The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-12


THE RESPONSIBILITY FIXED UPON THE FUSION.
That the American people should regard the long and
unnecessary delay in the organization of the House Of
Representatives with indignation and alarm was to have
bees expected We not therefore, surprised that the
press should have taken complaints the people and
should demand of the members of the present Congress
speedy organization Unhpy for the fusonists there
pretext upon which to make the charge that the democrats
responsible for this protracted and expensive struggle
Abolition regns supreme in the House of Representatives.
The southern States arepraccay ignored by arrogant
sectional majority Nota has been thrown the Seward
representatives in favor Of southern candidate On every
ballot interest discoses the fact that tho House
completely under its domination and yet at the same time
its effort unite upon candidate for Speaker terminates in
failure. The democracy have done their best not only
to bring this disgracefu close but have pre-
sented candidate and creed which, if aneelecton pro-
LESSONS had not been Intentional lsehoods should long
ago have met the sanction of the House As evidence
Of the sincerity of the spirit which anmates the democ
racy in this demonstration the country have behed the
daily record Of their unbroken unanmy in support Of
their csnddate. But how has this noble example been
met? With two three honorable exceptions the
southern members of the opposition have refused to
for the rights of the South contenng themselves with
voting for northern reesoilers throwing away their
votes upon gentlemen from the South who be elect
ed 1t amazing that in the face of such facts these,
there should be found single newspaper to speak
follows We copy from the Potsville {Pa) Mining Regis
ter paper OF know-nothng politics. sailing under the
democratic flag:
"we are apprehensive tina. democratic friends
solving stick their nominee first and last will prevent
organization of the House compromise of Union
against the niger republican party and that
in the end it may result in just such organization the
administration and the country will most regret As the
stands there many national ia that House,
who while they opposed to President Pierce and his adj
minstraton nevertheless in favor OF territorial
eregsy slavery question and like Fuller disposed
be reasonable and LIBERAL is for the administration to
whether will make compromise with national Amer
cans give the black republicans the control of the House.
The democratic party called upon seriously to vote for
Henry NJ Fuller Doubtless there others who think
Mr. Greeley has already indicated that Mr. Fuller could
be chosen by the democrats and the southern opposition
But with all respect to Mr. Fuller is proper that
should state that although he said to be the best of the
nothern opposition candidates for Speaker he is among
tye very last that any democrat support Though
personally identified with Governor Johnston of Pennsy-
vana he is known to have acted with that notorious abo
lonist when he candidate; and in the late abo-
ton fusion in Pennsylvania against the democracy Mr.
Fuller was Of course, participant else he could not
have received the votes of the abolition members of the
present Congress from Pennsylvania candidate for
Speaker The southern representatives who have voted
for Mr. Fuller have doubtless done believing him to
be emnently national whig; but think, when his
last congressional is developed to their consttu
ents and his recent identity with the fusion repre-
sentatvcs from Pennsylvania, that they will find
very easy matter to justify their enthusiastic preference
for such a man What absurdity and proaigacy then
expect the democracy of the House to leave such
didae the gallant Richardson for Mr. Fuller ltwoud
be much reasonable expectation to say that Mr.
Fuller would ultimately receive the support of the black
republicans with whom his anecedents sufficiently iden
y him. than to anticipate for him the support of the demo-
cratic party, with whom he has sympathy affinity
mol the democracy stands high and noble ground
They Of all men and they fcaressly challenge
any other party initiate their significant and manly ex
ample.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, ESQ.,
L. 10, tyxx rr n.