 secure
monopoly of the valuable rider. John IL Reynolds
is spreading a carpet in the left-hand corner upon
which he means to lie down when performing his
I famous entertainment of balancing two red-hot
pokers on the bare points of his big toes. John j..
Perry of Maine is dressing for the part Of Daniel
/ Webster, and viii soon arise on one leg, clad IN
i Roman toga, his left hand pressed over his heart,
his right extending and holding scrOll-in the ira
] al fitrr6n of bOfeleT
/ and Mallory are now costumiEg themselves in the
cloak-FoOm and viii issue out presently attired as
the Corsican brothers. Maynard, Of Tennessee. is
10 execute a war dance in the character Of MOhi-
can Sachem, and HILL Of Georgia, VIII be unveiled
! bv-aud-by as the 4" Unfinished Statute
Great delay has been experienced from the alb
! sence Of Horace b. Clark, M. BOcOck having to
call the Ayes and Nays on various questions, IN or
/ der 70 gain time for the absent mans return. AT
length he appears at the door, and then the previous
1 question is moved by GroW-eXtFa William Smith,
OF Virginia however, insisting that he had speech
/ which must be delivered before any vote IS had.
/ Stanton of Ohio, protests that the Republicans,
/ Yesterday evening only agreed to an adjournment
/ on the understanding that no debate should be IN
order this morning. George .. Houston protests
that no such understanding was had, and then Nor
ris of Illinois, insists that the gagaw shall be faith
I fully enforced. The only trouble IS that Nm. smith
has certain uudeye0ped rhetorical resounces--eer-
tain amazing sword-swalowing feats-which he
wishes TO air before the enormous audience now
I collected in the galleries
sherman. of Ohio at this point leaps upon the
I bridge of the Tber, dressed as Horahus, and re
solved TO defend the towers Of the Republican Rome
against Lars Persona, clad in homespun, from If
ginia Extra William grOweth Wratty- and keeps
the floor with not praisewOrthy patience and per-
severance @Quoth he. the she VOLTS litter (mean-
inc the Helper-men) stand savagely at bay but viii
We dare to follow if Extra clears the way" This
heroic attitude is not appreciated by either side
| the Republicans shouting "OFder. Order! and such
Democrats as Morris of Illinois, and Ashmore, of
South Carolina, demanding direct vote as an act
| of good faith. and to terminate TINS miserable
4 farce
Extra William sits down at last-full Of wrath
and bottled eloquence but there gloomy threat
/ in his eve, that when his name IS reached on the
roll call he viii cut the wires pull OH the tn-iOli,
unite the cords and let the effervescing oratory
within him bubble, and gush, and squirt out and up
and over, in all conceivable dnecuons-to explain
his vote The vote nevertheless, goes on, and Hutch
ms Ohio rises to demand that no debate speech
making shall be in order while the names are being
called This is lance-thrust aimed against smith,
of Virginia but Sherrard Clemens rises to parry II
by declaring that the hour Of triumph to the Re
/ publicans should be the hour Of magnanimity-"
Underwood, Of Georgia, next rises to show his
prowess by breaking various large stones with his
! naked fist and bending a variety Of thick iron
polzels across his arm. He wants to cut off debate
the special object being to prevent W. T. W. Cobb,
/ Of Alabama. from exhOrting his Democratic breth-
/ rem. The attempt is uncuccesstul, however, and
/ Cobb makes a short speech-his gestures being
greatly modified and his numerous religious points
repeatedly calling down the galleries. He wound
up by saving that the election of Pennington would
be a ''dog-fall." in wrestling phrase-an encounter
/ in which neither party could claim the victory
This is hardly fair expression cf Democratic SEN
tment, the defeat Of an indOrseP Of Helper being
regarded by the great majority as clear and UNI
qualified victory.
Hamilton. Of Texas, here gets up little sensation
by riding sideways and spraddlelegged on the Dem
ocratic steed The extreme tip Of one toe rests be-
tween the Northern ears of the animal while the
extreme toe of the other foot IS stretched out and
4 resting on the Southern tail In this manner Ham
lton covers the whole Democratic organization, and
finally lust as he passes the Clerks chair in canter
ing round he drops the green wreath Of his vote on
the head of John A. McCleTnand, who sits modest
ly robed II white the Democratic Queen OF
I Beauty.
Keitt. of South Carolina next Piaes, with scarf
fying knife in one hand, and large basket Of syria
| cuse salt on the other arm. He FIRST lays bare q
long yvound--tO-wit, that Pennington endorses the
| Fugitive Slave law and then rubs IN huge hand
fuls Of the saaci0us grit by claiming that the Rep
resentative from the Giddings district in Ohio gives
a vote for an endorser of that law keItt also an
nounees that the Speakership Is not to be huckster
/ ed ont or bargained away for the various Commit
/ tees and demands TO know whether Pennington
has made any pledges as to the distribution OF the
Committee patronage. 1t Is q mastery speech ana
very damaging 10 AltD 4bllOoIo ~ NLA vi
ningtOn with being in favor Of the Fugitive Slave
! law and in favor of allowing slavery 70 go wher-
ever tropical climate makes it profitable. On the
whole it is beyond all question the most effective
I speech of the sesssOn-the most pointed and Vlgo-
! rous the Republicans writing under it like 1--we
/ eeis On a gridIrOn. and the Democrats decorating
AlcClePnsndF coffin with bridal wreaths and sweet
/ smelling posiog indicative Of the joyous and I'M
! mediate resurrection which awaits that Illinois
martyr.
Pennington bears bis immslRtoH Ike a man. sit
ting silent, and doing nothing Of any cGnseq Henee.
Sberman-for he is human-seems rather to eni y
his successors agony, and is probably humming'
sob, had they been true to their early faith,
They might have escapsd this pain"
Sherman rubbeth his hands at every cut given by
Keit naketh eyes at the dismayed deserters IN his
own ranks: strokes his mouth with his hands to con-
ceaI the lrepressible chuches, and stretches his
long lecs out on the sofa if to revel uxuriously
in contemplating the dea Of his own escape leri-
lv. mine enemy hath avenged me. he may say, m
the words Of Divid as quoted by the Rabbi Rap
hall.
VIM. Smith, of Virginia, has now the floor, and
demands TO be informed whether E. joy Morris
changed his vote TO Pennington before or after ne
knew that Pennington intended to appoint hlia r.
j. NJ on the Committee of Ways and Means! VIM.
smith as he always IS, is clear, energetic and
agreeable and be has to-day, also, the virtue Of