The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-19

X HERALD, THURSDAY
election Of Speaker Banks by the plurality rule Each
and all OF these IN house the oher,
DOTH depended upon vote or two believed q hrs 70 b
very aoubuu but gained at last as by the regular ap
II The present case, IL is certain that regdar demo-
a' can be elected spcaser and that no South Aerlcan
uCT Moth Aneicsn anti Lecomptonte DO elected
by ocmooaiic votes. The ant-I6comptonites and thl
Amercans, 10 sustain themselves upon the Presdentii
to give n TN the hip hand the republicans in ID
S slor And so there chance for the plurality rut
By s sSd BOX OF p
II IL absri oIed We may therefore calculate upon o1
week at least Of the mcst bcisterous and exciting tac
The side 10 reach and on the other 70 preyeutl
vote on the plur atty iule. III
There IL time enough yet The contest upon Banks vi
different now, upon the issue Of black repubcaniam; b
the question already decided against the democracy
every shape and form, and between Sherman by u
Ilsrahy rue, or Hickman or Corwn BY majority, p
Meantime, the Western State Conventions In favotf
candidates squater sovereignty viii not go down in be
SOUTH a Territorial slave code stnks in he
nossr,ls Of the North North So there must BE-
ds mocratc managers Of the Senate, Tor iOrtniiht
past, have been publicly and privately sorey exercipd
ind Linn iDfexble confident and dictatora He must be
appeased and there now marked disposition among
Southern men % appease him Everything indicates that
tons operate to keep of the Southern opposition from any
experiment Of AID and comfort In the House whereby they
may be swallowed up. -
The election OF Senate printer comes up ON Tuesday
and some very interesting party Developments and the
defeat Of Bowman are In some quarters anticipated In
regard to Mr. Grund appointed Consul 10 Havre though
rejected upon the FIRST vote In the Senate he may stl
upon reconsideration, be confirmed by republican
votes. They stood of In the first trial
The Hon. John Cochrsne, who has been seriously sick
Of that throat disease called dphthera somewhat bet
ter to-day, though still mterdcted the reception Of
vsteIs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1860.
Hon. G. j. Faulknr and the French Aission-A Sa.sfacto
~ Explanation 10 General Dis and John Van Buren,
Mr.. Glosstrenner the Syodnt-d Arms and his Advances
Of Money from the Fork County Bank to Members of Con-
0ress-The Ctntrast Of the Post Office CLERK, and the Bro
kers-Hard Times for the Lobby shen the linton Is at
Stake, dc.
The appointment Of Mr.. Faulkner, of Virginia. as Min
lister to France another of those interesting cases which
establish the generous consideration Mr. Buchanan for
the killed and wounded Of the democratic party Clancy
JONES' OF Pennsylvania; George Jones, Of Iowa. HATCH
Of New York; Hughes, Of Indiana, and Bishop OF Con-
neccu all defeated candidates for election TO Con-
gress account Of their adhesion TO democratic prn
cples and measures the slavery question: have each
and all been generously provided for by the President
but the case Of Mr. Faulkner is worthy Of especial notice.
Excepting always the extraordinary of Clancy Jones
this Of this Virginia gentleman is the most remarkable
OF the whole schedule.
Mr.. Faulkner's home is in the Harper's Ferry Con |
gressiona district In the good old conservative oppo
sition era Of Henry Clay he prominent whig an
was two or three times believe defeated for Congress
by the democratic candidate Next going over into tn
camp of the living democracy, we hear Of him as tb
regular democratic nominee for Congress, and OF b
election notwithstanding little manifestations Of
lxoIls~s
wing Of Mr. Buchanan, in 1865, comparatively eas
and his services in the House to the administration,
Chairman on Military Affairs EOudipg the bills for trooe,
munitions provisions, and ranspor taton for the Uth
campaign, very useful and satisfactory But In
going back for election, division among his demo-
cratic constituents the Presidential ISSUE and the qfs
tons OF retrenchment and reform, brought lear
against lin; and so Mr.. Boteler, . regular old
line whg and South American, ran him or tho
CoDgr ssonal course and occupies his seat IN she
House. In this connection Is somewhat That
Mr. Boteler Of the old John Brown Harpers Ferry dis
rct should be regarded by the democrats OF
the most available men for coalition Of all the
tive elements Of the House. in this contest for Speaker
But Mr.. Faulkner left home by his consttuents
put up as candidate for the French mission Mr.. Blu
gust like Gen. Dix; ho was not conversant with the
ventionaties Of courts and royalty as is Prince John
e ss anS
man Of good presence and clear intellect, accom-.
plshed gentleman and possessed Of reliable prudence,
and discretion equal TO the demands Of any public capa
city. Besides, Virginan, for considerable number
OF years had held the mission 10 France and as the last
Thought proper that vrSnisn should ansh the torn q
Mr.. Buchanan's administration In the Same Office
daughter Of Mr. Faulkner the wife Of Mr. Bocock, the
candidate Of the democrats for Speaker and this
circumstance doubtless had it, weight In the appointment
made We hope that this explanation win be satiactory
re-
his laure Of the eloquent defenders Of the Union
Mr. Gossbrenner the SergeAntat Arms Of tho last Con-
grees holding over has, understand, drawn from the
York County ora Bank the sum 10 Al Of soo 900. which
It. to members Of the House. This has kept them
what easy while the poor clerks OF the Post Office depart
to the extent Of twenty per cent order 70 raise the
money needed for their daily bread. This u rather hard
upon the Post Office clerks but a. it n the result Of
the neglect OF Congress 70 provide for them at the last
session. only just that for the extorons which they
have suffered from the brokers' they should be ndemni
not Of the resources Of the Old Bank Of the
United States members Of Congress- before Speaker
Is elected yet DO driven among the hawks OF wan
AS for the lobby II Is hard aground high and dry, and
the prospects Of the session Of the Roomess descrp
TO some understanding with the democrats, In the way Of
compoundng and log rolling there will be no fat jobs nor
claims nor passed ms Ds sa
the eaouses Of the hostile parties OF Congress- will pre-
vent any extravagant expenditures Of an eleconeerng
character, and that thus he will get along without push
ing the Southern democracy TO issue upon tho tariff
question But In another and broader view, Southern
men in Congress disinclned to any further federal
exavaeances They are mot sure of the safety Of the
Unon they do not care to tax their own section any
further than Is Indispensable TO keep the government
afoat until they have positive guarantees from the
North of peace and good will. Southern men and South
constitutional ideas still control the Senate and that
body will 60 into more lobby jobs and specuatons or
federal improvements while the subugaon Of Southern
institutions and society threatened by the present over
shadowing ant-savery alliance Of the North
In fact, from the present complexion OF Affairs we
would hardly give the Of five thousand dollars
for the lobby chances Of Thurow Weed during this ses
sion Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1860
The DYama Of the Speake,ship Resumed In tie Rouss-
Mr. Underwood, Of Georgia, on tie hrrpressi1le Obn-
fid-1Ae Senate-Lmportam xovsments-Xr. Clingsam
on ne Great Question Of ne Dog, dc.
II is bright morning clear sky, warm sun, and
balmy air have drawn 70 the Capitol multitude Of thou
sands The galleries filed including dazzling exta-
bon Of the latest fashions the entrances TO the gal
leres blocked up hour before the appointed time
for the gadiatoria exhibitions Of the House. The
bers dispersed about the floor In groups Of twos
threes skies and sevens-those the democratic side
of