The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-24
THE SPEAkERSHiP.


seneaaives--HoweH cObb's sPoeOh.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Dec 81, 1856.
The House met at r. NJ
Mr.. Coz obtained the door, but gave way for mo.
nent to
stated that he wished to call the attention Of the House
70 remarks which appeared in this mornings Globe
PaIPo.ns to have been uttered ~ the from
was reported 70 say
Blu. when tha. member cdr aiddnss his place
ssr suoa conduct car not Be slOwsd without
party wSnS elect T. and then that
He did not know wherner gentleman had uttered
those words not; but If he had represented him
saypg what he never did say never thought Of and ne
Mr. McMrilxs stated in explanation that he certainly
from Ohio had threatened to dissolve the Union but he
had understood the gentleman to say that whom the
the Ss
about should not take place. that the gentleman, ON
former occasion nsd held up the southern E
assumed 10 himself the light to hold the lash the
Southern representative IN Congress- that he hsd
wished to take back that his constituents would JUS
tfy him in al that he had ssid.
Mr. GlDDNGs-One word
Mr.. COx-Oh you are done.
Mr. GlDDIrcs Continuing regardless. Of Nh. Cox)-I
Of principles not Of ions and 70 replying to the
gs1tensn, hope member win expect me to reply
to anything he says unless 1t be pAlpabls msrepresen
Cries Of Order p, "orderp'
Mr. McMUnxN-what does the member meant Docs
he think that he capable Of insulting any genteman
daughter and cries Of Orderly know the rules Of
order too wen TO 90 beyend the bounds Of decorun,
bic member from Ohio, win defend myself here
elsewhere.
Mr.. Cox rssuming, continued and concluded his re-
marks commenced carly yesterday. In the course Of
them he called upon members elected from the Northern
States who represent free soil districts srgu
ments used by their Democratic opponents In sup
pert Of the Kansas and Nebraska BILL These gen temen
course partial answers to suit the
nature Of this question replied that they had at
tempted to defend that bill by saying that It would in
U ss
and wore promptly corrected by Mr. Peck, who denied
that the democratic party his State had made any such
Mr. E1nRDcE concurrsd in Of what had been said
by his Iiens nom Kent icky (Mr. Cox but differed with
man had said that the south protected their
slave property By the consttuton tie asserted that
into long argument 70 prove 1T.
Mr.. CoHMr Clerk, we are At the close Of the third
week Of the session without organization and the
charge has been made from every quarter Of the House
that the democrats party Is responsible for It, Asa
actions here since the Of This session my
hearty and co, dial approval rise to word two
country, snd to justify and defend that posi- ion. When
the charge made by those who profess to have ma
reflected by the senior member the gentleman from Ohio
r GicoiDgs) the ost Of whom are casting their votes
for the honorable gentleman from Mas.chusesss for
in behalf Of the denoc etc party IT, that are In the
minority. tits . source Of high Qualification to them,
not r tbs want Of
organization The charge made " another political
pssssps s hs been is rspssesi
has gene 70 the country that the fail of the national
is attributable to the resolution pasAed by the
cratic caucus which nominated the gentleman
from Illinois (Nr. Richardson) for Speaker ;
resolution erected q
tween The democratic party and those who hold national
ss ss ,sas sa9. 5
therefore, that We are responsible for the fure to or
s.n brief !. the history q the
sir, when the contest waeiog ard waxing warm in
all the southern States: when all the political ogsuisa
tons In the Northern States out Of the democratic party
Atty when for years it had stood firm against these
Sss sadas % Springs ee " poc
hownby subsequent history 70 be either the offspring
foryears wared upon the national principles Of the de-
mocrsue party. Elections TRANSFERRED the friends Of this
passage Of the Nebraska and BILL and which had
been maintained for BY the national democracy Of
cast your eyes this House. and notice those who
now occupy the seats once fAed by the friends
whore inst instrumentality those men were driven
from this hall and their places supplied by those who
snS who sas for the
Massachusetts,. This not the work Of old rransa
ons existing at the North They we're Incapable q Of
in their fee soil sentiments struck down, you please
the bsnI carried 10 broad daylight and rescrted to
day. and there COMPUTING Ss.ost the best interests
this country and the rights Of that section
s s
enemies the constitution and the rights Of the States
national democ, anc party in tho Northern states and to
6 their seats With the advocates OF those prir lies to
which have alluded Sir, when the tidngs Of these re-
heard hy the Qeone section OF the
there was one general expression o. regret and morti
moels who in
results, there any whose feelings and views
ssprsssnssd BY that portion 81 the Public press which
feat Of national democracy, Such trust, few in
numbers. i created however these resnlts;nA uni.
had arrived when q us there should be but voice,
one people, one party in defence Of rights dear 7,
North, which was-as vas Indicated BY the return Of
success throughout Northern and Western States
We felt all Of our people felt that the time had come
that party Of the North who BY their votes and conduct
had proven themselves true to the constitution. There
man In that hour who would have risen before
Southern constituency and called TO the stand Northern
free soers TO prove the want Of unaness and nation
sSs.d IN nsr Of their @
Why the South not unitS Why cid not she speak
bat one voice in common with those national esmoorAs
defence Of the constitution, . firm and uubroken pha
anx from the comm OF the esson down TO the
present moment Sir do not feel authorized to speak
Of what occurred In other States but viii speak in
reference TO what ranspired In In the hour In
which this universal sentiment prevailed, there was
unknown to us, unknown to tie democratic party
as now stands organized, a secret political or
ganiration spripgipg up 10 our midst, and, be-
fore we were aware Of it, large portion Of
people were bound by solemn oaths and obiga tions
TO subject their fellow c liens to test unknown to
the past political history Of country, and,
honesty believe, then and nos vioative Of the con-
stitutonsi rights OF many good, worthy, and patri-
otto citizens Of this land Sir, he democratic party
of my own State stood prepared to unite with every
man. North and South who would stand by the const-
tution and seeing that this question TO which have
alluded had overwhelmed all Other questions bad indeed
BECOME the paramount question Of the day illustrated
here, wanted TO be united wanted to speak
man with voice. and heart, as there uoi.
versal spirit and feeling Of sympathy throughout
region But this secret party broke upon us may be
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