The daily union., 1856-12-18
HOUSE OF REpREsEyTATIvEs.

The House resumed the consideration Of the resolution
reported from the Committee Printing that fifteen
thousand copies OF the report OF the Secretary OF the Treas
ury on the state Of the finances be printed for the use
tie members OF the House !" the question being on the mo-
ton of Mr. FLoRrscK Of Pennsylvania TO Increase the
number TO twenty thousand copies thousand thereof
70 be reserved for distribution by the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The question was taken and the amendment was disa.
greed TO-
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr. sAPP, OF Ohio, rose to personal explanation. He
stated that he held In his hand copy Of the Democratic
Banner OF tho I'd inst published Mount Vernon 10 bis
congress ona district which published In its editorial col
umcs what purpors TO be copy Of n letter alleged 70
have been addressed to Mr. Pier and signed by him
member OF this body BE would pronounce the letter from
beginning 20 end a forgery
Mr. HARRIS, Of Maryland stated that be was unavod-
ably absent from the House Monday last but that had
he been present he would have voted In the Affirmative
the resolutions Of Messrs ETHsprDeE Of Tennessee and
onB Of South Carolina respecting the revival Of the Af-
can slave trade
THE rprsrDrrr's ANNUAL rEysAGr.
The Houso resumed tho consideration Of tho Presidents
annual message tho question being the motion that II
hc referred 20 the Committee OF the Whole on the state Of
the Union, and that the Committee on Printing be in
structed to inquire into the eypcliency Of printing
hossend extra copies thereof With the accompanying doc
umcnts.
Mr.. CUMBACK, OF Inianc stated that he was not one
OF thcse who thought this discussion Improbable He
believed that after snch exciting presidential
we have had Il right and proper that we should have
such discussion the message or the President IL the
charge Of rcvrng the agitation OF the slavery question Is
laid upon the (back) republican pery the President
responsible for he had caused by mpcnchng the motives
integrity and honesty Of large portion Of his constt
uens Tie thought that this discussion profitable TO
determine what had been Hettlcd and what principle
had been established The President had said in his mes
sage that the Union had undoubtedly been saved In his
opinion II the frst time the Union had been saved
He charged the democratic party with attempting TO
overthrow the Union He would ask where could se found
In the back) republican partyn Its press in its plat
FORM and in the doctrines advocated by the leaders Of that
party--an attempt 70 bring about dissolution Of the
Union Of the States He.would undertake 10 say that
resolution could not have passed the Democratic Conven-
ton at Cincinnati that would have been explicit in IL
in favor Of the Union the Union a, all hazards he
would say that such resolution could not have passed the
Cincinnati Convention unanimously.
He charged the President with intimating that the mil
lion and half OF men 1.-THE bsck-repubcan party who
I'd fought for the good Of the country for the good Of The
white man. and for the good Of white labor hypoces
In their profession promulgaing doctrine and intend
iug carry another He thought that the gentleman
from Georgia, Mr. CRawroRpl who made such able
defence Of the President had en into the that
the President bad when he stated that the bao republic