Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1860 — THE SPEAKERSHIP. [ARTICLE]

THE SPEAKERSHIP.

The Democrats in the House last week proposed to elect a Speaker for ten days, in order to pass appropriation bills, whe,n the Speaker so elected should go out of office, leaving the House still unorganized. The Republicans agreed, if Sherman shohld be the Speaker so elected. Subsequently, Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution declaring Tom. Corwin Speaker for twen-ty-four hours. The Republicans said Sherman was their man, and so the matter fell to the ground. The Republicans deserve great eredi? for the manner in mhich they

have stood by their chosen standardbearer through good report and evil. The country demands of them that they stand by him to the last, unless better reasons are shown for doing otherwise than have already been adduced. The Southern members have said tha.l the election of Sherman would be immediately followed by a dissolution of the Union. We desire to see him elected to prove to the country that our Southern brethren never expect to carry out their threats when they make them.