Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-07


We again ssngratalate the country that spea
4 rs a. last chosen, and chosen on the right sid
We may all breathe once more, and. instead oil
conjecturing 81 what time. or whether ever ou'
| REPRESENTATIVES would commence attending to ouI
interests. we can now watch them TO see hor they
| frrom the n. Y. Tribune1
We congratulate the country upon this most sa.-
| ,sfactory result II ends the disorder that the
| Disunon Democracy have been creating and per
| petuating. and which they have often declared
they would make eternal. The factionists ard the
| disuuionist are rebuked end defeated. The House
10 organised and public affairs may now receive
| the attention 90 long withheld by this auJaclous
spirit Of evil, that has pcrseryingy bAficd all
efforts to elect presiding officer. Having done
| their worst the factionists could do no more
| That their mach nations have at last been thorough
ly defeated, and their tratorous purposes. avow cd
| in written contracts to prevent an organisation,
finally Quelled is subject Tor sincere public rejol-
cling. Excepting. Of course, Mr.. Muhlcnbcrg the
| Speaker OF the first Congress. and also Mr. Clay
he il the first gentleman Of the twenty-slx tkit
have occupied tho chair. who has been called To it
on his first appearance in that body. Though Mr..
Clay was chosen Speaker Of the AIlth Congress
without. having previously held seat in tho House
yet he had often been member Of the General
Assembly Of Kentucky, had been presiding of
hcer. and had served three sessions in the United
States Senate Mr.. Pennington brings to tho res
ponsbe position he now occupies commanding
presence, equahimity Of temper, genial spirit,
undoubted integrity, fidelity to friends, iiberaty
to opponents, clear and capacous mind, and ex-
tsnsive legal attainmcnts. BY his urbany, i'm
Partially, and weight Of character. he will cha-
enge the respect Of the body over which, 10 is cal
led to preside.
[From the New York Timcsl
The final result vi the long contest for the Spen-
had in t,a pf
Mr.. Pennington of New Jersey bv majority of
one. the decisive vote being east by the much abu
sed Mr. Briggs Of New York. This Termination
Of the conflict will no doubt torment every parti
much as it will delight every patriot in the
land. Drawn battles are never satisfactory 10 dc
parties engaged but after twenty four hours of
continuous chess the most enthusiastic spectator
could hardly lamont the resignation of III game
by both champions, though the Nor
ply and tho other an Anderson; and when the
night Tell upon the terrible field OF Chaluns the
wretched people were too happy to fnd lie great
fight come to AN end ever tn inquire whether At
tilla or Aetus had won the day.
At least. we may oil rejoice that the corruptians
which have grown up under the existing Admin.
istraton arc as likely to be brought to light i'll the
House under the sway Of Mr.. Pennington NJ thry
could nothave been under any other SPEAKER
whatever.
The close Of the Speakershp scene was itnlras
siye aud imposing The galleries were crowded
and orderly. Ia the. Hall every member was in
his proper seat. The Speaker elect ol the
finest men in the House personal presence. was
conducted, amid profound silence, to the Chair hy
Messrs. Sherman and Docock Ills address was
in good taste, and emincnty national IN tone
For that instant, at least, all sectionalism was
stilled No foreregner present could fail to be
satisfied that, after nll our party chickering's.
are but ono people in heart aud sentiment. 1t was
fr4tp al nIrnt inp in In Hall tnI -
quite certain that the old never presented IL
scene altogether 40 splendid to The eye
PROM the New York Rcradl
In consulting to become candidate for Con
gross he yielded to the wishes Of his friends lie
was elected by the Peoples Party" and repre-
scnts the Fifth Congressional District ut New
Jersey. which il composed of the counties OF Is
sex, Hudson and Union, being elected in lsiS over
Jacob X, Wortendyke, tho Democratic candidate,
by the following vote:
Pennington Republican. ,GN
Worlondyke Republican. f.9s2
Penningtons mn orty 659
Persons should not cuhiuund tho new elected
Speaker VIM. Pennington, with Alex. &. NJ. Pen.
nington, who als, born in New Jersey, and
was n representative in Congress from that State
from 1853 to 1855.
The election Of Pennington ~ Speaker Of the
House oi Representatives is the first st,p in tie
march If the great conservative elements 10 Veto
ry II II the pressage Of further triumphs and Of
the ultimate rude OF reason aud tho cou.cryutlyc
elementsia the Union
tfrom the y I.srr,ss1
MIR. bennington has been in puhlic life f,r good
many wears and was elected tu the present House
II should he borne i'll mind ly II Union Obltsi.
ton vote. All his nntCcrdents are Whigs and he
is n supporter OF the old Wing doctrines If /, Pro.
teetlye Tariff, Internal improy Jncnts. II limitation
OF Executive Power, devotion 10 the Unini. etc
| Ia IL. L. ~. \
old constitution of that Stntr The blolG s,ul Of
his State was once tramplcd under foo. IA HE vc-
ry llruse over which he is NOW called upon lu
preside, The Office of Speaker, which Is, many
! we're ambitious to occupy, has lcen th,ust upon
HIM, much against his will; for 1t s no snerurr,
even with all the honors and extra pay t. he n
| Speakcr at the House of Representatives IN this
exciting time, and cspeaiaiily with n Presidential
election IN view,
| d'rom the Boston Daily Adycrtscr)
! Mr.. Pennngtons election will give complete
satisfaction to all, except the administration " hch
has so long risked everything to secure the organ.
iIation for itself. The new Speaker is a gentle
man OF long experience and of acknowledged abil-
| ity. HIS character us n wise and moderate sta
tesman has been established for years. aud tie
| present Is not tho only case in which his name has
been suggested III connection with tho Speaker =
chair. The House will have in him n presiding
office whose dignity and worth will, beyond II
doubt, secure him that commanding influence
which he is so we'll fitted to wicld and the coun-
try will see its business conducted with impartial
| ity and good faith.
The Journal Of Commerce. au orthodox Demo.
cratic journal. says:
The republicans. to avoid greater calamity
united their strength upon an Old Line Wing;
for such is Governor Pennington. although he
was elected to Congress in part by Republican
votes. But New Jersey Republicanism is no,
Black Republication. Certainly Gov. pcnning
ton has no sympathy with that horesy. Although
he has had no experience presiding eGa,,
over a,delberative body, he will no doubt bra.