Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-24
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ried every vote Of his party in the Houss-
there Is not bolter or dodser. 1t 10 the
sixth time in his political career he has had
ljost such fattsriDs experience. With
what grace he msy, che Clerk announces
that Schuyler Collar, ono OF tho Repre-
sentatives from the State Of Indiana, hav,
ing received majority of all the votes given,
is duly elected Spesker of the House Of
! Representatives for the Thirty Eighth Con.
gress. " And the galleries cheer again,
while the members faces are wresthed in
smiles and there ie general turning to the
fnsdium-sized, brown bearded, genial!facsd
gentleman in the midst of the Administra-
ton, clerks who has been avoiding the fro
OF gazers from the spectators by bending
over call list.
In a moment, at the Clerks appointment,
q couple OF Democrats, Dawson and Cox,
arc 'ming over from the opposition side to
congratulate the Speaker and conduct him
to the chair.
And then, under the gaze of all this as
semblage Of Place and Fashion and Power,
there walks up the isle, to take the official
oath of tho third executive Office in the ma
ton, the sou OF poor widow of New York
City, who quit school ut the age OF ten years,
to seek his fortune in the West, and since
then, thanks to the training OF the printing
Office. to generous talents and an honest use
Of them, has been gradually climbing,
climbing, climbing, till to-day he stands in
this envied position, the unanimous choice
of his party for the place; stands, where the
Fathers who first gathered in our National
Congress placed Muhlenbere, where Henry
Clay SO long shed dignity upon the position,
where in late years Bell and Polk and Win
throp and Linn Boydund Banks have deem
ed il high honor to stand. IL is auother,tri-
umph OF the best feature 10 the institutions
we are striving to preserve.
He speaks briefly, gracefully, patriotical-
| ly, invOkes their remembrance of that sa-
cred truth, which all history verifes. that
they who rule not in righteousness shall
perish from the earth; and after grateful
thanks, turns to take the solemn oath of Of
Gee which Mr.. Washburne administers. -
And the galleries ring again with applause
as he takes the Speakers chair, and the
House is no longer dependent on the Clerk.
State by State, beginning with Maine, the
delegations advance to be sworn in by the
new Speaker Fernando Wood and James
Brooks swear the same oath with Owen
Lovejoy and Thad Stevens--including the
solemn declaration that they have never
! lion. A curious omission happens, through
some oversight of the Clerk, which is not
observed till after it is supposed all have
been sworn in, and some other business has
been transacted. Mallory rises to inquire if
it is still proposed to leave Kentucky out in
the cold No, indeed, Mr.. Mallory--sse is
just coming in out OF the. cold. Witness
the four votes she gives to Colfax; or, if
you want better proof, witness the difficulty
you yourself had to convince the loyal peo-
pie Of Louisville that you were true enough
Union man to be permitted to continue thsir
representative. No. Mr.. Mallory, Ken
tucky is coming in out of the cold, and you
would do well to make all the haste you can
aud initiate hor example. .if,re 'rsr 4.
When the Louisiana members are called,
Thad. Stevens protests against their being
sworn, denies that they have been legally
elected. or represent anybody, and demands
the reference of their credentials to the
Committee on Elections. Brooks (of the
N. Y. Express a man of what would gen
orally be called fine presence, smooth
spoken, and plausible, with fine soft voics
! and insinuating way, again insists that the,
should be sworn in, aud threatens 6llibus
tcring ifStsvens persists He has made tn,
: the threat once too often, and Stevens doei
persist BROOKS moves TO ADJOURN ana call
the yeas and nays. The result is lsughable
He cannot muster enough followers to 0rde
: tho yeas and nays, his motion is voted dow,
+ without count, and that is tho end of hi
undertaking to play the lea der in fillibnstor
;. ing In Western phrase, he Started off t
brash." ~ ~ p 'ii
= Somebody tells Stevens these Louisinn,
members ought to be treated like the las
that came from there. He retorts that the
. !. will be, that tho members were not admit
! ted, that their cases, were referred TO tn
Committee on Elections and they had tim
:, to go off to New England and make stuml
, speeches for weeks before they we're dec
a ded. Mallory thinks he sees chance t
!. say something very biting. "lf these gen
. tlemen will only go off to New England, too
and stump little while, I've no doub
!. you BIZ willing enough to lot them In. - :
= well. sir" grimly retorts the old man, Vi
y . they will 60 to Kentucky, and stump ths
v State for universal emancipation, | don
I know but might" The House refuses /
!. swear in the bogus members, and send
! them to the Election Committee Coventry