The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1855, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1855. — ? : American free soil party wore us. | bave voted asl bove voted. Icannot inquire into their lite on invitaticn from the geotleman from Alabama? | permitted themselves to be cecelved. They sent here | the m'ghticst that ever existed in eurth: A Mevarn—Oh. we sannot. Now I beg Oe ee tram any stich comtipaica, pouves. If my eelleague knows anything about | (Mr. Walter.) (Laughter, and shouts of "Ch, to be | these who thengat proper to divturb the y of the | cam, if we bo wise, be reared and maintai’ tesive to | Mr. Surin, Ta not expect of course to apply th: Mr. Jones, of Pennsylvania—it the gentleman will pers | them—— ture we will; why not ???} coontry by taking land from freedom, ca! Nebraska =, if it be trae. The gentieman from Maina (Mr. | remark to the supporters of the gentleman from Masse | wit me to interrupt him. | merely wish to say thar I ai ‘Mr. Caurmart, of Pennsylvania, (interrupting. )—I di Mr. Jonss—The democratic party will mee* in no cau- | ano Kan as, ear), said he df@ not hear it; but afterthe sample chee, (ur. ss) Da 1 ope ot fae other portio; i ol joure, W fuse to bend the knes to Baa id tinct) nnéed that 1 wonld not use the name of the | not impeach the motives of an; Weman. Twever do | ons. cxcept in a cancus called by that party itself, and om Mr. Ort—-T ehould like to ask the gentlenan from Penn- | of special pleading we have had from the geatlemin from Fa eee Tait that we in Pennsylvania cove | euch a thing, Lrelerred to the fict that eortain dem- | {ls well settled princlpies. That is the culy piiitical | cylvrmia from whence the government of the United Pennsylvania (itr, Campbell, who Gaia. no: hear | Thojrean, at loash-eamnbine on this great clement of soll sidered Know Nothingism and free soilism upon that | cratic membersof this House from the State of Pena- | eaveus that we will attend, (Cries of ‘Good, good!” } States acquired the country embraced within the existing ) thet Mr. Hanks voted for Mr. Rockwell lic duty. The question is, how can it be dne? fee wstion to be synonymous. tylvonia were elected openly as anti-Nebraska men. and laughter. Territories of Kansas and Nebraska? Mr. Caurnprt (interpoting)—I did not say I haa cot | the gentleman trom Alabama (Mr. Walker) has suggests i Camrumit—Well, sir, I shall not quarrel about are, Jones.— Will my to 4 ue name them? Mr. pt will not occupy the time of the House Mr. ALLicox— By erent T suppose. heard tt. Iraid] was not aware of the fast. I may Jan, There axe other p! by Whioh it can pe ac nomes; [am aiming at substance, Gentlemen may call Mr. CAMPPELL.—I suppose those gentlemen will earry | long. Mr. Osn—From whorn? ave heard it; I hear a great many things that Ido not | eo m ; for it isin the power of this Hoass, per members upon the floor of this House Amerivans, or they | out fairly the principles on which they were elected, Mi. Wana, (interrupting }—I would like to say afew | Mr. ALLISON—Frauce. know to be 1rue. feetly within its power, if! understand aright its eationa may select the name of Know Not! or use any Mr. Karrr.—Who are they ? words in reference to the invitation. Mr, Orn—Was it not slave terrhory when it wa» pur- Mr, SauTE—I presume you see a great many things in | sentiment, to 01 ise the House and start as in th other name they please, and I can tell the gent!eman feveral members.—Name them. Mr. ALus0x—TI cannot yield the floor now. It appears, | chared ? the newspapers which you believe, and [do not know | coreer of our public duties. that he will find the Americans in Pennsylvania ave | Mr. Canpvett.—Well, there is Mr. Grow (laughter) and | Mr, Clerk, from the statement made by my colleague over | Mr. Att1s0x—Thore were slaves there. why you eanxot believe that. 1 suppose, however, that Mr. Leronin (interru sting: )— Will my colleague alloy not alraid of the name abolition; but what 1 want | Mr. Barclay. the way, (Mr. Jones,) with which J agree, and frum that | Mr. Oxn—Slavery existed there at the time of the por- | itis true, and I want this House to understand it, that | me to interrupt Lin at this polat? = “hy eerte, met ‘ aim at Me eos the tae bah Mr. Jonr8—Mr* Grow is able to speak for himself. made 4” wy cvlleague on the a Campbell, feom | chase from France? Mr. Bunks, sey i as & Know Nothing, and the only 3: ed a chara Oh, we: ai him, louse that t! merican: y ennaylvania Mr. Grow—I.am anxious for the floor for that pur; 5 phieh aider re +. Su7—I ai vot ough yet. a = it U agg vege 3 » ow Nothing, went | Mr. Lercnen—I merely desire’ to. make a point for ix angiMi$ a kind of three-cornered game Mr. ALuisoN—Certaloly. man, bel the last ange en he had the uo entirely a aistinctive party from the free soil party; and Joxsz—AllT can say 12, that Tunderstand Mr. Grow | beeween us.’ (LangiW@r.) And. yet I think that when we } Mr, ‘Onc—Then by tha compromise of 1820 gentlemen | toavow the fact that he was a eae! i iseasily done. I will inform my colleague from Penn- | to take his position o| yublicly and honorably. to understan other, it will be found that | tock frcm slavery—as he chooses to put iv in these terms | home and cisconnected himself from that party which | formation, My colleague (Mr. Sinith,) says he holds i ; age that there are democratic members upon the | will im eb tho motives of” ‘ay man. In be professes hts | there ts eee difference between the three of us. | —that wnich belonged to slavery; and now, when it is | had given him his seat upon this floor, to de important that “abe (oe should Orgaazie, ax: of this Honse who were eleoted to thetr seats a1de- | principles openly, 1 will take him by that profession. Mr, | When my colleague from the Berks.cistrist (Mr. Jones) | token back, he says that we have deprived treodom of that | — Mr. Dawurii—I beg to correct the gentleman. Mr. | that thee is a woy of organizing it. Tho of ‘@oin; mocratic free soilers, 1 refer not ouly to the representa- row did net meet with us in cau ‘us, and has not voted | put his question, I understood him to say thatthe op» | to which she wos enti'led, Banks did not withdraw himself from organization, | 80 which seems to be lost, in estimation, is the-on tive fecm Wilmov’s district (Mr. Grow), not only to the | with us onee. 1 understand that he does not pretend or | nicns of the Know Nothing party, asitistermed, and of | Mr. A1LI80N—!t was a compromise forced upon the | The nomination of Mr. Rockwell was by a couvention | suggested by the gentlemsn from Alabama, (Mr. Walker, county of Chester, and the adjoining counties; but, sir, out rofess to belovg to what we call the national democracy; | the party called by our thern friends and by ouhera | country by Southern votes; but gentlemen did not stand | called by the American party. 4 ue. ) in bis remarks this morning; and my colleague éays tha of the five members from our State, calling themselves only sorry that I understcod him to say yestertay | the free soil party of the North, were, on the question of | io their own bargaia. and 1 have heard gentlemen here | Mr. Sumi—Then 1 suppose Mr, Banks is still of the | there {sa national platform, a national organize: Gemserats. two, if not three, were ‘elected’ upon their the only objecticn he bad to itat the North was that | tho Kansas-Nebraska’ bil', identical, I ogree with him | taunt us thus: Why, say they, you refused to stand by | American party? 3 which parties may unite aud this House may ‘or avowal of opposition to the Nebrask bill. I say the de- | there were only seventeen of us. Ihave no doubt he bas | that in Penmylvania they were the sams; that is, that | that compromise for many yesr ‘and becaave you r6- Mr. Hempungy Marswaut—Never! No! (Roars of ize. | Now I dese to know, from my ovllergue, wher moeratic party, in Pennsylvania were as inuch,’ if not rreason; but that was the only one he gave. Ihave | both these parties disapproved of tmst act; that they | fused to stand by it we will take from you the little thay | laughter.) @ ia ‘alaing about this na ional platiorm, ana drawin, wore, reputed to be upon the ground of fee Foilism, doubt, however, that be will explain himself fuily. | went into the election of 1856 on that principle; wod tha; | you were allowed to havo. That is the kiad of justice fr Suiau—T ask you then, Mr. Clerk, whatjosrty that | she line of weparation between ational men rections yivania met with us in cats | owing to the fuct that the people of Penuaylvania were | tbat is to be meted out to us. You drove us into a com- | genihman belongs to Vecbaps 1 may furnivzh sone | men, whether it is not within bis knowledge that at thi than ‘the American m party, At the recent election the Other gentlemen from American party n ted a candidate for Canal Commis- | cus and have voted with us. We understand them to be | thus “pase to this measure, alone had their candidate; the repudli- | opposed to the repeal of 1 eb: kK Know Nothings, they bad ‘agreciey with the | premmse contrary to the principles of right an justics. | means ot evlighiening the House apon that point before | moment notices are inserted in the columus of whig au: here the ‘members | You gave us v portion, val portion, and when yoa | teke my seat. Know Nothing papers in Virginia, from the Presideat o oa d neminated Passmore Williamson, and they con- | av: beyond that of Congress who vow represent that State, Nowitap | bad the power again snatched even that small portion A Voues Ark Mr. Banks Limself? the State ccureil, calling upon the euborc inate | tinned to vote for him, and gave him soven thousand | stituents. Idid suppore that the Pennsylvania vote cast | pears that my colleagve to the left (Mr. Cempbel!) difor | from ua. Are ave to be put off thus? Are we oftho | dr. Swmi—I will ask this question: Did not Mr. Banks | to send delegates to Vbiladelphia, om the 22d of votes in the canvass. Nicholson received *he support of | for Mr. Banks, meant that all who voted for him from | with me on tke quesrion. ButI think it is a mere mat- | North to be taunted because our constituents are not | tend the “‘republican”’ convention, as it is callea—God | > aey ae tw nominate @ candidase for Presideat o ni democr: 3 the American party; and why did he receive that su; Pennsylvania were against the Kansas-Nedraska bill. If | ter of difference ws to phraseology, not as to facta. willing to abide by such astion? No, sir: the lime | save the phrase!--a time-honored name assumed by a ted States? Task my colleague to say still fur Because It wae doomed essentially necesary, in | Tam wreng in this, Faball be happy 10 be corrected. Mr. Cassia, of Penney vant ST wish to tay oaoword | bas ecme when ‘the people of the North ae | sctum that stirs and sgitates this Union to its very | thur, whether im all that has been said on ‘this floor ‘order to carry the State election, to fase these dissordant | Mr. Warnnune, of Mlinois—I repeat that I desiceto | in explanation. determined that Northe:n sentiment shall have | foundation? 1 ask that que-tion, sir. ony silusion bas been made by Southern Know. Nothiog. elements. And the American commiitee of the state ad- | make an inquiry of the gentlewan from Pennslyvania, Mr. Alison yielded the floor for the purpose. _justice done it, To be sure it was a Territory ia Mr. HuMPARKY Marstatt—To whom does the gentie- | in the way of reproach towards their northecn breturen, dro sed interrogatories to Mr. Nicholsoa, and they were My. Joxrg—I Will yield to you for a moment. Mr. Carueit—I distivedy stated that the American | which slavery di exist. ‘That is true; but by | man address his question’ (Langhter.) while the gentlen:on over the wad and others have take: each and every one answered in the affirmstive, He was | Mr. Grow-I desire the fl#or to say a few words only. | party of Pennsylvania made no fssue whatever on the | the compromise of 1820 a large portion of it was desi. } Mr. SaxTH—Not to you, of course. occasion to assaif the demoerntic party a4 a see:tons pieced upon the record as an American. He was asked, Mr. Lercien—There is plenty ot time; it leisurely. | question of rlavery, or of the Kansas Nebraska bi, The | cated to freedom, aud that, too, by a solemn comprct. Mr. Husyunsy Marstat—For Gols sake, do not. | party, for its vote for Mr. Richardson’ I desica to knov “Are you not a member of the American party? Do you Mr. Wasunurse, of Lidinois—I understood ‘hat the gen- | Ar ericun party of Pennsylvania made no issue on that | At that time it was supposed many years would elapse | Renewec laughter.) whether, when this couacil meets at Philadelphia th: recegnuize the principles cf that party as primary aud pa- | thman from the’ Berks Cistrist of Pennsylvania (sir. | subject, It was an open question, as fur as that pacty | before the Territory would be inhabited; but just ex Mr. Synth, no, sir, I know that name too well. I] 22d of Febrvary next, the men who went out of th Famount? Are you op osed to the Tatroduction of every | Jones) made the platform which was adopted by the | was concerned. fivecom Wss about to have acme portion of it, when it | have the honor of representating it in my district, to a'| council in June las', aud repudiated thei: platfurn, ary dom into that organization which reight plico you, as our | democratic eancua which nominated for Speaker my Mr. Atuiroy—T agree with my colleague (Mr. Campbell) | was to realize some of the denebts of the compromise, a erable extent, and J hnow that it is associated wi k } to be received in tull communion, ant be conferrel wit! co} standard bearer, in a doubtful position”? To exch and ail | friend and colleague, Mr. Riedardson 1 understand, | in that rtatewent; butat the same time { woul) say, wer steps in and takes that which under the compsct | all that is patriotic and intellectual and worthy. Me. | upcn the questions that are then and there to ve cen; of these Mr. Nicholson answered in the affirmative. He | from the explanation’ he has made to-day in regard to | that a large body of the perrons attached to the Ameri- Just be cnged to her, And yet gentlemen ask us to } Clerk, lark this question: Did not the gentleman who | sidered? ‘was suppor! he American party as an American, | that platform, that there is a difference betweea the | can party concemned that act, and that the members of | acquiesce ip the wrong that has been done us, There } now jeacs for the Speakership of this House attend a re- . Soru—W when the tic party of Pennsylvania, in various | Know Nothirgs ond the Americans; that he considers | Congress whom they sent here were ¢lected on that ques- | aré honoratle gentlemen here from the South who as- | publican (a black republican) convention—ne, I will | House, can a gue and the members 0 districts and various parts of the State, threw the the Know Nothings to be abelitio:inta; ant that the ex: | tion, Tbst was the isu the open issue, be‘ore tho | knowledged this wrong, and who deprecated the act at | not putin the adjective, for the sake of @ more polite | the House, that 1 k mora in refurenos to thi relves into the arms of free eoilism; and'as such they | pres:ion “Know Nothings’? used in that platfurm was | people of Pennsyivavia. In wlmost every Congressionat | the thue of {ts commiision, They believed it to be au | ard karwonious phrare, I vill say—attend @ Fepublican | matter thin the gentlemay from Virginia hiuself. are known and represented upon this floor. I deay, then, | not intended to apply to the Southern Know Nochings or | district in the State opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska | injustice, and -hat it would open the ficod gates o° agi- | convention in Maine? And did he not there, upon that Mr. Li rcuer—Does not the gentleman know that a cal; that the great American party of Pennsylvania is a tree | Americans. I understood that to be bis explanation here | bill was the issue, the great issue, om which we went do- | tation and bitter feeling. They believed that it ws ao | occasion, cut himseif loose from the domosratic party, ag | for the ejection of delegates to (his conventiva has beer Glerk, and gentlemen of the soil pasty. wit that gentlemen acting with the | this morning. 1 derire to know if he wishes that expia- | fore the people. apple of disgord thrown among the people; yet our con | he ovght, for the sake of decency, to have done, after | publashed io the papers all over our S*ate? American party are cpposed to the Keusae-Nebranks-act. | eation sate {go out to the country ? Mr. Fronence-—That’s true. stituents are condemned for sending those who think as | what 1 understand to have taken place; and did he not, dir. Gipprvas—Let me ask the gentleman 2 question. In my own district I received an open whig nomination, Mr. Jones (of Pa.)—Ican only say Iam sorry my | Mr. Arusox--1 know of no district out of the city of | they ¢id into this body. vyon that ceeasion, declare that, uncer certain ciccum- Mr, Sant. —I wil answer all the ques'ions gentlemen | | and I was supported, and J aim proud to say 80, by the } friend from illinois shon'd have misunderstood me upon | Philadelpais where that was not the all-absorbing ques- Joss, of Venn.—Name the Southern men gp whom | siances, he was willing to let the Union slite? Tremem- | may sce tit to ark, but first let mo answer my callexgu American party. the subject; for I certainly meant to ray no such thiog. | tion. Ihaye yet to leara of a single district in Pennsy!- | you allude. Are they whigs or democrate? ber to Lave read, with surprise, in the papers, during | (Mr. Letcher). Veug to my colleague, acd | ey it in al Mr. Frorexce—If my colleague will permit me I would Mr. Waeunonse—I certainly understood the gentleman | vania where the question was notfairly made, divcassed | Mr, ALtisos—I will attend to my colleague’s question | the summer, such @ statement'cf his position’ in that | candor, that I know no nore iu the matter of this con Mke to ark him a question. as I have represented hima, and decided by the people against tha! bill.’ I want to | at seme future time. If he will call at my room, I will | convention; I read it also with a teeling of fodigaation, | vention than himself. Ihave seen in th» pipers, that Mr. Campextt—I do not wish to be interrupted at this Mr. Joxes—1 wili relate the matter. An objection was | know from our Know Nothing friends, if they come here | furnish bim with all the information of the kind which } that cne so gifted and one so worthy, in many respects, | in ecnformicy with resolutions atopted by the conventior orion of wy remarks. I will yield to my colleagae when } raired here this monning by the gentleman from Als | ard say that that was not the question in Pennsyly ani he may desire, should be so faise to his allegiance to his country. Ifind | heldin Philadelphia last June, delgates are being ap if have finished my argument, and will then be giad to | bams (Mr. Walker), ‘that » cosclaion of tho demo- | what Jeeided their lection ft Was it deetttentan? Min, Ficrence—With my collesgue’s permission, I | that vbatstatement isalso made in the speech of jamaia | pointed to meet in thas ei'y in February next; but fale answer any question that he’ may desire to put to me. | cratic cancus—not@ platform rnde by me, but by the | Was it Know Nothingiem? Not at all, That was a quiet | would ark the Clerk how long my colleagus camretain | F. Hallett, of Boston, which fact shows that he, at least, | fee, from various portions of the oountry, that the hold Now, Mr. Clerk, 1 wish to say that the people of my dis- | democratle party in caucus, of which [ was merely a | question, It wae under the rose. The quesifon that | the floor and farm it out to gentlemen to muke | thought bim guilty of iacipient treason to bis country. | ing of this convention meets with very decided opposition trict’vre opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska act, and, repre- | humble instrument, and, as such, offered ths resolu- | was before the minds of the people of Peon+ylvania was Lier ty LTunderstand that wy colleague (Mr. Jone.) | Although tue gentleman from Maine, (Mr. Washburn,) } as prematuce. I see opinions expressed that, iCthe mect renting their sentiments, 1am opposed to it;and 1 trust | tion—had treated the American party with contem the Kansas question. And I have said here, and I say so | yielded it to him for the purpose of asking him some | who beard that speech, says be d-es not recollect hear- | ing is held, it will mere y be one of cunsultutioa, and no that I shall ever be opposed to any measure of euat iniqui- | I tated that the words “American party? were notin | now, that, as far as my knowlodge extends, the opiaion | questions. ing any such remark, I presume the fact will not be de- | for the purpose of makiog any nomination. Tha: is all ty. But, sir, the American porty of Pennsylvania cawe | the resolution, and that not a single word uxed therein | of the Know Nothivgs and of the free soilers on the sub- The CieRK—The Clerk witl reply to the gentleman from | nied a8 now stated, There are those upon thi: floor who | see, and that is ail [ know on the subjest. Then; as to the to the present Congress and presented the name of | was intended to be disrespectfal to apy man or class of | ject of the Kancas-Nebraska bill were identical in con- | Pennsylvania that there are now no rules in torce, aud | heard the speech which fellfrom the eloquent lips of that | secone questian: has there been any fault fad by th: @ eenervative gemlemun os ther candidate for the | men. One word further. Ista‘ed that in my couuiry— | Cempation of the act. If ever there was a question set- | that » gentk man con retain the floor as long as it is the | gentleman yesterdey. And now, sir, ufier the revela- | Northern Know Nothings with the course of the Souiherr Speakership. ‘True, that gentleman and his constituency | and there I epeak for myself. und do not mean to be sec- | tled fairly, afier full and free discustion in Pennsylvania, | Pleasure of the House to allow him to do so, tions of yesterday, after the position assumed by him ia | Know Nothings upon this floor, or by the Souther: ‘were opposed to the provisions of the Kansas-Nebraska | tional by any Mason aud Dixon line, but mean by the | it was this measure which is so much egitated—tuis Mr. FLoreNcE—I want to ask my colleague from the | this hall, when he claimed that be represented the | Know Notbings with the course of those from the North Dill; but a more conservative gentleman could act have | word country the whole country—our belief and undor- | question which we have here so much discussed. 1 } Schuylsill district (Mr. Campbell) some questions which | strongest abolition districtin the United States, we can | I reply that there has been very little said by one sectior Been cflered jor the support of members; and tug Penn- | standing is that Know ‘Nothingism is free soiliem in | know that my friend, (Mr, Campbell,) if he understands | are pertinent to the subject matter of his remarks. 1 | understand that he fs in no sense national or rectional, | either for or against the other. The gentleman from Ala) rylvania delegation, or a majority of them, have con- | disguise; and, whatever it publicly professes, it goes to | me, will agree with me in the opinion that a large ma- | 4m Cesirous of explaining in reference to what he said | but that he is an abolitionist; and I want thie house to | bama (Mr. Walker), however, this morning did speak o tinued to vote for H. M. Fuller for the Speakership, so | the polls and defeata the natimal democratic party, jorliy of those who belong to the Order were autl-Ne- | Which was personal to myrelf. I ask m; emmy, reg understacd distmetly, so furas Ican enlighten them | the course of the gentlemen from the North in terms 0 ong os there was any prospect of effecting an organiza- | by voting for the free soil party, and that accounts | brarkaites. Iknow that in my section of the country | mit me to co so tome time during the day. (Laughter ) | upon the subject, that when they call him to proside | the most decited reprobation. tion of the House with his name. We supported him ia | for the paucity of our numbers. When I speak of | many united in that Order, because they believed it to | I should like to have made clear what is 80 mysterious in | Over the first legislative body on earth—a body which Mr. Lercrsr—As f understand {t, Mr. Banks does no geod faith, because be was an American, and because he | Know Nothingism as we understand it ut the North, I } be anti-slavery, and in opposition to the extension of | this forming out of the floor, represents the feelings of millions—they place there a man | belong the American party. advocated the principle which we advocated, o far asthe | mean thie: ca Nothingism, wherever it may be found, | slavery. if oe Mr, Cawpneit, of Pennsylyania—I hope my colleague who will come into the cbalr with principles utterly at Mr. Sarti—My colteague has precisely the same infor Kansas-Nebraska act is concerned. We did not absndon | in its movements and consequences, is in direct conflict ‘Mr. Caurrxtz, of Pennsylvania—Will the gentleman 1y 1] pos ventty ioe explanation which he asts. | war with everything camonized in the hearts | mation upon the subject that I have. I have state him on accoun: of his principle, but we Jos all hope of } with the democratic rarty, ani indirectly aczomplisnes | allow me one moment to reply to him, as he has referred | (Criea cf ‘Call the roll! “Let us adjourn,” &e.) of the American people. There are three perties | clearly and exactly the ground upon whish J acted during ergavizing the body with his name as acandidate. Wo | the same end—the defeat of that party. tome? I want to be distinctly understood that so far as Mr. McMvru1v,—The gentleman from Pennsylvania has | from which we are to make our choice, The oue | my canvass, and he knows as much abont the conduct 0, are not factious; we are not disorganizers. We look the Mr. Wasimurxte—Then the gentleman says this: That | Americanism was corcerned in that canvass, no. issoe | Sinirhed. Who has the floor, Mr. Cierk ? is the party upon which 1 hsve alr commented, | the American party, or the position of the dintinguisher grestion broadly in the face, and admit that the opposi- | he understands Know Nothiogiem va be abolicionism in | was made on the slavery question. ‘The views which I ‘the Cisrx.—the testers from Pennsylvania, the | ‘Ihe gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr.! Fuller,) | ffentleman from Marsachuse*ts, t> whom he has reterred members cannot organize the House unless there is | dirguire, a4 covtradistinguiehed from Americanisin, represent here in opsosition to the Kansay Nebraska | Clerk understands, still retaina the floor, whatever his antecedents may bave been, is con-erma- | asido. And now, haviog finished what I have to say, & fusion of some of these discordant elements, Striking, ir. Jones—No, eir; Laid not sny that. Dill are the views ofa large body of whigs and of Amoi- Mr. Jonze, of Fennsylvania,—When the House shows an | tive, I understand he is willingto aliow the existing | move, as] have promised t> move, that the House & then, atan organization, and being sincerely desirous Mr. Wasupvrsb—Then I will ark the gentlemanfrom | cans, but no such issue was made by the Amecican par- | unwillingness to further entertain a discussion of a | legislation ef the country to rest—thet he is willing to | now adjourn, to effect that object, gentlemen with whom I act roted | Ponnsylvanio if he does not consider Know Nothingism | ty. question hefvre it, in my opintcn {tis then high time | leaxe to the voluntary action of the people of Kansas the | Mr. Gupvixcs—I ask the gentleman to yield the floor t for Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts. And tell me why? } and Americanism the same thing? Mr. Arusox—True: but was not the issue before the | thet anend should be but to ft. I have done. settlement of the question whether they will have their | me. Beeause we recognized in tha: gentleman an anti-Nebras! Mr. Joxms—No, alr; Iam an American myself; but Iam | pecple? I ask my colleague, was the slavery question not | Mr. Cuunk.—The gentleman from Tennessee is recog: | Btate a free or astave State. The other of the three from | Mr, Suym—If the gentleman has any question to ask, man. And, Mr. Clerk, no man in this House or out | not, and I rever will be, a Know Nothing. (Laughter.) ] op open issue before the people? nized by the Clerk, whom we must choose, is the honorable goutleman be- | yield with plessure, and wil! answer it with plesaute. ” of it, has ever more distinctly placed his Amert- Mr. Waewncrxe—I assume that we are all Americans, Mr, Camprxstt—It was in some districts; but it was not Mr. Fronence.—I hope he will yield to me, for the pur. | fore me (Mr. Richardson) who introduced to the House Mr, Givoivcs—I have no question to ask of the gentle can septisents on record than has Mr. Bauks, of Massa- | but the gontleman from Pennsylvania must well under- | inscribed on the American banner, nor was it maie an | P?se which J have suggested. the Kansas Nebraska bill, and fought {t through, and who | man from Virginia. I wish floor to propound som ehuce‘ts. He was cue of the pioneers, 'so to speak, in the | stand the meaning of the word in the manner in which I } issue. Mr. FruerpcE.—Mr, Clerk, J dil not get the floor to | also did what I fear too Hove did not do when hey went | questfous to the House itself. 6 will and determination of 1 no discourtesy to the gentlemar advceacy ot American principles, which my colleague re- | us‘ dit, and desire him to explain the diference he hes | | Mr. Attfox-Not at ali; do not elaim any such thing: yield it, but for the purpore of using it. And permit me | home—he went home with Presents. It he was not the representative of their prin- | attempted to draw between Know Nothingism and Ame- | I claim that the American party, in their acca and | to fay, sir, that the spectacle ot this political ‘love | honest purpose to meet the question before his consti- | from Obio, but I'am under a pledge to the gvatleman fcon @iples, he would not have received the single vote of a | ricanism, through their ballot boxes, eonderoned that act and | fens’ demands that somebody should use it effectuslly. | tuenta, and was returned to this House by an facreased, | Tennessee’ (Mr. Etheridge) to move to adjoure. Tha single member from l’ennsylvania who is now acting with | Mr. Joxm—I presume I could do that more satisfac- | therei agreed with the free soll party. I do not say | We need scme repore after the tard intellectual exertions largely io majority over thet sh he ha’ pre- | gentleman yielded me the Jig with that express unde: him upon the floor of this House. We vote for hin now | torily after having gone through the process of initiation | that ibe American party came out openly agaicst it, but | of themorntng. (Laughter.) We haveliatenedte most ab! | viously received. Sir, such being the state of the case, | sian | to effect an organization. He representa our principles; | in the order, which bas not appenae tome as yet. But | they acted in harmony with those whodre known as froe | 2nd elaborate efforts {rom that most prolific politica(fam'l; | Iask the men in this hall, who love their country, how Mr. G And 1 th and let me tell my colleague from Pennsylvania (Mv | I will proceed to explain as best I can, There ix » party | scilers. of Maine. (Renewed lavghter.) And every politician from } it is possible that they can hesitate in the selection they ah Dna ea now Task the gentleman from Vii Jones) that heeannot submerge Americanism here. He | in this Son which calls itself American, which calls | Mr, Joxrs, of Pennsylvanta—Wwill my collengue (Mr, Al- | the Key Stone State bas been ing the part of witness, | make? There may be some legitimate distinction betwaoa | Sitis to yield hn the hacen courtesy shown him py th 7 Fothing, which calls Itself anthforeign, | Mscn)jlet me, to justice, ask him one question, and 1am | OF lawjer tahirg end giving depositions. It is obslous vs | those who affirm the constitution wi:h a'lita compromises, soutien trons sud- | itrelf Know may effect that when the memory of Washington oe } We aco American, and We’ jill ratte snoues | which cally {elt the arty of ihe country, which calls | wiiing to ‘ablde by his avawar? us ell ihst we are not mi Any progres, and I wup- J and those who are willing to feave matiors stare decisis; | 4,Mr. Summ-Agale I sny that T mean not the slightes Jong as wo have places upon this floor, I now thank | itself the national party, aud at other times a sectional | = Mr. Lercurn—Mr, Clerk-— pose this thing of taking polldical lepesitions is to go on et how these who love their country and desire to see eurtery to the gentleman from Ohio, but { am nde} members for their attention, party; and if the gentleman fcom Ilinois means the ses- |] Mr. Joxss repeated his request. ad infinitum; and the result is, that the geutleman from ipermanent grosth and prosperity, oan hesitate ia | Obligations to make the motion which I have made. ‘Mc. Jonxs, of Pennsylvania—Mr. Clerk, I wish to put a | tionaljparty, y style themselves, then Iinesa that | Mr, Lercimn—Well, go on. Maseacbusetis, (Mr. Bauks.) end the gentlecan from | choosing between the gentleman { bave alluded to, from . Gippince—Then I appeal to the House. fou questions to my colleague, and not to addron the beers tl @ names ate synonymows, and mean a Arison yielded We oor tb hts collesirue, Tenpsylvania,’ (Mr, Ries} and the gentleman from | Mlincis, and a representative of the black republicanism BR ad ernarsg the gentleman from Virginia witht House, He knows that I would be the very Jast maa in | party which bodes no good to our eountry. Joxrs—T want to inquire of my colleague on the } Uinvis, (Mr. Kichardson,) who are se the high | of this country, Teapot posetbly understand. I do not | ST ee Pee oi the world who would put him in a talse position before Mr. Wasinvrxn—I understood, from the langurge of side (Mr. Allizon) whether there was not, a short | henors ot the Speakership, are completely thrown iuto | hesttate, so fer as 1 um concerned, and I stand by tha’ an te tt | this House or the country. When 1 rose to ask the bon- | the gentleman from Pennsylvania, in the explanation he prior to the election in Pennsylvania, in last Octo. | the back ground. ‘They may all say—Pave me from | gentle:nan becauso he reprevents the pence, repose, and | SU\FRAL Mamkns—Vote it down. ‘erable gentleman frem Alabama (Mr. Walker) a question, | made of the p’atfo: m of tle demceratic caucus, that he ] ber, a fusin committee assembled at Harrisburg, and | my friecds.”” (Laughter.) Now, sir, we have been ia | harmony of the country. I think thero is a way ont of ihe question was taken, and the House refused to ad{ wan with the intention that bis mind might be dis. | intended that language as an invitation to the ‘Southern | whether ene chairman of that committee did not represent | session abcut two hours. | No voto ha? yet been taken tor | the labyrinth of cilfiealty which surrouna us, and I | Journ. hosed, or that his iriends might be disnbused, from the | Know Nothings to come in an4-vote for hls candidate; | the whig fariy; another chairman the American potty, Spenber, and 1 know what has been ‘said this morning | trust vo shal find that very soon. In my district you | | Mr. Givpincs—My fellow mombers:—I address yu tbat in passing that resoiution we meant to cast an } and that ihe platform, as laid down by the democratic | and a third chairman the tree soil or republican party? I | will be as much as the people can digest in the next threa | know, from what I have slready said, while 1 proclaimed | thus because we have no other authority or officer 4 b: 8; therefore, I suggest that untverral panacea | my allegiaz.ce to the democratic party, I refused to enter | Whom 1 ean address myself. As yet wo uroinan unor | y himself this morning, offered no | want my colleagae to answer tne whether that fusion com- | ¢F four Amputation upon any individual, or any evliection of in. | csucus and explained dividuals. Such was not the intention. boriier to thefe coming im to such support. I merely | mittee did not meet within ten days, or at least within | for thodi-eases of ali kcgislative bodies, and that is un | into a denunciation of those with whom I expected to be | anized ccndition. Weare without roles, we are with Mr. Camprett—Certainly not. rate how I understoos the matter. two weeks of the election. I want him to state whetue: { a(jourment, (Laughter, and crivs of “Let us adjourn,” | called soon to act. I refused to do it, and that party is | - ut officers, we are without authority {a this Hall, Th Mr. Jovrs—I also stated to the House that, as a na- Mr. JonvesI only sey Tam astonished that he should | there was nota proclamation put forth in the state of Pena- | ‘* Coll the rel.) here now, under s mewhat peculiar and trying cirenm- } cople are looking with the most intense interest for th’ avcer. ‘They belicve, honestly I have no dowot, that, | «rgamuation of this body. (4 ining the American party, they ceed to the momentous business notion of my language. Shali I now | +ylv: ja, in which every man who was opposed to the Ne- Dir, Sum, of Virginia—I would ask the gentleman to bave offered a resolution in the damo- | brask: ‘iquiry should come and cast his vote for Nicholson | withdraw his motion fora moment ? in fostering and sui tional democrat from Pennsylvania, I understood that | receive such a co Know Nothingism in that State was synonymous with | swy, that after 1 ich, aa their repre! free soilism. I expected a response from one of my col. | cratic caucus which publicly proclaims the principles of | —thathe was the embodiment of anti-Nebraskaixw, whig- | Mr. Exvenpcr—If{ withdraw the motion to adjourn, | were tulding up a pariy to put dowa northern ‘anati- | rentativer, we are bound to transast. Si-1 am noh Jeagues, The } onorable gentlemen, (Mr. Allison,) Known | 1s organization, and which says to the world and the | ism, Know Nochingism free soiHlam, adolitioniam, and all | will the gentleman renew it when he has finishod iisro- | cism. They embraced the belief earnestly; and when | under the clreumstances, disposed to find fault with th as a high minded mon, and boldly professing treo soil | country that we never will take down one plsnk of that | other isms, knocked into one? And I want my colleague | marke? it was announced that they bad the abolition sympa- | ¢xplsnations to which we have listened for som: tw principles, rose in his place snd stated that be agreed | platform—can that gentleman now, by any possibility, | to sta’e whether that statement was not published to Mr. Surm—t wil’, thy, I would not ocnsent to @ belief in the suggestion, | Cays past. I think it is right avd Broges tas gentlemer ‘with what I had stated—that: it was right, I would not | understand me now to mean thatI am open to compro- | the people of the whole State, and made the basis upon Mr. Fruxnmce—Then J withdraw it. I ‘believed that the southern Know Nothiogs were | thould place their views be’ore country the} wish to place wy colleague from the Schuylkill district | mise, except so far as this—that our party is open to | which the election was held? Mr. Sanm—Mr. Clerk, I desire to ask the gentleman | patriots, and that when the ctisis came thoy | theircoustituents may know end appreciate them. Bu, . Campbell) in a false position, He has stated that | every man of you, as goon as you repudiate your errors, Mr. ALusox--My colleague aks me quite a number of | from Pennsylvania nek Campbell) a question or two, I | would be found to meet all the expestations which | there is one thing that I dislikes With all delicacy it is not the fact. He takes isnue wigh me and my col. | and come into our party, and upon our platform? questions, ail of which I will answer, but one ata time, | presume thatst will be corceced by every gentleman in | southern wen attached to them. When the Puila- | would sugges: that, instead of using terms and Te eague from the Beaver district (Mc. Allison). 1 wish Mr, Wasuuurxe—I pelieve I understood the gen‘lemin | )n the firet place I will answer that there was an assem- | tLe kall{o be imyortant that we should sscertain the lelphia meeting was convened, a platform was acopted, | upon which different individuals may place dilfecent pow, merely for my own satisfaction, to inynire from my | as otbers did, und I certainly have no desire to misrepre- | blage in Harrisburg of those opposed to the present ad. | cxnct opinions and sentiments of the members who ace | and the result you a'l know. ‘the Southern Kuow No: | constructions, we should speak of principle. Instead of eollesgue, who says that the Know Nothing perty. in | sent him, But some things have taken place here this | ministration and opposed to the Kansas and Novraeka | voting for the various candidates for the Spoakership. | thidgs found themse?von misled and betrayed, and the | Using such terms ns democrat ani whig, Know Nothiag thi Pennsylvania is not « free soll party, why it is that the | morning which ought to be brought to the notice of the } act. I suy they met in Harrisburg, and tried to conom. | The gentleman from the Sckuyikil district (Mr. Camy- | question which immediately arose with them was, what | end tee éciler, we should use Jnguage expressing thy delegation from that State, with the exseption of three | country, partizvlarly the speech of the gentlem ya from | trate the anti-Nebraska forces of Pennsylvania. They | bell) said, it I understocd him aight, that he was voting | was their duty. They hed sought their organization for | sentimenta and pada held by different men. Ib | members, vote for Mr. Banks, of Massachusetix, wio is | Alabama, (hr. Walker,) taken in connection wicy what | tried to unite them upon a mngie candidate, and Tem | for Mr. Banks as an American. Did I understand the | national ces. ‘they had honestly and laboriously | we wilt come thaf, we shall find that we t get up a party which should crush out that | are not balf so various im our sen‘iments | publicly held up here as the very bone and sinew | fell from the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Jones.) | only sorry they were not euccestful, They put forth the | gentlemen aright? attempte ef tree soilism’ &xplain that, and I spall be sa- | Whatis he asj st gic presents itself tous? Thogea- | reme of a gentieman who resides in my district; a goo- Mr. Cawrrett, of Pennsylvania, assented. fanaticl:in, under the sweop of which the gentleman | we are when we use phrases implyicg anythi tisfied. I do not know whether my colleague is | tieman from Alabama says the platform of the democra- | Ucmen whom | kuow well, and know to be just as sound ir. Sw, of Virginia— says Tdidun. | from Masrachusetts (Mr. Banks) came hero with his | or nothing, according to the views of each individual w! w Know Nothing or not; I never asked him; and } tic party, or caucus, interposes between those stundiag | upon the national questions asl am myself, (Laughter.) | Cerstond bim aright. Ithen ask bimif Mr. Banks dii | thousands. ‘he Know Nothings of the North have | Hstens to our retacks, And thereia another point x} | not quit the Ame fons party last fall? alway ‘deen the ally of the black republican sentiment | which I wish most respectfully to reply. Yesterday we E meant no imputation when I used the phrase. | with him and the democratic party a wall of fire, whic: | | know him, but admire him because he is a ratio: Togain stato that the Know Nothing party, known by us | they cannot poss. The gentleman feom Vennejivania | wan, believing shat Havcry ought not to be extended. | Bir. Caxrmnat, of Penneylvania—Not to my knowledge. | whic Hodge ! e has threatened woe to the country. There are, | listened to various remarks coming from different parts aa such, has em les synons mous with those professed | (Mr. Jones) makes his explanation, after which the gen- | Now let me ask roy co league (Mr Jones) one qvestion. Mr.Sinm, of Virginia—Not to your know! however, a few exceptions; but let me teil you, Know No- the hall, from gentlemen from different parta of ‘th by the free scl party; that It is frew soilism tn Gicguise; | tlemen frei Alabama (Mr. Walker) sgnia comes forward; | Did he net attend a eeuvuntion bela by the democratle | Mr. Caxninit—No, at thingie has been the cover (o rome of ihe most extra | Union, butall Raving distinctive reterence to the Nor nd that that free soilism alone, under the name of Know | and what dees he tell the House, the couutry and tue | party in Penurylyavin, which convention yas afeaid to Mr. Swrre—I ask the gentleman ff he does not know, or | ordinary fruilds which have over been perpetrated inopen | and fouth. Sir, that is a distinction which no man eve: Nothing, ie what prevents my State this day from casting | democratic party, upon this floor? Why, he tells the | +how its hone upen this Nebraska bill? (Laugher.) if it be not the ‘nct—and Iam seeking information vow— | ficld. We know very well a distinguished member in the | beard come from my lips. It is upon Brineiple, enduris peventsen votes for Mr. Richardson instead of six. democratic party it they will ignore tie platform they Mr. Joxes—I will answer my colleague. got | that Mr, Banks voted for and supported Mr. Rockwell, | other branch of Congress has broken groand against tne | eterna), unyielding principle, thet I) place my whol Mr. Gippss hat do you mean by flee soilism? De- | have laid down—if they willignore the caudilate they | jleasure, forl like to respond to quesnone yf not | and ogsinst Mr. Gardiner this fall Is the gentleman in- } Know Nothings. We know how they sprung up, like | my ¢utire moral A political, and religious bing, > fine your term: have nominated for Speaker—then (he Know Nothing | attend aby convention that was afraid to speak ont apon | formed upon that rubject ? the hosts of Cadmus, in the night, ond we kaow the | have no regard for pirtleg nor for Feo ‘Mr. Jc xiz—I will, with a great deal of pleasure, Iocan | party of the South will join with the democracy, and as- | the Nebraska pill, Atleast they were not afraid, jag Mr. CaMraeLt—I have heard about that matier, but 1 | consequences cf their action, The word went out | for they mean nothing. It struck me, when m: emly define {t ax I understand it. Men and things have | sist in electing a Speaker. Now, I want to kaow what | ing by their acts. 1 did attend @ convention, over which | can ct ly answer that I do not know. abet their ledges should be filled and taken possession | frienda from Pennsylvania upon tmy ‘right (Mr eharged of late with wondertul rapidity. If I am wrong | foundation there ix for the} remarks of the gentleman | I bad the honor to preside, cf the democratt- party of the ‘Mr, Sw1i—The gentleman does not know because he | of. ‘The cousequenze was, tliat large number gained vere ond he upon my lefs (Mr. Allison) wert Tean bo corrected. Free soflism, about three weeks ag>, | from Alabama, [ want to know if the democratic party— | State of Pennsylvania. [he committee appoinied tor | wax not present when the vote was cast. He ts no donb’ | admit‘ance into the lodges of New York; and when their | speaking this morning, that if they had spoken of Bring was tbe restoration of the Missouri line. Mr. Greeley | the most conservative party in this House—sre in favor | that purpose reported a resolution, An amendment was | perfcetly satistied that Mr. Banks left the American party | represontatives in the Legislature came to the election of | ciple instend of party they would have found that theré now states in his paper that that is not the object ofcon- } of absnconing their organization and platform, and of | cflexed. upon which tho yeaa and naya were called. It | lust fall’ 1 presume he is perfectly satisfied that Mc. | a Senator, they sent back ene who was held in scorn by | was very little difference between them; they would hav test now; it means Kansas and Nebraska. The free soit | coalescing with the Know Notnivgs of the South? It | was thie:—The orginal resolution “That the gene. | Banks supported Mr, Reekwel agoinst Mr. Gardiner, avd those whom they had betrayed. Nor fa that all, sir, | found common ground upon which all could stand toge, perty means that party which is against the Kansas-Ne- | there are any such, let us know who they are. Let the | ra! government bad no right to intertere with slavery.” | yet] uncerstand bin to tell this Houre that hets support- | Another case has recently occurred. Another senator, | ther. And now I rpeak <f this continual denunciation | act, and now struggling for its repeal, Am cor- } country know it. Thentoendment added, “in the States or Territories.” | hag Banks beeause he ia an American. occupying & position in the other House, and who came | of sectional views, and sectional feelings, and seciions, | reet? Mr, Watkee—The gentleman from Dlinois misunde:- | The amendment was adopted with bat three disseatiog fr. CaMPrEH—Wil the gentleman let me ask hima | ip by Know Nothing votes, (Mr. Wilson ) now expresses | parties; they all come from a party whish has been ret | Mr. CaxrrEtt, of Pennsylvania—It my colleague (Mr. | stocd me, if he supposed I imsinuated that there was any | voices, und ali of those are represented upon this floor by | duertion now? his profound regret that Le should have ever, ay, ower, | padiated by the people of the country. ‘They come fron | Jones) had inquired of me whether the democratic party such intention. ‘ ° my colleegue, (Mr. Grow.) That was the resolution, aud Ir, SsaTH£Certoinly. bad the slightest connection with the party. I shall not | that min ority of seventy-four in this House, Ani thos? of Pennsylvania had gone over to free somliam, I should Mr. Waemvuny (of Ilinois)—That is cortainty what I | it will epeak jor itself, ‘The coxvention elearly expressed Mr, Cavprnti—Was not the gentleman elected san | weary the Honre with the sutject, but hore, gentlemen | are the gentiemen who propose here to the majority have roferred him to his colleagues, Mr. Grow, Mr. Bar- | understcod the gentleman to ssy. iis opinion upon the principle of the Kansas and Nebras- | American? Will he answer that question ? ie a very brief refe ence to ft. Br. 8. here read the fol | the House thet we shall resign and go home, itthey will olay, and others, (Laughter.) Mr. Warken—then the gentleman misappreherded me, | ka till, when it expressly asserted that the geucral go- | Mr. Saitr—Yea, rir. lowing parograph from the Lowell Citiveh:— The proporiticn is unfair. We are doing the work of th . Jones, of \ ennsylvania—Will my colleague allow Mr. Wasiucrxe—I stand corrected, aad, of course, | yernment had no right to interfere with slavory igthe | Mr. Caree11—You were? Gevera) Wilson raid, in the presence of a genileman of this pote for which our consfituents seut us here. W? ame to explain what { mean? haye no more to say upon that point. Tersitories of the Union; and it was adopted, as I Nive Mr, £.0TH—No, rir, J was not. id city. a few days ago, that. the only gct in bis politcal life, of | &s@ endeavoring to organize this House; they are endes! Mr. Caurivat, of Pennsylyania—Not now. ButI ray Mr, Jones, of Penosylvania—! beliove I ain entitled to | swid, with but three or four dissenting voices, and all dir, Campurtt1—Not elected ag an American’ which he was heart ty ashamed, and which he regrevedhaving | yoring to it an organization, ‘To tustrate my ideg that my cclleagues and myself have nut gouo over to treo } the floor, having simply yielded it to the gentieman feom | from the district now sepresented on tis floor by iy col- Sinru—T will entighten the gentleman, commivted, was that he over, in any way, became couneotod | Iwill remark taat I ain reminded of the crimipal stand soilism. We concider that on this Nebraska question, | linois for the purpose of asking a quest jon, Ho sesms, | league, (Mr. Grow.) . CAMPEELI—I would like to be enlightened pon that | Wi !he smerican party. ing upon Repay, the rope fastened to the beam ove gentlemen {rom the South may represent their views as | however, to be making qui‘e a speech. Mr. ALLsoN—The gentleman has not answered iny Thave becn wanting to know why the genuicman In reference to this the Springfleld Republican says:— | his head and around his neck, the drop oa which hi gentlemen of the North may oe a theirs. We are Mr. Wassuerse—I will Serre. but a moment more, | question. n voting for Mr. Ri when he was elected We have no donbt that this {* true, and itis certainly not | stands eustained by a simple cord, which the Sherié supporting Mr. Banks as au American, He way take any | The gentleman from Alabama disclaims bayiug made any M ‘m—I have aonwered it. The yeas and nays Amerti discreditable te General Wilson to avow it, being true, siands ready with his batchet to cut, “Now,” sa; toy Yiews he thinks proper on the subject of the Karsas and | euch remark as I havo imputed to him, and declares | themeelyes, upon the resolution answer it. Mr, Surmi—Yes, sir. The gentleman is not well io The Boston Courier says on this points— criminal 16 the. Sherif, “if, you will resign 1 wil Nebraska bil. there is no intention of pursuing the course I havespoxon | Mr. Grow—Will the gentleman from Pennsylvania | formed of my history. Ihave alsayx supported te de- | We know not whal amonnt of fath is to be putin this stare. | and we will go home together, and to the pot are any democrats who intend to take | yield ime the floor Mr. Wasuurky, of Iinois—I desire that the gentleman | cf; but ff the would like to know who they are, and I Mr. Avtisox—I occupy the floor myself only by permis- from Perneylvania will give his attention for a momeat, | that cour atic party. 1 ‘olways, during my canvass. from | ment, but General wilson has been tn the habit of uttering in- | ple.’ (Great laughter.) GeniWemen, Ag toll: you stend from which I addressed my fellow citizens, onntiderate words, and he may have said what is charged ap in | that this Nebraska question has been roclaimed that I was an old ironsides democrat, that i | Sim In the Cilisrn. At the sane time we woud submit tothe | American le, and judgmert has been pronow: while Lak bim a sicaple question. should like to bave the country know. sion, P tn 6 Mr. Joars, of ’ennsyivanla—I desire, first, to haves | Mr, Joxme—Iam about to surrender the floor, but I] Mr. Gaow—I ask the Clerk who is enti:lod to the | was nos a Know ‘Nothing, and that I had never even | tent Miter that suche dodte aioe fake ainaamerall; | upon your conduct. And now your insenatbility of yout correct undérstanding with my colleague. { say to my | wish to have this matter set right before I do xo, I ua- | floor? sought admission into the order. I proclaimed that, I | to'General Wileon, while he sits inthe enjoyment of a seal in | °WR condition reminds me of a theological wniter—I think colleague that the democratic party of Penusyivania, to | derstand the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Waiker) to dhe Ciznk—The gentloman from Pennsylvania (Mr. | tay, in every *peech I made. I went further, Mr. Clerk, | United States Senate, which he obtained by the most barefaced | it was Swedenburg—who states that upon a certain tim which I beleng, is a nativnal pa'ty. Une of my colleagues | s#y this, which amounts simply to the choosing of the | Jones) is entitled to the floor, and gentlemen of this House, and sald that I was against | fale pretcrces which were ever used by ® swindler {n politics | bo was entranced and carried to the other world, whe , Grow) said yesterday that he could not understend | least of two evils: that it might so happen to his party, Mr. GRow—Then I appeal to hima to yield the floor for | the secresy that prevailed in the organizat’on. I went | OF ln business—by cl ig the very party with which he says | he met with a clars of fogies spirits that had been in tha why the fact tlint the whole South, and those who | without asking anythirg at our hands at all, that freney armoment. My colleague has roferred “to certain gentte- | further still, and Rain that while there was nothing in } SOW he ls aukemed to remembe tr itat ho exer hed any yoanes. | world twenty. thirty, an even forty years, bat had no azo Joit of ns" at the Nori, votirg for a na- | ave called, upon fo decide between the cantidats for | men in the Demoerstl- Convention of Vennaylvania who, | hiv platform that was not the esho of Mr. Jetfersa’s | golasned o tem by fund ana brveckay. and dur word torts, | Yet learued that they were dead, (huts of laughter tional man living at the North, made the de- er who has secelved the largest numer of votes and | he says, are represeuted here by me. celebrated act establishing religious freedom, yet there | they will care vers litte whether he f ashamed of them oz | 1 mention this for your inateuction; I mention {t tor youg, mocratic party a national party. We do not make we candidate of the democratis perky, Aa ay bow stand, Mr, ALLISON1 have but aword or two more to rvy, | Wes a purpose to practice proseviption, and I was Det. edification—for your good. I hope you will not forget i any distinction between the North or the South. | a4 a choice of two evils thoy might prefer Mr, Richardson | and I shal! be very Lappy to yield the floor to my col yous to that, But I said I proclaim {t in this Gentlemen bere is a most extraordinary ililustration of | for I reall: It would be mure modest for you to But my colleague found fanlt with the pau- | to Mr. Banks. league. I am now trespassing upon the thne of the | ball—TI sald, in every speech I made, that the ninth and | what is capable of being done in polities; and I think that | serve such propositions while you are in so small a sity of our numbers, and gave it as a rearou why we Mr. WaLxEn—The gentleman from Pennsylvania also were not national that we numbered only ffeen fcom | misunderstood me, ples, as proclaimed by the Virginia | all these evidences are not # bad demonstration of the | nority. 1 again come home to gentlenen here who a: @ sound democratic doctrine, and | prcpriety of the tion made by wy the tatetiig ass the profeered advocates ot an institation which, at th' int ” nd upon the indulgence of my evileague oy | eleventh basis pris ‘mission I occupy the floor, and I feel coast: «ta. | Know Nothings, y my remarks to a close, Iam sorry tuat | that doctrine was to pledge the whole of the American | Letcher.) the other day, that ts, with the North. Well, 1 believe it only required ten mea to | Mr. Joxes—Then I stand corrected. commencement of cur government, was regarded by thg, wave Sodim, (Laughter.) Mr. Wasxen—I think [said this—and in repeatiog {t I be the least difference of opinion Among | party to support a strict construction of the eonstitu- | before us, thet we should resign our seats and go back to | fathers of that doy as Hmited and’ sectional, and.whcl Mr. Corn, of Alabaina—It only took five at last. (Ie- | would thank the House to hear and weigh well the words raska members asx to the strength of | tion. the , and, urder the new excitements and new re- | {* now sti!l more limited and more emphatically sectin newed laughter). lemploy to convey the idea—so far as] was concerned, | that seniiment aicong the poeple of Penurylyanis. Mr. Mr, Gippince—Will the gentleman say whether he | ve! ‘which have been made, again submit ourselves | al than it was then. They had the boldness to avo Mr. Jonns, of Pennsylvania—So much the better, But | desir did a proper and conservative organization | Clerk, I bave been in this House before. Lhave often | voted for Mr. Wise? (Cries of “That's it,” and laugh- | to ther suirsges. (advert to these things as exiraordi- | their sentiments; and, on @ forme: cecaslon, wh: we stand fiffeon; and I understand that the point made and believing ax I did that I was expressing | witresrod discussions between Northorn members, upon | ter.” nary circuinstances, and I will now advert to another | this House was in great confusion, tossed about by my colleague was that the paucity of our numbers of mest of those with whom I had asted upon | questions growing cut of ilavery, that have cansod me a Mr, Svrru—One thing at a time, sir. (Laughter.) The | eminent Eenator, distinguished in letters, of talents | this slave question, like the waves of the m'ghtg_ was evidence of cur waat of nationality. Now, as we | this floor, I was willing, in the event that this House | good ceal ef pain. I remember that the first timo I was tleman knows that well enough. I said, farther, that | unquestionable, (M. Sumner,) who caused to be laid on amid storm that lashed them into fury—whes have been voting fora Northern maa, and a national | should mot be organized to-day, to ieet in this hail this | 2 member of this House, in 1851, the very first guestion er ence to fureignism, the sentiments that were pro- } Curdesks the other morning, one of the most false, | all the vituperation, and slander, aad calamny, of whic man, I thought the intention was rather to call the South | evening upon this basis, 1 asked that all the members | that was agitated her to question; and I marvelled how they could be chargod | of the House who are -williog tu abide by the existing ) slavery. It was then tha’ @ question growid@ ont of | wulged in the busis principles of the Anerisan party of | #hameloss and defamatory publications, in the rhape ot | mortal lips were capable, were hurled at the devot y A two great parties of the | Virginia were principles that I could approve. I said, | & speech delivered in Faneutl Hall, that was ever publish: | head cf the Hon, Soha Qoicy Adams—“‘the old moan el being a sectional party, when they hal been voting | lows cn the subject of savery; who are opposed toa re- | Uniow vied with each other in their attempts to nation. | Iny countrymen, andl wish itto be beard everywhere, | ed bere. Ido not hesitate to say that it was talse in | quent”—I recollect well that he rose in his place, d for a Northern man. U think that isthe best test that | neal of agitation on this question, here or elsewhere; | slize themselves. I remember the democratic party held | that in Vir the representative of a minority sec- | fact, false in principle, false in reasoning, and utterly un- | spite slaveholdivg detraction and sinvehoiding denuncing | could be given of nationality on this floor, coming, too, | and who, in obedience to their constitutional obligatioas, | thvir caucus and nominated their candidate for speaker, | tien of this Union, the Kuow Noth ngs, upon the oria- } joetifinbie ond unwarrantante, It in vain, gentlemen. te , and the contempt of Northern$dougn faves, an from Southern men, stung as they are to the vary quick | axe prepared to vote for the adunission of e State whothor | but refused to adopt as their platform the coryrouine | ciples there promulged, were to be looked uyon as allies, ere is cue great fesue to be rained on this floor—one | Called on the Clerk to read the first paragraply ot the Di! By an attempt to rob then of rights poazantont by the | its constitution did or did not recognize slavery as a part | measures 01 1860. As soon as the whig parly, with | and notascwemies. J raid thet I would not abuse them; | greativsue. It is the issue, sir, betwern the sen iuents | claration of American Independence. 1 now wish to i constitution of this country—a body of wen whoeome up | of its social system, should meet in conference. These, 1 } which 1 then actoJ, found out that the cemoorats had | that I would not denounce them; that if they were in | of nationality and tectionalism. Yer; way what you | frerh the minds of my associates here with the principl imto this hall asking for novhing that 1 have ever heard of | think, were my words, ouitted this great duty, they mot and indorsed the com. | error, I woul? reason with thera as brothers, but 1 | will, although the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Wash- | of that dccument, which was pooned by the great autho. | But the simple guacan'ees of that constitution. Thave | Mr. Josms, of Penneyirania, resumed the tor. premice measures of 1850 “as their platform, which | would not quarrel wits them. That is what I said, and } burn) finds, in the course of the remarks of the gentle. | of American repnblicanism ana the apostle of America® mever upon this floor been asked by a Southern man to Mr. Wasnuivne, of Minoie—May Task my frend fiom } was to be the final se'tlgment of all questions growing | {i hes been the lebor of all feeble exertion for the | man trom Fennsylvavia, (Mr. Jones,) a warrant for the | democracy. It is the first anti-rlavery document that ‘ east a vote because it was for the South. [have never | Pennsylvania (Mr. Jones) one question; and then I will | out of slayery. That was the jirst introduction we had | last two ypars to try and make whole Southern rn i declaration that Mr, Banks’ friends are the eld national | ever read, It runs in this vein:— mv east a Southern yote in my life, The only thing that | yleld him the floor? here in 1851, We published that compromise as tm | lation a unit, thet it might be rea:rd upas a breastwork | pariy—a conception--and although the gentle- é has ever been asked of me (and | have always given it to Mr, Jos#s—Aliow me one moment first. I canuot | fmal settlement. For the next two seus, my consti. | ¢f living aod intelligent Are to stay the Mal tide of fana- oan came to that conclusion, yet it t# seeenhis that forene ham cape to diegoive the poltica! Pants a raehace bow the beat of my bumble ability) was to cast my vote for | Mow. * twents saw fit to leave meat home, “Aud now, when 1 | ticiem. this spirit thas exhibited for Mr. Banks is porely, strictly | them to aud to agsume smong the Powers ol the eartly the South as far ao she had right# gaarantie! by the Mr. Waemurrxe—Will the gentleman Just allow me to | return, 1 recognize many of my friends upon the other Mr. Cawrimi, of Pennsylvania—Will the gentleman | sectionat in its character in every particular. Is there | the reparaie and etal station to #] the laws of na:are an) nd J have made up my mat long ago that | see him this one question’ eke of the heuse with whom it was my plex | allow me to ask him another question? one man South of Mason and Dixon’s line to be | oC vature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinion by those rights, if [stand alone, Instead | Mr. Joxk®—Excuse me. I only want to say a word in | ure to serve, But now they ateasking us to make an» | Mr. Switt—1 suppose you understand my position | found in affilistion with them ? Not one. Ia it | (fmsnkind requue tbat they should dec'are the causes whic§ | 4f with fourteen others. (Loud applause.) reply, to, the explonaticn of my friend frum Alabaina, } ver final ge(tleneat of uew'ions growhug out of slavery, | vew. net strictly sectional on this one single question—a | mbt: tiem so the separation, oe wll Mr, Eie—Will my colleague yield to me a moment? (Mr. Walker.) Lean now easly understand how Iwas | Ana what fs the cause of all this excitement? Tt ts bo. Wr. Canrumt—I woutd like to ask the gentleman if he | quertion, gentlemen, it is true, of deep inter- | _ What were Short T would the question A as Mr. Joxi, of Peonsylvania—Not now; J will give my | mistaken as to the meaning of what he said. He said— | cause the people of the country will not aay that this } did not call at the office of the American Organ inthe } Gt {0 8 large section of the Union; @ ques- from Virginia, (Mr. Seith,) who, with kaitio ‘ue a chancedy-and and by, for hoant fagroe upon | using his very words—that his aympathtes were with the | sbuli be a final settlement of slavery questions. They | city of Washington— tion which bar been convecrated by the constitutirn, and | UFoW, clenehed fst, and grating tooth, denounced Rent | fone print at least. The moguanimity displayed here | conservative party, with the national party, with the | say that you <td not abide by the compromises of 1860, Yer, Surat (Interrupting) —Often, sir. ronght zealovaly to,be protected on its sacred provinionay | Men Massachusetts in age, that would hav | by Southern men ix an exlibidion {am glad to | party whlch is oppivel to the repeal of the Missouri ocen- | which yor proclaimed finals The very first tiie you | Mr, CaMMriti—énd did he not say to the editors that | And yet that party has been warring on that interest | better Lescme some other place than the halts o” legislg | see, because the hoe and ery throughout tho | protutse line, and which desires halfa dozen other things; | found yourselves here in » majority you discarded that | he egreed in sentiment with the views of those gentie- steadily and stadiowsly: warri on it uatil, at last, that | tom With the great sporti of Aroanieas ropes | eountyy has been that the South want to | and the portrailure which he drew of this party fitted my | fina! settlement. You took from freeiom that which be- ‘as expressed in their paper? which 4 called the ratical abdlition party has been sturt- | im, we republicans of this land ‘hold there a ioe | Surri—I never said anything on the subject ex | cd in Boston to proclaim w right to war—withoat refer. | be reli-evicent—that all men are created eqnal | i copt what I have stated bere, and that I said eoegheck ence to State institutions or State rights—upon «lavery, —— = ~~ Ee. na gh emg the pt | Jang to,vote,week after week for © Northern man, thus de- | ter.) Now, if [have committed a mistake in this, Thope | bad go right. And now you #ay to us, * Oune the length and breadth of my district Any more ques- | a4 a great constitutional obligation. Yes, gentlemen, it | the negro. the mulatio, nor aso men wt | lazing to the coantry that all they want is national pria- } the gentleman from AMbama will not flad fault with me | let us have another fina! settlement’? Some ef thea | tions? curious fret that bere is a new organization spring. joo aa eee Ones er Sree Piabdeat as ciples, ‘and that they care not whether the representative | om that account, because, as Ieay, he deserited just the | say, ‘We have, perhaps, Jone you wrong ix this matter, My. Gppixce—I would only ask the gontleman if he | ing up in that hotbed ,° in which they avow | immortality, wk Fy! the Hoave of Tee} ‘those principles comes from the North or the Syuth, os FS hy the honor to belong, (Continued have taken frfm you that ich properly belonged to | voted for Wise? rights ender the eonstitution to put an end to slavery his Cabinet, not by . nor by Testen evneti ug ™ this alien were continued farty day fo | Haus tar.) It was therefore, anly & simple misconstraction You, end appre priated it to ourselves, Bas pase that by, | Mr. Swu7m—I did not. Is the gentleman satisfied? wherever foun’, in State or Territory, | This society in ta pong ig bow ae Tee wales certain taker abit thivk the time woul spent. An ‘n application, an ter. Le developed before tong. gentleman from 2 thelr Crostor, with mew, ‘ir, T want to ask question of my | ing the application which I di ‘at any rato, fora year or two, and | Mr. Surrt—I did no: vote it. Wise, The reasons | Massachusetts (Mr. Banks) bo elected, I presume h» will ree; that among these are lite, liverty, smd the pus, head Campbell.) He said that there | tainty did apply al) he said to the democratic party. My | perl lage, Finaliy: the’ people of the Nortt— | will perbaps be given, and I doubt not they will provo | be the instrumont in the act of this new development of | *¥t happiness. “ were domocrate elected to this House from the | colleague from, Pennsylvania, (Mr. Allison,) bas asked | and that wish to say now—have aid that | satis'actory to my constituents, Jdid not Yole for Mr, | pubsic sectiment in the North say, then, it is our That, to rocure ere re, noversmente | fanned State of Vonaaylvonie who were not sound on this quee- | me once or twice fur the floor, and Tuow yiald it to him, | that shail not be ® final settlement.” You have tuken | Wie, aor oid T vote for his adversary. ‘Tohose toadopi | Guty, our duty to the country and to (od, to draw up & het, whenever ay. for ment be line between dissolve the Mnion, aud | want the North to see | party so well that i thonght the gentleman was alluding | longed to freedom; you eppropriated to slavery that ‘that there are Sonthern men in this House who are wil- | all the time to the national democratic party. (Langh- | which did not belong to slavery—that to which pardon me for mak- | nod Jet us, like brethren, now bave « final settlement of Mr. Gropiver—Perfeetly, of bis remarks. Icor- | the subject, to last, 1 henever form of government ‘tion of slavery. Ido not suppose he meant to tay what Mr. Wasnecrss, of Uil,—I want to ask the gentleman | the advantage of them. You hare made professions | iu that canvass, quoad hoc, a ‘masterly i “y,"" the | sentiment and the sec- right of the i might be lnferiot trom Mls remark. "Ido not believe he | from Tennrptvani, (ir, donee cae alge eistion, to the ovunty, and the country "ballorel deg sth, | you choore,and fou can take the susevori 7 2” | tonal sentiment cf this Bouse, "It ls sald that It ls to be ror ath sed'ts jonuteie, 0 bow gaverumene Tretn? pe to impeach the motives of gentlemen M3 upon Mr. Coun, of —Do give bim loor and Jet | countsy believed that there was such a state of alfeire Mr. Guppince—! he awe policy now would enable us to | expected that thero rhould be at least seme concession ‘on stich les, and organizing ii floor, and it is contrary to the rules cf this House to | him get through, existing that promised peace on this for all time | elect speaker. (Laughter.) here of social or political prejudices, There is no neses- to each 1-2 I ‘soem most likely to © @*npute motives. I Xnow, sir, that there are mx mem. | _ Mr. WasnrcRxe—The question I wish to ask is this:— | to come. diag Bad Board the t declare that no | Mr. Swimu—T desire further to know, becanseT ama | sity for any, because, if T understand {t, alr, we can all eeny pneee. » bers from Pennsylvania, who, from the the demo- | Will td pay from Pennsylvania e. Jones,) and | set of his ago to disturb the harmony that pervad- | Union men, in all my relations to the constitution, ] sgree upon regarding mlavery legislation, a» It exiets, ae a me say to those gentlemen who speak ener eratic caucus met (and they were all thore) to this day, ' big frie 60 to the caucus for whigh they have got so | od the Union. People thus believed and voted, and | and loyal to Union, a: the great element by whigh ° finality. republicanism, that we bere dag ite deliniiicy