The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-29
THE SPEAKERSHIP.


of Representatives. The various offices are dis
posed OF, and all the House will have to do will
be, to say yea and amen. The plan, as we
learn from the papers, is as follows:
SPAN far Organizing the House Of Repre-
sentatices- 7hityjou,th COngress.-To call a
meeting Of all members of the American Or
der who support the resolutions adopted by the
National Council at Philadelphia, 18th June,
1855.
"This meeting shall prescribe obedience to
those resolutions, the test Of eligibility to any
Office or appointment within the power of the
House of Representatives.
"If sufficient number of National Ameri-
caus cannot be assembled to effect an organi-
cation upon the above basis, conference shall
be invited with all members favorable to an or
ganization upon the basis of maintaining the
existing laws upon the subject of Slavery, as a
final and conclusive settlement Of that subject.
"That this conference shall refuse to support
any nominee for any office within the appoint
ment of the House, who will not take and sub
scribe the following declaration of principle and
action:
81. That he will obey and enforce, when
called on so to do, all laws enacted by the Fed
eral and State Governments, as paramount to
any other authority within their respective and
appropriate jurisdictions.
%. That he will abide by and maintain the
existing laws upon the subject of Slavery, as a
final and conclusive settlement Of that subject
in spirit and in substance.
90. That he will abstain from and dscour-
age the agitation of the Slavery question.
a.. That he acW confer no subordinate 0p-
pOiHtD,em upon any one schO WiW not make and
| subscribe the foregoing declaration"
To carry this into effect, two Representatives
from New York have issued the following call
in the american Organ of this place:
New York, Nor. l, 1855.
To the Editors oftae organ;
GENTLEMEN: As it is now clearly known that
| the American Representatives to the coming
Congress will constitute a large plurality in the
House, it is eminently desirable that confer
| ence be had, prioE TO the commencement of the
| session.
| In this view, the undersigned solicit the p-iy.
| iege of inviting, through the medium Of YOUR
columns, the several members of Congress who
have been chosen as the Representatives of the
American policy, to meet for conference at the
Hall of Representatives, o. Thursday the 18th
day Of November next, at the hour Of GQcn.
BY giving this invitation in your wide-circu
lated columns, you will confer a favor on your
very oDeuient servants,
Thomas II. WHITNEY,
FIN NeW York District
BAyARI CLARE,
Ninth New York District.
The correspondent of the New York Erpress
*. N. says the call is rather premature, as
many ues.. beys OF the Know Nothing Party
may not be present in Washington at the time
hot oh n.
ing in that case will be preliminary That the
Know Nothing members will attempt, however
to organize the House, is not to be doubted
The New York ifii5arc and Boston atlas
| propose a union of all the members opposed to
| the Administration. We do not know what is
to be gained by such movement. 1t is Wis.
iopary to suppose that the Know Nothings and
| Wings of the South can ever be brought to snp.
port candidate fit to be sustained by the Re-
publicans of the North. They are more hostile
to each other, than Southern Know Nothings
can be to the Administration. No movement
0f the kind can be successful, unless the Slave
ry Question be ignored altogether.
| There would seem to be more reason for call
ing ali Anti-Nebraska caucus, if caucus is to
be resorted to. The policy of the Administra
ton in repeating the Missouri Compromise was
the great question submitted to the People
They were called upon to say whether they ap
proved c. disapproved of it. In the free States
it was the sole question. The People replied
by returning to the House ma.o1ity Of mem
bers opposed to the Administration On thi:
single issue-the question of Slavery and Sla
very extension IS presented by the repeal O
the Missouri Compromise. Or this issue, the
House ought to be organized. The Anti-Ee
braska member who seeks to thrust in other is
sues, to make the organization Of that bod,
tributary to other objects, is dishonest.
But, We must not shut our eyes to facts
Seyeraa members from the North-how man,
is not yet known-sEe determined that all tn
Offices shall be filled by Know Nothings: tn
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the new Order is to j.,
made the paramount object. They call upor
all the members of the Opposition 10 ss,ly IN
der their banner.
is it Worth while to go into a caucus will
such men? Is it safe-is i. honest? As the
term Republican" is used to define oppesitio,
to the policy Of the Administration on the
question of Slavery, would it not be the bette,
way to cali at once q Republican caucus
and nominate Republican candidate? S,
we think. We like the plain, bold, direct wa,
of dealing with these questions By no act O
ours would we give countenance or influence t.
the Know Nothing Party.
As usual, the managers of the Secret Ordel