The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-14

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resolutions aecumulang on the Speakers table to
The Clerk remarked that he should put the question
Mr. JAMES Thompson remarked da Pssn he U1s would
not have offered his. had he not understood the gentle
man from Mississippi as Withdrawing the presented
Mr.. MEADE said Neither of the resolutions before
the House strikes At the root Of the evil which affects the
House We have been acting for eight days farce be-
all will agree is becoming less and less entertaining The
cause which has prevented the organization of the House
the fear OF the introduction OF bills before the House
and agitation question which threatens the peace
and integrity OF the counrybis which. if passed. will
either destroy this Confederacy ensaye large por-
a1a q Under the pressure OF the present difficulties
draw forth from both sides Of The House all the conser
vative materials OF which each is composed ! have
who, regardless of personal consequences to himself,
will leap into the gulf which yawns for the peace and
happiness OF this Union Sir, let proposition be made
demon Of discod for the purpose OF uniting the conser-
vatism on both sides in opposition TO any which
shall look to the abolition Of slavery in the district
sition should be adopted, should be willing to take
Speaker from either side Of the House, relying upon him
e carry out the views thus expressed by majority Of
But sir if the organization of this House is 10 be fol-
lowed BY the passage OF these bils these outrages
are to be committed upon my people,, trust in God, sir,
House Of Representative This expression Is not the
ebuion OF feeling; it contains sentiments have well
considered and often expressed publicly and privately
sent And tell gentlemen, il these measures be passed,
there will be but determination at the South-one
solemn resolve to defend their homes and maintain their
find every southern snew converted into spring Of steel
do not utter this as threat am proud to believe
that our race on both sides 81 the line are equally brave
tending for their resdes, and the robbers who seek
ing to despo them OF their rights. and degrade them be-
fore the world If there be any southern man who
Cyl GThere are none said several voices he would not
merely be execraed by his own people, but his chill
df would heap upon n
in number first, that vote for Speaker by ballot
and secondly that dives him OF the most important
unchons OF the Chair to moderate the spirit OF anarchy
abroad in the land do not think the OF the first
proposition had disposition TO have it understood that
there members here who will vote secretly they
would not openly Yet think i will be thought that the
would, under the different modes of giving the vote,
differently. will not have the suspicion imputed to me
He did not believe his colleague Mr. ScHEScK had any
such motive when introducing like proposition some
time since He dscaimed it, and know him too well 10
believe that ne thinks one way and speaks another.
known how vote; and ask the two great parties"
claimed by some to have all the rights here permit
to vote in any manner please. II any one wants the
advantage OF the secret ballot, il win no doubt be
desirable for his purposes We are told that voting by
ballot is OF ancient origin and long practice and popular
in the majority of the States Granted In popular cleo
tons II is the practice think it proper, expeden and
popular but do not stand the footing We
representatives having the right any question: to de-
mand, by vote OF one fifth, record any resolution
like that OF the honorable member from Mississippi
On all subjects you thus force members to record
themselves.
As to the resolution Of my colleague CMr. CARTER, j
the part Of Hamlet omitted This just such another
entertainment We are to have play of Speaker, and
the part OF the Speaker left out trust the House wishes
Office ma to select the NJ The ese
the third in the country in rank, power influence, &c.
and is proposed to dyest il Of its most important
viii have ballot for The conmt,ees on the Judiciary
the District OF Columbia, and on the Territories,
when the demon" will have his horns up again. Il
face the music il lind fifth disposed to have the
yeas and nays This House must be disoganized" for
good while before they can make their escape from such
beyondt do not impue my colleague any such
design will be thought II the resolution prevails, that
the House designs selecting Speaker unfit to choose the
time should not be trusted to appoint the committees one
and all we are to have such Speaker, there will be
twenty times as much trouble. take il my colleague
/ suppose everybody will be unanimous as to that
now come to the subject OF the dissolution OF the
Union trust that with the calm, consdeie confidence Of
get on without its dissolution. received his printed
Speech which he sent TO myself and many Others which
soporfc at least However, il we are to have
the dissolution, let II come as soon as possible Better
come before we organize then II would not be bind
ing while the House is disorganized Then 20 10
work and patch il up again. ask my friend from North
II dissolved when we have Speaker, and are abolish
ing slavery and the slayetrade in the District &C., then
i will be beyond help suppose. The gentleman from
Virginia has been waiting To find northern man come
forward with the olive branch Does he expect any such
movement from this side OF the House see northern
men around me overlooking with patriotism, but none
particularly anxious thus TO make martyr OF himself in
the work OF stuuying himself, his constituency, and the
whole North
II this demon is distract and ruin us after the fash
ion described why not have the two great parties unite
and attack him instead Of spending their strength in
abusing the free. soilersi
They say they have majority in this House. Neither
party has majority without taking in the free.soers
am glad TO hear this claim put in by democrat, as it
takes in Provsoiss-nay, the Wilmot Proviso itself
II any party really desires TO have organization OF its
own, why don't It unite its men' They failed to do il
Here Mr.. Roor described al length Che occurrences in
the ball OF the previous day, with which the reporter
presumes the reader is iamiarl
II you adopt the plan OF ballong il will force me TO take
to writing explanatory letters 10 let the people know how
vote here. As for the dissolution OF Union we have
several guarantees against it. When you come TO divide
ssng that the Mississippi rver part OF that terri.
tory. We furnish the water for it,
Mr. DUER: We have balloed long. expected il, and
that afterwards the House would 10 disposition to
organize without more ado, best they Neither OF
the three parties have majority. Thus Speaker can
only be elected by arrangement between two parties
Such an arrangement was attempted and failed yesterday
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