New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-13

ticipate in the Administration caucus for officers
of the House and support its candidates. We
do not doubt that he will do so; yet we place
him and Mr.. Webster in the Border-Statc
column because OF their votes against Enamel
nation in the late House. Mcssrs. Winter Davis
and Cresswel, being elected expressly as Eman-
cipationists and Copperheads, we class them
accordingly. The three Members from West
Virginia, we do not doubt, will take part in the
Administration caucus and act accordingly
throughout; so, we are told, will the three from
old Virginia. As TO the Kentucky Members Zone
of the Rebels), we are sure that three or four of
them would do likewise if permitted TO act ac-
cordipg to their own inclinations and conyic-
tons Of duty; yet the Pro-Slavery oligarchy
engineered by Guthrie, Prentice d Co. may
dragon them into virtual if not open COM
plcity with the Coppcrhcads. This oligarchy
would have beaten them if it could failing in
this, it now expects to overcome, snsnarc, and
use them We trust it will be baiIled in this
game, but would not encourage undue conf
dence. The fact that Green Clay Smith can
vaSscd large portions Of our State last month in
support of the Union State ticket sufficiently
indicates his personal inclinations.
The report that Gen. Frank p. Blair jr., as
prcs to the SpeakerShp seems no longer true,
if il ever was. Gen. Blair's seat is contested by
his Emancipation competitor, which of itself
should be conclusive on this head. We have
heard that the "Pcacc Democrats will support
none other than Peace Democrat for Speaker,
and that they expect to concentrate their
strength on George II. Pendleton OF Ohio. OF
course. they cannot expect TO elect him.
The only candidates now seriously supported
with view to their election are SCHUYLER COLI
PAX Of Indiana and ELHU b. WAsnBuEyg Of H.
lnos-bo,h earnest and thorough supporters OF
the War and the Emancipation policy. Mr..
Washburnc has been longest in the services, in
fact, the father Of the House-ani has lecn a
jealous and ndefatigablc champion of Right
eousness and Freedom. Mr. Coliax was iirsi
chosen in 1854, so that he now enters upon his
eth term lie is the first candidate for Speaker
oil tlt HOUSE Nlti.lU bul h'4' - -
no, educated lawyer-certanly the first Edi-
tor ever supported for that position. His
friends commend him a superior 70 Nh Wash
burnc. not in integrity nor in ability, but IN That
inpcr,urbnbo suayity of temper SO essential to
the due control and government of that most
tempestuous and volcanic assemblagc, the
House Of Representatives in times Of high polii-
zeal excitement. II is the general expectation
Of those Members of the late House whom we
have recently me, that Mr.. Coliax viii be the
next Speaker.
For CLERK, Mr.. Eihcrdge is understood 70 be
again a candidaic-we do no, know on what
platform. Mr Samuel l.. Casey. late Member
from Kentucky. has been proposed. but We IN
ders,and that he declines. There are one or
two Northern candidaies-wo know not with
wha, prospects Of success. II the Unconditional
I'nioni-is of Tennessee. or Louisiana. or Mis-
souri, were to preSen, some such candidate (and
but cnc) as Horace Maynard, or Thomas J.
Durant. or C. ID. Drake. We think be would
stand good chance Of election.