The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-19

dominant hut The large majority which ii thea had Of
had melted down 10 l5i tatit did not rer snt
national feeling the country, but ncon aud ~ IN
nr better and lie submitted that the gentleman oni
Alabama in his remarks haa proved that The party 90 wien
h belonged was sectional upon the subject OF seys ~
the democratic The party with which he was acting at
been rallied carry the ideas contained IN he Dea-
ration OF Independence and the constitution OF the 'oin-
n " and would sustain the honorable gentleman from as-
aebusetts and keep ground until It's position s sildt-
ciiel aud acknowledged by the North and the sonth snd
it is admitted 10 be the only truly national party ~ mo
country. Laughter
Mr. ORR would like 10 inquire Of the gentleman Wien
ha elected 10 seat on this toor
Mr. w ASHBuRN. Last September year
Alr ORR would heu ask the gentleman whether bis
party has not since been defeated and whether there has
not lately been democratic legislature eee'a ~ ms
State?
CCries Of Answer the!a and great laughter
Mr. WASHBURN. | win answer the gentleman bY
saying, in the first place that leading issue IN the ae
OF Maine n the last election tue Maine-hIaor lW
f4aughterl viii further that II requires llaor-
It's elect the governor; that the republican party MA
plurality Of 5000 votes the democracy and mat
another party, known the sraighont whG party lad
about 5000 votes and that party occupied the same posi-
on the Nebraska bin as did the republican BESIDES
this, the democratic party in its conveno hha reih5ea
express any opinion either one side or the othfr IN
regard 10 the Nebraska bill
Mr. ORR. The gentleman says, ! understand I'M,
that the Mnine-quor Law the principal issue anc me
one which determined the result Arc we tnen 10 unsT
stand from this that the people Of Maine liked whsEey
better than freedom? IGreat laughter There IS nuoher
question which | wish ask him. desire 10 know
whether be elected TO his seat this floor ~ Tie
know-nothngs in his district !,
Mr. WASHBURN. / shall he very happy TO answer mt
question. am that was-at any rate, aht
not member of the order. believe there were very rev
know-nothngs in my district M the time
Mr. ORR There il still another question VISA 70 ask
Was the issue made in the State OF Maine at ue s
election by the gentleman HIMSELF Senator Wade the nom
Mr. Banks and other gentlemen, that the question nht
the people Maine had 10 decide was whether they should
support the Kansas and Nebraska act passed al hs ast
Congress @ @ aH
Mr. WASHBuRN said that thought this question
was au exceedingly important to the North and ON
it the republican party were opposed 10 he deuiocd,
laughter 4 but with the that II was not
Important elections that members OF Congress Were
10 be elected and that the local quesons--the Maine
liquor law and others--were Of greater importance
ir ORR. would like to know Of the gentleman Il he
heard tho gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. BANKS IN
any his speeches delivered in Maine make use Of tne Gel
ebrate expression that "hc was wiling 10 iet c Chioh
slide r. 8s . 7" - = 1b
Mr. w AsfBURN In answer to that question would
heard the speeches of the gentleman but never
heard him make use of that expression
Mr. CAMPBELL OF Pennsylvania, said that he desired
to address the great American party in relation TO .he
charge which had been made against that party IN the
State Of Pennsylvania of freesoiIism that he had Under
stood his colleague mr. j. G. JosEs to say that the Amer
lean party in their State had gone over body anu sou 70
frce-soism :.
tnctIy said that know-nohinesm and freesolan were
Mr. CAMPBEII desired to show 10 the members of tie
House and the country that the American party of Penn
sylyana entirely distinct party from the fleeso
party. He then proceeded 10 give history % the iAa
had taken place the scordan elements OF know
uohingsnl whgeery, and aholitionism which, he said,
deemed essentially necessary IN order 10 deeat ue
Mr. JONES said thai he wonld be the last man to at
tempt place his colleague in false position but ihat
what he bad said on subject had been confirmed by
one OF his colleagues Mr. ALLIsoS who Proessed free
soil principles lie further asked if the knownothng par
,y of Pennsylvania not the ree-soi party upon what
principle all his colleagues who had been sent 10 Coll-
gress know-nohings had with the exception OF three,
supported The gentleman from Massachusetts for Speaker
who publicly held up as being the very bone ana smeW
of abolitionism
Mr. CAMPBELL replied that he and his colleagues were
supporting Mr. BANKS Americans and that that gentle
man was liberty entertain any views on the subject
of slavery that he thought fit they considering that an open
question. :,
gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.. JosEs] whether le
say that when in the resolution adopted IN me
democratic caucus the term knownothng was used, y
was not meant 70 apply TO the southern Americans
Mr. JONES certainly meant TO say such thing. the
objection had been rased by the gentleman from Alabama
that the American party had been treated with contempt IN
the caucus resolution which had been submitted by hin,
and that he had replied 10 that gentleman by saying tat
there word in it intended TO be disrepecnn 20
any any class of men, however humble tney mght
be- That he had said that knownothingism in MS own
State believed bc freesoilism IN disguise and mat
whatever it might publicly PRETEND IT was always iouna
acting and voting with the free-soil party. 49,,
Mr. WASHBURNE asked If the gentleman understood
thngism be free-5oism in disguise as contra
distinguished from Amercanism2 lie wished TO Know u
now-nothngism and Americansm were one ana she Same
thing. 80.
Nj JONES replied that he American himself, bnt
would never be know-nothing.
Mr. WASIIBURNE wished TO hear the difference petWeeh
know notbngsm and Americanism explained.
Mr JONES said that lie could not do more IMAM slate
that there is party this country that goes by great
many the American party, alias the know-notnhg
party alias the ant-foregn party that 1T at tunes pre-
tends be national organizations nnd at Others sec
onal one and il the gentleman alluded to that party, ne
would SAY that by whatever term designated Y was ooh
tcsl with freesolisn and promised no good to inc demo
cratic party Applause 49,.
Mr. " WASHBUHNE said that he had understood Mr. JONES
"a holding invitation TO tue southern know
to come in and FOR the candidate OF the democratic
marty y saying that the platform adopted by that party III
cspcus was not barrier 10 their doing so.
Several yocrR lie did no snch thing.
Mr. WASHBURNE. ! merely stale !! "a understand Il
yolcss aYou know better
Mr. JONES. 1t s known by all here that the resolution
qaop,ed IN caucus the democratic party publicly pro-
claims the principles and the organization OF that paryy
AMI says 10 The country and tho world that IL never Will
fake ground with the nothing party how, then thar
Gentleman could by any possibility, hare understood mo
10 s,y that was willing compromise and make cons
dona with fiat party arn OF oss 10 determine ~,
am only willing 10 compromise with and embrace those
who reudata their heesics and come back into the demo-
cratic fold. m
Mr. wAsHBURNE disclaimed any intention Of nllsrepra-
canning the gentleman exceedingly anSpu9 10
ng 2efre te country what had occurred between hat
c,es,an and the gentleman from Alabama IN the course
e. debate The gentleman from Alabama IN bis eloquent
.,eoch ssys as did the gentleman from North carohna
r p.ys1 Yesterday that the platform which the demo
cratic party has made here nteposes between hat party