Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-26
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let there be a fol. attendance
vvh., tho contest for speaker Endp
", .,r. ,b,, .,,s neope of the whole country.
-. go ,,,,, ~. mortified ami ii,,,,steJ AT the
-, .,-.... ,.,i.l, b.. been ojrsggipg ia slow
- -. =. yy,.lfr,,or for nearly two months
s,,,l sr.,,.cls ,bibi,e5 10 the country
t.f,-.s And ybs, viii the miserable farce come 10 an
.rl. And ,,b, f.. -ssro7.f,r. for IFS continuance
Then, is certainly mo- earthly present prospect Of the
,......, 80 ,r. .,-..stSi,- Srs,ter R,t while that
81. .t. ,,s, tsr, t. ro FH-1l.y IN determining who
. ..-tr. Co. en-, ..,,,,,,.l ,.,r-,r,.,ri,,tior
nj u,r.. ~ r.,-ss.-.,-;,.s II il psr.
st- t,,ro,..-,rls-- indeed we have already de-
,.,..-,t.I -f f- ove-a and over seain-that the re-
,,rsfby rests exclusively upon the iactous reyou-
i,.,, destructive Democracy IF the Democratic re-
,-...,ti,si I'm Congress had so wiIed Speaker would
l. ,r...,I and tbe House thoroughly Organized
.f. s-., Ans, Of th. session. And what is more a
-.,.rj t.,. b.s- ,s.rsI who Isl, Sol.berr r,rn
....f , l..,,-,r hy ...5.i,tior and what +, ,,ir
,,, , southern man I'm iu.erest-one owning nearly IA
t.-5-.l rsoroe., Why. then. has no Speaker been
.,....ls Nybv +. there stiu no organization of tie
House. Why DO strife and discord,sl reign triumphant
III, -re council chamber Of the nations
H. answer 90 these questions we repeat is because
Democratic representatives stuhboruy and tacousy per
s m resisting the election of Speaker and tle organik-
,ou of the House except upon the condition that he
go -, -, ;,orit, la pern.itted 10 have their own
rb., "a ,r, sole .,a,5 OF the deadlock that pre-
,v,.bi,g,cp That is tbe reason why no organ
;,,,, b,s bs e,tsl and by legislation Is paralyzed
.c5 ,ss busipe., OF the country Distracted Many a
of within the last seven or eight weeks. might
,b Democratic, psrty iu Congress have put an end to a
o,s., from which no advantage can result but which
involve, the whole nation ia disgrace. and heaps oiam
and opspt srop the cause of free representative gov
srpspt And vet tbey have steadily refused to do this
,,; bsrselys or hermit others to DO it, Their object
seems TO be- to perpeua,e the reign Of dscori in Wash
.. .,l ris On d, s,esiy and violent disruptiop of
49, .,o,a5.r,sv Indeed two of these Democratic rep
-.s.,-stiyss Pu,b of Alabama ard Blrksdale. OF Ms
.,r have already empbsticsIy declared that. were IL
I'M t5sfr power nothing could give them more pleasure
,, 10 psrpstuate iiscord" in Congress by preventing
m .,-,.,i,,t-op of the House altogether. Being bold
bitter aud determined disuuooisJs per Sc these two gen
,r. make ,, ,or,s,Inent of the ultimate object which
l..., ,t b,-t,,n of tbsir partvs uncompromsug and
Go, -,.;.,,,. ~ Am orgri, alton of m. House
No., and s,,ke, dian their associate, Ne.srs
p-t.t.I,r p.t o1s7Iy announce 10 the country that
,t.;..-,.i. ~, r.-D,t,,tD, iis,ord In Washington
l,..., .l,ss,rror nj rb. Urion We have no
49,. So. ..b ia tho rurnose which apimat,s nearly
....-. t,,, NJ ,..,b.,, Ds,o,r,i;s -enrsssrt,tiyss
- -. Al ,t.;- ,t;.,, ,.,., ~ sa,.t d, .jisr,r.
-. ., H.. .-r.. ,.,..i,,l ,,,ro,r,
.,... 81. l... D.. So ;.. ,l. ,,,,,-
.,. t.. t.- t.,. g., .,,,.l.-.r- r.; ,l;r
49,. .,,,...s,,, with ,b,r object and