Bedford Inquirer And Chronicle

The French press seem to be considerably exercised by the long struggle for a Speaker in the United States House of Representatives. The Patrie, a Paris evening journal, a few days ago gravely announced to its readers the termination of the combat, in the election of Mr. Banks, "a negro," who had long been violently opposed by the Southern members on account of his color, and whose election would no doubt lead to the speedy dissolution of the Union! Another paper in re-publishing the ballots set down by "Mr. Scattering," a member of the minority, as having received a few votes from first to last, and thought his friends' resolution in sticking to him very commendable indeed. There's wisdom for you!