The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-27
The Senate met,
Thursday.

planatOn or OtherW-L:o III thouotJ that It
there was a misappre necessary for hf during
gentleman with whoI ,Ezed state of the loEse, to
also be some mlsappr6 . hnt Il anne FED that
sane supJec' ne shension ON the pss't OF the
'"9Iiu say rev Wort IN he was acting, "a regard
&c s"iu 'la1 ne ns feeling that the Q might
eoei'ns TWO voIes lo ,ehension in the c. untry on
49, 80 aS ne a. eemed it necessa y that ne
Ia La ~lohg ,nsls at the present }me:
NE. Del Del reguiary thd for some days asst been
Ia nahNS, nc Speaker, and tn re being
u"u never 4eeD; was IMPOSED that the e might
declaration, he though Nd INSTANTLY y ting for
upon the record oofsnJ a;s.;,,o.i, 80 90 that he
"f. stewart Oh MA a. not now, and neN sr would
ed Mr.. Richardson, WI of;ce of Sneakt r. This
0 Ths ' CIo .lne posi'G M would place m right
ness 70 De tne considfa s ryland who had support
Suonl,''eo oy Mr. rer q anIed to know s+mething
last, the pending queAS' = Of NJ Ranks.
tute onereo thereior eouAe regular order. of bust
Sa1; =. 'iihl,ration of the resolution
Mr.. Banks, of Ma.ng s,;on be;no On I, p substii
marked that he was NJ bv M Rust 4 Arkan
when the gentleman fid y y n
ion " ninS1i, %iiu ne on was taken, how,ver
'" iePe"' "h"' NC La ssachusetts ros and re
spond thereto. :. rrosant ~ the imomep
Nl!. stewart repeats es-om Maryland ade allu
corning tne position owe would therefore beg hin
mark attributed to hinf will 80 .Lot ba n;abt re
Mr.. Banks replied, II. 0'
life expressed an indif "A ,,bo, bs had ,aid cor
Union. In his speecmr NJ RorLs anl the re-
plesSeu seh'ilheh'S wa fmy, "let the Uni' n Glide.
1Iinos' ece,y man ~h hat he had ne er in hi
opinion, that if the pol = =, Meme bf had @,
ent time should be canarEa, ~ haor =, tered
possible conclusion, irRIG IA ovor allno al to II
from the affection whSr "a baJ ox,rtesd II
tertained for the Union :.J;no,a5 a, the nre
ferred to future contna 80 -, Ieo;t; nate ar
the state of affairs as ia waen kood me
never made or revised swr: u 81 bo1 a ways O
delivered by him at the,s W, &c 49, Stotfa IT r
of Maine, but repoo;no,ono;os ond no at all
seen, represented him -; 900, ox-st;no He h:
as it now was, but in ey p ro,,ort of tie snee
OF the Union as it mis- Due pConuanton in the Sta
he had indicated sholls, oe - tLo, be had ev
last and legitimate respht a. sneak;no of the Uni
the gigantic power of [ oneery instance as speaki
s,on ol single institu herent be if the policy viii
-. 49, country re le,lld be carried out to
He repeated e nf ,,,ilt-that of prostitute
pressed feelihe o. 1.-THE Union to the ext
Union of the States. VI an,ion over every part
the Union as it is, and 4 will
In fair field. ! am fol- it I'D never in bis life
| the rights of the Statg, as indifference as to
| the liberties of the American people, ais. b.
trust it will he perpetual, interminable, and {
stand ia the record of human history crowned ]
with an immortal fame, [Applause.1 !
| Mr.. Smith, Of Virgitia, desired to know of .
had said, in she Maine RAp,lJinasa Cc0,yenfop, {
that, under certain circumstances, he wou1e ]
willing to "iet the pni6n slide,o and y,haf
those circumstances were. q
Mr. Banks replied, that he had said all hat
he desired to say upon that subject. y
Mr.. Smith wished the country to underst INC
distinctly that there were contingencies bT-
nected with the present agitation OF the ur
try, upon tie happening Of which the gel tie
man from Massachusetts would be willin 10
say, "let the Union slide" and he desiriia Z
to be distinctly understood, Lat members ere
voting for one who was willing to dissolve the
non.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine, What did the
gentlemans colleague say about the Union the-
other dayp
Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, said that The
gentleman from Virginia had wished the c6un-
try to understand that there were those who
were voting for the gentleman from Massachu-
sets, Notwithstanding he had declared that In
certain contingencies he would let the Union
slide" He would ask those members who had
been here for the last four years, if similar
declaration had not been made, time and again,
| by gentlemen who were supporting Mr.. Rich
srdson.
The Clerk again stated the question to be on
the resolution submitted by Mr.. Perry, of
Maine, on Saturday last that from and after
this day, no debate shall be in order until a
Speaker is elected" the pending question be ng
on the substitute offered therefor by Mr.. Rist,
of Arkansas, as follows:
Resolced That hereafter until Speake, is
elected, after meeting in this hall at IL o'clock,
NJ, no motion, resolution, or debate, shall be
in ORDER until we have voted two hours for
Speaker; and after the debate upon any ques-
ton shall nave commenced, there shall be no
more voting for Speaker during that day.
Mr.. Houston moved that the resolution and
amendment be laid on the table; which motion
was agreed to-ayes SO, noes 70.
Amid loud cries of " call the roll -
Mr. Boyce of South Carolina, desired to ask
the gentleman from Massachusetts several
questions, which he hoped would be answered.
He would ask the gentleman if he was in favor
of restoration of the Missouri restriction,
of the entire prohibition of slavery in all the
Territories of the United States, of the aboli-
ton of slavery in the District of Columbia, and
of the interstate slave trade; and, further, if
he was in favor of the recognition of the indie
pendence of Hayti, and of receiving, as its rep
resentative to this Government, black min
ister and of the total or partial repeal of the
fugitive slave law? Loud cries of ORDER"
'" ORDER.
Mr.. Morgan, of New York, insisted that the
gentleman from South Carolina was out of or
der.
Mr. Washburn of Maine, hoped he would be
allowed the privilege of asking some questions
of the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Richard
son.
Renewed cries of I" call the roll" and much
confusion.
Mr.. Boyce Does the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts refuse to answer me?
Mr.. Banks addressed the Clerk; but thkre
being no proposition before the House, debte
was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia. l move that tae
gentleman from Massachusetts be heard, as ae
has taken the floor.
Mr.. Boyce. One more question, and it is |
this: Is the gentleman from Massachusetts, in I
: favor of an amendment to the Constitution,
aboshing slavery in the States? Reiterated |
cries of " order" order"
Mr.. Banks. l know the gentleman from |
South Carolina well, and ! have noticed the |
votes he has given in this contested election for |
Speaker. When the gentleman for whom he |
has consistently and honestly voted had an in
, terrogatory propounded to him, recollect that |
that gentleman replied, that inasmuch as the |
interrogation was not a candidate, and therefore |
had the advantage over him, he would decline /
to answer. thought it was we'll, and make |
the same response. Great laughter.
Tho Clark then nroceeded to call the roll Cor |