The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-08

question that has ~sgitated the whole country for long
years gone By, and which viii for long years to come
acting, l have looked over tho ground carefully aud
cautiously, and have sincerely and ~truthfully desired to
body Of my constituents; and that / have m'sjuiged or
been mistaken ON this question ! cannot believe l
have undou1teeiy wounded the feelings Of some warm
sacrihce my own sense Of right and jutics, aud the
principles Of = Large majority Of my constituents, to
done / have done consc,entiously and honestly; and, sir.
leave the result to an approving conscience, and to my
Mr.. MACHAS was also in the list. He never pledged
himself 70 go against Mr.. Seward. He was nominatei
s \, the wings and his yssws were we'll known, and uassr
regrets MOI apologies for what he had done.
Mr.. AAduInE said he, also, had been sIan isred by
all Americans belonging to this order " should be taken
out and shot" II he had so said, then he himself
should be shot, for he was an american, 900 miles
thing; the charge was wholly false. Mr. NJ. would give
this simple piece Of advice to SIAM Rcviast-w6oss
ancestor, "Uncla Sam,' he thought very highly Of
that is, If he would sop slauderiDg him, he would ask
the Governor to make him driil-sergeant, 30 as to 1t him
for the place Of AdJutant General, for which the Governor
thought he was not At. But he wouldn't do this II he
continued to SANDER him.
THE CONTESTED sEAT.
The House, on Mr.. kAMsAY's motion, took up the reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Warner entitled to the seat now
Mr.. RAMSAY stated the csse at length, to show that
Mr.. Warner was entitled to the seat.
Mr.. PhrrY said he had examined this case, and did not
~ lfau0 u g oiktACus
MI STEVENS moved that Mr.. Warner be as 'igned q seat
on the floor during thi, discussion. Granted.
Mr.. STEVENS then moved that the subject be laid upon
the table Cor the present, with a view to the pu~5 lioation
Of certain testimony. Agreed to,
BILLS REPORTED.
Mfr BLEssIsS, in favor OF printing 500 copies Of the re.
port OF the trustees of the Astor Library, for The trus'
tees. Agreed to.
MT. BAKIR, to amend tue Code OF Proceed are.
Also, 70 leJalize primary elections In New York.
Also, to amend the Revised Statutes.
Also, in relation to the appointment OF Police and Ma
rine Court clerks in New York.
Mr.. WEED m,ved a committee Of nine, to whom bills
should be referred, to be reported complete. Laid over.
The House then a ijourned.
The Senator from the Twenty ninth District.
The Rochester Democrat, Sewardlte, endorse, the prin.
ciples Of the sot-disdnt Know Nothing member from the
T.snty ninth dStfict:-" From q personal acquaintance
with the Senator elect, we know him TO be No such man
ss will suit the ideas Of the New York Express, the Re.
Cister, the Buffalo aud Rochester Advertiser, and other
prints of the same class His acts in the senate will
soon open the eyes ct those who now SO loudly assert
that the special election has resulted in q verdict against
Mr.. Seward and his principles. Tha hoisy and ritala
CALCULATIONS which come from such sources, hsiling the
election of q preacher o. the gospel to political station,
are doomed to be changed to notes of u different sound =