The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1855, Page 1

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Dated New York, the 27th to the wel ‘at her r 6 rect n d oily of Sew eto eR nay November, WEREWY GIVEN TO ALN, x8 WItO Oe creators uy the poate ce Geo lone Karerd Nevilter ct UPREME T DECISION—BEFORE HON, Siebhody cots Be aneste eqren oe & dirorve le aLUW ge OUR SPECIAL DESPATOHES. HE HOUSE —THE MARINE COBP3—A STRIRT FIGHT BETWEEN A CONGRESSMAN AND AN EDITOR—GEN. rs Wasuncrow, Dec. 21, 1856. No approach towards an organization to-day. Banks’ friends are still sanguine, Quite a sensation has been created in the Marine Corps by the death of Major Miller—some officers seeking pro- motion, others fearing an overslaugh. Hon. William Smith, of Virginia, @tacked the editor of the Star this afternoon, about an article which had appeared in his columns. A street fight ensued, ia which but tittle damage was done on either side. ‘Lhe parties were soon separated, , Ccl, Nicholson, of the Union, has left for Tennessee, to assist in securing for General Pierce a re-nomination, with himself as the candidate for the Vice Presidency. He hopes to be able to pack the 8th of January Conven- tion at Nashville, so as to accomplish that object. My despatch in regard to General Garland and Presi- dent Pierce I am satisfied was erroneous, I learn that no man in the service stands higher in the confidence of the executive, and I make this correction with the more pleasure as I would not willingly do injustice to a gal- lant and meritorious officer, BE THE SLAVERY QUESTION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES—INTERUSTING CASE—CAN TYE PRESIDENT GRANT A CONDITIONAL OR QUALIFIFD PARDON—THE RENCONTRE. Wasninctoy, Dec, 2t, 1865. | The whole question of slavery is to be up before the Supreme Court here this winter, ia this way :—An aboli- tion editor of the name of Booth, in the State of Wiscon- sin, was brought before a United States Commissioner on the charge of rescuing a fugitive tlave fcom the United States Marshal, and discharged on habeas corpus by the State Court. He was afterwards indicted and tried, and convicted in the United States District Court, and then again discharged, gm habeas corpus, by the Supreme Court. ‘Thus the whole q’ m of the legal foundation of slavery, the constitutionality of the fugitive slave law, and the right of a State Court to interpose in such case by habeat compes or otherwise, will come up in two separate cases, to be determined by the Supreme Court of the United States. A very interesting question is to bo argued inthe Su- preme Court of the United States to-day. It is that of ‘the constitutional power of the President to grant condi- tional or qualified pardons. In 1852 President Fillmore commuted the punishment ofa man named Wells from Ceath to imprisonment for life. Wells made « written agreement, accepting the condition. His counsel apply by petition to the Supreme Court for habeas corpus, al- leging that Wells is unlawfully imprisoned, on the ground that the President cannot grant 9 qualified pardon, and that the pardon must therefore be construed in law as an absolute one. Charles L. Jones, a son of Gen. Walter Jones, of this city, is counsel for the prisoner. The par- don was granted by President Fillmore on the advice of Attorney General Crijtenden, and Attorney General Cushing will appear for the government, to matatain the positions assumed by Mr. Crittenden. Fxtra Billy Smith, of Virginia, and Mr, Wallach, had a fight on Pennsgiggmia avenue, just after the adjourn. ment of the How?, this afternoon. The popular version of the affair—for the exact correctness of which I caunot vouch, though I believe it is substantially correct—is that Extra Billy first struck Waliach twice in the face. They clinched, fell, and rolled im the dirt, “Extra Billy got Wallach’s hand in his mouth and bit ft badly. Wallach damaged Smith’s face considerably. Daring the scufflea Cagger dropped between the partics. A gentleman picked it up and threw itaway. The bystanders sepa- rated the combatacts, The difficulty is understood to have originated in the inuendces sgafnst Extra Billy in Wallach's Siar. ener B, MEMBERS GOING HOME TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS— CHARACTER OF THE DEBATES IN TOR HOUBE—THE RENCONTRE. Wasuatox, Dee 21, 1855. Anumber of members left this evening, and more will leave to morrow. They will not return until after the holicays. They have given up all iJea of electing « Spealer for the present. To-day the speeches have been eacecdingly rich, ard to-morrow they will be more so. Stephens, of Georgia, will be in the ring. The rercontre between Extra Billy Smith and Wallach, editor of the Siar, is the general topic of conversation. The end is not yet. Col. French did not, f understand, present his ereden- tials to Mr. Marcy. Marcoleta informed me this even- ing that the despateh in yesterday's Lxxavp, with rever- ence to him, was an error. vy. BOUNTY LANDS VOR THE CHEROKEES. Wasmxctox, Des. 21, 1855, ‘Ths Secretary of the Interior has decided that the volunteers engaged in the removal of the Cherokee In- Aians ave cntitted to bounty land. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasaiworox, Dee. 21, 1855. * Mr. Ciopnvos, (bleck rep.) of Ohio, denied that he had used such a remark a8 was attributed to him by Mr, MeMalien, viz., that the government would eventually go into the bands of the North, and that the abolition party would elect their eandifate for the Presidency, and thas then the Uniom must and ovght to be dissolved. He trusted no wan would expect him to reply to that gentle. wan, (Mr, MeMullen,) except im case of palpable miare- presentation Mr, MoM sxx, (dem.) of Va.—What does the membor wean’ Does he suppose he {x capable of insulting any member on this foor’ When I am assailed by the con. temptible member from bio | will defend myself, here or elewhere. (Sensation.) 1 did condemn the course of (hat member—and have nothing to take back. Mr. Cox, (nat, K. N.) of Ky., resumed his argument of yesterday, endeavcring to show that the netional Ame ican party could not unite in the election of Speaker with the Northern anti-siavery party. Mr. Cox debated the question of slavery, and defended its existenes urder the constitution. Mr. Pruemwon, (K. N.) of Tenn., differed from the cen- tleman, claiming that the South held their slaves in con. tempt ¢f the consticution. Mr. Cox, after giving several gentlemen opportunit: forexplenations concerning the Kansas-Nebraska bill concluced bis three hours’ speech in sdvoeacy of the reoogn sel pigaciples of the American party. Mr. Cons, (dem.) of Ga., defi Aemoratic friends from the charge that they are responsible for the failure to organise the House, inasmugh. a being in the jinority, they are powerless, withovt h union with thore in they cannot ss ipa ‘bise. The proseriptive pri ciples of the Know Nothings, he said, formed an impasa: bie barrier to a union with them. He iavoked the frien ts of Mr, Richardson to stand firm and not waive the de- mocratic organization, espesisliy at a time when it ix purgid of the last vestige of free soilism, and is entering upen new trigmphs of principles. Mr, Footer, (K. N.) of Ga, replied, eaying the demo- d wedded themselves to © measure aad not to a ineiple, for it had come out to-day that the Ne- lll is understood differently in one seetion from in another. I prineipie is the test, let it «peak but one language. He conmlemuned the \emocratic cancus resolution . A: journed. United Stites Marshal's Office. ARREST OF TWO MEN ON A CHARGE OF MURDER OW THE Hid Shas. Der, 21.—Some days siace the United tates District Attorney rectived intelligence from Liverpool, stating that two men, named Androw Richie and Wm. Pollard, hed arrived there from New Orleans in the American verve] Assyticm, and that they had both died in honpita after their arrival. From the dying state meut of Pollard and otber evidence, the Coroner nest rendered a verdict that the deceased came by their death ge ge fadieted at the hands of Wilse sod John boatewain, of City Intelligence, ; Fasory MagkernG,—The near approach of Christmas and the attendant holidays bas filled the markets with all kinds of game and poultry. Immense quantities of game has been brought to Washington Market by the various railroad companies and transportation lines— more, itis said, than on any previous season, Prices this week are somewhat higher thau they were at the last quotations. Moat this week is a le cheaper in all varieties, except veal, which is scarce and of course Fim maintains about the same prices. Butter ht advance, eggs are still ay dear, We have added to the list of our vegetables, which will bs founds compendium of all the markets contain in that line. There is a great deal of veulson in market, which is as cheap as otner meats. Fine wn Baxter Stuzer—Loss anovt $16,000,—The par- ticulars of the fire at NO. 9 Baxter street, which occurred on “hursday night, about 8 o'clock, are as full: The six story front building belonged te Mr. Caleb Kirby. It is totally destroyed. Loss about $8,000; insure 1 for $5,000: 92,000 in the Feltou Insurance Company, aad $5,000 in the Merchants’, Mr. Kirby had just got ia a new steam engine, which Le intended to ereat; it has been almost totally Lena Loss about $1,000; no insurance. Mr. Amos F. Ke Loe od front buildi aurapes onl owned and occupied by Mr. Kirby, factory, sustained camage to bu to stock about $100, Insured fi sant, and $1,000 in the Ru ‘The two story frame building falling of the wall of No.9 The building belonged the Wade estate, and is covored by insuranse. Mr. Joseph Moroney occupied the first floor asa clothing store; his stock was mostly removed; he estimates his loss at about $100, He has ‘en insurance of $600 in the Stuyvesant lausurance Company. The secon) floor was occupied by Veter Mahoney, as a dwelling; his furnitare is insured for $200 in the Astor Insurance Company, and is damag ad to about that amount. There were one or two other families wing a part of No. 11, who sustained some damage, to the amount of $100, No insurance, ulldicg No. 15 belongs to Mr. H. V. Valee; it was slightly damaged. The occupants had a numbor of arti- cies stolen, umd thotr furniture damoged by removal, No. 7, occupied by Hyman Isrial as a clothing store, da ed by water to the amouat of about ‘S4, . Ime sured in tce Astor Insurance Company for $1,090, and in the Kutgers Insurance Company for $1,000. | The build ing belongs to Mrs. Miller; it is éainaged to the araount of $400, and is fully insured. Mr, Amos E. Kenjall has an insvizacce in the Rutgers Insurance Company of $600. He estimates his loss at about $1,000, Fine ix Hoveron Strem.—Aout six o'clock on Fri- day morning a fire was discovered in the grocery stare of Abram 8. Hults, corner of Houston and Allen streets, ‘The alarm soon brought the firemen to the pre- mises, who extinguished the flames before they exteaded beyond the store, The stock of groceries was sonsidera- Vy damaged by fire and water. f.oss about $590. In- stired in the Peter Cooper Insurance Company for $1,009 on stock and $200 on fixtures, Tne fire apparently ori ginated under the counter. The affuir is undor inves :i- Niomby the Fire Marshal. The bail is owned by {Er Deaton Peareail. Damage to the builling will be about 860, whieh is covered by insurance. Follce Intelligence, MURDER WILL OUT. Tn the month of August last, a woman named] Mrs, Flannagan, residing at 157 Eleventh street, had her pock- et picked of a wallet containing $123, while she was pur- chasing Osh ot a pediar’s wagou. Soon after the oecur- rencetwo boys, named James Bergen and Jimes Horan, were arrested om suspicion of being the thieves, bat as tala aaneetntons jnst thea: morte ney eriminali magistrate was obliged to disch: from custody. A few days ago beagle aed terimay was procured against there yout ‘one of them (H a oe arrested. Since then this lad bas rorepied the truth in regard to the matter, and rays that ings committed the theft and gave him $60 to keep the matter vecret. Oiticer White, or the Seventeenth ward police way directed to arrest Bergon, but the latter was no « here to be found. His mothor, whom it is charged by Horan aaa ng of about $100, and $1,000 in the Stuyve- Insurance Comisey to 11 was crushed by t received a lion of the stolen money, was arrested for receiving the pluader with a gullty knw » The boy poe is now confined as a witness in the < Market prison. STABBING AVFRAY BBTWEEN WOMEN. Anna Gleason, @ girl about nincteen years of axe, was taken into custody yesterday by Sergeant Jourdan, o the Lower Police Court, charged with feloniously as snulting Mary Williams with a sh in her fare, These wirls, it a : "8 poimts for some time and on Thursday night last came into violent collision with one another at ener of Broadway and Reade atrect, i the deadly weapon was used with severe effec’ upon Mary's countenance. Anna was brought before Justice Welsh, at the Lower lolice Court, where she wai held to bail on charze of felomious assault. ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY. A few nights ago, Mr. Stephen Fuss, a resilient Chicago, but ab.prosent residing at No. 79 Bowory, wa) robbed of two bills of exchange for $400 and $60 in cash, by some thief who broke open his trunk, and esenped with all ty. Suspicion fell upon @ man named Henry totes aa oem a lodger at the above place of at the the robvecy, and accordingly oficer Slowey, of the Tenth ward took hitn lato custody. Brodel ‘x rd to but he found the officer an over-match, and cal: re ad himself to his fate. The accused was conv before Justice Brennan at the ‘Third Distrfet Police Court, where he was committed for examination, None of the wising money was traced to his possession, ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO PASS A WORTHLESS CHECK. A person named Ira Fowler, was taken into ewstody by officer Onktord, of the Lower Police Court charged with having altempted to pass a worthlers check upon 1’. Boroura, the clothier, ia Chatham square, ia payment S46 worth of clothing purchased there. ' Fowler, it is d, handed a check purporting to have been dra vn by lames Ross to the clerk in the store, and then depart with the goods. He was subsequently arrested and taken before Justice Welsh, at the First District Police Court, where he was committed for examination on charge of false pretences, CHARGE OF RORKING A STAGE DRIVER. Aman familiarly knowa as Jérry Cook, was arvested by officer Gillespie, of the Seventh ward polics, on charge of stealing seme silver from the money till of one of the Telegraph line of omnibuses, it ienlleged, got cn top of the stage with the driver, watching bis opportunity, abstracted the ch jumped off. The driver, discovering the tri alsrm, ¥ben Jerry was ‘closely puraned and was finally captured. The prisoner bad just re-appeared from the peatieutiary, whither he had been sent for some petit Inrecay. Justice Breanan committed the sesused for trial, 3 PEMALN FIGHT. A woman named Sarah Yourg was taken to the Se- venth ward station house in rather a damaged condition she reevived a severe beating and a heavy blow on the head from some fersales with whom she had been en. gored ina pustlistie encounter somewhere in the neigl- hood of Corlears Hook. The injured woman was at tended by Dr. Kimbark, Police Sw , Who dressed her wounds, A women named Fllen rte was arrested on suspicion of having been engaged iu the fight Brooklyn City Intelligence, Don Pasoxer Gorxas.—The official announcement of the reepite of Michael Gorman, convicted of the murder of the Johnson boys, was made known to the prisoner by Sheriff Lott yesterday morning. The prisoner appear- 4 gratified and said, “Well, Pm glad of it.” He looks thin, pale and emaciated, caused doubtless by intense mental suffering for the past day or two, The Shoriff not having recetved official justification of the respite until shortly before 10 o'clock, be proceeded with the prepara- tions for the execution, The gallows frame was ere ed and the rope arranged. It ix the same exteblixlmen: upon which Reilly was hung four yours ago—rope ani i—which had been carofully preserved in an upper Apartment of the jail. ‘The tisely arrival of Me. Hadden with the necessary document relieved the Sheriff of » lisa, ible duty which be was by no means anxious to fertorm, although he would have. faithfully done so bad ibe necessity of the care required it. The father and nix- ter of the prisoner called to ree him, and their moeting was. naturally, an affecting one. Tho effarte hereto some of the most ninent and our ch to have the commuted to imprison. ment for \ife, will not be relaxed; amd those who have the beet means of kaowing frel confident that they will succeed. Rut (ew persons, comparatively, had assembled about the jail. The publication of the thet that the re- spite hed bre reocived had the effect of keeping away t crow: RRSTENCE OF WERE IN THR COCRT OF Semone. The following persons, convicted in this court during the Present sorsion, were sentonee| yestertay: — John Seldieigo, an Italian, arraigned for burglary in the fret degroe, in fe’ onionsly entering the house of itns- beg Ln em —— on the 20th of No- vem! a Wat reatence’ to the State prison fw phim four montlie. Jomes convicted of burglary in the first degree, in > he the house of Janes Chad- bourne, In Sackett afreet, on 12th of Keptember last, was rentonowt to the State for ten re and th prison for ten yous ve *. Jane Grady and Margaret Higgins, convicted of bar- glary in the third in ‘tothe from sume women, were seutenced to the Hate prison for two years Francis Meyers pleaded to petit larceny, seam! offence, aud was sent to the 0 prince ior two yeare Treneis Miggins, convicted of ha ehot ti hie pond am yymn fom on to Fro Fy F— fot pd year. STATE OF*THE NATION. Great Debate on the Spoeakership and the Presidency. Democratic, Know Nothing and Black Republican Leaders Mixing In. Position of Parties and Factions in the House Explained and Defined - A Most Inatractive, Suggestive, Pumgent and {mportant Discusion, ko, : &e., ke. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ‘Towpax, Veo, 18, 1865, ‘The House met at 12 o'clock, M. PERSONAL KXPLAN ATION, Mr. WALKER. —i ask the gentleman from Sows to with- draw his resolution, to euable me to make ® personal ex- planation. Mz. THowNotoN.—I will withdraw It for that purpose, Mr, Watker.—In teing ny Seengen this fluor, I had ined, as a general for my action here, aot to notive newspaper commenis upon my course, But at thir sarticular juncture, sir, in the condition of parties in tuis House, in view of the great popular anxiety caused by that condition, by the falare of this House thus far to effect an organiza’ that fret, every ember upon this foor, however humble, howewer unknown he may be, becomes the chjoct of scrutiny, of exainination; and I feel it due to myseland to the party with which | have acted here, to vindicate my own con duct, and, as farns I ean, attoupt, at least, a vin‘tica- tion of that party, I hold in my band « paper pub:ished in the Southern extreme of this Union, a leading paper in my own district—n paper devoted to the atracnoy of the democratic party of this country, That papor, of the lath of the present month, in commenting upon’ an article to be found in another paper published in the same elty, but whieh paper supports tho great principles of the American partyin that country—I vay, ia com- menting upon that article, the paper | holdin my hant— the Mobilc Hegister—uses the following language :— The democratic in Coy hus token tt sland upon ite piisipinn- Potengi not of day or to morrow. but pan clpien that 0 will the test of time, and remain the sure Eten ins to ‘they do not chi Souihers re no They choose to buy Southern Know Xathione todo their duty to their ‘conatituents with the ‘an office, or & contemptible adventags in the dis- werk of the House, They otter a creed and ought % command Southern Know Nothing vtiaer and ite small party in Congress prefer en imyom ible Li mgatast the th solsnoes under tile solemn mockery by upbraldiug a old body uf seve..ty nine democrats for not oo 10 thelr comporai's guard of thir- ty, and electing Humphroy Marshall, Ob, but they are willing to Zoi » Dut hey have met with uo enconeagem nt foom the democruis; they ve been ireated + ith coniempt. have thrown ao obstacle tn their fay they tnd walked up (0, vols for Mie m. If they liave met with a rebaff, then, {1 lr on account of the irade they bronght a thetr hands as a 'cocsideration for thelr voting fot en Know No rifting, while they have had it in ted the arch-conspiratrs, Seward, against ihe safety of the Jn the issue of the same paper of the day preceding this, in another article ¢smmenting upon ihe state of affair in this House, the edilors refer to me by mame, and charge me with having tritied in the discharge of my daty: they sey that upon a certain day | am recorded as ha voted for a Mr. Davis lor Speaker, and that in turn Mr, Davia voted for me. Now, sir, as J remarked befor, uncer ordinary circumstances [ should have taken go Bied to neh comment ayeek telnk. te Sim ae come #1) every wan’ nm Upon yar known to fellow members, bat mate country. He should make known where and where he intents to stand. wie, body of thirty mem bave not only been the ot but iNest ana emocracy on from Tennessee (Mr. Smith) said’ cratic party was the only one in this House acing upon principle, If so, what is that principle? It tho Principle: of party exclusveness, They mot ia eliminary caucus, ond adopted “a ro solulion which many of calmer members of tke party raw plainly was an insult and a stigmas on members upon this floor who agreed with them on the gineral principle of governinent, and only differed with them in reference to a mere matter of ypc expedi- eney. Well, what is the condition of this omall toby of thirty men—and where do they stand! Have they ected thus far ina spirit of captiousness, of caprice’ What objects bad they togain! What had been the result of penisteney in their efforts upon this floor? Why, #ir, is there a man here who lay not before this realized th fact that, if these Southern Kuow Notbings, on the open: ing of the session, had rallied to the aupport of the dem. exstic candidate, (ond here permit me to say that | am glad to have met that gentloman in this hall—t say i, though not telongivg to the i of which ho is the pte nd r—the compliment extended to him is Justly his due.) the fact, Tray, most now be realized Ly all parties, that, if the 20athern Know Nothings had, at the opening cf the contest, thrown thetasalves {nto the tanks of that gentleman's supporters, there could Lave teen no result other than to have free wilted the organization of the Houre. Then, to fur ex the mere faet of our organization in von- cerned, their action has boen to stave off rush an orgent- vation as the one mentioned. But, sir, that party claims to be a ations! one, It was aid on yesterday, that its claim to nationality is predicated on whatr On a certain number of Southern gentlemen cal tog themeelvex demo. erate, who have united with fifteen gentlemen from Northern States, only one coming from s Sla‘s farther north than Peunsylvania. This union of « portion of Southern members upon this ttowr with a «inal fragment of the northern representation, constitutes, im thelr ap- prebension, » fall and complete title and ground to the claim of nationality. Contrast their position, 90 far the claim to nationality is eoneerned, with that of the National American or Know Nothi party of this House. Some twenty six or twenty-seven Southern geatiemen, wish fifteen Scxthern gentlemen, coming from some of the largest States in the Undou, uniting for a common Purpose, ttanding upon m basts known to this country, apd plodged by their acts here to do~what? Why, % abide by existing laws ou the sulfject of slavery to resist with all their efforts a renewal of the agitation of the eubject in and out of thls hall and to vote for the admission of a Sinte into the Union, whether ite constitation does or does not rece guize slavery au one ot its social institutions. This ix the position of this n ured and vilified Ameri- can porty of this House; end when | ure the term Smericon party,” undeyat a hhoee thirty or fort rey my demorratic theirs in the 1 party.” Now, | wonld sek them, and in no it, whether they have the power to break ical and sectional divisions’ 1 ack them 9 any principle in their creed potent enough ine the mem bers eoimleg from the various nec: of the conniay. Nuticnal! Why, rir, tts claim to i‘ sendy foundation, North ct Mason and bekold it broken into fragmenta. The bulk of it has shared the fate of ite old adversary, and been lost in the dark pool cf free soil and abolitiopiam, In the South they are divided in regard .to approval of the present administration, And it i« « fact known to the conntry, that nearly aif their vietories in the South. ore States have been achieved mainly by the co opera- tion of whigs #ho coincided with them, not in principle, bot only in opporition to the American party; victories too, mainly cn & misconception of the great doctrines ard) igh sims ef this much abuse! and vilified Ameri } 7 can perty. Vietories thos achieved are in no whee to be regarded as an evidence of any popular recogvillon ot any great living or consummate principle of the democratie party. I sek if thir ig not a» por tralt ureof the demosratic party? Yes, this {* their eile to nationality. and beeause Sonthern 1 tity of feeling with them, withbol! their ¢ thoy are arcused as leopuing aysinst soters. As long as that ineulting the thee, ond is not retracted, {t places them millating porttion. Thus placed, it would in all ps Disity secure @ free sell orymnizat on of the House, | the inembere of that party, in all candor snd kindne whetber they are just in putting u« in thet porition” Mr. Jowm, of Poansytvacia—Wil te geutlerumn allow me to make a single rome Mr. Wasikkn—Certainly. jos te—As I had the bone to whieh he refers, 1 f# benitting the rese- exactly what will merely state that the nation- , instead of belog represented upon ix national yours, would poll se 5 nom, if it were not tor Know No- \bingsamn, whieh is understocd in my country v» beaynony rows witl {ree sellin. The mations lity of the democratic party in this Howe, in roy opinion, consixte in this fact that the whole body of the democratic members from the North and the ledy of the Semoeratic members frcm the Mwvth, act here s4 8 untt. No other ows f here presents eapect. om resolution an tetention to ny individesl, or any clas of individuals, | am sure puch was not the case, My friend will search thous resolutions to vain te find & word sbout the American party. We vpenk = thetr postition, They meen Plptforn without emnpromriae a teem drive wha’ they believe to be a t Del which they owe to ‘hie, ze ee did d to es of will un nto 5 “4 party, 4 # Pennsylvania Gewocrat, I mean to say that but for that party by that name called and kaown—and the receads of the country sustaia me in that porition— 1 believe thst I ania woul! this day oast a vote of - Attises—Will the gentleman from "Alabarns allow pete put an iaquiry to my colleague from the Berks dis, be men would question the nationaltt; Mr, Watora—I will yield for that purpose, * Luaderstood my Mr, ALLsoa—1 wih to know wh yy that the prin- colleague it. Luuuderstood bit 19 ae; ciples tthe Know Folhine pee nud of ‘tho free soli or antl Nebraska were identical, end, therefore, that there was nots majority of pational democrats feo Pean- eylvanio om thisfoor. Now, if] understawd my cloague sright, I wich torap that | endorse the idea exprernod by bim—that bad it not been for the fact that the people or Peorsylvania cordemned Kunens and Sebraskn set of the Inet Gongrocs, it wight have been that seventeen ne tional democrats would hive been found upon this ioor; but having condemned that ret, the Know Nothings at tree aol) party united, and ji'ennsylvania is ropresented here by & wajority of those who coniemn it act. ) er.) Mr. Jonm--What was my colleague's question’ | did not understand it. Mr. nov The questicn I ceaired to put to my ccl- this: Whether | understood him aright to «ay atunents of the tree ao) party and We Know Nothing party were identical upon the question of the extension of slavery | Mr. Josme— but I wish to explain ayvelf la three words, so that I cannot be misunderstood, Mr. , I parteetly vere with my colleague. Mr tl weant to way, Mr. Clerk, was this, that the vaticnal demosmiic parly of Tenusyivaua are willing ony day, snd at any bows, to meet the free moll party, as known hy that mame, and ty ythio! upon that ies before thn people of Pemusstyocla: bu when a society, calingitsalf Know Nothing, is alvo in the held, with a seeret 8nd copere!!ng (bene undergroucd orgen're- 7 operation tetwesn the tao, ‘atic party Iv lefi with only six representatives standing: vut we id of those six Mr. Casement evorylvanio— Will the geptlemaa from Alabama allow me to sey a word ia reply to tay oot league’ Mr. WArKum—Not now: [ prefer to yon. We ero ail Mr. Clerk, in the habit of hearing much anit aboot prin- ciple and party, but I think the geotlemen from Penne yenia (Mr. Jones), in the preparation of bla rogelution which waa adopted by the democratic caucus, and the sistenoe of That party in adhering to that resolution y shows what is by no mesos uneommon, thet there i a proneness in all men to confound mece prineiple with party. ‘hey seem ty forget, ae, that the two things are evpential ercat: that the principle had ils birth long belore party; that the party la mere lestrumentality to cary out an established feet which is an ites of the wird—n principie, which, though it fn iaet las a0 enbstantiwdty, though tt has no tangible «hapo or form to the outward ¢yo, though Leaanot bok! it ia my hand aslo this gaee-—yet, sic, that it hes with ta itelf a power end a witwlity of its own, wbilet, on the contrary, ® party is @ mere means for the pur- pose of carrying out acd patting life into that priact- ple, ‘The gentleman tays that the dercosra'te paety stards upon principle. Now, what cin you hear from their own ranks, from the laore frank awong thes, upon this very subject of organiziog this Houry, ani o the object they had in view in placeg themselves upon that platform) Why, that they had mo hope of obtain- ing the orgsnization of this Honse; that many of therm deo not desire it; that they look at ft paren dens hing tor them ty polnt of view; that the country may possibly bold them responsible for whatever legislation may take place in this ball; and that, therefore, nas mere party movement, it may hot be wise sunt paiitle for a, th back, if you please, to the g Hgbls, an indyect rescgoltiva of the acvereignty of theve States; tha® this Uae, 9 glorious ay ithes been, securing, as {t has Gone heretofore, all fmaginalte blessings, and rerving a4 & means to carr out the purposes of {te founders; . after al, it is not the Unlon—the Union alone, upon which the reflecting man of this country baves hia buges ond rests bis affections. With bia the (ulon I» peeouia importance to the principles it was decignett to yn pet ord establish, and only worthy of the Just man’s and the gatriot’s reverence anil support oo lone a+ it serves to cerry out and perpetuater those prinely Dut | am wandericg trom my object. I spoke, tn the first place, cf the condi ef these parties in the Hours. | will now, a# 1am upon the Goor, say something of the condition of jn the oouutry, to account for the freves prec pate sos ‘this country. How ppene Mt, sir, that there is ia fact no nations! party uow: How happens it that one great paryg hos Glaap- peared frem the field fastion, aud thet amsther party, which ro long beid eway upon the popular heart of this country, bas lost ite claim to nationality? Hox bappene it that we are broken up into kogmeuts ant fragme How happens it that we are eli besttalng moré or naticralized in our profedisns’ Why, ar, one of the cre Twill give you: your pary daser—the mem who moulded the public thought, mod diregted the popular heart, the men who made partios and gave them their pesulirr ebaracteristies by # rare oobi tion of mental and moral qualities —! wage of wetion. our mind ng eloquence, gving ot timon the grondcur of some mighty kyrophony, no longer fills the Benate Houremthe field of his fame, and the potat from which it went out over the land, slirrng the hearts of his followers, and ruramoningt lien to his standards, Webster, to use hix own last words, \' #till lives’ —tut ft is in the record slone of hia great thoughts that bis tn- finence is now Glt, Hin firm and sot Ups, lit ponderous brow, ave no longer seen in that august chainber—the reene of bis great comfict and control. His deep, sono: rous voles, rolling and swelling er the tide of that elequenes whied, by turns, cuptured the reason and subdued the heart, is no longer heard withia thore walle coureerated ‘by his gentus; and bis control over the people of New England Is no longer exerted to quiet and preserve them from cneruech tents upon the rights of her ricer States. The grim’ rtatesmna of f peshey wo self had any pla was entitied with the try: the wan whe ad Miined; @ wan who up to party whe fer monkind; a man he never trl his policy to ent whore ‘argo virtu avy by party huckters great Calhour—no longer # pation. Party lnew have be scythe ef Time fr, the geeat tri mevir—the three repreventative mea of this nation who held the government in thelr ba leit us forever, Between these men of whow © present emlen condition of t There ix now no ome tithe—eormending and uthority, It wax par'les had lovt their old leaders, whea thelr Pg pe filled by aunbitious men ot small stripe, Laat wall amruine their present sepeet: that tn the abernee of there euntrolling men wr M4 be broken op in’o fragments and sections. But, vir, !eannot im Guige in this train of retorts forther, ae! should bate “nat ibe much thee ant weary the patience of the ficuse, But the fhet har inanifexted (teelf in this Howse for the first tine in ite history, that an stteapt iv max ing to organire it pen a inerely sectional Why, sir, we yerterSny heard a speech from # p shember of this Hours, (Mr. Monks.) whore de ntified, os we are informed by himeif—at must Le the Ipierence of bis temerks—w great see tloral movement, and places himeetf upom thar move tert to clxim the support of « great party in this fowe. He revte dlatm ruppert upon the vtaunelmes of° bie antielevery opinions eosting bere, thet frem the State of Macsecha vette, after Liv restetsece to the Kansas Kebracs act, @ bad been retorned by majority thus claieing, or at leert +r, tiet hw predicated bis succes f at eretie nal ne un our table m rpeweh ‘ in be Loose sebolarehlpe— the purpose of ed the Northern © ewe that the slave ppropriate Bis votes 4 bink the reason why tb in eur governmental avery inetitation they mre exe It Men behind that fs ft Us be Corn in the character f the early settlers of that portion of our eoutederacy. It ls the rewuit of that admnlatetrative fhewlty, ro to spew, which ts the nateral grows of the descendants of the Cavaliers and Hegornots, Thie it that ehich bar given t the South whatever power she had in this comteterney, and it har nok been the im po Aa od oft vlavery lot ark looking tack to the carly Listory of our country, whet great governmental ciple beve originated af the ; iden of the Kpercion A charch bod tate with Mr Jet fermm, Why, str, look! They t owed the ag remtons of the Fouth, and cite this Kanaas obras act of the leet serion. ell, mow vir, lowk at that! Alter the adoption of the Miewonrt comprvmsion, to 18, what took place im the Nowth? Why—if | mistake mot— the North few, with es eteeption, every ome af tte metebers who voted for thet vir, when the Kansas Nebrecks ball, PRICE TWO CENTS. been right In 186 And if ® Nocthom maa were out down at the one time cn necount of hia favoring the Miskou:l ecmpromise, nt thet time to be essential to the preservation of the national ce ee yy he were — down for i 2 ASpus at measur oy is it no etraage, the own of these men, op this Moor, th the year 1864, vote to r iwbat the North then regardet as an ob- dectionable mearuro, that (hey should, for that wiry eet, hueet with the same tate which had belallen their prede’ cevors? Dir. Oleri, I have sald far more 1 droained Of eayiog when } first roee to address thin theve opeken Giscurrively anu wauioringly, and | hewe vow bul 8 few woros more to say. [am auxigus to see this Hoare nized, Lams @axious that this douse shall cot pase aniler the contrcl of the republieas party. 4 whall feel ts my duty to use every possible effurt to prevent auch « ccbsumimeiien as (Lat. And for the purpore of indicating bere nnd eleewhore my own readiuess to act with al men who are venlly couservative: to act with men who ere oppomed to farther disturbance on this exciting subject of Mavery, lo ost with mon who «till acknowledge thelr ob Ligetions to the federal constitution; to act with mem who ere prepared to abide by the exiting lawson the subject of slavery: | omy hero—aud, if 1 am pot wistakon, T think that ta this lain speaking for almost the whole of the mon with whem T love thus far so: willing to go into mernference with all mem who are Piepared 10 xtand on that bars, to confer together, and hee if (hey cannot deviee scine plan by which there um) be a eafe, healthful and conservative organization of House. ow, Mr. Clerk, it s¢ems to tthe wtruggbe between the dominant parties in this House 1) simply this: whether tho grest principle of non-interference with the righ's of eny portion of thu Slates oc Teer itor ieee by t them, is the only true repubi that, at lenet, if tay political e 1 Lave tolsuaderstood the gentlemen who have with mw, they ocoupy the same ground, and beiley- ain willing to conier with thoee members of thin Upou thie geperal platform with me—te afer with Hem, Dot as partles # only fur porronal or politiens aseutancy, bat ax mon of any or all parties, actuated ouly by ca» common destre to serve the great interests of the conutry, aad to lasure « true sing thelr raneo to thelr own And! tbh to aki g my seatand I bag coe Laud cedesetood——that ff ae tly day, thoes members of tha what seclloca they may, who are ting ‘awe on the sabjert of slat 4 duty to vote for ‘imieston of » nm, Whevher its constitution does dr does sot own thoughts, and fakes, snd, thal Some Heo gnu Mnvey e6 & pa tolls necial aystem, meet im thie ball this eveong, 8) ball past seven o'clock, for fame pore of ccnlerence to devise some by Cigauization may be ¢ here, His ToF—1 wow inalet upon the consideration of Mr. the resolution offers y me lant eveniug Me, Was of Salud hope the geateman fom Towa will fr to vay & wo: Me. Tuomi sno coaren Mr, Wastin tee it acoms cow to be conceded, or, if mot coneeden, to be matotvetortly proved by what has falies from the lips ot the Lonerahe gentternen om the otmer side, that there is lo this ball but one traly ostional wity avd that ls the party whieh bas been giving te vote to the hauor man from Massachusettes (Mr, Be r—(ianghter —thet Unet ts, as tw plainiy or iibited snd expanded before tae eye of a)! m He bax proved Flonse, that aud trio 7 a bee \owa lo some veventy- five, is aot o am) Couns! reprerent (he mational ( par tlon. slaveryina. He, rit, has been for several a. eoucidate vere tn this hall who, be ‘ ty implication, if net by words, fends with him in tvor, evally and preelica: ly, of the <octelmes of the Kaneae-Nebrasks bid— there, and powhere elae—because cur busioess te with the things and interests of the aay; and mon who te-day ix reody, & prepared to submit to the cootrinhs of that lull, ccoupter prectesly the amine past: then with the men whe voted for ts passage. To that extent of cerpcamibility wil any man end every man on. cupylng th at posl beheid by the couatry, Thea the geuileman how Alsbame belongs adbetan tially to Div tome perty, and Wt ae eeeticnal upom this quesiem wee (he dCbcermite party ivelfy for | metmtein that Ls thoroughly eutieets, Lotenssly eeotional. iusto thuoght, every toe, sae idea fe et ousicn oul perpetuation af No ao, how.ver trae be may have co matter bow ecard be may bees the doctrines of the party, whether Internal ents, oF is ornadered te be unsound lve te mat ooneldered @ dem rd gol tubooed: there ta vinent he or, taute: hewan rlave been we @ Com a ew erat w of the 7 y. And ti {in oppesitiog to that me t ppuldon te that sectional idea—it is la mointerante of te dectiine of human right, la mais tenence rf the drol ines of the feclaration of f devee and ¢ com itation of We United Mates that the party which bas lo thie House supported a» thete o cry for Byraber the hesoret'e geatemen irom Mavrarhusctts (Mr Havks) rtonds; and Th wilt staud by blo; ft wit malntain Duct lite peincipies ace virdlent d tiivinphant, end tll it haw proved iteels, North aed South, to be, art be only nations! party in thy country, Mr. Cay of Penn Mr, (ot—! ask ¢ man f ed allow ane to ark thy Seman from Malne (Mr, Was. urn) a ningic a eolre to kaow whee he wes elected to the prevent Congress ? Mr. Wa “epteanier Mr. Ons ww— 1 wilt raptatn; and} to the 18 the Sine ie to the genie nad te yar the Sebreckm bit * deme i cotbing upro ey of the » Be vok) wat nme sation, bh, } eoppore, they probably refered to the bon bartrent of Greytowy, (laughler.) They thea made + domestic pelioy of waotre verred that they did wot chogee to express ne le or the Other im regard vo the Kaeser sad Nebraska bill renuit of the ommresn wee that Mor (Cropablican) receives some fifty two theusard votre Well (Comcerat) stout forty-eight thou Mend (tralght whig) “en oF eteven (housed Mr Om , 1 want to ork the gemleman free Maine another quevtion. He © the priecigal lame in the tart fall's enampeign in the of Mane wae Ce Voine qner law Vir. W srmm kee Yos, oir, 0 lenAing lenue Me r—Then “o | wulerstend that the peu @ Maire ifke whiskey tetier tham they de freedos lnanta hat, they like vat the latter oe mere question. 1 deiee ts know P rom Melee if be © om Nother ge ot be acrwer the gentienen thet | em lergh | may have reeneved the . her, Al any rete | wae net rier vod | Detieve that ef that tame ite re wet ve he pringiyie of Wer not thas the laws ~ to the demecretig ia the te arty oppened par'y the importance of thet recectag: in feneeysenee of th upreition te had pemeighes of the Keune or 4 Sebreske bet | wae crerywhere man upon the elomp with the | len thet (hie wer not on eee om cf rational Um portawes, that (hers were mo United States Hemators (0 be elected, ant oo representatives fm Congress (0 be chenem: sot that local matters mt " everyuhere omen wee Ly Uhet ma bomal mations thewgh | revieted the bles, a4 ae ee Se ceeree. . e ee Henan frome Maine ’ aged’ he speech of thn Setoenied pomee from Marvachnotts (Mr. Haas), le te ade oem of ‘hat calety ated plurene, sat be * let the “Wr, Wamernx—t 44 Nene the rpeech, wah 1 44 nol beer bien cae the Mr (nn Then you GA oot beer Che epee, 1 pre- vane Mr, Weerernt—1 i bear the speech to which I exp. Feoph too ad bat have on a oeing the is attalbutet to bie. Mr. Comrmmns, of réweming MMe. Clerk? Irion Oo the the Amarin party of trom the eharges which bare \-~ wee from Backs evowty in Ferre fee feed wey oloogss( We.