New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-13

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1860.
"a. Crescent-The same coalition in the House
that had elected the Speaker elected yesterday az
Clerk Mr.. Forney, who is understood to be Doug.
las Democrat, or who, at least has refused 10
pledge himself to cooperate with the Republican
party and for Sergantat-Arms Mr.. Hoffman, a
Marylander and an American in his politics. The
latter gentleman was member Of the Thirty
Fourth Congress, and distinguished himself in that
body as the only Representative from sIayehoId-
Ing State who voted for the expulsion OF Mr..
Brooks, Of South Carolina, ON account Of his ceIe-
brated assault on Senator Summer The Black
Republicans are deeply chagrined at the compul-
sion Of their abandonment of Sherman as their can
dldate for Speaker for MI. Pennington, who Is
known to be temperate in his views, who was, in
fact, elected by "the peoples party,' in New Jer
sey, and who is also reported to be non,conform-
ist oi ms party on the particular subject of the fug
i've slave law. In consequence, too, of the bar
gam under which Mr.. Pennington was notoriously
elected, the Black Republicans have been COM
pence 70 make sui further proptiatons by elect
ing to the minor offices of the House men differing
Irom some OF the most essential and peculiar of
their doctrines These tokens Of moderation have
peen Mfuhg ifom tie epuRiican party BY the NE
sessisy y circumstances, ana even under distinct
ophgatlohs OF bargain ana sale and yet they seem
ahAious no" TO convert necessity INTO virtue, and
.h.,il ior themselves me credit 81 having organ
iAeu M bae HOUSE on y comparatively conservative
OASIS. IheT anectaton OF conservatism is now, of
course, very extreme, and their leaders, ever, in
ciuding the Helperites, have been acknowledging
me compliments 81 serenades and formal congratu-
iatlons py nnqualted Union speeches and protesta-
uons OF protection for the South Yet this false
parry, tnat now makes the shameless parade of
conpeiied modefaton, was united IN the determi-
iialoh, ana iached only the power TO carry it into
eiiec. 70 piace IN Iae speakers chair self-con-
.iopeu anu uhooiiploihisihs traitor, ana 10 estab-
lish e. the moral law oi tder organization the
prutai y apothegms o. Helper ana the twin eVangel
ol tne ifrepressiple cohillet.8 80 much for the
compliant and time-serving moderation, the false
posioh anu the falser pretenslons OF the Republi-
can party N Congress-
Aithoash the Black Republicans have no reason
70 De ubant over the result of the past contest in
the House, especially presaging, as these results
90, the necessity of an essential modliieatfon Of
their principles and programme for the Presiden-
hai struggle, they yet find pleasant erumb of
comfort IN the fact OF the Presidents boundless
modification at the election Of Forney to the Clerk
ship OF the House--an Office, indeed, Of consider
able Importance during Presidential campaign.
On last night MIR. Forney acknowledged the COM
pliment Of a serenade, in speech pitching into
MI. Buchanan with a violence that will doubtless,
add to the old gentleman's soreness this morning.
He denounced the President as despot, with
respect TO those who dared to differ with him and
yet, by the vilest humiliations, seeking to pro-
pitate those whom he might use-crawling in the
dust at the feet OF Southern men, and yet despised
by them. These are boisterons and bitter denun-
Citations, truly But there is but little sympathy i'm
any quarter for Mr.. Buchanan; and even Demo-
Gratis say that in his poignant regrets for the cleo
ton of Ferney, he is served right for having inter-
posed and exerted to the uttermost his influence in
the House to defeat the election to the Speakership
Of McClernand-" of the Illinois rebels, as the
President designated him.
No doubt remains here, in the best informed
circles, that the President is himself candidate
for the Charleston nomination, and that at the
proper moment he will confront Mr.. Douglas in the
Convention, and bring his vexed quarrel with the
Little Giant to distinct and final issue before the
country. The New York organ of Mr.. Buchanan
is already giving out intimations of this event.
The President himself is not idle, but is busy in
making combinations, which must greatly limit
MIR. Douglas chances for the nomination, and
which may bring about crisis in which Mr.. Bu-
chanan,s own claims for the nomination may be
effectively introduced. The last annual message of
Mr.. Buchanan was but poor bid for the nomina-
ton, Its platltudeS and impraetlcabilites having