M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-12-27

go 80 WV Aho fRtC otUUQs Dan
1915; Richardson 73; Fuller 80; scatte
Ing 6.
Mr.. Broome submitted ptopositio
70 leave sbe question as TO the pow,
OF Congress, on she subject, Of Slaver
in tbs Territories. to the decision OF II
iSuPreme Cont, which elected eonsit
erable discGssioB.
| The House then resumed voting wit
the following result: Banks JOG; Rich
ardson 7Si Fuller 3s; Scattering 6. II
necessary to choice.
Thorington offered resolutions pro
vidlng for The election. of Speaker b.
plurality, pending which the Hopse Ad
Houned. s
WAsRISeTos, Dec IS.
SENArE.-Mr. Psstt gave notice o
his intention 10 introduce bill for tht
improvement Of Paispsco river.
Mr. BayeCd gave notice OF his in:en
tion to introduce a bill relative to the
improvement Of the piers and Port Penn,
in The Deleware riyeS.
The Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Walker rose to person
al explanation, aud defended the South,
ern Know NothiDgs from the attacks
of the Mobile Register, saying that they
had not only been the target for the
press of the country. were used here Us
batlledofe and shuitleeOck by the Rep
ublicans OIL one side aud the Democra is
on the other.
The Democrats here, with obstinate
party eIciusiveness. before the House
assembled. nominated their candidate
and adopted resolution which many
of the more considerais among them ad.
NIT was an insult and stigma on the
members Of this Aoor' The fact must
be realized that, if the Southern Know
Nothings,a. the opening Of this contest,
had thrown themselves ia the ranks Of
the Democra is, the result would have
been Freesoi Organization They
have pTeyented.this. Mr.. sWaiker den.
led tnat the Democratic was a National
party, and claimed nationality for the
American party,
MIR. Jones. OF Penney lvania, said that
his State .tinstead OF being represented
by siG National Democratic votes to.
day, would have had seventeen had i'll
not been for Know Nothingism whirh,
itiwas understood, was perfectly synon,
ymous with FreesOilism. The gentle.
man certainly did not,mesn 10 impule
to him who offered the resolution in
ca ucus an intention 10 Insult any indi.
vidual or class. They stood on wha,
tIey believed TO be princi pie without
compromise.
MIR. Allison indoFstd the ideas Of his
colleague, Aho is u national msu, and
said tnat had il not been for The fact
that the people OF Pennsy ylvania condem,
ned the action Of the last Congress there
would now be seventeen Democrats from
that Stale on this floor, but the Frpesoi
and Know Nothing parties united, and
the consequence is that Pennsylvania
is now represented By majority OF
members who condemn the Nebraska
Bill.
Mr.. Walker replied and ia the course
.oi his remarks said that the adoption of
lhe reroution by The mocratic eau,
Gus shoYs wba Is by no means uucom.
mon, namely, The progress Of all men
towsfd coniouuding principle with par.
", seeming TO forget that the two are
essentially different. He was willing
to wait with all, on general meeting
who will abide by the present laws on
the subject Of slavery, aud admit, new
States with or without slavery with u
view 10 accomplishing the election OF
Speaker.
MIR. Washington, of Mains, claim
ed that the party voting for Banks wgS
the only national party here.i
Campbell Jones and Allison and
PenusyIyania, INDUCED in a lively tri-
angular debate with reference of the
politics of that State involving the
merits Of the Speakership.
Mf. GiddiuBs delivered his views al
length on the Fieesoil question.
Mr.. Humphrey MARSHALL defended the
cause OF the Americans, stating that
like the Democratic party, they have
no terms Of compromise TO Cfer or &C
cept,
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, then obtained
the floor, wbereupon The House adjourn
led.