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arcby and impotence. Such is my view Of the
whole contest ~ it now stands: it rests with the
People to express theirs. H.G.
MR. FULLER's POSITION DEFINED-EF-
FECTS &C
Es'sorlal Correspondence of Tue n. Y. Tribune


WASHING ron, Wednesday, Dec. 49, 1855.
We had another interesting debate in the House
to dsy-a useful and prof table discussion. Mr..
L. ID. Can pbell Of Ohio who had the floor over
night, wisely declined TO speak, preferring that
the House sheuld resume its attempts to get or
gsnized RI bear that Mr.. C =, on considering how
many Members had already slaughtered them
selves this session by Ddiscreet and untimely bar
angues, proposed to make moderate addition to
the forty acres which now forms bis e.tste for a
Congressional buryng -pround-the bodies to be
deposited en' wise like driven piles, to economic
room think he had additional reason before
night to realize that such depository is needed
and would speedily be 6lled So the House pro-
ceedsd to vote-several Members absent or silent
and only 102 answered Banks" No choice.
Mr. BARCLAY Of Pa now took the floor with
the purpose of defining his position. He bad been
poiDteS at yesterday as an Anti Nebraska Demo
crst, and be rose to Iepel the aspersion on his
Democratic orthodoxy. He said he hsd disap-
proved Of the passage of the Nebraska bill, re-
garding the repeal Of the Missouri Restric tion
therein embodied as useless, irritating abstrsc-
lion but he DOW objected to the restoration Of
that Restriction or to any further agitation re-
spsctirg Slavery
Il Now here are the facts in the case, as IN
cerstsnd them. Mr.. Barclay sought and obtained
the Democratic nomination for Congress last year.
An Anti.Nebpasks candidate was STATED against
him. Mr., Barclay thereupon took the stump and
avowed himself thoroughly Anti Nebraska
Ibereupon bis opponent withdrew, seeing no reason
for having e,Dtest about nothing, and Mr.. Bar
clay Was elected By an undivided vote On the
strength of this election he comes here, votes
every tire for Richardson the special champion
in the House Of the Nebraska bill, aud declares
that all bis Anti Nebraskaism died with the con
summation Of the outrage by which it was ex-
cited Perhaps this is good faith to the people
who elected him, but cannot see it in that light
Mr.. THOMAS r. WHITYEY-our distinguished
Representative of the Hook District-made
swelling speech in dom Onstraton Of the "NatOn-
al" character Of the American party in the
North. He stood square on the Philadelphia Plat
form twelfth section inclusive, and manifested
intfsble contempt for newspapers" especially
those printed in or near "my District" As he
was II beleye) a sub editor himself, when he last
had another trade than that Of Office seeker and
thought be lifted his little higher here than
be could steadily carry it. Thence he went on to
veDtilste bis amazing unconscouspess of the most
obvious political facts; and, though had rather
an exalted opinion of his igporsnce store, 1 had
no adequate idea tf his natural qualifications to
be q Know Nothing. He boosted that New-Yoik
(the State) bad been carried at the last election
on the Philadelphia National Platform; whea in
fact The leaders had to hold State Council
at Bisehamton aud adopt very different plat
form, with Free Kansas plank in 1t, betOre they
could begin or even attempt to carry the state.
He FORGOT, also, that he had expressly committed
bim,elf by his duly recorded vote in the Senate
OF our State (Feb. 9-19, 1854,) to oppose ever
more the establishment Of Slavery in any territory
covered BY the missouri Restriction. lie further
asserted ttas Massachusetts hst reelected Gov
Gardner on the Philsdelphis Platform, iohe" Cor
Gardner toas himself one Of the boilers 'o"o ae'
-our eed and repudioted that Platform He boat ed
that ouI cit had given Tnentysir Ibonsanf P0tSs
for Joel T. Hesdley (Which is some Six Thou' and
mo,e than the truth viii warranty while Preston
Ktg. the "Black Republican" had bat SIX
Thopssnd. &c. I think 1 have known ss many
gross mistakes crowded into one speech, but not
one of such moderate length as this was
Mr. John KELLY, late Alderman OF the -FOUR
tseuth Ward, after~ard gave US touch OF MIA
ou,lty He has lungs like a blacksmith oelows'
and made more noise to the minute than anything
have heard in Washington but these detestaoie
uereopps. He spoke so loud that his wcrds
ware nearly drowned In the volume OF mere souna
that enveloped them. Understood him TO dispute
altoeether the Nationality OF even "nuney
american" psrty-there was but one res'y M
tiopal party, and that was the National Democraoc'
which was supporting Richardson, and next fa'i
xonld .and ak thoroughly National Democrats TO
Congress from our city. Now what mace
thi, particularly nice was the fact OF Mr. Kelly
election a. {" Soft" by the aid of Anu Neorasks
Wbi,,. who. haviog no candidate Of their 70
stripe. went In for him as inclined 10 our soc %
the question, 10 order to defeat the real eauohA'
Nebraska Democrat, Mike Walsh snouid nAe
IA have AN accurate statement of the net prohs O.
tb,. oDeratiou Mike is Nebraska enough out
he were the Member now, we might once In
while oct q ballot for Speaker while he was ou'
t,lipe a drink, while Kelly, believe. Is always
on hand II Mike contests the seat, and mas
sood Gaze, hope be may succeed
Mr.. HENRY NJ. FULLER of Pc. made the speec'
Ct the day, putting himself completely oe tut
eoutbsrn American Platform. He, like Mr. Bar
clay, h.d deprecated the passage OF the Kansas
Nebraska bill az opeoipg the oodeates OF 'eca mona
COW olsop but he regarded the repeal oil tht
Miss uTi Compact 40 an aesracton' ano snou
oppose Slavery agitation hebcetotth. III there hsa
been any Misunderstanding with regard 10 nu