The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-22
LIN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
Congress First Session
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1855.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Senate did not sit to-day.


Mr. COX obtained the floor but gave way for mo
ment to
Mr. GTDDINGS to make a personal explanation Mr.
G. stated that he wished to call the attention of the House
to some remarks which appeared in this mornings Globe
purportng to have been uttered by the gentleman from
Vreiniab Mr. McMULIESl In abiding to himself he was
reported TO say
g Bat when that member TMr. GIpplsasl gets up hi.
place. and acts such and makes such speech he
without condemnation He declared this House and to the
country ha the would 60 into the hands Of the
then that the Union should be- and ought be- dissolved
He did not know whether the gentleman had uttered
those words or not; but if he had represented him
saying what he never did say thnnO q "nu never
Mr. McMULrrs stated in explanation that he certainly
bod not Understood himself saying that the gentleman
rlm OHIO had threatened to dissolve the Union but he
nd Understood the gentleman to say that when the abo.
nsts had secured the Senate and elected their Presi
dent then the dissolution which the South talked about
should not take place; that the gentleman, former oc-
con had held up the southern Shareholder with the lash
in his hand the slave and he had assumed to himself
the right TO hold up the lash the southern representa-
ves in Congress that he had not said word in relation
TO that gentleman that he wished take back and that
his constituents would justify him in all that he had said
Mr.. GIDDlNGS. One word.
Dir. COX. Oh! you are done.
Mr.. GlDDINGS Continuing regardless of Mr.. Cox)
never did the expressions attributed to spoke OF
principles Of sections and replying to the gen.
eman, hope member will expect to reply any
thing he says unless i be papable Misrepresentation
Cries of Order y orderp
member DOcs
he think that he is capable Of insulting any gentleman
Laughter, and cries Of Orderp] know the rules of
der too well to go beyond the bounds Of decorum, but
when wantony assaled by that most contemplate mem
Der from Ohio, will defend myself here elsewhere.
Mr. COX, resumng, continued and concluded his re-
marks commenced early Yesterday In the course of them
be called upon members elected from the northern States
who represent eeso districts to state what arguments
were used by their democratic opponents in support of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill These gentlemen, ms matter
OF course returned partial to suit the nature OF
this question: and replied that they had attempted de-
end that bill by saying that it would insure to the North
all the territory as free territory Two gentlemen from
Michigan joined Ia this representation and promptly
corrected by Mr. PICK who denied that the democratic
party Of his State had made any such defence of that
bill.
Mr.. ETHERIDGE concurred in most of what had been
said by his friend from kentucky Mr. Cox but differed
with him in his views the slavery question That gem
tean had said the South protected in their slave
property by the constitution. He asserted that they held
it in defiance of the constitution and entered into long
argument TO prove it.
Mr. COBB. Mr.. Clerk we are at the close of the third
week of the session without organization, and the
charge has been made from quarter of the House that
the democratic party is responsible for II. As
Der OF that party acting with it, and giving to its actions
here since the commencement of this session my hearty
and cordial approval rise to say word two in refer
to the position which occupies before the country
and to justify and defend position When the charge
made by those who profess to have majority in this
House. those whose sentiments have been reflected by the
senior member the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. GDDNGs
the most OF whom casting their votes for the honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts for Speaker the only reply
that feel called upon to make in behalf of the democratic
party is, that in the minority 1t is OF
high qualification TO them, and they have congratulated
the country upon it. The minority therefore, is not
sponsibe for this want Of organization.
The charge is made by another political organization in
this House and extended reply perhaps demand
ed IL has been said repeatedly and it has gone the
country that the failure of the national OF this House
TO unite in The election OF Speaker is attributable the
resolution passed by the democratic which nOmina-
ted the gentleman from Illinois Mr.. RCHAnDsos1 for
Speaker that that resolution has erected barrier be-
tween the democratic party and those who hold national
sentiments on some subjects in common with that party
and that that barrier be passed by Them there
fore that responsible for the failure organize
requires brief return to the history Of the past
TO respond to this charge.
AT the time, sir, when the contest wagng and wax
ing all the southern States when ali the political
organizations in the northern States out Of the democratic
party warning upon it account Of its nation
ny when for years 1t had stood firm against these
assaults from every quarter and from every faction
suddenly springs up secret political organization shown
by subsequent history be either the offspring the
ura ally OF this eeso organization which had for years
warred upon the national principles Of the democratic
Elections TRANSFERRED the friends Of this national principle
which had been illustrated in the passage Of the Nebraska
and Kansas BILL and which had been maintained for
by the national democracy Of the North stricken
down. need only ask you to cast your eyes this
House and notice those who occupy the once
filled by the friends of the constitution and desire You to
tell through whose tallty those men were
driven from this hall and their places supplied by those
who respond the sentiments of the gentleman from
Ohio, and who cast their votes for the gentleman from
Massachusetts This the work OF old
existing at the North They incapable Of eecng il
II when those sympahzing with them Ia their free
soil sentiments struck down, you please the bannerS
red in broad daylight and resorted 10 their midnight
sembags hid out from the light OF day and there consp
ring against the best interests Of this country and the cons
uoaa rights of that section Of II which have the honor
in part represent combining their power and in
ueuce with the open enemies Of the constitution and the
rights Of the States enabled destroy and break
down the power Of the national democratic party in tho