Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-02-02
GREAT REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH
Election Of a Speaker.
a Son of .NeaO Jersey Honored Nth thai
Distinguished Post.

The New FORK Tribune of to day says:--
The Republicans have at length triumphed,
and elected a Speaker. Mr. Pennington of
New Jersey, well,tried Republican, who has
voted unwaveriDgly for Ny Sherman from the
start, was elected yesterday on the first bal
lot by clear majority. This is just as per-
feet and complete triumph for the Republi-
cans as the election of one OF any their number
could have been. Mr. Sherman was origi-
pally nominated and sustained by them on the
ground that he was the best and strongest
candidate, on the whele, that could be pre-
sented; and he has been faithfully adhered to
on that ground alone But Mr Sherman
himself, and the entire Republican party with
him, have always held themselves in readiness
TO unite on any other Republican, whenever
one could be named, who stood a better
chance OF election than the original nominee
During the progress of the long-protracted
ballotirgs, several conferences have been held
to consider whether the emergency had come;
but it never seemed to have arrived until with
in the last few days. The last of the Repub-
licau conferences, held on Saturday last, de-
termined that the time bad at length arrived
when more votes could probably be poled for
MIR. Pennington than for Mr. Sherman. When
this conclusion was reached, the entire body
of the Republicans, without break and with
cut hesitation, wheeled in solid column to his
support, displaying the same unanimous and
Interchangeable purpose that has actuated them
from the beginning.
We congratulate the country and the Re-
publican party upon this most satisfactory re-
suit. 1t ends the disorder that the Disunon
Democracy have been creating and perpetual
ting, and which they have often declared they
would make eternal" The factionists and
the disunionists are rebuked and defeated -
The House is organized, and public affairs may
now receive the attention SO long withheld by
this andaeiOus spirit Of eva, that has SO perse-
vering bafled all efforts to elect presiding
officer. Having done their worst, the faction
lists could do no more That their machna-
tons have at last been thoroughly defeated
and their tratorous purposes avowed ia writ
ten contracts to prevent an organization,
finally queled, is subject for sincere public
rejoicing.
Mr.. Pennington brings to the responsible
position he now occupies a commanding pres
ence, equanimity of temper, genial spirit, uu-
doubted integrity, fidelity to friends, liberality
NO. olaar i
extensive legal attainments BY his urbanlty,
impartiality, and weight ST character, he will
challenge the respect of the body over which
he is called to preside
OF Mr.. Sherman, who voluntarily yielded
to Mr.. Pennington, we have often spoken du-
ring the eight weeks of this protracted strug-
gle. Suffice it now to say, that throughout
this long and irritating contest he has borne
himself nobly and we'll
But the contest is at an end. Mr Sher-
man will doubtless be placed at the head OF
the Committee on Ways and Means, post
for which he is admirably fitted, and will be.
come tue leader of the body over which be
was SO well qualified to preside.
Mr.. Pennington was chosen Speaker on the
first ballot, receiving III votes out of 233
cast. Some of the Southern Members snarl-
ed and snapped through the bars of their
cage on the result being announced, but we
do not hear that anybody was harmed thereby.
ADDRESS OF MR.. PENNINGTON.
The Speaker, amid a quiet that strongly
and delightfully."- contrasted with the excited
and disorderly proceedings which previously
prevailed. spoke SIS follows:
Gentlemen Of the Houss of Representatives.:
II return you my grateful Acknowledgements
for the distinguished honor yoa. have been
pleased to coufer upon me in electing me
Speaker of this House. Coming here for the
first time at the present session, to be assoeia-
ted with you as a member, no event could
have been more unlocked for than that |
should be called upon to preside over your
deliberations; and my friends will do me the
Justice to say that hare not sought the posi-
ton, as certainly never desired it. l am
nevertheless, -as conscious of the dignity and