Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-03
Thirty Sixth Congress. LIST Session
A Speaker. at Last.

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at Washington. f;rld (rc hope) of "dis
solving the Uuion," and of advertising
Helpers book, the Democracy abstaincd
from speaking and tried a new game q,
voting.
On FRIDAY last, the South Americans
had agreed to support VIM. II. n. Smith,
one of their own number from North Car.
oliua, for Speaker. By representing him
as an old Whig Tariff man, and dead op
posed to the LecOmpton Administration,
they over-persuaded Mr.. Nixon Of N.
j., and Messrs. Morris, Scranton, Junkin,
and Wood of Pa, with two or three other
Northern men, to "givo Smith one COM
plinentary vste." They mex. told the
Democracy they could elect Smith if they
would give him, in addition, the solid
Democratic vote. Some Of the Anti Le-
compton Democrats were then made to be-
lieve be was "all right" On the ballot
taken, Smith it was found had 100 votes.
Then, Democrats who had at FIRST refused
to vote for hm-who solemnIy declared
they never would support Know Moth
iug-began te change their votes in his
favor. 1t was bfirmcd lie was not and
never was Know Nothing, upon which
ali the Democratic party, (except three
from the North West,) put themselves on
record for a Know Nothing. The sight
Of the most ratid and extreme Disunion-
ISIS, Free Traders and Slavery Extension
lists, voting for one SOu,heruer, opened
the eyes Of the above named Pennsylva-
mans. They saw somebody had lied. Sat
isisd that Smith was catspaw for Bu-
chanan, Mcy also "ctangcd dieir r0tes,"
and thus defeated the bold, bald game
Smith lacked 8 of en- election, and the
House adjourned until Monday.
SATURDAY, Mr.. Sherman called bis
friends together, and insisted upon their
trying another candidate. lie felt proud
Of their support, but thought perhaps
some other one could command more
votes. Without any formal action, Ez-
Gov Pennington, Of New JERSEY, was gen.
orally fixed upon as the Opposition can
didate.
MONDAY, the Hall and galleries were
crowded to suffOcation-the ladies stand
ing upon the floor. After a grea. many
hints, and much delay, they retired. Up
on calling the roll, every Member respon-
ded-cxcepting Brown Dem.) of Ky,
who will not be CT the requisite age to
become a Member until June next; STALL !
worth (Dcm.) of Ala, who has been kept
a; home by Illness; and Clark B. Coch-
rane (Rep.) of n. Y, who has gone home
IL poor health.
Mr.. SHERMAN (Ohio) rose amid pro-
found silence everywhere. He said,
this prolonged contest he had .
been supported by large plurality Of his |
friends. They, till now, had adhered to
him with a fidelity ard devotion which be !
aud which he believed had re-
ceived the applause Of their constituents. !
They had stood here undismsyed, amid /
threats Of disunion and disorganizatiOn- I
conscious Of the rectitu1e of their iEteu- /
tiors, frn in their alteration Of the Cons,i-
,usion, aud the obedience to laws. They /!
have been silent, firm and manly. Gu the
other hand, they have seen their ancient !
nnd national adversary broken into frag- !
ments They have seen some of them
combine, by a. written agreement, TO pre- |
vent a majority of the House from pre-
scribipg rules for the organization of this /
body. They have heard others proclaim /
threats Of Disunion-proclaim that if q
Republican should be elected President Of
the United States, they would tear down /
this fair fabric, and break up the Union
,f these States. And new they have seen
Iheir ancient advcrsaries, broken-dispers-
"a, and dsorganized-unite in supporting i
, gentleman here in open and avowed hos
ili.y to their organization. l should re- !
,ro, extremely, and | believe i, would be
! natioual calamity, to have any one who /
$ . supporter, directly or Indirectly, of
his AG Gminis,ratiou, or who owed it any /
allegiance, or favor, or affection, occupy ,
INV position in this House. / should re-
,ard it as a public calamity to have the I
,ower of this House, directly or Indirect
y. under the control of this Administra-
ion and it would be, it seems to me,
fa,al mistake, a fatal policy, to trust the
power of this House in the hands or uu-
der the control of gentlemen who have
that, in any event, under any
they would dissolve the
Union Of these States. | regard it as the
highest duty of patriotism to submerge
personal feeling, aud that every man
should sacrifice all private interests for the
good of his country. | proclaimed here,
, few days ago, and have always stood
,pon the position, that, whenever any Of
nv political friends or associates could
combine greater number Of votes than
could, | would retire from the scene, and
give him the honor, if there is any honor,
10 the position | occupy. believe tha,
time has now arrived. l believe grea-
ter concentration can be made upon ano,h-
er gentleman, than upon my yself, BY those
outside of the Republican organization.
Therefore, | respectfully withdraw my