New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-02
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dee. q, 1850.
The Democracy are evidently embarrassed by
ther refusal az minority of only onee third Of the
Heuse, to allow it 10 be organized. They know
very well that Mr.. Sberman's friends are in
moral majority and, therefore, entitled 70 the
Speaker. At this moment be really lacks bat two
votes of an election, counting IN Mr. Reg nolds aud
Mr.. Davis Of Maryland. Add 10 this aggregate
the AnttLecompton men who were actaally re-
turned by Opposition vo.es, and the assumption is
sustained literally. Is ~, therefore, only lacti,us
rcsist0nce Of TIE minority against the MAJORITY,
which delays tbe election. The movement Of Mr.
Houston Of Alabama, yesterday, to choose Speaker
Tor ten days was only dedge to evade resPonsi
tllty before the country. Aud 70 was that oi NJ
Rust, to-2ay, proposing Ihat the Democrats shoad
choose candidate from Che Southern OPPOSITION, or
csoe roTSG upon condition of concentrating the
= Cont vote on the Terscn thus selected.
The Democracy are very willing to oiler imprac-
tcatSe propositions but prompt TO refuse any
overture which can be consummated. Thus, they
refused on two different occasions and after pubic
rot &C had been served, to elect Mr. Gilmer, when
their cooperation would bave decided the contest
For several days past, and particularly tins mora
hg. efforts We're made to concentrate united vote
Gu Mr. MAYNARD Of Tennessee, a ETO-Slayery IaE-
Rec who has come here for two Congresses by
afilision'with that party rather, II Is disavowed
upon Ls authority. He was brought forward w.
day BY one Of hs colleagues; and, aiter pro-
tYaeted ballot in the course OF which tWeniy or
thirty speeches were intr0)ected, he received -
Democratic votes or, including the American vofe,
C5 in adjust 40 short of an election. Al the
Southern OrpostiOn present, with the exception o.
Mr. Winter davis supported him. Mr.. Etheridge
was paired of with Mr. COrwin. The leaders OF
the Northern ard Southern Democracy were evil
IDENTITY much exercised by this movement, which
originated with tie younger wing Of the chvalry,
and they insisted upon three four of the AIneri-
cans VITO had recorded themselves for Mr. Gilmer,
charging, before they tried the experiment.
Even then the Western Democracy hesitated
Nr. English Ond made a lame Jology for swaI-
lo~ ing the dose but he did swallow it, knowing Mfr.
MAYNARD TO have been one Of Mr.. Filn0re's elect
ors in Tennessee. So did the redoubtabe Col. Tom
Florence. Par aoJlie frdtrum. Mr.. Logan an
did not care TO enter the slaugbter-hOnsc and s0
voted for Mr. NcClernand, and John Ccchrane
warred Bis friends against the peTils. During the
progress Of the ballot, there was much excitement
and confusion in the hall and galleries, and some
expectation of result by the uninitiated. But il
Was very clear from he outset 10 every careful OBJ
server that 10 successful cOubinat on could be-
mace 1t is evident that Mr.. MillsOn was The
strongest candidate yet presented by the coalition,
of The four principal Southern asprans. No other
mai cen rally the same support. The Democracy
Kuow-NotbDgs whom they adopted, and could not
muster 80 votes for any Northern candidate they
nre utterly demCraliZcd and broken as q party.
The South demanded "a surrender to the enemies
against whom the so.called National Democracy
have most warTed, and Il was made at the sacrifice
Of every principle aud profession. Let the Irish
voters no cling 10 the fortunes of that party exam
ipe the records of the last three weeks, 70 how
Democrats who hold Sher seats here by influence
Of Tire foreign vote, have registered Themselves for
tba graduates of proscrip:ye Know Nothing lodges
While the opposing factions of the House have
bargained and sought to some together by the per-
sUasve power of the sPgir, openly advocated ny
Nj I'LL of Georgia, the friends Of Mr. Sherman
have stood firm as one man. presenting moral
ypeetacle worthy of all honor ard respect. The
column has never broken from the hour when it
was marched into line and took position before the
enemy. No sign of fnchng has been exhibited,
and every suggestion from the timid or the selfish
TO abandon their standard bearer, has been rebuked
with en- phatlc and indignant rejection. Aud the
condition of circumstances can never arise to induce
q change OF front.
MI Norris of Illinois threw bomb into the camp
Of the harmonious Democracy to-day, in which he
denounced the Administration as rotten and cor
Yupt and unworthy of defense and respect. he
poured br0adsde into the Presidents recommend
alton of Slave Code for the Territories saying II
only wanted that 20 complete the iniamy 0i his
tyraIncal rule during the last three years. The
Democratic members from Illinois, and the West,
generally, were greatly disturbed by this explosion,
while our friends seemed TO eriOy the cOmmotion,
and TO give Mr.. Morris unusual attention.
The Secretary of the Treasury has repeated his
sharp practice Of last year, III making up the esI
mates without including SO 600 of Treasury
notes which are not re- issuablc after the Both Of
June next Those notes were granted 10y the last
Democratic Congress, TO meet the extraordinary eX-
penditures of this Administration and were renewed
at the close OF the year, when they fell due. Mr.
Cobb does not treat them a part Of The existing
indebtedness at ALL though created at his special re-
quest but cO0y tells Congress III his report that rs
"no provision is made for the permanent redemp-
''tion of any portion of the twenty millions, it will
"te necessary 10 extend the law" authorizing the
Reissue. What right has he 10 exclude this immense
item from the account current of the fiscal Year,
These notes are just much part of the accruiug
liabilities as any other and yet they are kept out ~
view, ana false financial exhibit is presented to the
country for political effect. MIR. Cobb may as well
be told now as at any other time that these notes
will not be renewed. If the Administration must
have the means TO maintain the public credit, they
can be funded, and then The public will be able to
see how much Mr.. Buchanan has increased the pub
trickery aud deception.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1850.
When a few Of our friends yesterday cOnsentedto
m adjournment till Tuesday, it very obvious,
from the temper of the House, that no election
could be consummated in the mean time, and that
any attempt to force test of physical endurance
might have been attended with injnriotx cOnse
quences. There was, perhaps, another reason,