The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

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much In keeping with the unoresnizea condition Of en-
house. As the builong rs SUI, ~,thout It's crownin,
DOME is the house sun without Speaker aad as ,h.
exterior walls Of the wiogs have s. to be topl,e,
out aud as they surrounded blocks Of uuhew1
marble anc heaps OF rubbish Ia the House the
ing factions and parties in cruie confus ed aud
indefinite shape But there some Indications ut length
which are believed to be Enthusiastically in favor OF
Speaker before many days are over
On SATURDAY the republicans we're some what dis
tubed with the report tina, the democrats had fixed upon
Hamiltn, Of Texas with every prospect OF success aud
when the antec edeats OF Hamilton, old line wing
independent outsider Houston mi African sla
trade democrat assed, the alar IN the repub
hcan camp became perfect panic III the Course OF the
evening The that Hanilton's record at.
forded something for administration demccras Are cat
eIs, South Americans, and anu Lecomptontes, all to
by that the first object among tho regular demo.
Is the defeat Of regular republican Helper
PLATFORM AMI the South ana anti locomp.
tones, with the additional Inducements of the Clerk the
Printer &C. would doubtless consent aid in tho election
OF such q comprehensive democrat and capable Us
Hamilton.
And so this morning. beautiful, bright ana soft as
morning IN May the regular denocrscy posted up to the
Captoi, BUOY ant as the bears Of Wall street with
fal IN the stock market, and the sovereign peo
PIE, Mcueing large representation vi beautiful
women ana ugv mail contractors died the spacious gal
isIes OF the House an hour before meeting Of the
bocy They weie all oli OF the vague idea that Speaker
was. perhaps ~ be elected day ami tina,
andrew JACKSON Hamilton rhe democrats tno, appear
O.; 10 think that thcre still something Of
Andrew jackson, somssung the Gay. which,
years ago. would have hean ceeL by both houses
the anniversary vi the BATES of New Or.ars
The House met, the amapie, veiiant and facetions
Extra Billy Smith. pepo,ns call u the roll defined his
posiuol on the egg nogg question: winch gaze time for tho
Democratic abseuees within reach 70 Come in when
leader OF the party Mr. winslox, OF Eoith Carolina
moved that vote DC 'aseu for Speaker 1t was done,
aud upoa his motion tie experiment. twiro repeated
but the oln story Neither comp cncusve an.
tecencns Of Hainiun, the Of Audrew JACKSON,
the anniversary OF battle OF New eaps could
bring Into line the refractory South Americans AID
ecomptoDtes Ann wherefore? SIMPLY because the
election OF Speaker is bella all be tho initial
point irkng the asceuGency OF this that party IN the
Presidential election, the southern Opposition
party and the anti L1Oomp'on faction each calculating
upon the contingency OF balance Of power, which they
are not prepared 70 sacrifice upon this preliminary test OF
IA Speaker.
margin Of two or three millions al the outside
TINA but the spots OF the White House, Of hundred
nil .cH year, are something more Thus the greater
issue overshsdows the smaller an thus anti Lecompon
ties and South Americans tuaain ther guerrilla
They desire, without committing themselves the sue
ess the republicans upon this Issue OF the Speaker Tor
they haw ger grudecs agast the administrators, do
not caieto be swallowed up Internationally by the de-
Meaptsrs the suspicion is becoming stcpger among the
republicans that Sner man is not their manhat he mas
the end o. his teihef aud that Is folly 10 persist
driving him around the circle, which nsrah OF widen
ing 10 contracting from day u day II is probable that
within 8 day Two he may be dropped He
elected by majority there a sufficient number
of rcsoluie Southern in the House oil tho
plurality rule, their OPP should result
the dissolution OF the House without Speaker and the
dissolution Of the Union without President. Aware Of
this the republicans beginning seriously discuss
the expetiency OF dropping the proutss poat oi tena
city TO Sherman for the practical idea Of ida.e
who Can be elected.
Tom Corwin Of Ohio, is thought to be tho proper
man. He Fm0res Secretary OF the Treasury. That
will do for ioar I've OF tue southern Americans. lie
old line wing and is not ultra Helper John Brown
republican. That will do for such Northern Americans
elected by republican VOTES George Briggs. Moreover,
in point or talents and capacity Corwa of high
rank He s perhaps, the readest, wtest and most pro-
found debater witba Of any Northern mao the floor
In his complexion, which very dark, he is indeed
black republican, but frank and full adhesion to the
Fugitive Slave and all the laws OF the land, will
multitude Of obectous other grounds His adoption how
ever by the republicans, upon these very consider
vii, make him q hard phi 70 swallow by such utras on
the Niger issue q Ihsddeus Stevens Pennsy
We shall know, IN day or SO, the oTlt OF the wind
Sherman 10 ready to haul OF, and Seward, It SAD, 10
prepared TO acqusce IN half loaf Is better than the oss
In contemplating the Hhnse iay during the baot,ing,
We somewhat favoraby impressed with the generally
intelligent appearance Of ITS members There arc many
bald silycred heads among tem and hero AMI there
man q marx among thousand Upon this point the
guns party has appeared In Congress- which,
In proportion 10 it's numerical strength has exhibited an
equal number OF ekhui, experienced and accomplished
debstes This Southern opposioh party Nor is ,ns
pTspe, for every Of these Southern opposition
bers required pass through Southern ordeal
which only strong and popular man could survive
Aud here We rd one Of tho secrets OF the difficulty OF
fnspg this Southern party upon democratic candidate for
Speaker. The Southern pressure against the Brown and
Helper movements ID powerful. Every Southern man
yield TO this pressure or less; yet the South
Americans say that they nothing tO the democratic
party nothing 10 the administration bat that having
vved democratic war OF determination, the democracy
must capituate to them they wish TO elect South
EN- or corsei yailye Speaker
Thus, then, stands the
J. The republicans elect Sherman by the MAORI
ty rule.
2. They cannot get the plurality rule.
0. They not disposed TO abandon Sherman till they
assured Of a stronger man.
4 The democrats cannot elect democrat. nor South
opposition man, anti Lecomptonite.
s. They have tried the experiment n each Of these
ehapes, ard have in every Instance signay failed
g. And, therefore, If republican DO not elected Speak
err il will be Southern opposition anti Iecomp
ton democrat by republican votes
Mr. Brown Of Mississippi gave notice In the Senate to-
day, OF bill to establish government printing Office.
This move is coed but there is to believe
that it is intended mine with which blow up Bow
man. the regular democratic nominee for Senate printer
spoiled his expected plum cake The result may be gov
eminent printing Office some day. and If II should be,
Wendell will rise TO the dignity OF public bencactor, as
the real cause OF this reform.
The organ OF Mr. Douglas here is giving conspicuous
ventilation to the malicious invention that Mr. Buchanan
has been endeavoring TO persuade his Cabinet, and
through them the ladies thereof to Mrs. Douglas.
This is the slst fabrication OF the day and perhaps
may be traced to this very squabbe for the Senate print
'nE This evening Grand hon ,s to ,o s,vs0
at the United States Hotel which will somewha, coutr-
rolling stone OF Sissy plus. We hope give you
count Of this hop in the way of variety. Meantime the
hopes Of the morning Of the election Of Speaker aud OF
appropriations to cover the million demanded by the
House members &c, AM the two millions due to starving
mail Contractors have given way to something approach
ing despair The democrats have length discovered
that the South Americans have been trifing with them,
and to morrow may expect general cross examina
Gon ana lifting Of the curtain, and glimpse at the
Premp'efs behind the scenes.
THYRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.