Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-05
The Centr.l for speaker.


In The last issue Of tue Lyuch0urg hsp~5iicaH, We
tad an article on the "crisis of sou from which take
the following extract touching the coutes, going on at
Washington for the SpeakersLip
The North suI he south stand arrlycd against each
other upon the terrible issue OF rrepres-ibe conflict
between free aud slave labor announced by Seward and
hs patiztns Both sides armiug, and msrshalng a
their resources for the dread conflict The present con
test ia the House Of Representatives is only skrmish
between the advanced posts OF the armies but vii
not be without It's significance r Che conservative sf
meats sccss{ beating back dee ssWV tH hts prsti''-
.sdry fght 70 riH Be- aHportaHt achievement it rit.
cast shdto ~ g7oDt Deer - man forces of ne b-aeN
RsDHjcds' and gre rssrst courage 90 fac gallant sons
~ ts South sIo are rdgf.IIg struggling TOR f iis-
.spropsrs and sacred honor Bat tbs struggle s'o"d
terminate tfTsaft, 1dtbs palm ~ rcfo. BE- borne ~
~ zee black sfT., ~ tts ss0 ftr orc posts e' me SCUM
,H AIr- been Carried and ne enemy Htspi~'ri and sa-
b1lis1sf 90 press their aitaric1isi 1,iratsHs upon 90,
9th increased porsr and froc',g.
10 appears from the sentences jtcSsj above that the
Rrpublcan attaches serious and profound Importance
to the result OF the contest for Speaker s that the
defeat Of sherman aud the election Of conservative
Speaker will De- to the SOUTH aa important achievement
that ST will cast shadow OF gloom the main
forces of the Black Republicans and give renewed com
age to the gallant sons Of the SOUTH who manfl'y
struggling for le liberty property and sacred honor
that & in this contest for Speaker he palm Of yiytJ
~ should be borue OF by the black eagles Of the enemy
tthlt is, by sherman and bis supporters rHE our
rosIs or rnE Sorru Will HAYS ass claaFa and ,le
smy iu-prei aud embroidered 20 press their intoSiga-
ted myruidon- upon wish increased power lai ter3
oty."
Now this is gloomy aud startling Jeiineatjon by the
RspuJlrla Of the effects upon the South Of the election
OF John sherman to the Spe5he-shp Whether the pie,
sur, Is oyerjrial or uot ve shall undertake. 20 de-
tsrmiue but this viii say rhat IL the R-p.iir. las
CORRECTLY portrayed the dangers which viii inevitably
suit Co the South from tac election Of Sherman, the
course OF the Democratic members of Congress ia reil
lug 20 yo,, for Gmer who beat Sherman, aud beat
him easily, IS not onl utterly aeScusl5e, but criminal
and trsi.orous il tie as. degree. These Democratic
member k,ofag that is absolutely impossible 90 e,-ct
Democrat. aud li3e.Hg that Giuer Southern mau
and true man can be elected aud is Tue only CON
ssrvatye perhs, chat can beat Sherusu Vet saoboruly
and f.ctiousv refuse 20 vote for Giluier aware
chat tsir refusal thus Co vote viii he equivalent
Or later 90 che election of the Black Republican uomj
nee and that hy his election "ls posts u tic South
eN tl., i,s, ,ar,..i and ,he enemy inspiritei and
elabolleusd To- press l,r intoxicated myrmions upon
US with Increased power AMI i-roc,ty such is the laid
30 Congress, Who profess Do, the peculiar guardians
and champions Of che South are nov, day by day Civ
ing TO our Abolition enemies Of the North Such is the
manner in which they Illustrate their devotion 20 South
ern rights, and their Ie,s, lo- union OF ,be South
for the sake Of the South Saca in word j, the uu-
ras,skeaols sud dlnang evidence OF the shameless hy
pocri,y Of these Democratic representatives Who pirate
loud enough OF Jhe danger the South Of eecng Sher
man 10 the S3eahership 11t whose acts give the lie 10
their professions so long they withhold their votes
FROM Gumer the only conservative man in the House
Who stands the rsmo,es, chance Of defeating the R'puh
Hcan nominee. aud saving tLe ou,posts OF the South
We repeat that Glmer has, heretofore, Obtained Is
vote. from Pennsylvania aud New JERSEY, and vii, 70
eeiye the same votes agliu-auj perhaps more-the
moment the Democrats m0mHer- signify her willing
ness 20 vote for him These l3 Peoples Party OF mod
crate Republican votes added 10 the 90 Democratic and
the g Southern Opposition votes will give hm lss-or,
lOor more votes than are necessary 20 an election We
desire to continually thunder this grea fact into the ears
Of the people Of Virginia and the South in order to de
moasrae 20 them that the responsibility Of the election
OF sherman II ne be- elected viii rest solely and eHelu
syely uuoa the factions Democracy.