Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-01

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The Scene on FrAday-,rhs PerIl-The
Escape.
From tho New York Tribune's COrresrondencc.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1860.
Long ere this the telegraph has informed
you that this has been by far the most cx-
citing day OF. the session. Early in the
forenoon it was whispered aronnd that the
South Americans, encouraged by tic vote
already given to Mr.. Smith, Of North Car
olina, had held 81 caucus and concentrated
all their vote upon him, Including the very
inlexihle and decidedly independent Mr..
Winter Davis. About the time of the as
scmhlirg of the House, it was confidently
stated that five or six gentlemen from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, who had
been supporting 0Ir. Sherman. would, on
the first ballot To-day, try the rather liaZ-
aTdous cxprdicnt of .'complimcnting" Mr..
Smith. The votes thrown for him by aIr.
Eeit and other Democrats gave currency
to the rumOr that that purity would also
cudcavOr to unite their strength upon the
same gentleman. But, the firm belief that
Northern Democrats, and especially those
of the Western States, could never be in
duccd to dig their own graves with their
own hands, by placing an Ola Line Wing
American in thc Speakers chair, led the
Republicans generally to scout the idea
that this attempt to consolidate uncongc-
n!al elements would result otherwise than
all its predecessors had done-in utter
liiinrc.
But that indescribabIc mental phc-
nomcn"H called magnetism lmprcgnitcd
the atmosphere OF the Chamber with n
something that said to every cautious
mind on our side of the ltnlt, "Bew"re
Tue galleries. were croW"eu To FePieiI"H'
there was an unusual buz2lng, ana run
n'ng TO ana tro on the moor. AFTER rev
brief personal explanations OF Anti
LecomPton!les, whlch shoWcu tnHt some
careless person hHu bee;' hrlng ihto tn't
flock of rare birds, and call of the list OF
mefnbSrs, ana comparison ot "Palrs, ,
the tcllers took their seats st the clerk
desk, and the llAtse entered upon a vote
for Speaker 10 the casual observer, the
tedious roll-c'tll, and tue stereotypcd re-
sponscs, indicated no change, except thnt
Smith was seemingly obtaining all the
South American vote, with some naiI-
a"AeA 9ha! American I1e!'''ol'c,'lS Us, rom
PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey, and /" larger
proportion OF the slaveh0laing democracy
than on any previous oallo'.
Bnt, no sooner had inc G!erK rcScIcu ".
the inevitable John '. wright than nan ma u
nGndrca heaIS on inc Souih @ Siuc On we
haii' IN squads or sereeS ana hsss, ~, entered '
upon an earnest consuit"tich' wh''c scores ores
OF pencils were put III requlStt!on 70 HScEF-
tam the precise result anu It's Prop"OIe 1
bearings, the EhaGlber, Meahwhac' re-
sounding with tnst mum OF human ~, NSlcTs ,.
so recognizable but understandable, Willch
always lhclc@tcS lh'ehse iceIhg, anu U''cH
prcSngcs coming events.
After little coyness ana hcsitancN'. SO
natural and becoming III men VINO were
about to take leap IN the dark' uOu"t'"i
whether thcy were 10 IAN" on u Oeu %
roses or Il iedgc Oh ROCKS, tue i'etl!oIFs!t'I
Stampede commences, IA tnG , NV .MihN:lus il::,s
OF an eye q score OF '"e s,,, oolucI sp.lt!S
prepared LOT the eNou"s' A"e ii,oFe Se"S, Se"S',
i've Geheraiy g'Fc t.le r"t''er teulouS S "tiu ,.at
usually qnltG nhs'l'iSIHTtory ,i.S reasons to1
aoHndonlhg Doc9cN' MlIsoI' ti';'"tI .,; 6t @
tiielr !, otnSI I;,,' IT'
W o. W ,it.. y" ~, 1,-,s: nj - ,,i;iiI
VltlSe--HatloLHl " ny e l'o'e sS.'S;o.S
mace mace stioFt "olA ~ VI. ~ ~
oy Simply requesting t"'t tue'F No'eS N'
cnangcd. - - .......,....s u.
The struggle now oecame ihteEesI'ns
The Senate adJo"rncu' ana us tne'l'"@eFS e.H @
went overnlmoSt en- masSe TO the l'epres9en-
tattve's Hall. reporters, spectators nel5..s OF
note, and politicians from all sections 'et !3 OF
the Union, found lnSFcsS upon tae H29r' 90
and the excitement became intense en- Sc inc
crowd above filled every nook IN the vast
galleries and overtiow.ed the ,ialoininS pas
sages; Some OF the more ilmtt ana nfF-
yons Kcpnnieans oe9an 20 lesl nn3'ouS- S s.,.,,
Ihe SIX "mlmoIe sehiie,neIl "I'o l,'" eou'-
PllmentedH Mr.. Smith, oega" TO s'i""'So'''c
uneaslness. Ss1 - i
The advancing wave hNa 'afSsSS y, Fe,'cne9 II..
the Northern DemocrHcy' anu GSu swept