St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-02
From Washington.

present indications things is work
ing" On the Esd programme was
on foot to appeal to the Republicans
to withdraw Mr.. Sherman and try
E. JOY Morris. of Pennsylvania, Amer
lean Republican, for Speaker, but the
mass of the Republicans will not con.
sent to it. Some of the Americans
have been appealed to to vote for Lara
bee, of Wisconsin, but not enough of
them can he induced to consent to give
any shadow of hope of success for
this plan. The Republicans arc con.
stantly in receipt of most encouraging
letters in support of their course. Mr..
Corwin made a speech defining the
position of the Republicans, and re-
buking the disunionists in calm, but
strong language. The House and
galleries were crowded, and he was
surrounded by nearly every Member,
who listened attcntively throughout
to his remarks. The Democrats writhe
under his speech, terribly.
1t is said, the dog goeth back to
his vomit and the sow to her wallow.
ing" Douglas did both on the 23d
He stood up in the Senate before a
vast concourse of people who had as
sembled to listen to him. Every
available inch of room was occupied,
expecting him to repel the assaults
that have been made upon him by the
Democrats. But no! lie stood there
for two mortal hours, and ate dirt for
the amusement of Southern masters.
Perhaps in this way he may win the
Charleston nomination, but those who
listened to him were sorely disappoint-
ed, and he uttered not single new
idea. 1t was stump speech, and
was promptly, ably and quickly an
swered by Mr. Fcsscnden, of Maine.
Douglas has now done what has all
along been expected of him" caved"
to the southern firc-eaters.
The Senate is in some doubt, wheth-
err there is, or can be, any Congress
in existence at all, so long as the
House is unorganized. As if to test
the question, Mr.. Hale, of n. H., put a
private bill upon its passage. Debate
followed, and as the result was the
withdrawal of the private bill, we are
bound to infer that there is no Con-
grcss in Washington at all-so far
this winter.
A Washington correspondent of
the 9th says that the Southern Oppo-
sition will hold a caucus for the pur-
pose of deciding their future course.
Nearly one half are disposed to effect
an organization of the House, by a
demonstration for some candidate on
the Republican side, in Difference to
its large plurality, but it is doubtful
whether the responsibility will be
taken.
The Tribune's Washington cores
pondcnt of Jan. 2Sth, says Mr. Sher-
man has called conference of his
friends to meet at noon to-day, and
will withdraw if another candidate
can be elected. He has been prepared
to do SO for fortnight, and was only
restrained by the fact that additional
votes had not been demonstrated upon
Messrs. Pennington, Corwin or Nor
ris, as had been repeatedly promised.
Mr.. Pennington will probably be nom
mated. Mr. Smith will be dropped by
the Democrats, and the South Ameri-
cans allowed to select q Democrat
upon whom they can unite.
The Times correspondent says tue
chances now are that Corwin will be
elected on Monday.
Congress has now been in session
two months and yet there is no organ.
ization of the House. But the Free
States stand fast. So should they do,
while the Capitol stands and the Tn
ion survives. The North has had
enough of this brow-bcating. We are
ready and willing to treat our broth
rem of the Southern States as equals,
but not as MASTERS.