Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-13
Judge Brien offered the following reso-

Ready, and Mm. ii. Sueed, or TINS State.
The Convention then adjourned till after
supper.
How The south Lost the Speaker.
Correspondence of the Nashville Patriot)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1856.
DEAR SIR: For the first time in tie history
of the government, northern sectional man
has been elected Speaker of the United States
House of Representatives, by U0tes exclusively
from the northern section Of the Union. This
portentUus result, let it be understood. might
have been spared Us, but for the extraordinary
and unpardOHa6le course Cf the men (ct curious
hues in politics. banded together as AdminiStra-
ton Democrats. At the meeting of Congress,
when all intelligent men saw that this danger
was imminent, and that the crisis demanded
that all national men should prepare to bring
their whole force to bear against it, the Ad.
ministration Democrats rushed with hot haste
into caucus, and there nominated VIM. a.
Richardson for Speaker, and passed a resolution
Mrodciag the gauntlet to all tie North upon the
Nebraska que ton, aud at the SoH1e time putting
an insulting stigma upon tie National Ameri
cans (who agreed with them to stand firmly
By the eristiHg lars on the subject Of staCery)
such as was calculated to TepeL them in any eff
forts to unite with democrats in resisting
triumphant organization Of northern anti Stare
ry men. This movement had the (perhaps de
sired) effect to combine the northern americans
ui,h the Black Republicans liz one common or
qanizatjon against the Nebraska bill on Banks
'or Speaker At the same time it had the fur
Their inevitable effect to cause the National
Americans TO stand together in an Independent
organization, as well against the so called
Democrats, who had so unjustly and shame
fully stigmatized them, AS against the northern
sectional men, who supported Banks and were
for foolishly resisting the democratic issue by
fayoring the repeal of the Nebraska bill Mark
well The influence this first democratic more
ment had in bringing about a state of things
which inconsiderately dioides the South agaiH,t
ITSELF achen in conflict NTH tie oohoLe array Of
aatt-Slarery feeling in tie Norm at q time
when that feeling, was, by accident more
strongly represented in Congress than it can
be expected to be again for years. Rest as
sured this movement Of the democrats WIS in
tended as a stroke ct purity policy, an connection
uiH tie approaching Presidential election, re-
gardless of the consequences to the country, or
of the durability of the Union. Meantime, tie
prescription of Americans is such, that every
applicant for office at the Executive Depart
ment, is required to s1oear that he is not
member of the American party!
The National Americans paused to consider
they complained to the democrats OF the in
Justice and folly of their course, in putting
upon them in such crisis such virulent pro-
scripion-nay, they offered to confer with
them upon the Speakers election aud the COM
mon good of the South But the partizln
leaders of Democracy deciiHed-they said they
had no compromises 20 offer, or to receive
unless the Americans would endorse their res0.
luton declaring falsely that the americans
rcere in .tdror Of deprioiHg a portion Of the
Ameriea'R1 people Of their ciUH and religious
liberty!
Notwithstanding this obstinacy and folly,
the National Americans in full view of the
danger of an anti slavery triumph, unless rea-
son prevailed among southern men, threw
their votes upon Gov. Smith, of Va, Of the
democratic party, (whO had voted steadily for
the democratic candidate for Speaker, but who
had not attended the caucus which passed the
unjust resolution referred TO- and thus tender
ed To the democrats compromise on one of
their own men. The democrats declined 10.
The National Americans had previously made
a demonstration on Mr. Boice, of the demo
cratic organization. which the democrats had
failed TO respond to.
The National Americans then returned 10
Henry NJ Fuller, their sound and true candi-
date for Speaker, and soon thereafter instituted
the process Of probing 10 the bottom the real
political opinions of the three candidates for
Speaker, Fuller, Richardson, aud Backs. The
result is known-Bauks showed himself utter
~ uusound, as was known before-Fuller pass
ed the ordeal as pare gold from the crucible-
Richardson, the democratic nominee, declared
hiaisst II tie adsoeats Of ths eoastitRiioRality q
The ViLnot ProVisol and toas. ProreH erea 70
haze pledged Ain,se!f IN 1850, 10 apply the VA
mot Prosiso 10 southern soil, II sldSery could
not o,1e1oise Be prohibited tAersi
Ills friends, sorely Disconnected, went again
in1q caucus, then permitted Ain 10 retire from
ne eonte't, and brought oas Mr.. Orr, rs the
Democratic candidate In his stead-but sill
the Democrats had the folly To re-aftirm their
odlous resolOtionl The National Americans
would not, Of course, consent to go over to the
Democratic candidate while standing on that
resolution as a platform; bat were anxious to
ualIe with the Democrats upon fair and hon.
orable terms, to defeat The Republicans. Meaa.
Time, the struggle progressed Banks refusing
tcfwihdrsw, and his friends wen understood