The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04

'rsct lie general clrren! Of lc-;on, I ts~ -. f,
% yos with specustors upon The r. .leo slon
a.yce.yed, however, TIA. rc'' <ssrs' lcu VIZ nsvo
IN adequate index Of y" Ser event Tor speculation -
70 passing chang - s1usge ios ne spoagerfilp %
both Of a. 49, inefe ASo oVI Anew cardinal Pom"
psct' -Ssfsore ana trrVsi, which mould mo nnex-
"a Results the thousand intermediate yie.Estades
which characterize contest between two hundred and
ArJ I've men. These points consist Of The classification
Oh the House into four Independent squsds-roprbcan,
democratic, South American and snIeoonpon-each in
tsot upon Speaker from !s ranks and tie ranks OF
each composed Of men, many Of whom retire .: rgm
and arise IN the morning with full blown expectation OF
ehtning stroke into the Speakers chsr Then follow
TIE various combinations OF tho .lArmed.1e or co al
squads Tor eect,ng Speaker approximation OF their
vevr together with the obqae oYer.ures Of certain lo-
tic woYms IN behalf II their personal EspIa'ans' 90
propelled, the huge Congressional current sets ssrcey
into the Representative E.l daily at rceraan, sweeps
he benches INTO inc asss Up TO ne Csrks dssk
and With and dash o7sr.hrors consideration Tor
all ese and has-ers en- % no election Of Speaker.
ASIDE from .ne gravity OF tie work, the scere is fro
quenty lddereus enough There each side Of the Hail.
or their respective benchee seated the swo great
parties OF the country-dsmosrs.ic and reprocanke
two huge xstHs bending eoodsho. eyes, with stern de-
liberation and cesssess vigilance, each upon the ohors
every movements, ARD eacn carefully intent upon the
mobile, timber ard rscheyous FRANKS Q: the two turn
SPIT ours, wic--Sogth American and an.Leconr.on-
necessarily rotate the saYory rorse ard they toll and
turn, pace % the music Of the uzion, eye With drool
Is dewaps the prize, spitted as they believe, and
preparing for themselves in tho Speakers chair.
Now a yelp s,ar,les The House az tho heat Of the
political furnace pcrces the epdemcs Of some lsborous
dullard. And now ferce growl, snap ard show OF
So W VII be @ sd ase S' s Kan ne
general scriruage Thcn ensues the carnival of dsor
derjaws expand, voices caiupln'ate, lcgs sraghsen
and srns shoot ou:, amid confusion hs. rivals Bedam
iii s.llcd at length b. the vigorous blows with which
the topg clerk gavel n hand has beisbored the desk
before him. the House subsaes quiet is restored, and the
nocrs all sides retro unto their newspapers, OF
withdraw for q drink.
The present short recess however, interrupts this
de.ecah'c paslne. The bs,gercnts have drawn Off 10
examine thor arms and TO repair damages Many or
them refreshing themselves with the sodaly of the
Holidays, while others remain here TO plot combra
IT, by repeated addresses TO the Lord ofChaos they can
not propitatc confusion and eliminate from sordered
House, order and Speaker. Do no, be too crcdnlous
The end 10 not yet. To be fresh ar1or will be up
Piled TO the ensuing votes, but with varied result
The next roll call will eventnate very much did its
predecessor Sherman viii head the republican column
como be compliniened into rpuan cstaces will
lead on the democrats, while round patriotism and ub
liant virtue viii ill all other mouths with liberty and Mrs
Grrrdy When will light break In is the constant inqu
ry9 Which patriot band win sacrifice its modest aspira
tons to the general good, and take itself bodily to
the candidate Of c the other Of the real parties to
the contest? Speak out South Americans and Lecompton
itcsspeak, which will turn the enemy's flank and with
shout and rush carry that hitherto imprognabe for
tress the Speakers chair and scat therein conservative
man, lover of his country Thorc is no other way
majority plurality rule there Is other way-as sure
as votes are wanting to make the republican democratic
Speaker, surely must you supply them you cannot es.
capcit.
To this complexion you come at last Then deter.
the country and receive the commendaton of your own
conscences, gentlemen of the detachable ground.