Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-02
a SPEAKER AT LAST.

The Lanc contest for the ope@kershlp has
terminated in the election of MIR. Pennington /
of New Jersey by a majority of four votes +
This result viii give pleasure to every min m
the country who is not entirely ccazed by pre-
;udice or party feeling. OF course all Repab-
licans will rejoice and Demociats sfIeutd De
glad to see the end of contest in which they
have won no honors and gained nothing what
ever to strengthen their position an The coun-
try. The public creditors, and the pubic SER
vice generally, have suffered some damage by
that long and useless crusade of faction from
which the administrator should have been
willing to save them. The result brings them
relief which was sorely needed. In this there
is cause for satisfaction; but outsiders anu
e'black republican" cannot be expected 10 sne0
,tears over the damage that has been suffered
by the democratic party,
Mr.. Pennington's political position is ike
that of Mr. Dayton, whom the Republicans
nominated for the Vice Presidency four years
ago. They belong to the same state; both
were wings, when there was wing party, and
both became Republicans as soon as the Re
find it convenient to represent that the party
has init some herrid radicalsn that longs to
invade the south with sundry armies led by
John Browns, usually speak of Mr. Pennington
as "a conservative" But, if cur opponents
have found difference between lis political
views and those of john Sherman, they have
failed to proclaim it. He has record which
speaks for him without the least equivocation.
He is not new man in Congress. He was
thought of by the Republicans as a candidate
for Speaker, four years ago, when Mr.. Banks
was finally elected to that Office. Mr.. Pen
nington is one Of the most sincere and reliable
Republicans in the country; and, at the same
time, he is a man of tried integrity, and of
great personal worth in all respects.
The Republicans of the country can review
this whole contest with satisfaction Their
representatives at Washington have won, not
only the organization of the House, but, also,
q position before the people of the nation which
will add strength to the Republican party.
While the democratic party in the House has
been divided and confused, nothing has been
allowed te demoralize the Republicans. They
have acted with entire harmony, voting to-
gether, and permitting no personal or other
considerations to bring in disturbance. And
when Mr. Sherman withdrew his name, and
they turned with reluctance to another candi.
date, their whole vote was at once cast for Mr..
Pennington. On the other hand, no demo-
cratic candidate could get the whole vote of
nearest to a united VOTE when, for two days
together, they all went for South American.
Mr.. McCIernand and the northwestern Demo-
CT ats are now able to form very accurate es-
innate of the esteem in which they are held
by their southern CONDUCTORS, fifteen of whom
would not vote for that gentleman, nor for any
other Democrat from the north.
This condition of parties in the House very
fifty represents the condition of parties
throughout the country. The Republican
party is united, growing in numbers and in.
fuence sure of ITSELF and untroubled by a
doubt of that coming triumph which it was
organized to secure. The Democrats are di,
Yided and demoralized, and afflicted every way
by the controlling influence among them OF
slavery extremists and disunionists. But the
great majority of them will scruple at nothing
in their attempt to carry the Dext Presidential
election. They may quarrel among them
selves; but, as we have learned from this CON
test for the Speakership, they will vote to-
gether fer anybody, to defeat the Republicans
The great majority of the southern Democrats
are Adventures who use the slavery question
chiefly as a political machine. In their Charles
ton convention, they will find some man tt
"unite the party" and little will they care
who or what he is, if this all important pur
pose be served by the nomination. Mr. Smith
of North Carolina will serve as well as another
They will not quit the field without struggle
but the democratic party has outlived its useful
ness; it is doomed; and its final, irretrievable
overthrow is only question of time.