Washington sentinel., 1853-11-11

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ance 10 him how the gentleman felt. But il was
as great an outrage upon him, (Mr. R.,) If they
deprived him alone ofthe right TO speak, vote, and
/ act upon this question, as II would be 20 cut OF
forty, or eighty, or one hundred and twelve from
the same right. They had no right TO do it and
ifthey wanted to preserve their Characters they
wished to preserve the character OF honorable,
hSh-fninded. representatives, in his opinion they
must say that IN exercising their own rights, they
| would NOT deprive the humbest member on this
! hoor oil his. Why how magnanmous 1t would
look! When they came TO make up theirjewels,
when they came 10 string up their wings and 10
string up their democrats what were they going
10 do with such gentlemen as some from Georgia,
and some ffom New York and Ohio! What was
| going TO be the test Were they, for wings, TO
have those who, in the chaste and classic Ian
guage of the gentleman from North Carolina,
chose 10 style themselves original Rough and
Ready men? Why, he should think, from what
he had seen, that some OF the originals had got
| tired OF il already. Would they admit some OF
them who bolted at the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, but came In soon after? Would they admit
| those who had come in since f--those who did
not vote at all a--or those who had voted for Mr..
Van Buren, provided they had repented since
They would want all these men, and more, when
they came 10 elect Speaker in his humble opinion.
| The resolution was not specific enough. II
ought to be like special plea certain 10 every in
tent and particular; they must go on and tell what
| KIND OF wings were good enough 10 come IN, and
lust SO with the democracy; he thought they would
| have Just ms much trouble in fixing their test.
| lSeveral gentlemen here rose, supposing Mr..
| RooT had concluded, and addressed the Cierk.l
| Oh, no, lsaid Mr. r. he had not done yet IA
| langhl II was not often that the ireesoil party
had the opportunity of being heard, and if this
| resolution took effect, they were done, far rs
any influence in the organization of the House
| was concerned. He did not, however, believe
| they Were going TO use up the principles on which
| they stood He cared nothing for the party or
ganization in itself; il the freesoil principles
| for which he went, and he meant to stand up and
vndicate them whenever occasion required it.
| He warned his friend from North Carolina Mr..
STASLY that he was placing some of his political
| associates i'll ee,y peeahar situation, when he
talked about the Wilmot proviso being ''tom fool
| ery'
| Mr.. BOkEE lin his scai) Let them tell of il.
| Mr.. ROOT replied, Well, he supposed they
| would. He did not call upon gentlemen 10 answer;
| and they would save themselves some breath and
trouble by withholding their answers until they
We're called for.
| He hoped, as he had before remarked, that the
peculiar exigency of the day and this cause would
\ not drive gentlemen to do anything of which they
would repent hereafter. He did not feel that the
remarks which had been made in relation to some
| thing being 'srotten in Denmark affected him at
all. He did not belong to Denmark-not even 10
| the fguratve Pickwickan Denmark which had
been spoken OF. But the gentleman from North
/ Carolina thought there was something rotten in
Denmark. They would all be wiser hereafter.
He knew nothing about the inducements which
i had been held out for gentlemen to vote one way
1 or the other. Pledges would not be very strong
| inducements for him The best guarantee that lie
/ could have would be the good character and known
principles OF the candidate. He thought pledges
coming from u man that could not be trusted with
| out thcm might well be distrusted themselves.
| II might admit OF doubt who would turn out TO
be the .'tomfools in the end. There is said TO be
one kind of fish that will bite best at bare hook
| Do you know, sir, what fish that is will tell
| you in confidence. 1t is the gudgeon but whether
there are any gudgeons in this hall, and who they
| are leave for time TO tell
/ The peculiar state of things in this body at this
4 particular time may, perhaps, be somewhat illus
trated by an anccdote which have heard Of one
| OF my countrymen, a member of the universal
| Yankee nation. He was travelling on steamboat
on the Ohio river, and having made the acquaint-
ance OF fellow-passenger from the lower country,
| they got up a friendly game of spokcr,r by way
OF killing time. After playing for awhile, the Mis-
| sissippian, in tone of vexaton, exclaimed: s'I
should really like 10 know what has become Of all
| the aces. ! haven't seen one for half an hour
To which the Yankee replied: /" Now, would You,
raiyS Wal, one on ems in your cut sleeve and
'tother three are in my 5nte' don't know that any
gentleman here has anything in his coat-seeve,
| but do know several gentlemen who wear boots
with very long legs 10 them. Ii gentlemen should
! remember this anecdote week, they may then
be able TO understand its true application. One
thing II does prove, that the Yankees, instead of
being the sly, reserved people that some evil-dis-
posed people have represented them to be, are the
| frankcst fellows on earth; and however anxious
i they may sometimes appear TO acquire information
they are always willing 10 impart it.
/ Mr.. BURT rose and addressed the Clerk, and
was recognized by him.
/ Mr.. BROWN, Of Indiana, rose at the same mo.
4 ment, and also addressed the Clerk
| Mr.. BURT said, he supposed that the gentle
man from Indiana Mr.. BRowNl desired TO speak
10 the same point to which he [Mr. BURT had
himself risen. If SO, he would most cheerfuly
yield the floor TO the gentleman and would be ex-
tremely glad TO hear him.
i The floor having been yielded accordingly
Mr.. BROWN, of Indiana, said that General
Taylor. al the time he was candidate for the
Office of President of the United States had
/ repeatedly declared that if he was elected 10
that station, he would be the President of the
whole country, and not the President Of a party
He (Mr. b. had come on to Washington city,
never for a moment dreaming Of being a can.
didate for the speakership of this House His
u health was feeble. There were older and abler
men of his own political party, gentlemen who
We're well versed in parliamentarylaw, more COM
pctent than himself TO preside over the debera-
tons of this body. He had no experience in such
matters. lie had never made them his study. He
had attended the Democratic caucus, and had
aided in the nomination OF the gentleman from
Georgia, Mr.. CoBB,l for whom the democratic
| party in this house had voted several long days
When the suggestion had been made to him, Mr.
B. that lie, occupying middle ground, and coming
from free State, would in all probability, be able
TO concentrate as great a number of votes as any
other individual on the democratic side of the
house, he had received the suggestion with per-
feet astonishment. lie had no wishes-he had no
desires looking to such an object nor had he now
the vanity to suppose that if the political party 10
which he belonged had a marked, a decided MAORI
~ in this House, he should have been selected as
their candidate for the speakersip. II was further
suggested 10 him, that during the recent excite
ment which had existed upon the question Of sla-
very, he had not been member of Congress. He
had not voted upon any of the questions growing
out Of that subject. He had been member Of
the preceding uhe twenty y-ninth) Congress, when
the Texas question had been under consideration
Upon that question he had spoken and voted in
this hall His votes stood upon the record. His
friends from the south and from the north under.
stood the position he had occupied on that q,ies-
ton. Since them he had repeatedly declared mot
being in postonto give any vote) that, whilst
he did not entertain doubt that the great body OF
the people of the north--both wings and demo-
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