The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-16

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the majority upon this hoor-wi,h those men who have
filled the land with clsmor about Americans ruling
America and who are now maniiesng 70 tne county
peculiar fitness 10 administer the affairs Of this grt
government since with overwhelming. majority, and
after twelve days trial they have been unable even y elect
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
VoCr Have tise opposition majority
Mr.. ENGLISH Yea sir the opposition claim 70 ia
majority of fifty sixty sotes II IS coaeeded that thy
have Reverse the existing condition OF Affairs, and give
the democrats majoriiyyes majority of but one--ad
shl have presiding officer elected upon the first ea-
Ing of the rcl And why Because the democratic parry
is national party with clear and wede6ned prncpl' ;
which broad the repnbic and dear to the tre
of section of the Union ms 'he other
again repeat let us have extraordinary eNpedeEs
We have had too many instances since the organization N
this country of certain modern party, OF extraordnnry
expedients being in order to elections
some of them reg ret to say as dsgracel they
extraordinary Let US have none OF 1t here et US aolie
by the usages OF this and other legislative bodies Lei IS
caucus.
For myself have concessions TO make--no propo,i-
ons to offer or entertain shall continue TO stand, where
always have Stood upon the oldashioDed democratic
plaormhe platform OF the constitution and the unlo
The opposition may to this platform, but shall not
90 theirs, shall meet them any middle gfounui
even If twelve apostles differed with me IN this ~
stance, should hesitate about compromising with thea
unless they subscribed fully to the aug
Mr. H. MARSHALL. trust Mr. Clerk, that the at
tempt place this House uhder extraordinary rules Will
not succeed. J. unfortunately, belong TO minority
Laughter do not claim 10 be member of that ma
ory that gentlemen here would hold responsible for the
delay in the organization think, sir that the country
fail its imago in Its representation here,
and member of that minority shall glory IN the iact
that the country will have by difficulties here far
that we form in the next presidential election. am will
ling to abide the OF the country thnk we are well
engaged here and engaged prohaby TO me conn-
ton, what do you to do to that minority OF whcn
member but to turn your backs upon IL ana 70 es
the sectional parties of this House manage IL the osb
way they CAM fGreat laughter trust that gentlemen
the other side of the HouseI do not know exactly
what they but they call themselves the democracpa
ty and WILL therefore, give them the name they preler
that they will take word III season, and that they
will not bring this thing to premature denouement
Mr. DUNN Mr. Clerk wish to make suggestion in
regard to the language Of tho resolution believe it pro-
poses this that certain contingencies which are TO arise
in the progress Of voting persons who by the eons
by that resolution be rendered Ineligible should like TO
know who conters authority for this extraordinary SYSTEM
of ostracism? There is another fact in connection with
portions of the resolution to which invite the at
tenton of gentlemen II declares that after the hr pal
lot those who shall hare received the lowest yoteand
is to be remembered that this is the action OF the House OF
Representatives ncoate condition. and not that OF
caucusshal be ostraciselhat is TO be no longer
regarded as candda Are hey no. 70 M pe n na ho
constitution of the country give them? Are they 10 be
considered recusants and they to have their votes
f they fit to adhere to their first choice stricken from
your record You required TO Keep record OF '
your proceedings If see fit not TO vote for Mr. A or b or
q and adhere to y can you strike my name ana my so
that you may say, in direct terms that plurality vote
shall prevail that is what the thing is at last coming TO-
Then why not say in few words 2-that in the next
member having plurality of votes shall be de-
clared Speaker.
Now, sir let me say word in reply to my colleague
about what in his excitement he supposes to be great
disorganzng spirit growing out Of party principle that
Americans shall rule America" believe It is perfectly
understood by those who know me that do not sympa-
hizc with all the sentiments attributed to the American
party would ask my colleague that if Americans shall
not rule America, who he says shall
have another word of reply to make TO my worthy
colleague-and do it in all Kindness and with
entire respect TO the gentlemen who are opposed Ito to
and the precious treasure Of the people in vain ei-
fort to elect Speaker, and suppose that, when we
have made haste and chosen presiding oicar, snen'
instead of wasting thousands OF the precious treasure
shall have opened the oodgaes TO robbers and they
punderd the country OF millions This has been
done before by parties known in this country and
think they had better not commence casting stones from
certain quarters just now, but wait until the cohdon OF
affairs is known. will say, in conclusion IN regard 70
the organization of the House, that have been wiring 10
adopt any mode which occurred to me as Offering posi-
biiy OF tfecng that organization have seen no moue
as yet likely to promise such result
do not intend to make remarks rejecting upon any
gentlemen who have local personal preferences io any
the candidates; but when see disposition ana deter
minaon manifested the part Of the opposition 70 ioree
men to certain positions choose, for one to hold pack
There other with which, Mt present. 90 NOT
intend to disturb the House Ny remarks nave nov peen
made to kndle unkind feelings but merely to place my
self aud my coeagueswho do not feel disposed to come
up with ropes upon our hands and register an edc.
against ourselvcsn proper light We will give an ex-
some of them ,H. aa
Mr.. WHEELER followed in a long personal explanation
He said that he had disposition to create any di-
cuty~any particular dicultyin the organization OF the
osebut seemed to have been held up as sort OF
daguereotype IN certain quarters being THE individual
who prevented an organization here, he had waited pa
tenty for opportunity to reply and to give some
Why he not to be handled or used as toot
by a corrupt party by any press in THIS country.
lie went on 10 say that he made his irst appear
ance in the House national democrat that ne
had taken ground against the Nebraska bill, and ON
account of that opposition thrown into the COM
pany and had TO work with gentlemen with whom ne
had differed all his life that he had gone home and as an
democrat had received the democratic nom
nation and by the aid Of votes he supposed from az
parties had been reurned that he came back opposed 70
agitation upon the slavery question: and because foroo
he had not into the support the candidate nom
mated by the opposition and had received lew scattering
votes himself he had been held up as an asprant Tor Inc
Speakership He thought the House might go urher ana
fare worse Shouts of laughter. That he had gone 10
the gentlemen who had insisted voting for hm anu su
to them for Gods do vote for but try ana eject
somebody that had been sent for to come into he oo
and that there they had logroled threatened ana prom
ised aud tried rope him in bnt that ne hao respectfully
declined cooperating with them and had preferred 70 act
npon his own responsibility that resolution had neer
introduced which would deprive him OF the poor privilege
or voting for his friend from New York, Mr. WILLIAMS
and that his constituents had been entreated to VISIT her
na,bemas upon him that his constituents In his Judg-
| ant had taken him for better or for worse
! cries Of aor worse from the opposition side OF ihe