Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-18
Tu1aTY-F1RsT coNGREss-lsT SESSION
WEDNESDAY,, DEcEmsEn i, ioi9:
IxnI.c,1. al, u I.DlI SENTATINk S.

Roved That the members of the Democratic party oe
eouesed 10 appoint three members 10 confer wa" ,rnnr
nembcrs of the Wing party, relative 10 lhe eho''e -
officers of the House of Representatives.
4 MEmpEn moved that it be laid on the table. b,.r,
Mr. STANIY asked the House not 10 De IN s sue, @ mo-
He had the floor and intended detain them out &c" '
ments ;,,, b,,aec thot ia il |
had been suggested by anotler member Oh e opo1,x
marty al high character and great experience "ho
ous ike himself achieve organization OF 's us
and like hsc ns ss% be dea ha there is
Of thr total DISCRIMINATION of tine Government as le M
had been suggested from present condition OF things
and Trough and Ready in the White House. The idea was
No parties n" soclous to elect
presiding officer who should, il the House peasra, NC "
cepabe 10 the great majority Of the Democratic party M
Nothing had occurred since the commencement. VI ;
struggle 10 bring bushes into the cheeks OF his pohassai
friends while much had ransped which was OF shoua oe
morfying indeed TO his opponents Hheh ne was ias =
member of the North Carolina LEGISLATURE ina. Doa dSs u
yor to ornonize At length resolution similar to that nc
now presented had been adopted leading TO an egao "
vision of the Offices between the two parties
had also resulted in remarkable harmony in the manifesto
ton of less parzanshp, and III the transacoh VI %
business of great service 10 the State than mao "
any previous session for twenty years e.,
He desired to give the Democrats the choice of the Speak
erthat they should choose gentleman IN all Respects SUI
isfactory themselvesonc who was wen KNOWN oy ,o
whole house 10 be thoroughly competent 10 proper as
charge nf the duties of the position ANY gentleman VINO
ances tina, if elected he will sit that scat during the se
aion q n
himself had received dozen votes for the place. but must
beg TO decline the honor being in his own estimation lar
too Young and inexperienced Like the venerable gentleman
from Massachusetts who formerly occupied that seat Poh
nq 10 the chair of the late John c. Adams while ne ovec
peace the abstract he knew he was OF lar 100
temperament fill the Speakers chair as shond De
filled c n,h
Hr BAYI.Y. The remarks of the gentleman from Norm
Carolina Mr. STASLYl demanded response from ms slae
of The House He has referred the condition in which we
find organize and transact me business
of the nation He says that the condition Of things exist.
ing in this House (Which is but type OF the condlon OF
things in the country gives him no alarm as long as Gay
and Benton in the Senate aud Old Rough and Ready
as he seems to prefer designate the Chief Magistrate OF
the nation is at the other end Of the avenue as long as
such is the case he tells US the Union is safe.
Mr. STANLY | did not say that the condition OF things
In the country gave alarm.
MT BAYLY did not impute the remark that what ex-
listed in this House type Of what existed IN the coun-
trv 10 the gentleman That was my own comment oy pa
renthesis and quotation of the gentleman repeat,
that the division and distraction of parties which exist IN
This House is but type of what exists in the country al
large And who asked Mr. b. is responsible for tins !!
Sir if had been asked, in advance, to imagine course OF
action upon the part of OF the great parties OF tins coun
,ry which would inevitably have led TO such conoon OF
things would have said there exists absorbing and ex
citing question of public policy overriding all Others and
sectional in its character Let of the great parties Of
the country candidate for the presidency occupying
doubtful position in reference TO IL let nm allow hseli 10
be supported each section upon the ground that MS views
with theirs allow himself for instance to be sup
ported at the North upon the ground that ne was III favor
antsayery restrictions by Congress- and at the South
The only hone to shield il from them allow himself 10 be
bv he votes of electors with diverse opinions of his
views and diverse expectations OF his action Let MN mus
he elected lei him keep up this Of uncertainty as To his
oninons and Congress elected in this of uncertainty
Let all this happen and tell me- sir man could anc
pate different posture of affairs THAR he precise one IN
which find ourselves. The bitter run WINCH We are ts
inn the legitimate product of the tree which the gentle
man party has planted and fostered (sad Mr. b. am
not taken By surprise predicted IN advance mat inc
course which the gcntlemans party thought nj 10 pursue
wou lead 10 the precise result which have before u.s. NC
one amcnts i, more than do but the Democratic party Ger
tainly are not responsible.
But il was not TO reply this portion Of The gentleman
remarks that claimed your attention The gentleman from
North Carolina Mr. SrASLY has said that he can LOOK 70
his side of the House without shame but that when ne look
cd n This ne bushed that there something rotten In
Denmark The gentleman has thus in his place. BY TINS
insinuaon given form aud Importance to an impu'aloI
which this morning has been in whispers circulated through
this Hail. He nsnuates that something improper mas aSer
place between the Democratic party and the ee-solers as
they are called Sir is such an nsnuation as INC genie
man ought make lightly or TO which We ought In ST.
lence TO submit hatter myself (sad Mr. b. thai the gen
temen ON this side of the House would be little likely as
any others TO enter any arrangement with the party
ierred TO- am reloced however that the gentleman has
made the remarks he did II enables us TO brand the rmo
in the outset deserves It. hardly necessary Tor INC
TO say that il has no foundation in truth.
Mr.. ASHMUN. Will the gentleman from Virginia allow
me nc 10 put ai1f question 9!.1 TO MINI
Mr.. ASHMUN Has not correspondence taken place
between the member from Indiana Mr. BnowS and some
member of the ree-so party, in which he has pledged him.
self constitute the committees in manner satisfactory
! iheml
| Mr.. BAYLY. know Of no such correspondence Is the
gentleman authorized 10 say thai there has been such an one
/ If So what is his authority
! Mr. ASHMUN. Common rumor.
! Mr.. BAYLY. And does not the gentleman know that
common rumor is common liara Turning to Mr. Bsows
he said, "Has any such correspondence taken placer"
! Mr.. BROWN shook his head.
| Mr.. BAYLY continued. authorized say that no
such correspondence taken place Does the gentleman
infer that there has been understanding between this side
of the House and the irec-soers from the fact that
them have voted with us? Ifso, what be unfair
| The House is in a condition in which il is impossible for il
be organized unless they with OF the great parties
composing it, Great complaint has been made throughout
the country, and justly, that did not organize; thus i'm
plying that they ought vote with the other OF the
great parties Suppose they had offered 10 vote with the
gentleman would he have spued their suppo Or would
he have considered that would have been quite right
in such contingency have imputed improper comb
nation thcm The gentlemen referred 10 have their owr
views carry out and they probably will take theft
in doing il. And that portion, and porlio
only Of them have voted with uswhch they have all aon
shown such unwil!ngness to do and when they do j
under what appears does not cor
taminale candidate for the Speakershp We nut
be Judged Of the character OF the great body Of part
and not Of those who are accidentally thrown with
Mr. ROOT rose TO comment upon the reso luton befo'
wings and democrats, in the House. with rights meL
bcrs important and sacred quite, theirs, which tie
by sought 10 be protected in the resolution
As for his own he would claim them he would insist Jpn
them from first 10 last, and those who undertook
ny them would find him troublesome until thy
accorded he protested against any bargain agre
menb by which the two great parties will the oga
cation of the House the exclusion Of all any others
He warned gentlemen Of the free States against concdbg
with the members from North Carolina in opinion upon he
nonsense of soil To upon any such view of ais
subject would render political graves plentiful throughput
the nonsavehong States the cholera had rendered sc
emblems of graye-stones-in his town. Which
il had swept last summer with terrible effect Was this cs-
oluon designed TO carry the policy of the geat
parties upon the eeso question If So what that pol
cyl As far he could perceive, ii but dodge
sponsibllity.
Mr. BAYLY Gnterrup,ing Mr. r. asked the gentleman
allow him to make personal explanation which request
having been granted
Mr. b. said think it due myself and the House 10 say
that since was last up, have had conversation with the
gentleman from Indiana, Mr. BRowN. was mistaken in
saying that correspondence had taken place him
and the correspondence has taken place
in it he that he had refused pledge himself and
had said than that in forming the Committees
would place the members of that party in such positions
their standing in the House end the country would seem %
him to make proper But the correspondence will be prodl
duccd, and it will speak for itself
Mr.. STANLY here remarked that he was under he in
preston that the gentleman from Ohio Mr. RooT on PIE
vious occasion, had dsclamed any desire be ncudedn
the arrangement contemplated in his Mr Ss resolution
Mr.. ROOT, (continung) The gentleman rests under
error uttered no such complaint. would be party 10
such barguin Advancement that proDosed hy