The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-19
HOUSE OF PRESENTATIyES.
The House met at H. m.
Tho journal Of yesterday was read and approved

The House met at H. m,
Tho journal Of yesterday was read and approved
PERSONAL ExrLAsATios.
Mr. WALKER asked and obtained leave 10 make per-
sonal explanation lie said that in taking his seat upon the
floor he had determined general rule OF action not TO
notice newspaper comments upon his conrse hui az ths
particular uncture in the condition in the House
and in view Of the great popular anxiety on the subject
which made every member however humble or unknown
he might be- object of scrutiny and examination he
felt it due to himself at least to attempt yindcaon OF
his conduct lie proceeded to read article from the Mo-
bile Register rejecting upon the course OF southern Know"
nothing members for preerng to waste their surages on
impossible candidates to planting them where they would
consnces by the solemn mockery OF accusing democrats
of delaying the Organization by not coming 10 the support
OF their candidate, HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
Mr. W. proceeded 10 cay that the same paper in another
ISSUE charged him personally with tring in the dis
charge of his duty here by throwing his vote away
on Mr. DAVIS Of Maryland and he thought that it was hs
duty define clearly where he stood and where he intends
stand That the small body of thirty with whom he had
the honor act had only been the target Tor the press
of the country but had been used in this House to the game
of batedorc and shutecock BY the republicans
side and the democrats the other. lie had heard that
the democratic party the only one in the House acting
upon principle 1t but what the principle upon
which they acng 1t was the principle Of party ar
rogance and exclusycnesg They had met this floor be-
fore Congress had yet assembled and in preliminary
Gus had adopted resolution which many OF their number
in their calmar moments painfully admitted stigma
insult upon the principles OF that party, whose
principles nearly the and they only differed Oh
that if the southern nothngs had rallied to the sup
port Of the democratic candidate the result would have
been the freesoi organization Of the House and therefore
the effect fur the organization was concerned had
been 10 save OIL and prevent The fraesoers from OBJ
tanning ascendency but that the party with whom be
acted could cooperate with the democrats SO long
as the insulting aiuson contained in their resolution
passed in stared them in the gcc uuretraced or
IL would place them, FIRST in humiating position and
next would in all likelihood secure the ireesotl organ-
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES said that he had The honor
to submit the resolution in caucus to which the gentleman
referred and in doing had no intention TO- insult any
individual or any class of indviduals and he would
further say the gentleman that Pennsylvania would
have for the candidate Of the national
democratic party Mr. IscHAnDsoS instead OF Sis had It
not been for know nohngsm, as proiessed but reeo-
iam in disguise and in reality in his State; that Inc gentle
would search that resolution IN vain to End word said
about the American party; that the knownothng party
was mentioned, bnt la his State know-nothingsm and
freeeosm synony ers aud therefore The gem
tleman could find nothing Objectionable 10 that term.
Mr. ALLISON desired 70 ask his colleague question.
He wished to know whether he understood him argh;
when he said that the principles Of the know-no,hng party
and freeso ntiNebraska party identical and
that the non OF these parties in Pennsylvania had
prevented tho national democracy from having majority
OF the State delegation the floor II So he endorsed
that idea lie believed that had IL not been that the pco-
pie OF Pennsyvana condemned the action of The last Con-
gress the Nebraska b seventeen national democrats
might have again represented his State In the present Con-
gress but the people condemned H. the kmow-nolh-
ings and frceso party united and Gonnsyvania Il now
represented by majority who opposed 10 that act
Mr. WALKER resuming, spoke ut length on the princi-
pes Of the southern portion of the American parity ana
concluded by saying that there had been attempt made
to organize the House upon merely sectional basis and
that the candidate of that sectional party Mr. BhNK had
said yesterday that he rested his claims for the support OF
his constituents well for his party 10 the House upon
the saunchness of his ansavery principles lie, there
FORE called upon all conservative men, irrespective OF par
ties who anxious he was TO elect organz aion
aud preserve the great interests of the country TO meet IN
the hall at halfpast o'clock for the purpose OF having
conference in order to devise plan by which con
servative organization OF the House might be had
Mr. WkSIiBURN, of Maine, desired TO submit fc'
remarks lie said that there was but truly nationa
party the floor Of the Hopse and That party had beef
giving s vote 20 the honor pe gentleman from ssacha
ssy oy Speaker ibss the omocao party lsst year va