Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-10
Editorial Correspondence.
MA.nINeTnN. T.h. 9. ~

Tie long struggle !, over. aud a Speaker
of',s .ith Congress ha. been elected. Y,s.
,erl,y EK.Go,yraor Pennington Of New
Jsr,sv We chosen BY ouc mapri,y. In our
hs, hi,,r vc CAV, q brief history II a., an.
expected iurn thing. t.os in abe noaf' on
Friday last f.r thc Gr., the elements of
OPPOSITION % the Republican party united,
with the exception Of thrrc men, upon Mr..
Smith orN.r,b Carolina I,vas ascertain
a ,-urI iuuh, that Mr. sherman had 70.
r..yoi 40 ,he votes that could hc obtained
rr lim in the House. and O, then became a
serious question far ,hc Republican, 90 's-
trn.us. whether 90 risk a defeat by holding
o1 o, iim, ur ses what could be done by
changing o. another person. Mr. sherman
h.clHs lf..frI lc could ua' 3. elected. and
90 once PROPOSED % hi' friends 10 withdraw,
% avs other r.u could combine greater
strength chan himself. Il was asccr'aincd
tHatat lr,.t three all'uora, vote. could tc
obtained mr COY. Pennington. vbersupon a
crrrr.a. sof S. Germans friends was clll,l,
arI % wa, informally agreed 90 Try our
cHlr,,, 100 BIN, after che vi;.asavil o., Mr..
sherman. on Monday last, Mr. sherman,
nasfiey, patriotic .r,s,h, js,liuci further
&. lsa -,-I.l1te. Th- Rs7ah'ica then
calamity whs.lsl into liue rr Pennington,
arl received additional vote, 81 Eeyu5.1,
arI A.-ar-..s opposition sii.l stuck TO
Smith uf N.ryi Carolina. Thi. lsl, Pen-
r.0-f.B .u' vau,.r. one vote % an cleo
t..n. Tho. thing. stood 10 tls adjourn.
msr' oa Monday. on the fr,, ballot on
Tue-ay. ,lc vote whs tho same on to- Re-
r.'.an ri. On Oh, opposition side, Mr..
Smith withdrew ia a very neat aud aTTro.
Pirate speech The Democrats. through Mr.
E-lsu o. Texas, rut in nomination Mr..
MsCl.mluI. Of Illinois. and ,n somewhat
Tl'hrus speech Mr. r called On the South
Nmsric.r, o. rcc.rrlcaie past fa,ns. aud
,,me cap 90 h,' support. NJ. ll,il OF Gcor.
c.,.A South American. saii ho could uo,
swallow Douglas Iauocr,, any how, aud
,.ll'! b., ,omrrll,i 60 vote against MoCler.
rauI. On, or two other. .liI the .,me.
but tli.vls Oh, m the irolhl, IN TOE way.
Some GEN ar tecl,' cy,rrpr southern men
l'.'sJ ihc sliattsr .1vss,isnty candidate,
auI won't ior different men representing
their peculiar view, upon tie slavery gu,-
ton. r...wi. tle "uuAindcst cut NJ ail. "
after ths Douglas mcu bad swallowed all
KIND. ct political uo.ir-ms, has voted for
Lcamp,ln men aul frc.catsr.. and even
gone over with ppi',d &uii. for 400 Old
l.us uhi.. a.,1catins and acting with the
Know N.ttius., o. he deserted by their
s,uthcrn brethren just in the mick Of
time, when every vote wa, needed. Bot
they took o.; ueckly, jus, as they do every
thing -. Tat i served out 10 them ~
their southern "t-fir,n," and submitted
o. OBJ, .'ern decree OF necessity. Mr.. Pen.
rr.'rn II o wanted one vote Of an election.
TIE democrat. refused 90 <, into another
ballot on Tuesday. and upon giving assar-
auce. shat they would accsci 90 a ballot
without debate on Wednesday. the Rspub-
lean, asssnted 90 an adjournment At about
Eve o'clock In the afternoon. Wednesday
came. bringing with it the same immense
c-.sd tha, had gathered round the Capitol
tae two DAYS previous. II We well under
stood that the contest was to bc ended upon
t.,tdiy. by the change Of the vote Of Mr..
B-i--. ~ New York IRON McCl-rrsri to
Pennington. The democratic SIDE Of the
HJl.5 having become satisfied that certain
defeat was before them, came into the House
n 90 very good mood, and commenced a -
ries of iuIat5rv motions, as they said 90 set
10 one ur two sh.snt5es. After ,lnsiiera-
Ole talking. tley at last consented TO a vote
for Speaker. The vote was gone through
with. 4 portion OF tho dre-,a,ars boltcd
McC.cnsnl AmaDrity Of the South Amer
leans voted lor Gi.mer, and the entire Re-
pu5.'can force went in Tor Pennington. We
should have said Henry Winter DAVIS on
Tuesday voted Cor Pennington. which bro't
prolonged shouts and lissss IRON ,he gale
rie,. To-day be marched squarely Up with
0ut word Of explanation, and did the sane
thing Mr. Brisg. Of New York rose. and
in a short speech changed hi' vote from Nc
Clrruand % bennington This settled the
question. giving Pennington one majority.
Immediately the vast dOmes OF the Repre-
s,ntatiyes' Hall rung with the most enthu.
sias,ic shouts from the sallsries-ihs ladie.
waved their handksrchisis and elAppsd their
hands, and it was long time before the en-