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0. 1311 . 40X1MA EDITOR.
Towanda, Wednesday, Dec. 1549.
• Terse el take Ityperter.
gi BO "Mr annum: if pirfil within dm year IN !!
, rash ragaetually to chaser, It tOO win De
thawed. .
Atitzumetirclo. pet liquaro of len lams. 30 rents for the
first, sad 23-rents an each eabacquet! ingestion.
RUrt:s U. MASON u agtbrensed to memo mud re
eeiptior ratotiro due to tkla etre. '
The Cosies& Gut Spestkfr.
• • fir l'eat . tiale the electinh of a Speaker =parall
elled in"the histiwy °rout country, has occupied the
attentirni tithe Horne of Representatives sine* its
first meeting. Up to our last intelligence,
them seemed no more prospect of an end of the
contest, Than when the fist ballot was taken. So.
t‘fitiallp viewed, this result would seem unfortu
nate, as wasting the time of our National Lem,' la
rots, and squandering the treasure of the country,
but in view .of the extraordinary circumstances
counseled wit!}-this prolonged snuggle, we fee
mails in it, over which we can rejoice. ,
The selection of a Speaker is of. infinite' impor
tance. Ile moulds, as it were, ' the legishirnm of
the body over which he)presides, •by the ship rug
oldie various committee it becomes his preroga
lln to name. A great responsibility rests upon
line, in this tenpect-.-aad he wields a power which
should only be placed iu the hands of an able, im
partial and conscientious man. Heretofore, the
South, by the force of their peculiar tactics, have
secured to themselves the control of the most im
portant committees. It was particularly their object
and purpose to do the same thing now—that the
serious questions and projects which are demand
ing the attention of Congress, might come up in as
favorable a shape to them as possible.
In the preliminary caucus held by both political
-Ism-Mons of the - House, the ultra and proscriptive
spirit of Sostern dictation manifested itself, In the
- whig meeting it was plain, mid though the meat al
rra should hive been satisfied with Mr. Wirrnatir,
yet a portion seceded ' . In the Democratic caucus—
whiai more particularly concerns es now, the same
• spirit which has worked so much dinas er to the
Democratic party, was too apparent. The declare-
eion was openly made, that the nominee must be a
man to satisfy the South, or they would not support
him. It was the old game over—a candidate ;
must be selected, bound to the interests of the ;
South, or the South would not receive him. Men i
who held that slavery ;had cursed enough of our 1
fair territory, that it should go no further, that our
newly acquired possessions should be kept free
from its mildew—were arrogantly told they, were
;lot fit for the Speaker's chair—that the South never
could support them, but they should support the ;
man oche South.
For once,this spirit has checked. Men threw
themselves into the breach with a firmness and de
termination such as the South has never before met
with. The result was as gratifying to them as it is
glorious for the North. The solid phalanx of leathern .
interests has been taught for once at least, the km."
of public opinion. That feeling of strength and
security which animated them, has been dissipa
ted—lheir ranks are broken and sundered to a point
never before attained.
'the curious developements made in the House
en Wednesday afford our readers the best evidence
of our Southern arrogance and proscription. Mem
bers from that section, when they found they had
been feting for a candidate who had promised to
construct the Committees of fair and impartial men,
deemed it necessary to apologize, in order to make
, peace with their constituents at home! ' What a
commentary upon :he strictures of those who find
fault with Northern members for correctly repre
senting their principles and the wishes of their
constituents! It shows plainly the strong bond
Which binds together southern influences and j
makes it so effective. It is the unity of feeling,and
actions, • when their " peculiar institution " it in
the question. " The South has no traitors" they
tauntingly and truthfully boast. They have no ser
irile,eyophinitie, timeserving, contemptible dough:,
faces. Would to God, the North could say as
much, and this question of perpetuating and extend.
dog Slavery would long since beenvenled. When
can we hope to see the feelings and sentiments of
the `,Corth truthfully and firmly expressed! When
it can be done; it settles and forever, all doubts,'
as to the constitutional powers of Congress, and
fixes this glorious brotherhood of States into a
stronger sad more enduring compact. Thirty
r naembees in the present Congress like *the meq
who have refused to bow before the Juggernaut
would do it. We have great faith thit this small
barni relay accomplish much toward it.
The responsibility of thus delaying the cep:size
tioo3el Congress, rests with the South. .If they re
fuse to organize oolong they can elect a slavery.
p iremNandist, let them bear the odium.. There are
many' members who are uncommitted upon 'this
question, Who could command the entire Denso
cratitck.para el the North, and yet the South will net
viAt.ttr ibeet, .Why ? , Because they will,not bow
dos** worship at their blots.-because they will
not,. pletoly @lo ft ily and bind themselves band
and OssetettOrcseeta libarbteSouth be permit
tee
tea
_tiprrwerthe thrite,rtnnthe of the North?—
Is there's:li spirit in theirteresentati . veal If they
Ray to the member of this Distriet,the views enter
tained by your constituents, whahave returned you
here, make you an unlit man to be Speaker, they
proscribe not only the Representative, but insult
the deep and profi3und sentiments of his constitit
'ency. With what justice or propriety then, can
they ask him to support a Southern man. He
would be a cowardly traitor to the abiding and ex,
pressed feelings. of his condiments and wnuhl mer
it their ream, it. lie now srseuterlibeir apprcbatiou
if
.4.l,lrisbet4 to thei r ficanand
MU - ch,goo.l, we belie ve, will grow out of this
-etruigrp.' It will learn the South a lesson in toter..
44. It will teach them to Wiese arrogant, and
11;risitreet the i wishes and viewsof a large - propos.
!lon of the Nation. Wheq Shay 'nattiest this W
ing—when ney are ready tofteit 'Abe friends - 1 ;of
Freedom upon the common ground of Equality=
vc• he' • sqd espect to see tur 11*pr:tee-waive
ifflailelNV-11
Thlir cad n°!Nt".l!,/#1?*,1,4M111)
his eaoltit,'
iseee:rmajOSA*lt ni'
Tr ita tr r
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areisal
The7astoqigire,- -; ths. ; onsitation bt
!Art literiermet&egillitiofnialtonso, .
the nest democratic candidate for Canal Commis
, Woner r amLetwe r 4.l‘ JudgC.StriorklaaLmilk cater
- 4 e llB the teiefif WO - sai Amen to duit
with all Qat heart. Ho is a stern, unflinching man.
'He le:an booest man. Ho has no love for rotten banks
• or rotten democrats. *Besides, he is- a member of
! the craft and prints a 'first-rate, radical silent.. No
one •who knows him would pretend to clottbt his ca-
Fruity. We for Strialind."
There is no wdrthier Man in Pennsylvania for
any post. 'firmest, lrigbdoinded?and Independent,
be is just thei, man to whom the inure*. of the
I public could be confided with safety. We know
not whether he Will consent to be a candidate. but
I we do know that the.peoplopf Peniellvanin will
have reason-for ecingratalmiim, shook! . he' ever be
called open to discharge the dutiesol that etym.
sible office.
Mors sap4lstlM: 1
There has been.gensiderable said lately, sheet
the eepudiation by the Chester County Bank, of
its stolen issues, but , the following information
which ire take from the Northern Democrat, throws
the Chester County gentlemee m the shade. For
coil Bank swindling and rarcality,' Susquehanna
seems re.erninent.. The idea of repudiating Sus
quehanna County money,, is rich, decidedly, and
shows bow far a joke can be carried. .The stud is
pretty maelt.tlike, in our opinion—and though there
may be whispers of an intention finally to redeem
it—we doubt, whether to the end it does net tont
out lite Towanda money.
It appears, that a certain share of the notes of
exploded concern,. amounting to some E 63.000.
which are distingu ished from others by a particu
lar mark, (the tenet "C" over the "Q" in " b:usqus
hanna,") are to be wholly repudiated bythe Bank,
on the pretext, we are told, that they were issued
in an illegal manlier, or without tbe authority or con
sent of the Directors of the institution. (It is
this amount, and the notes, it is alleged, that has
been put into circulation iu the West within the last
four months and the return of which has coshed
the bank so madalenly.) They were filled as all
other notes of that institution were filled, with the
exception above and signed by C. P. Delamator,
Cashier, and Wm. 1...P05t , President. The brat
intimation thatthe public-has had ou this resolution
of the present managers of the Bank, was given out
we understand, at the auction of the affects of the
late Wm. Ward in New Milford, on Friday lam.—
A cooSidable amount of the proscribed notes was
there tendered In payment for articles purchased
in accordance with the advertised terms of sale.
but peremptorily refused on the reremmeudation,
we are assured, of the President of the B rah, who
wins present; and whose unquesiottetl signature was
upon each bill !
It is of no avail to say that these notes were put in
circulation by fraud. Did not the President, when
lie signed them and the Cashier,when he issued
them, know fdr what purpose ay were destined ?
Can t he public be gulled by the delusion that this
enormous amount of bills could be signed and set
afloat by dune gentlemen during the short spice
of three mouths, without their ever thinking to en
quire into their destination and purpose ? To us,
at least, this seems to be the last degree improba
ble. And is not the bank responsible for the acts
of its officers—its agents! This question is so self
evident that it requires no answer. No onequestions
that the principal is always bound by the acts of his
agent, when the acts in the capacity of the agent.
If we send out a proxy to collect in our accounts,and
he chooses to pocket the proceeds of his tour and
P tan for Oregon, the loss is ours in equity—not our
patrons !—So, we take it, is it with the Bank. If
its. Directors, nho are but the agents of its stock
holders, choose to entrust its a ff airs to the Manage.
merit of a president and a Cashier, they are bound
in justice, and equity, by the acts of these officers.
If they loan money, and take for it irresponsible
paper, the Bank—not the community—must sus
tain the loss. To refuse to do this, in our judgment
evinces but little 'honesty, and no magnaninnty.—
. To repudiate a put of the acts of its agentsy' and
not the whole looks very much like putting the
capettine to the swindle that has been played,
I upon the conntty.'with a coolness and nonchalsuice
• that would do coedit tilt the most finished clown.
If the bank has anything to pay its creditors, let it
pay them, and not rase ilieCnctions . ; if not let it
say so, that the public may be put out of suspense
at once.
Support your County Paper.
The Mowing remarks from a speech of Bon. I.
itosissotv, -a member of Congress, contain
truths, which every County printer can feel the
force of!—
Sometimes I hear it said that two dollars is too
much fora County paper; that large ones can be
had from a distance (Cincinnati or the
*s) much cheaper. Well. it is very true 'that you
can get, papers cheaper—and it is equally true that
if you are determined to bring city or eastern pa.
pers into competition as to site and price with your
co unty paper. the idea of continuing country papers
had as well at once be abandoned. Our country pa.
pers cannot coMpete with them in this respect. and
they do not pretend to do it. If you wash:musty pa
pers, if you think they are of auy consequence to
you' as the organ of your party at home. or for their
local intelligence and news, you must expect to pay
a liule for these considerations. I should think it an
awkward and 'clumsy buissees in this comity now,
for our pa ny to enter a political modest without a
paper to a them to organise . Awash which total!
pu meedngs:conveatiOns. itc..7-to publish pro
ceedings. to defend our candidates, publish their
names and prim their tichets.—in short to conduct
canvass.
I iinacine we would tigiit under disadvantages
and neainst odds. that would then be felt and appre
ciated."
Vim Largest Tiiiniepp yet.
C. G. Ganotzr, Esq., of Orwell bas left in our
°dice a monster Tumep, srbielv unsold antamly
takeihe premium" from allvaisailar productions.
It weigitatew meta quarter. panda, and masons
in oueuntimmee thirty lathes. b - maa tabled by
Ira likoemaitm, of that town s oer old )and, andis a
conur.on mond, field rismep. 'Mr. 11. bid hula.
the same gmand r fowr Weeps, whoseuwited weight
Was thirty-seven poUnds. If any fanner of; ibis,
or any adjoining county, eau beatibis, wo will give
up.
Verdltes Mt the crier'. Jr.r
The Jerre( iwrastigatioa sifting in thiMalical
Coilmi at Bogen, an Thaviday tad, readareddiair
radio, charging Prof. Webster laths wanderer of .
Dr. Putman. They also say that the -remains
kli,oireiesii, were identified-to bathe= of lbw lat.
• 1 0 .
Ou our ogia. Kral to ilia a,cm4epi
laws from Hignr, ands klea4l,ll, /WO.
G*u.AT, knuodY Oci,U I OFP julk*C l l44Y)lo.l l il4
Caiiknuis.
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etre Aldigniphia &Ode free Waddicel a
we die drodiffinity; imiion. Slaw penirsaid
Murk hos been , amicabiriutattjed. - : -
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1 PeMeirof • military land wammte. - •
Mr. Foote objeciet" I to the movemeat, as the Ben
lostemild mammmthet•besiame,... -,-;_,.,.. • ,--r-- --
--- The iticti:ProVerit deck Mitled theiStniteeilidd
not entertain the ootic' e as it.waa as act of laid
nero. ~
The Senate thenadjuumed. , - - - -
Homm—The Home. met M 12 o'clock. Tbn
proceeding 1d yillesdas Were raid. OeMetim.Or
Mr. Wentworth, die Hoare proceeded to rote .esee
aretwiartheAtimaitia--ef-Spdaker,7 Ifterl/1
was Ate tesell of the mietaftmes:-
34di.. Mdi MIL 3116
W. J. - Brown $0 pa ss 101 100 4109
Winthrop 101 101 101 101 101 ;01 101
Wilmot 6 5 3 5 11 • 7
Boyd 15 18 12 ._7 : 1 .1 1
Gentry lb 6 0 O. 0 0-' 0
Diar.ey 8 7 4 0 0 0 6
Hamm Mans t- 1 . 1 1 1. 0
Cobb of Gee. - 5 • 5 6 4 0 0 0
D a v in , i 1 0 0 0-
Mars' t I t_ t 11
Mikes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Morehead 0 1/ & fr:s 5
McDowell 0 t 3 0 1 1 I 1
Vitas 0.• 0 0 .0 "V 1 1
Total, • XIS OM red nS ns
The increased vete on 4 Id Wet was owing
to the relent of Mr. Tuck, who bad been detained
train his place by a domestic,
amiriietw -
The following were tle erafterina totem en the
s9th ballot :
For David Moot—Messrs. ARM, likukes, Gid
dings, Howe,P. King, loot and Tack.
For Mods S. Mertiond elf ity.-.Messre. Label),
Motion, Owen, A. 11. Settees and Toombs.
For Lion Bopd—lssie . Holmes,
For Mr. Dto—Davill Wilmot,
For Mr. roltca—Mr. Winthrop.
For Mr, AkDowell—lt W. Cobb.
After the 29th ballot, Mr. Winthrop woe and ob
served that he had the desire to say to the mem
bers here assembleal-4hat it was well known to
his friends of a majority of those who bad the. far
honored him with their se hal be,
long ago hays withdrawn the comae If he
had been permitted to do eta believing that the
highest interests of the country, nay, the safety of
the Union itself denten led that thew sboald be
an orilanixatiori of the Howe effected some way.
His friends, however, persisted that hie name was
under their Control, id would not permit him to
do that which it was his anxious desire to perform.
He new begged leave publicly to experts to his
friends his wish that they should not longer make
use of his name. He slaked therefore to my to
all his friends that while he thanked theme for the
most cordial and devoted support they had given
him, that it would give him the utmost satisfaction
if they would now concentrate their vote on anoth
er candidate to whom be would give most cordial
support
Mr. J. B. Thompson said be bad voted for the
honorable gentlemen from Massachusetts, and
would continue to do so, if he would permit it.—
He preferred him for the position for his =pacify
and courtesy. But as his name was now out of
the contest, the friends who supplied him wanted
time to deliberate anti consult. and look around
-for
another candidate. He therefore moved the House
adjourn.
The question was taken by Yeas and Nays and
decided in the negative—Yeas 100, Nays 11.
Mr. Meade submitted that the motion of the
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Cobb) was out of
order, because the election of Speaker was the
regular business before the House, unless that la:-
sine's were superseded by some other.
Mr. Baker, amid great contusion, moved that the
House adjourn.
Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, on the other side of
the House, snionitied a similar motion, remarking
that be believed a motion to adjoins was always
in order.
The clerk thereupon put the question on that
motion • the qnestion having prevailed, the Home,
at a lat e hour, adjourned.
Westnsorn, Dec. 12, 1612.
HOC= or Remetesztrreuvrar-ltir. Con or Ma.
adverted loan article which appeared in The Union
alibis morning, which said that the election of Mr.
Baows of bid. depended in part on his vote ; and
in conclusion said that he would take a choice o
two men rather than there should be no organiza
tion.
Mr. Wn.sicrr said that he had been more honor.
ed by the votes which had been given for him than
if be hail been elected to Chair. He said that
he was unwilling, both of.thecandidates heretofore
having retired, to stand in the way of an organiza
tion, and therefore requested his friends not again
to vote for him. He trusted that his friends wooid
bear him out in his views. He telt as if bes aught
to ask them to withhold from bins their votes, and
proceed to bestow them on some other and abler
mac dui' himself—some man who will be fikely to
meet with the support which will result in an early ,
organisation of the House: lie concurred wWr the
gentleman who spoke yeisienlay afternoon, (Ma
Wurrinsoc) as to the necessity of an,oqtanization.
He was unwilling, after both of the prominent can
didates had withdrawn, to nand in an mikados
whicbmould make him obnoxious to the charge of
delaying or postponing organization. One of the
Principal objects which would justify him in stand
sng had been obtained ; both of the prominent can
didates had retired from .the field. He, therefore
trusted that his friends would unction and approve
of the course which he had adopted, in requesting
them to withdraw their votes. •
The House then proceeded to vote for Speaker :
Two hundred end twen tpsiz votes were cast.—
* eeessary to &choice, 114.
Broirgi of lod. Dem.
Mow of N. Y. Whig.
Morehead of Z. Whig
Btany of N.C. Whig
hkGsoghey of Ind. Whig
W4lithrop of Mau. Whig,
Scattering
EMS
Necessary to a eboice 114
Highest vote (Brown, Dent) 112
Mesas. Giddings, Allen, Preston King and WI
mot voted for Mr. Brown, and several of the Smith
men wbo voted for him yesterday flew off. -
W. Sr m. oared a nesobstion that dor Mir
ben of the Dentoscatic parry; waist three meow
hoss, to concur. withibree lumbers to be appoint
'id by the Whig Weepers., Moly' to a Speak*.
dr. by'lna remarked ' the reeohttion we mint
one °ibis torir and came fientbsiiher
side. He believed with Hon. Mr. Benton, that
Union wasp*
,* be diesolved by anise at this and
of the Capin!, Fed so lOUs' as Rough and Milady
was its Stu cigan thine was no danger. He lbefiet-.
ed, in respect to the Democratic party, there wan
something rotten in Denmark. He riposted, Am
his desire was -to have an orpnizatim—soomeoen
patent man. For himeelf, be was not' compeer*
to preside; and • while he felt gratified - Irish the
=ushered *see east for bile, he did not wish* he
a candidate. - Heidusbed for the Democracy Wet*
fokthe Whigs.
Mr. DAM replied to remarks mode _ by WS*.
fy, and:referred to the Northern arid Southern Whims
being It mien* as nitrites oedemata an
the Slavery question..sommed them of being. as.
" ma w r ot timp i ishiwpagign whieltanw mit -
Mr. korai Reit iiiirelj to 'ask Ste gentleman ,
"rheum* thine ma ' s troth - in the minor *lt a writtin
esseponnittimiseteoni had boom entOridieitte.
tweets IN bows sad the %se dolma. ~.- • ..
Sr. LI: iidilinalOrdenied*: then.irakill' '
kiaNtioiess t
troth for mit*.
llE'Ameihttrleifir el lihrtilittheriAtadait ,
been is temenvoridente it
ween the parties' '1 ', .
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legio Teen! foe pm egoa
dilate withOst conealtatinei irith
Mr. Roar pranged wine the two Tinkle arro.
the-litasinetil 6 01*-41 0 “0 0 11
at ilia*. math right tb be
ll as the majarity r
bri
Mk. Sinai ins pertained to faterrept the gentle
man and ay, on the authority of Mr. ikoien that
there Ira u cornespondente between hies and Mr.
Wilmot ; bat the. correalniadenee was not of the
charger 'intimated Laughter eat mach maybe
'Mr..'Mr. r reenenea htio*as
Mr. Wm .* of fad. was theft pentrilled le speak
Ihr hints it. He statedrameig other things, that
when he carpe here he had zio interfann of running
for Spesktri that his friends pressed hid ; that be
battpoiteed Seriehens tandem= to his votes when
helonnerly , qccupied aireal in Cowes" de.
. Beat dished to see the .He
wished io
Mr.. Baow I hive it:
Genthinselennufed round him, find some
_took
a standing parition at the centre dare ball.
Mr Same remarked that ffie letter hem
Wilmot teddy asked him in what, manner he
could if sleeted Speaker, eanstitete Eettunitiees,
and be ( t Mr Brown) staled is reply; that he woeil
realm theft setbismety striolm and frigmda.
Mr. Waster.—Having a tfoutenositie With tftA
geothimiut from fitdidia fto kid that f beliei4Sl
that the yolks of the dried* MI Men wlfi d in-the
Committetie of the House. AR weaskeri was fin
. nese, and an opportunity to eta eepression to the
public will of the Free States; we wanted and ask
ed nothing more, and that we did want ; and he
said that if he should be elected Speaker, he woefd
evastitete the Comtilineer ih deb a minuet at to
enab.e us to be heard.- Further, we did not wipe
late as to the Mentkerrifte aprointed. Nothing
of the kind. We desire to be p seed on the Com
witted the ablest men oldie Howie, and the best
teen ;, so that the code of the South might hessian
scope, and that Northern ben shotild be beard
and that the Cominittee should not be parked.
addressed him e note, asking him if. in organizing
the Committees, be *odd tithed a Want free et
pteetion hi the sentiments of the eoentry. That
was, substantially, the only interrogator, 1 pro.
pomnded. lie was wished that the ornament of
twoahirds of the people of the Contort should not
be smothered.
Mr.Teavres Dresses wished to know whether
hod conversation Mr. %main had not reason to
Witte that the enameled would be formed of a
majority of those in &ear of Fier Soil!
Ma Wu :Am—Those who are resolved that Slai
very shall go no further. 1 believe that the people
of the country are opposed to the slave traffic. It ir
ginia will not tolerate it ; Maryland will not tole
rate it, Why is it carried on in the face of the
world, in the District of Columbia I I belies. the
,eople are opposed- to it.
Mr. loroc-a. - What de yew mean by that?
Mr Wswear—Men who wodd not seek in Com
mittee, from any consideration', to another the ex
pression of the will of the people of the North.
Mr. loos—Do I understand Northern men, com
mitted to the Wilmot proviso?
Mr. Warrior—Pia by any means.
Mr. Rtain.l—What then I
Mr. Wit,—Men who resolve that Slavery
shall go no limber,
Mr. T. STBRRSO asked whether his colleague had
a copy of the letter.
Mr. Wn.star replied that he had not.
Mr. Baowe's reply to Wihnot's lead warn then
read, in which he said, in substance, " Dee. It,
1849. Your favor was receivedi , In answer I will'
state, that should I be elected Speaker, I will con
'time the Committees on the District of Colombia,
on Territories, and on the Judieiary, in such man ,
nor as will be satisfactory to your friends and to
yourself. lam a Representative from a Free Slate,
and have always opposed the Extension of Slavery';
and further than that, the Federal Government
should be relieved from the responsibility of Slag•
very, where it has the constitutional power to abol
ish
Messrs. BURT, BATLT and Main, of Ten STAR
sin of Tenn. HUBBARD, VLWASLe, MCMULLIEN and
Weaving's, made a few remarks, in substance that
they: bed been deceived in and by Mr. %own.
means. flotation and- DUNHAM came to the res
cue of Mr. Baona, end though that he had not been
guilty, of any deception.
An adjournment took place.
There was a good deal of excitement in the
House, doting the proceedinp It should not be
omitted that Mr. Racism declined being considered
a candidate for Speaker.
Wssataaron, Thonpday, Dec. 13.
Housa—Mr. Brown of Mississippi, offered the
following revolution:
Resolved, Tbs. Howell Cobb be elected Speak
er.
Mr. Brown said the Democrats had a majority,
and, being in a majority, they should have the
Speaker.
Mr. Thompson of Pa. offered a resolution, that
the Members should vote by ballot until 4 o'clock.
Mr Cotter of Ohio, offered as an amendment,
that the Speaker elected shall be divested of the
power of appointing the District of Colombia and
Territorial Committees : that the said Committee
be made by vote of the how. He (Mr. C.) cou
damped the ri,!irtalous attitude of the House, and
be proposed to remedy the dif fi culty in the resolu
tion. It was only by keeping up the subterranean
discord that the majority is crippled is its senti
ments.
Mr. Meade of Va. conceived that neither of
these propositions could reach the evil existing. It
was the existence of the third party that caused
the trouble. If, en the organisation, propositions
were to be introduced to 'abolish Slavery in the
District of Columbia, or prohibit Slavery in the
Tamtpriea, he trusted in God that his eyes had al
ready rested on the last Speaker of this House,
The South would resist all aggressions, and the
sinews or every man's arm in that section would
be'steel.
Mr. Root of Ohio, is a humorous speech, said
that the propositi o n of Mr. Caster was like die play
of Hardie with she &assets: of Hamlet omitted.—
this Tim to have a Speaker, who was not to up
point the Committees, be would not vote for any
man who was not competent to appoint the cow
committees named.
Mr. Deer, of , Hew Toth, said that the resolution
of Sr. grown, in effect; Celled *ln the Whigs
do Mike an Unconditional surrender. He
vote- for anybody but a Distinionist to occupy the
.Chair.
A Yoke--There is no such penes:tin the House.
Mr. - Dote-4 tiiolt there is.
Voice—Where is be I
Mr. Deer appointed to Mr. Meade.
Mr. hleirdwrlf the gentleman changes me with
Julie; a Distuormiet, it tit kin-
Mr.-HuerYou are a liar.
linmediately Mr. Meade lett is seat, on the
pasrts side of the Hall, and rushed toward Mr.
Deer The partiee *ore not more than km+frter
apart, when members rushed between .
There were cries of a " a fight," " a fight," when
the Sergeant alrgrms honied -down, a lift hi s m ace
of 0150.1 ia band, and cries of "order," "order
were Weed: . The Members mounted tbe side
screen' whin Mr. Mead* beckoned to Mr. Doer to
follow him to the Rotunda. Motions were than
artsds to adjourn, isAlthii greatest possible discord
prevailed -for severtimineses. After a little while
geiet was restored, when. -
Mr. Doer, after begging pardan of the Howe fiw
his oondmi, resumed and etmeloded his strateho—
He thought Ow if the mesh* *old adjourn for
AflSP'y thertftnlld COMO to a restß.
Mk Tomas of Ga. madiin enigestio speech,
mi l iosiiiii'dialsosiosffinga i sf the Free Seders sad
Abolitionists. fie would insist upon Southern
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eise lims - Narthi-the iwithweeht iesisteited
he hal hesitation in rpm; that be was for bar
ereitfirliast4lo - ZuWo 0 :1 1 . 41 1 1 . 6 °C
olithia lb? = . bera lI PP 1111 •: : ,, e,
-- teweinsw twwirlelock.
lbe ShisoWlpialSoted vies lett ! : `..=; ;i 1
1 Kil AIN* sigi.sza-4151 sAiLimia tr,,,
we - --- , t, $ Masslialli-Wirig- 4.
Winthrop, Whig 50 Burt Loco 1
sii• WAlisl ) ls Frits AS_ 4 Aggly ci Lacc. P .
Whig * -t- fireck, W 1 -* r
il. 6,65, Loco 40 Julien', Free Boil 2
Tdoreheal, Whig 10 F: P. Stanton ? Loco 2
Porter. Loco i 24 Hilliard, Wing 2
McCain:hey, Whig 3A. Johnson, Loco t
If McClemand, Loco 2
r - i= ) Wbig 4 'Aitanun, Whig i
Schenck Whi g
T . 2 Disney, Loco 1
tiodalclFlng - ' - ' - 'llltetifigiiii3Oco 'l .
hicDowen, Loco 2 Bingranit taw 1
Gorman, Locv - iyout, Free Sod, I
Strong, Loco t
AU was quiet. The House then adjosrced.
Weesuscrros, Dec. 14.1
llou l Tie—No publics Waimea wait .dono to-day.
Atr °lkon to adjourn to bads was rejected, In
the *et that the House would organize to-mor
row.'
House os Rciscarstroverk—Mr. HILLAND of
Ala. corrected like typal of his remarks in the user-
!ring piper, and in the course of his rtnnarks
he will th at when the time came to divide the
Union at would not be . dotie here, but by the peo
pie themselvesa-The Representatives most be ad
vised and then set eo,tbe recommendation.
Mr. Asitsrus of Mina. TOM for abs *repose of off
ering it resolution: He wan sure that aftey the
seen of yesterday every gefOleinin mist as. the
necelaity for organization. The Clerk beano &w
-et to preserve cook*, and - hos err pollee over the
morn. Ile drought um it was dune to the self-re
spect and peace of thi inembens, and to the coon
try, that there should be an election. In conclu
sion, he.offered a Romlution that the Radii no*
proceed to vete for a Speaker vise tots, and if, on
the first call of the roll, no person shall ready/ a
inaimity of ap the totes, the roll shall be twain call
ed, and the person who receives the highest num
ber of votes; provided he receives not less than one
third of the whole number; shill be declared elect.;
ed.
Woobieraity of S. C. offered to 'resolution in sub
stance, that Linn Boyd be chosen Speaker pro tem
pore, and, on his eascrming the chair, the House will
proceed to the election of Stristrant-at-arms, Door
keeper, Clerk and Postineeter ; and then tethe elec
tion of Speaker. — He earnestly premed organiza_,
dem Menthes, he said, were rambling then
:elves into a Mob ; he did not say they tied be
come such, but that the retitle Mod commenced.
The lobbies; galleries, every place; werefilled with
a crova of personal, if such a scene as that occurred
yetterd should went again, Who knew what
would llow '1 If a serious; conflict had taken
place, ore than 300 persona would have rushed
ante the floor of the hall. He spoke inclusive of
himself, When be said that the present process was
to resolve the Hoese into a mob. Such a state had
eommeneed.a.it had not, hewevet, gone
tar, and . he trusted in God it would go no further.
Mr. C. H. Waxman', of Tennessee, expressed
his ansiety.te see the House organkred. The dis
cussions of the questions relative, to the North and
the South would be intertninable, and God onls
knew, unless there should bb a check( when it
would end. He proposed that the House, after the
adoption of his resolution, shall proceed vim voce,
and that the names of the lowest candidate be drop
OA, mid the two hubs* be voted for. it *Matti
opinion that four or five trials would settle the ques
tion.
Mr. ROOT, from atria, opposed all these proposi
tions, Paying that by them the gag was Naught to
be applied to those who were ardently and wrinly
oPrdto the extension of slavery.
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ioneson from Tennessee, was glad that
Mr. Ashman had introduced the resolution ; it was
similar to the one he hail introduced several days
ago, and winch was toted dont. Neither of the
great parties would give tray or unite *th theother,
as they had realized in forty attempts tb elect,
Speaker. The only chance to succeed is by tbe
adoption of the ,plan suggested He reviewed the
course of Mr. Winthrop as Speaker and accused
him of acting unfairly towards the South in appoint
ing
icoatruittees
Wr. Warmer, of Mitts. said a few words in
reply.
Mr Jonesem resumed arid said, that he loved
South Carolina ' but did not approte of the repre
sentative horn Charleston dodging about as he did
during the ballottings for Speaker. Wny did he
not vote for Mr. Winthrop now:
Mr. Homan South Carolina, mid that he was
perfect)! satisfied with what he had done towards
placing Mr. Winthrop lathe chair et the ettinmence.
meat of the last eengrese. Mr. Winthrop, minion.
ed Mr. H. was a gentleman of talent, dignity, and
virtue—in other words, he was a gentleman. . Mr.
H Paid he had no misgivings, and no repentance,
even if he had lost the good opinion of the honora
ble gentleman from Tennesse.
Mr. basso:lt asked him why he did not do so
again 1
Mr. Helixes war understood to say that that was
not a proper question for the gentleman to ask.
Mr. Joussos continued and *poke of slave-labor
and other subjects nut unfamiliar to the country:
In reply to a remark relative to North Carolina—
Mr. CLINGXAN of that State, said that his State at
present left others to speak, but when the time
comes she will be among the most foremost to act.
Ten days after the battle of Lexington, and eighteen
months before the Declaration of Independence in
Philadelphia, a Cocvention in North Carolina de.
elated political independence of Great Britain. Mr.
C. cordially approved the remarks of Mr. Toombs,
the member from Georges, bat voted for Mt. Win.
throp from personal considerations.
Mr. Johnson further - spoke of the South, for if
that section should be trampled on, Whigs and
Democrats would plant themselves on. the southern
end of the Constitution, whicla will be their hamlet
and shield.
Mr. Houston of Del then offered si resolution
Revolved, That until the House is organized, no
member shall speak, at any time, longer than fif
teen minutes.
On motion of Mr. Venable, of N. C. all the pro.
positions for election of Speaker were laid on the
table.
Mr. Strong of Penn. offeml a resolution, which
was adopted, that the ,House new proceed to the
election, tinst sore, andlhat no debate be allowed
until the election be effected.
The Hones then proceeded to vote
Parry-seam &mar.
Winthrop received 36; McLane, 8; Wilmot,6;
Hilliard,ll;•Stanley, 30; H. Cobb, 18 Doer,, 5;
Ekirt, 51; Potter, 91; Stevens,Pa 1 11; Morehad,
9 ; 16 others reel:lva-one an d two votes each.
Mr. McLean'of Ky, , offered a resolution proms.
ing an election by plurality of votes, whoever ob•
tams 411-50ths to-be Speaker. If no election, wit-n
-al/Of receives 111-50th, and an on. filling Coca vote
until there shill be an election. It was laid on the
table, and the House again voted.
Porn-man au.Lar.. •
Winthrop, 25 ; Stanley, 413.; Boyd, 68; Potter,
24; Steven•, Pa. 13; Mptehead, 10; McLane, 7;
the rest scattered.
Foavr-rcreavn Bit.tor.
Winthrop, 27: Potter, 22; Wilmot, 6 ; Stanley,
45,; Boyd, 82; Cobb, 1; Stevens, Pa. 12 ; others
scattered.
A_Resolution - vrie then oPred by Mr. Hackett,
that members be not entitled to per diem until a
Speaker be elected.
Mr Jones, of Tenn. proposed art amendment—
NCIR shall they receive mileage unless they elect al
Speaker to-morrotrl . {Unglue') '
The Resolution Was laid en the able, and the
Howe then Ora :ed, iR nnirh menhaden.
Otr The Gland t ury at New Cfriettes, in the
ley abduction - here refined, after hearing the
imatimetty of Bey Marmots, to find a true bill
apii* w Spanwh, Cauteut. _
letni•Yrithst.—Strietial thousand dollen wolib
et
:nolaibia i tal stolen at various times front
Wk
JO WatelOas iet anal two persons from New t it
easOionanifellikt tba property to a ba tten
the ji ha. •
4- 4
Tem irsisastsanti Narsitome.,—Tbe
iideriaw e nitroiens no that *ere are mien at work se
ein the sections el Railroad let frctai Jobastolit
Arasimitasibinzieloglillowineperaw ie
aye being wade to inerese the tore, now employ ed
on the work, and' posh it rapidlyio aospleeios
PoreVnics Roaasa:—A an sawed Cy s d a
Giserhart was taken throngb - Wheeling,os Tuesd ay
in irons, on his way, to HaMriltii la., to answe r
charge ofbbing the - - post•oilice at that. pi p
month or s I weeks aid. He was eogagrd as aka
.pannyclerk-ilridse-stliesteglotifis - said ply
some 04,000 in meaty:nail. drafti, of. which ab",
13.600 was found is ibis i, f tatkintifen ft.
Ohio,
riesonycs stivBharyilTampgimrsor4be tamsik
Reptiblican covitiadiiti . the statement g m b
Carolina has 43 nottoafactorlett. It `it es.asits its.
pression. that .140e•esiatipiggifitalipstemoa Mil s*
State amounts to not Mitre than about 15,04,
bales. °We are sorry . ta,_bea#it.. factories sew
do more for the intleymidinee of South Carita s
than rgicilutlotig
Yr. Georg! W. cook; iir4 Arra 'front hisim, ,
in riding • quarter.mihr Mix leaf Frederick.
recently ; from the effects of which' iks Mild is ,
People cannot Nt to. cirefid in leahlg I se *,
watches lying about-the bow where there are 44.
dren. Ws here of a half dozen fatal results from
inch carelessness. Children are apt to pot th eir
in their indadis, which cosies amostinstastaa
Csaeotaa Hoirr:—Tbe Whitens. of Bald Zak
retie! . gears, u6st7. are to byre a - grand sim i l ar
t o
on the fib inst., the space embraced with the bet .
eral lines to be sig. miles square. and th pani e i 6
centre at Shipley's Cove., The '
citatory a and s is
deer, wottes.faserAce - aadiritlrfoll lime the h int
will prove most inseserefel,nis . 44 will ba ltnoorag,
for gains to est* fide the circle',
The Capitol of Loofdana.loallia Mange. was ei s .
ited by a rely destrettire dte. on the 24th alt_ bi
artich ile.iiffr 05,M NY *Ord of r loperty was de s .
(toyed.
' ?write Arrari.—The peace of die usually o n
neighborhood of Plymouth village, Logone mum
was broken on Saturday laat by :a astray fight he.
tWeen tiro men. named Joel _Gabriel and Aun t
Young.in which the latter wan killed by a fatal*?
from the former: • • .
Passim Actinsie.-- . 'Tie fift..l.o" nis Reveilleap
that a melancholy accident recently occored in Vu
pixels mum lowa: 4 twin named Bwires, while
on a bontipg excursion' killed his son, ayonagins e
ebbed eighteen years-ofage: . l'hey " ifs started. to
nod. coining to the font of bi ll. separnief
going in opposite di r ections: A ort tim e a n t i,
wards the father, perceiving his son ming towardi
him. and. mistaking.hiris for a deer shot him, the
ball entering the young man's bre I; and killing
him instantly.
floe. Moline 1. Witams.—The editor of de
Deleware assists; baring enjoyed an" emended eon
venation" with Mr. Araiker during_ his I.te , deten
tion in Wilmington, authoritatively denies any
change of'inevin in .reterrence to the* tariff or the
ad eifforeni system of &MOP
The Patten jhaniai, of 'Wednesday, says
" Ther board of Canal% Commissioners, at thrt
meeting in Philadelphia,fee.4. entered into a ens.
tract witlithe. Montour r Dee.
*emirs at pinne l lie,.C„.
fombhi &peaty, and the Phcenisvitie Works in bit
ter en.; for the /Witte-of irk& refits ttheeetssary to lir
the hick ol the railroad to avoid the Ineltied Plat'
Contract price PO per ton e llelivered.. 'the an
paper lays that the CarmiComtnissioners harejit•
en directions to the Superintendent of Motive Poo
er, on' the Allegheny Portage Railroad; to renew n
_defective boilers of the starionafy _ engines, at tie
Planes; and to relay Plane Mo. 7; with heart 7
rail.
A. G. Thomas hss hieh arfesied al . St. Loop, fa
offering to sell donoterteit lind *arrant& Two bet.
dated were found iu his pt ssession.
A lad non* Charles Forster. was very stem*
injured in Mummy. Fai.,lately. by being caught ity.th
strap of a threshing machine.
A ',empties w sta.—Pi. wish I had a pia!, al
in some secret pkee Pd elevate my arm, and par
it in my
There are two sides to everfitifto except &into
glom of a hypoerite.atid that is all outside.
When pride leads the Tao, beggary brings ap rte
rear.
A Cotton Paetory is about being erected at
deleatis, by a company *ith a capital of n 00,004
The Legislature of Smith Carolina awrobled n
the Seth ult. Governor Seahrook's Message &
dares that the time for discussion on the part oldie
81.meholdingStates has. passed, and that taw they
mast act. He urges &Southern Conveittoatostiopi
such measures is will protect Southern rtgirs.
beniel P. Miller. Whig.. is now in Washinetts
and *ill Contest the eketron of Willmai Thompen.
Demoerat.of the Srst eangressiOnal distnet of lon
who obtained the cenifieate of election. The rat
of Kanesville. konawatamie county. it Is mad,
was destroyed by the inspectors, and otter rearri.
The foil vote in the district for Miller, with the "de
of Pottatratansie. wars 6.591; Thompson 6501.
There was some dispute as to. whether Samna
belonged to Pottawatamie comity at the time.
There was found on the 4th inst.,on,Eaton'sNei
beach. one leather trunk, containing store hills lei
- and one account boat. marked sloop Julia; do
some pieces of a wfeeked vessel.
Tex noose of- kereeeatatives of Georgia bale,
passed. by a strong vote of 93 to 29, a bill to tyro
the law laying teatrietioas oil the 'floodgate'
slaves lino that Stitt,
,
The venerable William elhort tied in nun*
phia on Wednesday evening last, at the adnod
ageof. ninety-one yeano On the organisation d
the - government. Washington. who held him is*
esteem. gave him the first Commission odd
Federal Constitution-that - of Charge d'Affaim o
France. and sobsetkneady appointed him *Dirt°
the Hague. and Commissioner, and afterwanh
later to Spain.. •
tt
The tidies of Philadelphia were ftceited bf
they Mathew on Tneaday Ibrenoon in the 10E 6 *
loon of the Chinese Mosetim. Avery large " 2°5
of tbe daughters of the 'city of Penn caOsi
greet with their. encouraging smiles the reaelm ge
Apostle of Temperance ; and the scene that the co
Mains agorded was mast Interesting to loop
Many of; the sterner lit writ also preseDlL .4 „
dial:insulated visitor wss addressed, on lOW'
ladies. by Col. Thos. D. Florence in a very set
swab., Mahe: Mathew braedy replied to the laded
in exceedingly handsome MAIM'
The Vermont Minim tional convention is to teed
at Montpelier on the 'rat Wednesday of haul'
In 190 tonna lin Deinocratilaad 64 whip ba w
been chosen; 60 towns lolls 1t and from..
sellitsel Smith, the tint Engineer of the 10 0
inna.was held to hail yesterday in the sum 0f1 41. ..:,
to appear on Thhrsday next before Rerun/et o'"
win, (acting as U. 8. Coinmissioner.) Mr WW I
the U.B. District Attorney ? will appear rsr the P'
eanial4 and we nadaratand that that gentleisst`
tends to have a thorough investigation of the
Isitd:nz to the explosion. He has entered epos&
Peri: rmance of his de km in this case with a NT
feeling of the resron iuility resting upon him ss
Chter of thelrederal Government in strlctly JO :
to an account the authors of this dreadful diso wl '
if they can be identified.
- • •
Rev. A. G. Morse, of Groenbirr, Pa. has 50:n.. 14
an incitation to labor' with the Presbyter4mcbl m
at OAS Corners, Ontaricampty.s. Y.
• tivevessasurr Ititosmenmar to Rate Tvalleu e '
-hlr. J. Phelpsof Grafton, N; H. sailed from Dow
last week for ean Prancisco via Caps Honk
Five Basra bavnbeen leafed *Wall ie the Ife° 4l .
near Oleueester,Frnace in New Jersey.