The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-02


that the State Department ordinarily received three hun
dred copies the House documents but that The Senate
had furnished them with but two hundred and ninety,
making odd numbers.
On motion. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE FIRST RoLL-cALL. .
At noon precisely the Clerk of the last House asked
it the pleasure OF the House to open the sion
Several gentlemen answering aye" the Clerk directed
his assistant call the roll which being done, two
hundred and eighteen gentlemen answered to their names
During this call, the Clerk remarked that he re-
Trained from calling the name OF the gentleman reported
have been elected from the fourth district OF Louisiana,
il was not certain who had succeeded there.
The Clerk having announced that 2iS members were
present
ELECTION OF A SPEAKER.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved TO proceed TO the
election of Speaker Uira uofe: motion carried.
Mr.. JONES of Tennessee. asked if nominations were
in order. He desired to nominate MIR, LINN BoYD, OF
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, nominated MI. STEVENS,
Mr. RICHARDSON suggested tina, nominations were
mir. JONES, Of Tennessee, sad that he designed vo.
ting for Mr. BOYD account OF his knowledge of the
man, and OF his consistent position on the slavery ques
ton, not because of his nomination by the Caucus
Mr.. CARTIER remarked that he, too, should vote for
Mr. BOYD and he should vote because that gentle
man had received the democratic caucus nomination.
Mr.. STANLY made few remarks, regreltng the
great difficulty which seemed to have arisen in the
ellis of the democratic party OF the House.
Mr.. SAVAGE saw little cause for the distress Of the
gentleman from North Carolina account OF troubles on
The democratic side He believed that gentleman would
find about much he could well attend TO in healing
The difficulties in his party He was aware Of no
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. made few remarks in
favor OF the election Of Mr.. STEVENS Of Pennsyl
whom he endorsed as true whr.
After some confusion and desuory remarks, amid de-
mands for the call of the roll,
MIR. BROOKS took the floor and addressed the House
at length to show that the wings had this morning
in haTa anIn thaC Had hal
been the only question: he ,oo should vote for Mr. BOYD
IL he was before The House simply the compromise
candidate lie depicted The condition Of the democratic
party with some OF It's members voting Tor Mr. BOYD
account Of his fidelity to the Compromise and others who
oppose the Compromise voting for him because he is the
party nominee lie desired 10 know in what attitude MIR
BOYD stood Did he accept or refuse the nomination OF
a caucus which had voted down the Compromise lie
commended that The whig party harmonious standing
firmly on the Compromise, and advised those wings who
did moi intend acting with them 10 go the other
side He had understood Mr. SAVAGE admit that there
was much difference difficulty in the democratic
caucus.
MIR. SAVAGE said that the gentleman had totally mis-.
represented him. He had made such admissions or
statements He knew OF no party misorunes among the
democracy and had merely stalled that the gentleman from
North Carolina, Mr. STAsLY not finding any comfort in
his own party, looking Tor consolation abroad by
imagining some one more unfortunate than himself HIS
conduct was good evidence TO the condition OF the
wing party, but none to that OF the democratic party
MIR. MEADE congratulated the wings on what he un.
derstood TO be the declaration OF the gentleman from New
be the basis Of the action OF the wing party He desired
to know IRON him whether he pledge the whole
wing party of the North to stop agitation, and faithfully
10 execute the fugitve-slave law.
Mr. BROOKS replied 10 single sentence tina, was in
audible TO the Reporter.
Mr. MEADE (contnung) wen, on 10 show that in
The wing caucus OF this morning there was not fourth
OF The northern whig party in favor OF the resolution
and that not third OF the whole wing party of the coun-
try was represented therein, He desired the gentleman
from New York TO say whether these were not facts
Mr. BROOKS made few remarks 10 show that
there was larger majority OF tho wings OF the North
present than OF northern members OF the democratic
evening last
Mr.. B. here read the resolution on the Compromise
adopted IN the wing caucus, as follows:
ResoiUsd, That regard the series OF acts known as
The adjustment measures forming In their mutual de-
pcndence, and connection, system Of compromise the
ooo ba Ups 1na me G ss
opinons and that therefore, they ought BIO adhered to
and carried into faithful execution as final settlement in
principle and substances OF the dangerous and exciting sub
Jec's which they embrace.
Mr.. FOWLER next addressed the House, maintaining
that there were not more than forty wings present in their
caucus in all, and that one third OF hcm-all from ihe
North-vo,ed to lay this resolution on the table lie and
others withdrew on the faute OF motion made by him
self TO that end
Here much laughter arose on the democratic side
AMID which conversation took place between Messrs
BROOKS, STEVENS, and FOWLER; when
Mr. MEADE, resuming the floor, argued to show that,
according to the confessions OF Messrs Fowler and
Books, there were only about FIVE northern wings In The
caucus who voted for the resou,onfory in ALI twenty
OF them probably from the South So with one third Of
all present against the resolution was plain To perceve
thai not than Ave OF the northern wing members there
were Tor The resolution Conseq the action of their
caucus Afforded proof that the Compromise was sup.
ported by the northern whig members in considerable
numbers He was determined do his share in opening
he eyes oil the country TO the virtual deception which the
wing party IN this pretended action was endeay-
orlng 10 effect
Here Mr. M went on 10 show that, in the face of the
enactment OF The wing resolution the OF the north
ern wings were as unsound ever upon the fugitive.
slave question; and he compared the 10 the Souh) sat
,sactofy positions OF Messrs Buchanan, Cass, Douglas
Dickinson, and host Of other northern democratic lead
ers, with those OF the northern wings
In the matter OF resolutions, Mr. M fremarknr that
he was not in Washington when the democratic caucus
took place. declared that that meeting laid the resolution
on the table only because fraction OF the party was moi
the proper authority to lay down platform for the demo-
cratic party OF the United States and, with great earnest
ness ne held that its course far more appropriate
man that OF the wing caucus, which. with but about FIVE
hoHnern members concurrlng so acted 10 endeavor,
haowney, to create the false impression the South
that the northern wings more reliable for the main
Gratis OF the North. The gentleman from Virginia further
called the attention Of the House TO the fact that the dem
ocrac party did not acknowledge the free soers as
members oil their organization. For himself he repudi-
ated them
Mr. M. further contended that the South could not be
deceived by this move The wings OF the South know full
well The rotenness Of their party al the North; and the
southern wings are really DESTROYS OF peace, and TO see
AZ auon put down, they must unite with her democratic
brethren. That il their inevitable destiny The passage
81 that resolution by southern wings, with the assistance
far harr