Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-01

Mr. Smith, who had been sitting on rear
seat, seemingly hslf frightened out of his
wis, and actually looSening mis- cEavat 10
facilitate his breathing, now retired to the
cloak room. and WAS speedily followed by
q dozen Democratic members. We cannot
say what transpired there. We only know
that several gentlemen were Immediately
thereafter vocifeFous in declaring that Mr..
Smith had given them satisfactory assu-
RANGES in regard to histopiniOns on such
and such questions, and was "all right;f
whcreupon some of the weaker and more
reluctant brethren caught, at these strRws
and went down with the tide-Montgom-
cry and Peud!eton uud Howard among tue
rcst-the galleries and door applauding, rs
they had been doing for 4 couple of hours,
whenever some strong swimmer, after buf-
icting the waves awhile, gave up the ghost
and WAS borue out OF sight. And now
Mr., John Cochtane again took. the floor,
and, disclosing the fact that his ebjections
had been charmed away By an assurance
from somebody who had had an interview
with the gentleman in the cloak room, he
went over to Mr.. Smith, amid enthusiastic
cheers from floor and ceiling, Two or
three Others followed, when the pages
brought the report from the Clerks desk
that Smith WAS elected by one mHjorityl
.
him whom the Republicans had so steadi-
~ supported for seven weeks, and who bad
not cast vote for Speaker during that
long and anxious period, slowly rising,
and, with cold demeanOr and calm voice.
say, "Mr. Clerk, call my nomel' Instant
ly cOmes the stcntUrian challenge, ''John
SherInunl' to which, in firm tones, he
gives back the response, ..Mr. COrwini =
You might have heard pin drop on the
door. Mr.. Smith was tied! Then the
stampede commenced on the other side.-
Judktu, Scranton, Nixon, Wood, and final
Is Joy Morris withdrew from Smith, three
returning to Sherman, and one going to
Corwin. aud one to Pennington.
The coalition, though discouraged, still
struggled for victory. YaIiandiGhnm
plunged into the gap without hesitation.
Morris; of Illinois, made q lame apology
for stultitying himself Poor Cox, after
uttering y dying farewell, also went under.
The Republicans were yet ia peril. Il re-
quircd ll5 votes to elect, and Smith had
ll2; while there remained Allen, Of Ohio,
Holman and john G. Davis, Ot Indiana,
aud Adrain, of New Jersey, out of whom
TO get the necessary three. But the game
was blocked, and Smith was defeated; for,
the Republicans knew that Adr.,in would
not vote for Smith, while, even had the
other three .tbovc named given him their
votes. Mitward, CT Pennsylvania. would
have deserted him, and he would then have
lacked ONE IF az eIscticH'
Itwas sailing very near the wind, thought
Two or three things now occur to us:
l. All the Southern Democrats have vO-
ted for Southern Know Nothing; when
they would never all vote for a Northern
Democrat.
.. Toprovc that :hey are not Sectional, u
tho entire South has voted in a body for
one of their own men, while the 'sectiou-
al North has been divided.
g. A portion of our friends have, by a
hazardous experiment" which cane near
engmlfny Themselves, submerged the North
ern Democracy, where they now FOUNDER
in disgrace.