New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
LIEUT.. -ceT. FORD, THE HOUSE PRINTEE-MR.
BLAKE ON MR.. sPINK-MK. TooMBs--Gov.
srwApufg SPEECH

LIEUT.. ~ccv. FORD, THE HOUsE PRINTEE-MR.
BLAKE ON MR. sPINK-MK. TooMBs-Gov.
sEwARD's SPEECH.
From special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1860.
Orr friends in the House feel great relief of the
Termination of TIE contest for Public Printer. II
had become vexatious and wear'some to the last
degree Ttsmas H Ford the successful candi-
date, ia . native of Ohio, where he now resides.
He commended company in one OF the Illinois
regiments during the Mexican War, Of which Col.
Samuel r. Curtis, now Member OF the House from
Iowa. was Colonel. In politics Mr.. Ford was for
nerly q Wing On the repeal OF the Missouri Com
promise and the consequent general breaking up OF
parties, he became identified with the American
organization. In 1855, as a concession to that
branch Of the allied forces, he was placed second
on the ticket with Salmon p. Chase in the warm
contest of that year m Ohio, Mr.. Chase running
for Governor and Mr.. Ford fcg Lieut. Governor.
Gov. Ford was an active member of the North
American National Convention, which sat in the
City Of New-YOrk in June, 1856, and nominated
Col. Fremont for President and Gov. Johnston OF
Pennsy wanna for Vice-President Upon the nomi-
nation Of Fremont and Dayton by the Philadelphia
Convention and the withdrawal Of Johnston, Gov.
Ford tosk the stump for the Republican ticket and
rendered valuable services in that memorable cam
pnipn The writer hereof repeatedly met him in the
States of New-York, Pennsyyania, New-Jersey,
and Connecticut doing yeoman's work for the
cause.
Gov. Ford has highly effective qualities as
pubic speaker and we believe be delivered about
one hundred addresses, in six eight States dur
ing that canvass. He has been an active Repub-
hcan since those stirring tlines and Is prepared 10
enter the field again so as the Chicago Con-
Yenton shall indicate for whom ne is to do battle.
He was brought forward as a candidate for
Printer, in the caucus, by Gov Corwin. He owes
his election to Mr. Reynolds of the Albany District.
Mr. r., although present, has not voted for Printer
until to-day This morning be voted for Mr.. VIM
ton of New-Jersey, the only Democratic editor in
that State who sustained Mr. Adrain in the contest
Of 1853. wishingj to see his long, lingering, per-
picking affair at an end Mr.. Reynolds learning from
The Tcllers' desk that his vote would elect Mr..
Ford, he obtained a release from his pair with
Mr.. J. Morrison Harris, and promptly gave 1t to
Mir Ford thus aifOrdng relief to the candidate, to
the Republicans, to the House. and to the public
business. Many thanks 10 Mr. Reynolds
After the election of Printer, Mr.. Harrison u.
Blake Of Ohio delivered an eloquent eu0gium upon
MIR. Spink, who died ere Congress assembled, thus
creating vacancy which Mr.. Blake was elected to
fill. Mr. i. comes from the District so ably repre-
scented in the last two Congresses by Judge Bliss,
and il worthy successor of that able and faithful
Republican.
Senator Toombs has been blazing like volcano
to-day in two hours reply to Senators DOOlittle
and Clark, principally to the former. His harangue
violent and yituperatve, dogmstical and denuncia-
tory, fiery and fanatical, delivered from behind a
pile of books. whose contents he garbled by repeat
ed quotations, and whose covers he belabored with
incessant blows, demonstrated nothing except that
he was either incapable of compromising Mr. Doc
Titles points or of stating them fairly, or OF re-
futing Them manfully.
Expectation is on tptOe to hear Gov. Seward on
| Wednesday. Doubtless the Senate will be more
crowded than upon any previous occasion this
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