Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

MON, We fancy that they would net much longer
delay the organization ofthe House In the course
OF our newspaper experience We never witnessed
80 unanimous popular inflammation Of an existing
state of things in public affairs, az is now being
manifested by the American press of all parties
relative to the ncpient revolution instituted by
Inc House in this matter of being unable to organ
ize AT first the journals Of each side justified the
course Of their respective friends In the body.
But ere the close of December most Of them had
come TO comprehend that persistent on-organiza-
ton Is neither more less than Incl pient revo-
lu'ion the initiation Of quasi revolution in the
government Of the United States, only because
majority of the members Of the House are imprac.
tlcable men. The Protraction Of the difficulty be-
yond the close Of the holidays was dreamed of by
none, and already 1t is generating such distrust
Of our country's future In all quarters. as must
tell heavily against the interests Of business men
everywhere throughout the Misunderstanding bust
ness by operating like financial panic, upon
trade
Northern journals clearly that 1t il also ope-
ra'ing 10 Increase the anti-northern sentiment
taat las grown up at the South, which they had
hoped for the sake of northern bust Interests
would nave subsidized with the execution of John
Brown. There is no telling how much the gene
raj existence OF that sentiment at the South has
cost northern business interests In the last three
months. Certainly millions Of dollars, however
The House, in failing to organize, is thus proving
tnat sectonalisrn has already made one of the
MOST necessary, as we'll as simplest provisions of
Constitutional law .mpracicable to be carried out;
has warned the North that she may look not for
the speedy subsistence of southern efforts for COM
Mcrrial Independence, but for continued and in
creased southern preparation in that way, to meet
any eNgencies that may grow put Of northern de-
termination to foist Helperism into the Govern
heht. The determination Of the great party of
the North, as represented in the House hall. that
'ne speaker shall represent, in his sentiments,
heIPerism in all its length and BREADTH or that
II NOT, there shall be session Of the Thirty
sixth Congress Of the United States atfor DIS very
substantial justification for tie prolongation Of
Tue existing intense excitement throughout the
south operating as that is hourly more and more
10 cut OH southern business intercourse with the
North. If any doubt the fact let him note the
existing failure Of throug ID travel on the great
lines Of railway; connecting the two sections, Not
one-fourth as many southern merchants are now
passing to New York and back as would bav.
passed at this season, had nothing occurred to
disturb the relations of the members of III. Con.
federacy.
We mention this illustration because II i At
hand, to be tested any day by honorable members
OF the House. The people OF the South beino the
buyers, WILL OF course, not lose BY keeping their
money In their pockets and economizng their
expenses The people of the North the sellers.
must lose by having their goods and stocks i'm
trade lSihg unSoId In their warehouses; and lose
mus, enormously. Nevertheless what care their
'fEepresslhIe conflict; representatives who prac-
ncaly dec lare that the South must submit to have
the organization OF the House of Representatives
Oh 'he United states cast in the Helper book
mould, or, as the only alternative, witness sto,
page of the operations OF the Government
Inc fact that not single representative of either
party from slaveholding State fails 10 protest
against the purpose Of the Helper oliton-partv
should open the eyes Of such of the latter AS have
not lost all their former conservatism. 10 the
fact that they are driving the South to a condition
OF undnlmity for selfdefence. such as WIS never
before manifested by free people on any subject:
an unanimity pregnant with the destruction of the
business Interests Of northern constitute nces, with
the fearful increase of anti-Union sentiments
throughout the South.
DAYLIGHT APPEARING 1t was evident from tho
few emphatic remarks of Mr. Etheridre of Ten
nessee in the House hall On the day before yester
day, that MIR. Helper-book Sherman is not to be
aided into the Sreakership, directly or indirectly
ny any Southern Opposition member; while the
Drff and manly speech of Mr.. J. q Davis Of In
dlana delivered yesterday renders it as clear that
MI Sherman may abandon all hope Of the indi-
rect assistance of the anti Lecompton Democrats
Oh which the Republicans had been calculating
Oh the faith OF Mr.. John w. Forney's promises
f1ie protesting against the language Mr Davis
saw III TO use In the hall, in charging two of bis
colleagues with the lie direct, we have neyrrtbe
less TO say that his brief speech was trumphan,
refutanon of the charges then and there brought
against him, and will be so received by the coun
try. No one will accuse US of parriality for Mr.
Davis as politician. Nevertheless we NAV not
fail to do him the justice to say that few men have
earned more enviable standing as statesman ard
legislator by single speech than he achieved
through the frankness, manliness and cogent en-
phasis which marked his expa natl OIL Of his politi
cal position If it be possible to elect him. or any
other OF the three or four gentlemen who are I'm
derstood to stand with him, to the Spea kership in
the present crisis, We trust that southern mem-
Der will fail to appreciate the duty of voting for
MIN AS the contest now stands in the hail. it is
not one of ordinary political bearing and charac
ter, but simply struggle for and against the or
ganization of the House on the Helper book plat
tionist what Southern Representative can look
his constituents hereafter in the face with clear
conscience, without having evnced willingness
to avail the South Of every expedient to prevent
the triumph Of Helperism in the Government
without having voted for any gentleman, let his
politics be what they may. who, being opposed to
the irrepressible conflict inaugurated by John
Brown, may with the aid of his vote be elected
over Mr.. Sherman to the Speakership,
RECEPTIONS We understand that there will he
a Reception at the Executive Mansion on Saturday
next: commencing at O'Clock, and oil every sue
ceeding Saturday during the season,>
The Evening Receptions will commence OH
Tuesday next at O'Clock, and will take place OIL
each alternate Tuesday.
DSrACHED.-The officers attached to the l.. g
siooP-of-war Vandalia, which recently arrived at
New York from the Pacific, have been detached
ard each granted three months leave Of absence
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFICER First Lieuten-
ant Edward II. Day, Sd Artillery, died at Rich
mo nd. Va, on the morning Of the ID NJ I,n,..,.