The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-20
MichiQdn.
Michigan.
VIM. A. Howard, D. S. Walbridge.
H. Waldron,
Losoa.
j. Thorington.

ii. Waldron,
| j. Thorington.
| Wisconsin.
| C. c. Washburne, G. Billinghurst.
Total l02.
| The members who at one time or anoth Al
voted for Mr.. Banks, but at no time all 10
| gether, were as follows: -
| Messrs. Clark, Oliver, and Edwards, of M "
York; Eide and Pearce, of Pennsylvania,
Moore and Ball, of Ohio; Dunn and Scott, b
| Indiana in all, nine. Had all their votes been
cast at the same time, Mr.. Banks, with his own
| one of the number necessary to elect HIM
| and so near, that he would certainly have bean
elected. By voting for him from time to tiuse
| they have said to their constituents, he is wor
| thy, and the question these will naturally ask
will be, why, then, did you not all vote together
| at one time, as to secure his election, and
an Anti-Nebraska organization of the House?
We suppose, if we add the &c votes for Rich
ardson, and the l02 for Banks, making l78,
| and deduct the aggregate from 225, the whole
| number Of votes cast, the remainder, AZ, will
| show about the strength of the Know Nothings
as distinct party. OF these, Messrs. Walk,
Whitney, Wheeler, Bayard Clark, Oliver, VII
lams, Haven, and Edwards, are from New
York; Bishop, from New Jersey; Millw I'd
Broom, Edie, Fuller, and Pearce, from Pean
| sylvania Scott, Harrison, Moore, and ALL
from Ohio; Scott and Dunn, from Indiana : in
all, seventeen from the free States, the est
| from the slave States.
There may be some errors in this classified
| tion-if SO, we should like to be appraised of
| them. Oliver and Edwards may possibly be
more Anti-Nebraska than Know Nothing, aud
Haven more Wing than either. 1t is not
claimed that not any of those who supported
Mr.. Banks uniformly were Know Nothings. Ear
from it-but, it is fair to assume that nearls all
of the los of his supporters recognise the ae-
cessty of subordinating all issues to the mo-
mentous ones growing out of the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise and the aggressive poll
cy of Slavery. A few, we fear, have not been
sincere in his support. A wholesome fear of
their constituents may have kept them in the
ranks of the majority, while a determination to
accomplish certain personal ends may have led
them to work secretly against Mr.. Banks, and
to give private aid and countenance TO those
who have been scattering their votes. At all
events, this is a prevalent impression. We do
not undertake to judge. Our duty at present
is discharged, by submitting to our readers a
classification of the votes, with such comments
as may enable them to form an opinion.
In relation to the constituencies and antece-
dents of the gentlemen who have deemed it
proper, by scattering their votes, to prevent an
Anti-Nebraska organization of the House, we
find few items in our exchanges worthy of
note.
Mr.. WHEELER was elected to the last Con-
gress rs Hard Democrat, opposed and voted
against the Nebraska BILL was, for this, discard
ed by large number of his old supporters, but
taken up and returned by the Anti N ebraska
voters of his district to whom he professed great
devotion to the cause of Freedom in the Terri.
tories.
VIM. w. Walk, of Long Island, Nebraska
man, was sent by the Know Nothngs of his
district, the Opposition being divided.
Mr.. CLARK, Of the ninth district, New York,
was put forward as Wing candidate on an
Anti-Nebraska platform; was secretly the Know
Nothing candidate; wrote and published a
sound Anti-Nebraska letter on the eve Of cleo.
ton. He commenced in Congress by Voting
for Humphrey Marshall, struck off then. for
Fuller, subsequently voted sometimes for Banks.
Mr.. WHITNEY, of New York city, was the
Know Nothing and Straight-out Wing candi-
date, but was believed to be Anti-Nehraska.
He is now a Philadelphia 18th section " Ma
tional," and has never voted for Banks.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Monroe, New York, repre-
SCENTS a strong Anti-Nebraska district, but, a
proiessed Democrat, was elected by the Know
Nothings. He has voted all along for Colonel
Orr, Of South Carolina, an extreme Pro.Slave.
ry man.
Mr.. HAVEN, of the firm of Fillmore, Hail, Il
Co., opposed the Nebraska bill last Congress-,
but did not cease to be National" He votes
for Know Nothing organization of the House,
and against Mr.. Banks.
Mr.. FULLER, Of Pennsylvania, was formerly
in Congress, but was not recognised as a man
Of mark. If he had any Anti Slavery sentiment
about him, we never found it out. 1t was sup
posed that he was elected as an Anti Nebraska
man, but his course shows that he is simply
"National Know Nothing" and he receives
the votes of extreme Slavery men.
Mr.. BROOM is pure National" 18th sec
ton man.
MTLLwARD, EDIE, and PEARCE, are Know
Nothings, but two of them have voted occasion
ally for Banks, and it is hoped by some that all
may yet do it.
Messrs. DUNN and SCoTT of Indiana, and
MOORE and BALL of Ohio, were elected as An
ti-Nebraska men. At one time they voted for
Banks, then scattered their votes. If they will
take the trouble to analyze the Opposition, they
will find, we are sure, that on no other man can
they count up so many votes as Banks has re-
ceived. OF his ability as presiding officer,
and that he will prove true to the Principles on
which he stands as candidate, they can enter
tain little doubt; and that his election would
be triumph of the Anti N ebraska Sentiment,
they we'll understand. Let us hope that they
will yet see the propriety Of changing their
course. =
UNJUST TO THE OPPOSITION
The New York Daily Times of Friday last
remarked
at is impossible to predict the result Of this
iDsbrOgtiO. We do not know whether Penning-