Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-07
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Biters Bit. 20
A move has bean made in the House by oneof
Forney's disciples, the evident design Of which
was 10 embarrass such Of the members as are
supposed to belong to the American party; A
very general impression has prevailed among
the Forneyites Of Congress, that these gentle
men would be ashamed to ayow their real SEN
timents, and it was for the purpose OF making
them face the music" that Mr.. White, OF
Pennsylvania, moved ION Monday lasD TO sus-
pend the rules, to allow him to introduce the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas discussions have been INDUCED In this
House in Committee of the Whole, which, with
other circumstances, lead TO the conviction that
there exists in this country an extensive secret
oath-bound political association, which seems In
tended to interfere with the purity of elections and
the legislation Of the country, such an association
as excited the fears and induced the solemn warn
ings Of Washington in his Farewell Address;
Therefore,
Resoloed, That, in the opinion of this House,
the existence Of secret oath-bound political associ
| atoms, having in view an interference with the
sanctity of the balotbox and the direction OF the
course Of national municipal legislation Is in
consistent with, and dangerous TO the institutions
of republcanism, and directly hostile to the genius
| Of this government.
Resolyed, That every attempt to prescribe any
class of citizens on account of their religious opn-
IONS TO favor or injure any religious den0mina-
ton by national legislation is direct violation OF
the spirit Of the Constitution of the United States
Resolved, That, while careful and strict adj
ministration of the naturalization laws ia solemn
duty, yet every interference with the guaranteed
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the plghted faith Of the nation, and must diminish
It's growth and prosperity.
1.-THE motion was rejected, (two-thirds being
necessary only 104 voting in the affirmative,
while rs voted in the negative
We rather think this result astounded the
oiginators of the move. The biters were evil
IDENTIFY bit To our certain knowledge, more than
one Of the anti-American members were COM
plctely dumb-foundedy at this unexpected dis
closure Of the strength Of Americanism in the
House
| Although Mr.. White, in demanding the yeas
and nays on his motion, said that he wished
the vote to be regarded as . test of the opinions
Of gentlemen, and although such seemed to be
the general understanding of the House, yet
it is probable that two or three gentlemen who
voted in the negative have no sympathies with
the American party. Gen. Bayly, of Virginia
said that, in giving his vote he should recog-
Mise no such test but at the same it is due to
him to say that he did not intimate whether
or not he approved of the resolutions.
Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee, voted in the neg
ative, yet enphatcally declared that he was
not Know-N Nothing. Such may have been
the position Of other gentlemen. Butin the
main the vote may DO regarded as test of the
opinions Of those present.
For the information Of our readers we append
| the vote, arranged according to States. Mr..
Campbell, Of Ohio, and Mr.. Lewis, Of Virginia,
being accidentally out Of the hall at the time,
asked permission to record their votes, but it
was denied. The latter said he should have
voted in the negative.
|. Yeas.--Moses Macdonald, Thomas j. d. Fuller,
and Z. Wilder Farley.
Nays.-Samuel Mayall and Samuel P. Benson.
Absent-Israel Washburn, jr.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Yeas.-George w. Morrison and Harry Hibbard
Absent-George w. Kittrcdge
VERMONT.
Nays.-Andrew Tracy and Alvah Sabin.
Absent--James Meacham.
MASSACHUSETTS, sa4a
Yeas.-Thomas d. Eliot, J. Wiley Edmands.
Samuel n. Valley, William Appleton, and Charles
w. Upham.
Nays.-Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr.
Absent.-Tappan Wentworth, Alexander De
Witt, Edward Dickinson, John z. Goodrich, and
Samuel L. Croker
RHoDK ISLAND.
Yea--Thomas Davis.
Nay.-Benjamin B. Thurston.
CONNECTICUT.
Yeas.-Colin M. Ingersol, Nathan Belcher, and
Origen s. Seymour.
Nay.-Thomas T. Pratt.
Yeas.-Hram Walbridge, Mike Walsh, William
NJ. Tweed, John J: Taylor, George Hastings, VIM.
A. Walker, Peter Rowe, and George A. Simmons
Nays.-Geo. w. Chase, 0rsamus B. Matteson,
Henry Bennett, Henry @. Goodwin, Caleb Lyon,
Daniel 7. Jones, Edwin B. Morgan, Andrew Oil
yer, Davis Carpenter, Benjamin Pringle, Thomas
T. Flagler, Solomon @. Haven, Reuben f. Fenton,
Isaac Teller, Russell Sage, Rufus w. Peckham,
| VIM. Murray, and John Wheeler.
| Absent.-Francis b. Cutting, Jared v. Peck,
James Maurice, Thomas w. Cumming, Charles
Hughes, Bishop Perkins, and Theodore r. West
brook.
#a NEW JERSEY.
Yea.-Samuel Lilly.
| Nays.-Alexander @. M Pennington, and Chas.
SHELTON.
Absent-Nathan 7. Stratton, and Geo. Vail
| PENNSYLVANIA
Yeas--Samuel A. Bridges, J. Clancy Jones,
Isaac Il. Hester, John Robbins jr., VIM. II. Witte,
John McNair, Christian NJ Straub, Hendrick b.
Wright, Michael @. Trout, Carlton b. Curtis, Vim.
II. Kurtz, Samuel L. Russell, John L. Dawson,
and Thomas b. Florence.
Nays-David Richie, Thomas M. Howe, Galu-
sha A. Grow, William Everhart John McCulloch,
and Ner Middleswarth
| Absent--Jas Gamble, Asa Packer, JHo. Dick.
Augustus Drum, and Joseph R. Chandler.
DELAWARE.
| Yea.-George Reed Riddle.
| MARYLAND H.H
| Yeas--yacob Shower, Joshua Vansant, Henry
May, William 7. Hamilton.
Nays.--John r. Franklin, Augustus R. Sellers
/ VIRGINIA.