, 1860-01-31

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The House then proceeded to vote.
Sherman lacked f.st votes of IN election.
No change lud therefore taken place in any
mans vote during the preceding two weeks.
And yet the impression was prevalent last
uight that change OF some kind was near, and
that Speaker would shortly be elected.
The plurality rule may be considered as
abandoned by the Republicans for tue present.
They struggled bard Ter it for half u month, but
found that without presiding officer ~ put
questions, it WIS impossible even to ret vote
will never allow 1t to pass, as its adoption
would be equivalent to the election Of Sherman
this they concede.
Woolson, Of Missouri, eaye notice tha. lie
would offer OH Friday {to.morrow), or as soon
thereafter as possible, Il resolution providing
that after the next ballot, iu case Of failure tU
elect, tle House will proceed 10 vote again for
Speaker, dropping from the list Of candidates
tue person or persons having the lowest nuu.-
ber Of yotes, aud SO on, reducing the number
Of candidates ut each successive vote, until Z
Speaker is elected
This proposition will mol he entertained, as
the Americans and Auti Iecompton Democrats
say they will not be bound by it, but will vote
for whom they please. The object Of the reso-
tuition is to force the Americans and five Anti.
l.ecompton Democrats to make choice between
Sherman and 3iillson, Of -Eirsnin and the
Democrats think that the Americans would he
impe1icd to votc for their candidate, and that
they would also secure !. G. Davis, Riggs,
briggs nud II. +. Clark, which would elect their
man.
There was considerable discussion among the
Americans oyor the e2pedirncy Of voting for
(:oy. Corwin. 1t was reported that ten or d de-
ZEE of them were strongly inclined to make the
experiment What Course the Republicans
would take in such event cannot be forctold.
%13, 4lrs. ~
on the tapis. It is reported that ynuug Zen
nett, sou Of the editor Of The y. Y. Urra'd, has
challenged Roger 4. Pryor, who male most
unwarrantable aud slandcrous reflections upon
the chastity Of the young mans mother, in . re-
cent speech. You remember that Pryor used
language towards John Hickman, equivalent 10
calling him liar: and that lie was three times
called to order by one Of lis Virginia colleagues.
The UeratI commented in pretty seyerr au-
guage upon this gross breach Of parliamentary
RULES. ard charged that Pryor had disgracel
the Firgihia delegation by his language. Pryor
replied to Bennett crisiu.snG Tth Ill the ven-
omous bitterness he could c5nnMnd, and went
SO fur as to assall the chastity Of his wife. It
is now reported that the son uf the tEatluced
lady has resolved to wipe ont the stigma in
blood. lie is said 10 he fill Of pluck aud y cap
ital shot.
forgot to state in MY last lostcr that the
President has appointed Thos. Ioyne. Esq,
nluTSu1l LIlE Dl5tIICit FHF Iut, Ft-
signed. II is not believed that le will accept it,
Snuwhook llas gone home. lie efai1cd to get the
appointment Gltcr making strong etlnrt. 1su-
chauan was inclined to las:ow it upon lin, but
lie WAS strcnuonsy opposed by members of ille
Cabinet, for what reason cnnld moi ascertain,
but il was supposed to he OH nativistic grounds.
Nr. Carl Schurz Of Wisconsin has been here
come from tho Republicans. E:cry onc regrets
that l.c has not scat in the House or Se,u;e
lie is universally regarded as one Of the most
eloquent orators in the United States. Ills late
speech in Springfield. Mass, is pronounced TO
he 4 masterpiece Of :!:ctor;c aud reason-at
once brilliant and profound. Steps usc Icing
taken to giso It wids cil cuiatiou in pamphlet
form. in German Us well as English. Mr, schu.x
promises shortly to pay his respects to bou.-
las new scheme Of n Fugitive Law for white
men, Ehcn he will make the fur !iy from, the
back oi the restIie.oas detnayo.ue.
Both Senators Seward and suu,Der are p-c-
pnring to make speeches OH the great issuys Of
tlle day. That each vii! produce a sensation in
the reading world, may lc safely taken for grant
ed. Mr.. Sumner will show tha, the tn:c Of lib
erty burns as brightly in his heart as before the
brutal, Murdcrous assault was made upon hin,
BY tue coward1y South Carolina bully. 1t is not
yet .:n2wn wlrn either Of these great men will
deliv rtaeir speeches; bnt it will not be great
while
XVI u AGEA past luE NcItI}cF Ill v 1SnfI:..L0H
tRs been suprcnely beautiful. No Chicago
wcathcr in May exccls it iu ba!my nldncss. 1t
was tho perfection OF stu and atmosphere. But
this morning abGut9 o'clock, itpassel away 1ike
sweet dream, and has changed into . furious
snow storm, with Il leadcu sky and 4 chill wind.
flannels. fires and ovcrcnats are in sudden de-
mand. This is - reception day Of tue Cahiuc.
lldies; hut most of those intending to "call'
viii postpone an exhibition Of their feathers,
inery and fas.,ion until a more agreeable day.
Cu1c.Gn.
&rnator H7!som'x kp<rcf.-.J<H. U~ri& on
NonSfns.
Especial correspondence 0: the ltess ard T:t,:ae.1
WASHINGTON. Ian. u. 1850.
Senator Wilson yesterday concluded M ex-
ceedinglE able speech, which consumed in ths
delivery por.ious oftwo da1s. Tie first half Of
it was searching review Of lie history and ten-
dcncies Of the pending struggle between free
dom aad slavery in the United States. He
showed that the fathers Of the country had inau-
gurated the struggle for national independence
by solemn assertion Of the rights Of man, mud
had founded our Civil institutions fer the re7pet-
uation and extension Of those rights-slavcry
being regarded by them as an evil, destined 10
be ofonly temporary duration.
IT tie present day the doctrines taught by the
Fathers were bar 10 III political promotion,
and that every department Of the government
was ia subjcction to the slare-breeilins interest
Such was the intolerance that eysn the sacred
rights Of private opinion aud freq speech we1e
iuterdic:ed III nearly half the States Of tic
Union; that despottsm more oppressive thau
Russian, a censorship more deadly than the
Ro,nisA lnquisition, existed iu the slays States.
Tue 6ays Of the Reign Of Terror in France were
not more repressirc Of the opinions Ct men thar
the lynch law dcspotism Of the slare States.
(Ssnsntion.?
Apresidcntial election was close Ut haad, and
already the people Of tho North were assailed
with intimidations aua nlcnaccs that unless they
voted tho pro. slavery ticket, til: Union would be
dissolrcd; that unless 'le Disunion party we're
retained j., power, the confederacy should be
rent in twain. But such threats had lost their
force upon the minds Of Northern people.
Mr.. Wilson then proceeded to quote from
great number and variety Of declarations made
by Southern Senators, Representatives, politi-
Clans, Governors, and presses, predicting Of rc-
commencing dissolution of the Union in case
Republican President should be elected. He
advertcd to III, 'insimation thrown out By Air.
Clingman, in i recent speech, 10 the effect that
if civil war we're 10 ensue, the contest ought to
begin in Congress, and between the representa-.
fires Of the different sections. On this point
Mr.. Wilson said that Northern Senators we're
sent there ly thclr-eonstitrcutS to vote aud not
to aght, by. .f the latter was forced on them they
would accept the ISSUE III public duty. and, if
the last to begin the fray, theY would also be the
last to end il.
:. jefferson Davia md CiIngman replied at
s7ue length. but they succeeded in proving
whut Wilson eharsse@]1z they were. disloyal
to the Constitution; had suhserted the teach
ings of the fathers, aud were for destroying the
Union unless they were allowed 10 ,ulc it.