New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-11
THE sPEAKRRsHIP.

ious to find new candidate for Speaker among
the Republicans. None but the most friendly mo.
tiyes could stimulate such an effort, for all the
world sees how anxious they are that Republican
Speaker should be chosen. Of course they can
have no sinister designs in the matter, and only
want the Republicans to succeed They thus
kindly suggested Mr.. Hickman and Mr.. Corwin,
and we don't know how many other men, to take
Mr. Sherman's place.
AT this distance the nlyreplywe are disposed to
make to this suggestion is Gentlemen, we are
" infinitely obliged to you for the kind solicitude
"you manifest in an affair which is none Of your
4" business We know you to be extremely disin-
"terested and shockingly patriotic, and that the
" triumph of Republicanism is the cause which
{" lies nearest the spot where your hearts ought to
abe. But we politely beg you to attend to your
own concerns, and let other peoples alone.
"When we want your advice we will ask it."
Beyond this, We do not suppose any remarks
from us are necessary. But we will aid that we
know the weakness of humanity, and that there are
few who have not somewhere in their composition
small spark of personal vanity, that it is easy to
blow into fame If anybody in Congress should
feel any other body just now plying the bellows
upon this latent spark of his, we hope that body
will promptly inform the bellows-hOlder that be
may IS well stop blowing and devote bis energies
to some other and better business.
This advice, which we freely profer without
hope of compensation, we honestly think is not
nee led by any Republican whose name we have
ever heard mentioned in connection with the Speak
ership. But ameng the rising members Of the Re-
publican party we do not know how many latent,
unchastened desires and hopes slumber. We speak
to the Unknown and Unexpected.
Further than this, we will only say that there
should be no let up or let down in tie position of
the Republican members Of the House. If others
are getting weary or tired of this contest we trust
they are not. This is to be stormy session, and
IL. n. r.Llu.us vaunv. 10 exhibit the slight
est vacillation either at the start or during the
contest. Let them be wary and wise before decid-
ing what to do in any emergency, but, once deter
mined, let it be understood everywhere, BY every.
body, that they are immovable as adamant. They
have selected their candidate for the Speakershp.
They have nothing more to do on that head. They
have chosen their position, and planted their stand
ard. Let them stand by it, as Mr.. Corwin says,
till Gabriel blows his last trump" We can elect
Mr. Sherman, if we can elect anybody. The Re-
publcans can be defeated with him, and preserve
their selfrespect and their honor. If they should
allow themselves to be cajoled or frightened into
trying somebody else, and then be defeated, they
will have lost all: credit, prestige, reputation the
Speakership-eyerything
The defeat of Mr.. Sherman is by no means the
worst thing that could befal the Republicans.
Their decentralization, as shown in q series Of heei
tating and counter movements, like that exhibited
by their opponents, would be much worse calam.
ity, especially if followed, as it would likely be,
by their final rout.
Mr.. Sherman is good man, conservative man,
and highly proper man, in every possible respect,
to be Speaker, and our opponents know it as well
as we do. There ARD fifty of the most respectable
men in the Democratic ranks in the House to-day,
who ardently desire that somebody should be chosen
Speaker; and at least they had just Lief it would
be Mr.. Sherman as any man in the Opposition
ranks. It is all nonsense for any one to pretend
that an election would be any nearer with another
candidate than Mr Sherman. Wetrust therefore,
that our opponents, and everybody else, will shut
up on this point. We say, Sherman or nobody.
We have no doubt that in these views we have
the hearty sympathy Of the entire body Of Repub.
licans in Washington and throughout the country.
Let the gasometers of the telegraph and the mail
bags cease their efforts to break the Republican line.