Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-02

Administration strained to that point OF ten
sion where patriotism almost breaks; but he
has been heard to say that he would vote for
CASEY for Clerk. | regard him as sure to
vote for all the nominees of the Administra-
ton caucus. b. M. KITCHEN stands squarely
for emancipation. That's enough. He will
go into caucus, too. So well is this known
that the conspiracy against the country which
seeks to replace ETHERIDGE as Clerk, and to
make an anti .war Democrat Speaker, has set
up man named MCKENZIE to contest KIT
CHEN's seat, in order to exclude his vote from
the organization of the House. SO the ac-
count with the Border State men elect,
thought to be doubtful, but reasonably GER
tain to vote for the Administration stands
thus:
Kentucky. 6 Eastern Virgnia.....
Missouri. l
In the roll from the Free States, first
above, the name of Mr.. CORNING, of New
York, was allowed to stand, as a Demoo ratio
representative. | take it for granted that
Mr.. PRUYN will succeed him. DelaWare is to
choose one member This will be SMITHERs,
Unionist and a supporter Of the Administra-
ton. Maryland is to choose five members.
If the policy which allowed our last candidate
for governor in Delaware to be defeated is
not persstently and rancorously repeated
against this State, Maryland will surely send
to Congress five staunch uphOlders of the
war, and supporters of the Administration.
The new State of West Virginia will send
three members. Of these, BLAIR and Brown,
unequivocal supporters of the Admlnistra-
ton, are sure to be elected. The election of
WHALEY is probable, though not certain. 1t
is greatly to be desired, for he is an ultra
Aboliti0nist.
Now hnw stands the acpount2
Administration. Anti-War.
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Border States thought doubtful
States yet to elect
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lO9 II
Of candidates for speaker there are now in
the field at least seven. All of them have
their claims-all of them are men OF note, and
of legislative experience; all have devotedly
served their country in her trials. | know too
well the duty of a journalist to indicate pref
erence for one out of number of candidates,
representing politics which himself supports.
But should blink a notorious fact if did not
say that SCHUYLER COLFAx is indicated as the
speaker of the next house. In like manner,
out OF the SIN gentlemen named in connection
with the clerkship, the general impression is
that the office will almost unanimously be
conceded to SAMUEL CASEY, the staunch Ken
tuckian in the last house, who ruined himself
at home by sustaining at Washington the eM.
tremeSt war measures of the government.
This letter would be incomplete if | did not
notice scheme, attributed to the 'Blair
Family" to make FRANK BLAIR a candidate
for Speaker, and to secure to him the Border
State vote, and then to dictate terms OF pub
lie policy, and other terms, to the Admnistra-
ton; and if these were rejected to throw
themselves into the arms of the anti-war
Democrats, organize the House, and
obstruct the Government. The scheme is too
improbable and too monstrous for belief. The
initioa clements to accomplish 1t, the Border
State cote, cannot be controlled for such pUr-
pose. MONTGOMERY BLAIR's canvass OF Mary
land against our radical candidates for Con-
gress, who are sure to be elected, would alone
suffice to strike this conspiracy stone-dead as
it stalked into caucus. But FRANK BLAIR's
Republican life, and his soldierly service in
the field, forbid belief in a scheme which
crouchng traitors against their country liquor
ishly dream of, but do not expect. S. w.