The daily union., 1856-02-03
REMARKS OF MR. TAYLOR.

have been silent spectator of the actions and OBJ
auditor Of the declarations OF the members of the
different parties into which the House is apparently dyi
ded since together and for one willing that
members should agreeaby to their views OF duty and
that parties may act in the their views of policy
may require without being subjected to too
curious chi ticsm. This however am sorry TO say, is
not the prevailing temper in the House disposition TO
examine nto the changing circumstances of the very
raordnary and unprecedented struggle for the cleo
ton Of Speaker which has SO long been going in the
House, with view to throwing the responsibility OF the
failure TO organize OF the parties TO that strug
GLE has repeatedly manifested ITSELF but only within
the last three four days that this disposition has dis
played itself iu such manner as to seem 10 require par
tcuar notice from this side OF the House.
On Friday, the 18th INST, the member from Ohio MIR.
GDDIsGs charged the failure 10 organize the House upon
the democratic party aud based his charge upon the ale
cation that that party responsible for II because OF
their refusal TO aid his friends in their attempts TO adopt
the plurality rule for tn, election Of Speaker and hardly
bad the discussion 10 which the unfortunate citations OF
authorities made BY that gentleman and his friends in
support Of their position been terminated by exposure
Of their unarntss which will not soon be forgotten by
those who were present when another gentleman belong
ing to the South American section Of the House. Mr. Chr-
LE in his place and made set speech, In which he
too charged the failure to organize the democratic
party but upon entirely different ground to witt be-
Of their refusal to unite with his friends in the sup
port of some conservative or national man. .- .s.
Ii is obvious that the democratic party cannot be justly
obnoxious 10 both of these structures for they abso-
utey incompatible with each other If the gentleman
from Virginia Mr. CARLuE had right to complain that
the democrats had not united with his friends upon
conservative "national ne expresses III, the
adoption Of plurality rule would of course have been
wrong. IT, the other hand the member from Ohio
right in blaming the democracy for not voting for the plural
y rule the union desired by the gentleman from Virginia
would have been wrong This is too clear for argument
IL would however be improper 10 leave the matter here
when in my view It Is just clear that the democratic
party has not incurred any responsibility TO the country
because Of either Of the reusas complained OF that they
have not for Loh
In point of fact there are but two great parties in the
llouse-the democratic party and the opposition to the
democratic party.
OF the democratic party 1t is needless 10 speak 1t
standsand happy 1t for the country that 1t does soft
stands the broad foundations Of the constitutions and
upon The folds Of its banner wherever advancedNorth or
South East or West among the rugged mountains Of
New England the sunny slopes of Alabama, Loui-
siana Texas-its principles enblazoned in those
words dear 10 every lover Of the Unon-e9uay among
The States and egugifg among al The citizens Of all The SoteS
IN tie terroriCs Of The United States Such party needs
no recognition Of It's nationality II stands in the midst OF
the parties In this nation the French republic did among
the nations OF Europe Ia 1898 aud when recognition Of
lie national character s volunteered iis members may well
exclam Napoleon did 10 the oher OF Austria to ac
knowledge the existence Of the French republic Ske II
out 1t the sun 10 heaven Unhappy Ia he who will
not ace IT.
said that there but two great parties in the House
tue democratic party and the opposition TO the democratic
party. And Is not this true .# q.
Who can Hil to remember that in The party contests
which terminated In the election Of the members Of the
present House the democratic party arrayed
side and that the opponents Of that party made
against IL on the other2 And who does not know
democratic party defeated their defeats claimed
as victories by that party which, shrouded in dark
and mystery and bound together by oaths and anti
republican obligations had operated In secrecy know
nothines until emboldened by their In destroying
one great party aud in making proseyes from the other
they before the world with platform Of what they
called princpes and arrogaed TO themselves the
OF the "Amercan party ~ Before this House met, the
northern press 10 their interest eemed with boasts Of their
strength and Il asserted and believed that upwards
Of hundred aud thirty Of the members elect belonged
to this oatl-bound organization. And what has
been the spectacle presented the gnze Of the American
people since those members got together in this hall
why, portion Of thcm-all indeed, coming from the
northern non-saveholdng States with the exception OF
sixare found TO regard opposition to the Kansas aud Ne
braska act paramount TO NIL other whilst those
coming from the slaveholdng States with the six north.
members just referred 10, agreed upon the prino
pie OF nonnterventon by the general with the
subject Of slavery Ia The States Territories aud declare
the support Of that principle to be in their view
all other issues These gentlemen claim to be national
Americans and srmaze their northern brethren OF the
anti Nebraska school factions and refuse 70 acknow
edge them members Of the national American party
or TO hold any fellowship with them.
Bot does this refusal the part Of the South Americans
deprive the other section Of their character members
i the know-nOthng American party2 That party was
organized In the North II founded upon Iso prnc
Catholicism and opposition 10 citizens Of foreign birth
To make this opposition effective all persons Of the Catho
lie faith and all persons born out OF the United States
excluded from membership and the members Of the
organization were further bound by oaihs not TO vote for
any Roman Catholic for any naturslzed citizen for any
office OF honor profit trust and II they were in su-
alton TO do they also bound not to appoint any
such TO office and when they found them in Office and they
bad the power, they them. This organ-
zaion extended from the North 70 the South u bad
necessary or natural connection with the subject OF sa
very and II Is not easy TO understand how the north
members OF the order they who founded IL should
not be good and accepted Americans merely because
there Is difference Of opinion between them and their
southern brethren upon subject which entirely foreign
70 the original and declared objects Of the organization