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THE spEAKERsHIp


candidate, was elected Speaker on the Ist ns
The whole number of votes was 233 neces
sary for choice H.. And Mr. PENxrXeroN
OF New Jersey, having received a majority o
all the votes cast. was duly elected Speaker o
the Thirty-fifth Congress
Ate taking his seat he delivered himself o
the following speech.
Gcnticme" Of the House Of Representatives.:
q return you my grateful acknowledgment
for the distinguished honor you have bee,
pleased to confer upon me, in clectinp r., III,
Speaker Of this House. Coming here for tb,
first time ut the present session to be assoc;ot. =,
with you as n member, no event could Lor,
been more unlocked for. than that should b,
called upon to preside over Your delibero,;nna
and my friends will do me the Justice 70 sa,
that have not sought the position, as / Ger
tainly never desired it. am, nevertheless a,
conscious of the dignity and importance -
this high office MS any gentleman cnn be bu
should have been far better pleased had II,
duties been entrused to ADLER aud more exnor;
enced hands.
After witnessing the almost insurp,eurtoble
obstacles in the way Of the organization n,
this House, came to the conclusion that nm,
gentleman of any party VIII, couh command
| majority Of votes for Speaker was bound in
Difference t" th" public exigcncies to accent
n "
| whether agreeable to his personal FEELINGS 3r
not. As the choice has unexpectedlv fa,,on
upon me, have not hesitated to accent !,
/! In the execution Of this high trust INV nh;c.t
will be to do my duty with impartiality npd
justice to all. GU"
shall have great necessity gentlemen, for
your indulgence in the new position in which
ON placed, and feel entire confidence I sbnIi
! receive it at your hands.
Representative from the State of New
Jersey, upon whose soil so mauv brilli,pt o
movements were accomplished in the revolu.
t'onary war, and whose people have ever bc.n
distinguished for their des@tion to the Con.
st'tntion and the Union, {aras the aro.t
Arbiter of our dcsiinies that may do NO o.t
TO 'mF"'rthc integrity Of either, L,rt TINT, he
wise and prudent counsels peace anil nrd.r
may reign in our midst, and our free mat.
tu',"ns be perpetuated to our desce nIan.s
feel have n national heart, embracing oli
parts of our blessed Union. '''
again thanking you for your kindness
now enter upon the discharge of the ,r,Iu"r,
and complicated duties of my station.
1he Washington States in an article rno. a,,o
result, says: ~" '''e
The general opinion entertained of Mr.. p,n.
nlngton is that he is IL we'll meaning mon hmt
the Indications which he gave after he was,
tonuusteu 10 inc CHAIR were very distinct that
he had not the first qualification for the n, onor
d'schnrge OF its duties. We trust. however,
that he viii remove at the next meeting ,of ,hn
House. the Impression, which he 80 den]orohI,.
excited and that he will prove himself i,
every respect, equal to his important position.
1t Is now pretty clear to oar minds that ths
Iiouse organization throughout is to be COM
ple'ely sectionnl-clerk, printer. sercso,t0 0o,
arms. and doorkeeper, all chosen from 1,nt
DIVISION OF the Union which declared the
''irrepressiblc conflict war; Iftbis sh,I ooom.
y VIII be the first time in the history of Tho
goVerpmrnt that the popular branch Of nation.
"a irepr'sentat!on was go organized. In that
event, the "irrepressb!c conflict" will he
virtually consumlnated in that bodv f,on
power surrendered to the powerful ever he re'
gained with the assent Of its recipient, Tho
day We fear, is far distant when the voica ~
the South will be again heard in the orron;.
cation of the House, e"A
The New York Times snys:
for the last month the partisan journals of
e.ther e, sloe nave' been doing their best to fix
the responsibility ofthis tediou, di,,raap;,a,ion
on their opponents; aud it is due to both .;,les
TO sny thnt encb has proved Its case. Roll,
parties have been severely disciplined md
'hose who like ourselves have echoed for val.
past the wish of Achilles. when he watcheJ
rom ms tent the CIR. eks aud Troians fipbtiog
at the ships. that both might be ntterlv dess'
troyeu anu give place to better men, will join
with US, we trust in the m"re humane bona
that sPiEit of nationality may now enter into
these contending factions,
The New York Herald saws.
The necessity of changing from Sherman
t.. 10 bennington from nm ultra Black Republican
10 more conservative man in Their ma ~tay
amounts to complete overthrow of the sey'
arc ara programme in the Republican tactics
sherman was his candidate. Helper is his fol.
so;s toTe5' and teacher of his creed. They have
ia'ied, and which them disappears the brutal
and bloody philosophy of the Rochester mani
.es'o The men who combined to present
the suhjection of the conservative nnioritv in
congress TO the oae Of a atactious and fanaticsi
,In nave done their work well. and Wen
the first great victory in the rising contest
!. between the right and the wrongs in politses.
I Is the preeage of further triu.sphs of The
ultimate rule CT reason and the conservative
elements in the Union"
lhis is great matter to be Thankful for,
'he election Of Black Republican who did,
not endorse llelPer-instead of one who MA
not. What ncxtl o'u