, 1860-01-28
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4 SPEAKER ELECTED--ALMOS
The lIuu>: u Representatives was the scene
Of another excitement yesterday-The Demo-
Gratis Cr tl,c first time casting their entire vote
for Know Nothing-W. \. II. SMITH, Of
North Carolina- At one time aud another
during the ballot Mr. Smith received enough
votes to have elected him, but while the Dem
ocrats wero changing their votcs, prior to tho
announcement Of the result, from Mr.. M'llson
10 Mr.. Smith, Messrs Joy Morris, and scran-
ten. Of Pa, and Nixon, Of \. j., wheeled back
from Smith to tue Republican side. The vote
was at last announced, in brcatllcss suspense,
as follows:
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Among tho Democrats WHO voted tor tie
American candidate were Morris and McCler~
nand Of ILL.,. English and Siblack, Of Ind, Lar
rafee Of Wis, Cox and Vallandigham Of Ohio,
and John Cochrane Of New York. MIR. Smith
also received the yotes Of Messrs. Ml'lward and
Wood Of Pennsylvania, who have heretofore
supported Mr. Sherman. 1t would seem 1hnt
Mr.. Saith has reached tho utmost limit Of his
strength, but NO shall deem it the height Of
folly if the Republicans allow Tie three Penn
sylvania votes, which are sufficient to elect
this new pro.slavery candidate. to wander
back to him as M apparent necessity for secur-
ing an organization. We may say thus much
while repeating our warm admiration for Mr..
Sherman, while reminding our renders that the
Press AND TRIBUNE was one Of the earliest
Of those journals which mentioned Lis name
in connection with the speake.ship. Though
VIC should vastly prefer him in the
Speakers chair to any other person
on tho toor OF, the House, we would ratler
st:e any Republican successful than Pro-
Slavery nisunorist. Nhat Republican dares
Ic responsible f>r tie latter alternative merely
10 CRAFTY his pride, obstiuacyr or what note
On motion Of :rlladdeus Stevens tho House
adjourned over to Monday, 1v six majority
under the circumstances a decided Republican
triumph.
4 SLAVE CODE FOR TIE NORTH.
The report Of Nr. Douglas lato speech in
The Senate, which we published yesterday,
was clearly designed for consumption i'll this
latitude II contained none Of the horrible
propositions which wc find i'll tic regular
Globe report, fora Federal Inquisition to cxttr
inmate freedom Of discussion and opinion in
the North We refer the reader to our Wos11-
ington correspondence. On this page, for the
precise language Of tic wrctched man, and
The scope which lie proposes to give to law
for Progressing the irrcprcssib'e conflict
Headers Of English history will recollett
Ncntwortl.'s Thorough" so-cal!ea-a scheme
devised I,y Thomas Wentworth, Earl Of str:f-
ford, for tile reduction Of tile Whole people to
Il condition Of scilom before Charles I. Went.
worth and Charles bo:l4 losing their heads in
The effort to carry it into execution. But
Wentworth never exhibited +, Wilt more ma-
lice Of heart, Il particle NOR. Of sheer cn1nity
to mankind. Al atom moro Of savasrrr against
tic land Of his birth, than is shown IN t1o
woldsl, plan uufo'ded l'y Douglas f'r suppress.
ing tho love Of liberty in tho free States. Tho
only difference between them is, that tho cne
was nlan Of deeds, while the other sicels
within the safe limit of words, which in this
country are not indictable.