, 1863-12-12
From Our Regular Correspondent
'WAsu1SaroS, Dec. 7, 1866.
THE. COMPLEXION OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE
FOR SPEAKER.

THE COMPLEXION OF TIE DEMOCRATIC VOTE
FOR SPEAKER
Now that the foul attempt Of the copper
heads to defeat the verdict Of the latc e1ec-
tions and organize the House upon the basis
Of copperhead majority has been defeated,
it may be profitable to analyze the copper:
head vote for Speaker. It will doubtless
giye us some data Us to the present condition
and purposes Of the Demo ocratic party.
: stated in my last that the original inten-
ton WIS to elect Fernando Wood Speaker in
case copperhcad majority could be OBJ
taincd. Mr.: Wood, . peace man, hold
ing the balance Of power, rendered
this possible, and had the schema Of Mr.
Etheridge succeeded, 1t would hare been
done. An will remember that some time
since, when 1t was expected that the Demo
Gratis wonld have a majority, the New York
Herald Fcrsistently advocated Woods claim.
The plan of procedure was then laid down,
and only failed on account Of the disastrous
defeats sustained BY the Democracy in the
Border Suites, and previously In New Eng
proper to say, that the action Of the Border
States in the organization Of: the House, was
one of the main reasons why tho copperhcad
programme was spoiled 4 leading copper
head remarked this morning: aPshaw
these ID Border fellows have ruined onr
plans. Our Northern Democrats were al1
ready md anxious for q fight: but tie Ad-
ministration bought up the Border State
fellows. The game's up, boys
Thus the scheme to make Wood Speaker,
and organize the House on basis Of opposi-
ton to the war failed: -. .-~
Then again, the result OF the recent cleo
lions deferred many Democrats who wonld
otherwise have gone in with the peace men-
Some Of. our Illinois coppcrheads saw the
handwriting on the wall; and prepared to
t'hedge." Jas. c. Allen, Bill Morrison, Jim
Robinson, and Anthony Knapp begun to have
lar situations, and under similar convictions
of sin, from other States, they determined to
throw overheard the Wood programme and
make new 6 slate' for themselves. Il will
appear strange that they lighted upon s. s.
Cox for representative man, but Mr.: Cox
popular uprising in Ills State; and he now
calls himself i war man; says. that be
voted for Va1landigham ont of sympathy,
the same as two-thiTds Of the Ohio Democra-
cy did, and not on account Of his principles" !"
The fo1ty-two votes for Cox md eighteen for
numerical strength Of the War Democracy
from principle md the War Democracy from
policy in the House. But there was another
cl4ss who still cling to the peace principles
pcrtfnicious1y. They are principally those
copperheads who represent overwhelming
democratic districts, and who are opposed
to the war on principle. These gentlemen
voted for Mr. Dawson of Pennsylvania Fer
nando Wood, with still greater strength
Of devotion to pence and slavery. voted Tor
Mr.. King Of Missouri, elave holder md
counsel Of the Border R1ttiians in the old
KanEas troubles. Some Of the Cox men,
however, charge that Fernando was fooled
that time and that King is nov shnky in the
zion. Ben. Wood voted for Stiles Of Penpsyl-
rania, another rank Coppertcad. He Wood
also thinks that Cox has "Eone back" upon
the original principles Of the party.
This classification would then divide the
copperhead vote as follows:
War Democracy from choice OF pol,ey. .......-...@
Peace Democrats proper. .....-.................e0
Total :.e0
On most questions, however, the party will
vote rs unit, as they did to-day on the
question Of admitting the members of those
States, whose certificates were not critically
correct. Stt1 tho vote on Speaker shows
that there is radical difference among the
members Of the party In the House, md TINT
Fernando Wood has q 6mall but compact
finer principles, md prove gall and Worm-
wood to the policy men, headed by Jim Allen
ofyour State, and who still yninly hope to
steal into power by protesting war with their
lips, but illustrating their secession princi-
pies in their acts.- These men arc destined
to be ground between the upper and neither
mflletoncs. They arc neither t1sh, dcsh,: nor
fowl, and are now playing miserable and
desn{cQb1e fole,,- respect such men a. the