When was it published?

December 7, 1847 in The Daily National Whig

Domestic News December 7, 1847

The Daily National Whig

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Winthrop, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Palfrey, Giddings, Tuck

Q: What keywords are associated?

Speaker Election, Winthrop, South Carolina, Holmes, Ritchie, Palfrey, Giddings, Tuck

Washington, District Of Columbia

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What is this article about?

Editorial commentary refuting claims that Robert C. Winthrop's election as Speaker compromises the South, noting Southern acquiescence and abolitionists' refusal to vote for him.

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The Union intimates that the South has been compromised by the election of Mr. Winthrop as Speaker. Fudge! Does the Union suppose that Mr. Holmes of South Carolina would have been found assenting to the choice of Mr. Winthrop, by omitting to vote for Speaker, if he did not know that Mr. W. is at least as good a friend of the South as Mr. Ritchie himself is?

If Mr. Winthrop's election to the Speakership be so prejudicial to the South as Mr. Ritchie supposes, pray, how does he account for the refusal of Messrs. Palfrey, Giddings, and Tuck to vote for Mr. Winthrop?

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Speaker Election Winthrop South Carolina Holmes Ritchie Palfrey Giddings Tuck

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Winthrop Mr. Holmes Mr. Ritchie Mr. Palfrey Giddings Tuck

Domestic News Details

Key Persons

Mr. Winthrop Mr. Holmes Mr. Ritchie Mr. Palfrey Giddings Tuck

Outcome

election of mr. winthrop as speaker; refusal of messrs. palfrey, giddings, and tuck to vote for him.

Event Details

The Union claims the South is compromised by Mr. Winthrop's election as Speaker, but the text dismisses this, pointing out Mr. Holmes of South Carolina's acquiescence by not voting against him, suggesting Winthrop is friendly to the South like Mr. Ritchie. It questions why anti-Southern figures like Palfrey, Giddings, and Tuck refused to vote for Winthrop if he harms the South.