Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-02-10
THE SPEAKER.

| The Republicans have at length trium2hed,
and elected a Speaker. Mr.. Pennington of
| New-Jerspy, welltried Republican, who has
voted unwaverngly for Mr.. Sherman from the
start, elected yesterday on the first ballot
| by clear majority. This is just as perfect
and complete triumph for the Republicans
as the election of any one of their number
| couId have been. Mr.. Sherman was originally
nominated and sustained by them on the ground
that he was the best and strongest candidate,
on the whole, that could be presented and be
has been faithfully adhered TO on that ground
alone. But Mr.. Sherman himself, and the en-
| tira Republican party With him, have always
held themselves III readiness to unite on suy
other Republican, whenever one could be
named, who stood better chance of an cleo
ton than the original nominee. During the
progress of the long -proiracted ballotings,
several conferences We been held TO consider
whether the emergency had come but it
never seemed to have arrived until within the
last few days. The last of the Republican
conferences, held on Saturday j an. %, deter
mined that the time had at length arrived when
more votes could probably be polled for Mr..
Pennington than for Mr.. Sherman. When this
conclusion was reached, the entire body of the
Republicans, without a break aud without
hesitation, wheeled in solid column to his sup
port, displaying the same unanimous and un-
changeable purpose that has actuated them from
the beginning.
We congratulate the country and the Re-
publican party upon this most satisfactory re-
suit 1t euds the disorder that the Disnniop
Democracy have been creating and perpetual
ing, and which they have often declared they
would make "etcrnal." The fac.ionists and
the dlsnnonists are rebuked and defeated
The House is organized, and public affairs may
now receive the attention so long withheld by
this audaclous spirit of evil, that has SO perse-
veringly baflad all efforts to elect presiding
officer. Having done their worst, the factionsts
could do no more. That their machinations
have at last been thoroughly defeated, aud
their traitorous purposes, avowed in written
contracts to prevent an organization, finally
quelled, is a subject for sincere public rejoic-
ing.
Mr.. Pennington was elected to Congress by
the Peoples party Of New-Jersey. His ante
cedents are Wing. He he is warm friend of
protection tn American industry, and holds
with tenacity to the old fashioned doctrines cf
Jefferson, Marshall, Tompkins, and Webster,
upon the power and duty of Congress to inhibit
Slavery n the Territories. Though he has
held high public positions, having been
Chancellor and Governor of New-Jersey for
SIX years, yet, doubtless, be has had less ex-
perlence IN legislative bodies than any man
ever chosen 10 the Speakers chair. Many
years ago he was member, for single year,
of the Lower House of the New-Jersey Legis-
lature aud, as Governor, be was eG oficio
President of the Senate. Excepting, of course,
Mr. Muhlenberg, the Speaker of the First
Congress, and also MIR. Clay, he is the first
gentleman of the twenty-six that have occupied
the chair, who has been called to il on his first
appearance in that body. Though Mr.. Clay
was chosen Speaker of the XII Congress with
out having previously held seat in the House,
yet he had often been member of the General
Assembly of Kentucky, had been its presiding
officer, and bad served three sessions in the
Upited States Senate.
Mr. Pennington brings to the responsible
position hc now occupies commanding pre-