Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-12-17

an effort to unite all the elements of the oppo-
sitiou to the Democracy in the next Presiden-
tial election. but he believed the scheme would
fail He proceeded to argue that the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise was not condemn
ed in the recent canvass, as had been SO freely
asserted by the gentleman on the other side.
Upon the conclusion of his remarks the
vote was taken on the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused to allow
Mr.. Whitefeld to be sworn in as delegate
from Kansas. The motion TO reconsider pre-
vailed and the resolution to allow the dele
gate to be sworn in carried by four ma
jority, yeas, liz, nays los.
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Akers. Allen, BeriSe
dale, Bell, Bennett, (Miss.) Bocock, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Brooke, Broom, Burnett, Cad
walader, Campbell, (Ky..) Carlisle, Caruthers,
| Caskie, CIingman, Cobb, (Ala.,) Cox, Craw-
ford, Cullen, Davidson, Davis, (Md.,) Davis,
| Ill.,) Denver, Dowdell, EdmundsoD, Elliott.
English, Etheridge, Eustice, Evans Faulkner,
Florence, Foster, Fuller, Me.,) Garnett, ,Goode,
Greenwood, Hall, (Iowa,) Harris, (Md.,) Har-
ris, (Ala..) Hrrris, (IlI.,) Harrison. Herbert,
Hickman, Hoffman, Houston, Jewett, Jones,
! (Tenn.,) Jones, (Pa.,) Keitt, Kelly. kennett,
Kidweil, Lake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin,
Alexander AZ. Marshall, Humphrey Marshall,
Marshall, (IIl., } Maxwell, McMullen, Mcqueen,
Miller, (Ind.,) Milson, Moore, Morrisan, Oil
yer, (Mo.,) Orr, Packer, Paine, Peck, Phelps,
Porter, Powell, Puryear, Quitman, Ready. Ri
caud, Rivers, Rufiin, Rust, Sandidge, Savage,
Shorter, Smith, (Tenn.,) Smith, (Ta.,) Smith,
| (Ala.,) Sneed, Stephens, Swope, Talbot, Tay
| lor, Trippe, Tyson, Underwood, Vail, Walk,
| Walker, Watkins, Wells, Wheeler, Whitney
Williams, Winslow, Wright, (Tenn. y and Zol-
lcoffcr.
NAYs.-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Bar
bour, Barclay, Bennett, (N.Y.,) Benson, Bill
lngshurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw,
| Brenton, Burlington, Burlingame, Campbell,
(Penn.,) Campbell, (Ohio,) Chaffee, Clarke,
| (N.Y. CLARK ( Comm Clawson, Colfax, ,Comins,
Covode, Cragin, Cumback, Damrell, Davis,
Mass, Day, Dean, Witt, Dick, Dodd, Dur
fee, Edie, Edwards, Emrie, Flagler, Galloway,
Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hal, ( Mass
Harlan, Haven, Hodges, Holloway, Horton,
IN. y Howard, Hughston, Kelsey, King,
Knapp, Knight, Knowlton, Kunkel, Letter,
Mace, Matterson, McCarty, Miller,(N > Mill
ward, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Mich
OILS, Norton, Oliver, On. V Parker, Pearce,
Hunt, Pelton, Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike,
Pringle, Purviance, Ritchie Robbins, Roberts,
Robertson, Sabin, Sapp, Scott, Sherman, SIM
mons, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan,
Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Trafton, Wade
Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne,
(Wis.,) Washburne, (Ill-.) Washburne. (Me.,)
Welch, Woodruff and Woodworth.
The oath of office was then administered.
and the House adjourned.
IMessrs. Jacob Broom. Penn.) Henry II. FRl-
Ter, (Penn.) JOB B. Tyson, (Penn.) j. Scott
Harrison, (Ohio,) Oscar F. Moore, (ohio,) VIM.
W. Yaulk, IN. " Thomas R. Whitney, (N.
Y.,) Americans and John Hickman, PENN
Asa Packer, (Penn.) John Williams. IN. Y )
and Daniel Wells, (Wis.,) Democrats-all OF
whom voted to eject Whitfield in August last.
voted to-day to admit him. Mr.. Fuller, of Pa,
was absent. Mr.. Haven voted to eject. Mr..
Damrell, of Mass, though quite feeble, was
in his seat for the first time to-day, and voted
Mr.. Dickson, of y Y :, continued absent. sick.
| Dec. 10.-SESATE.-The Senate resumed
the consideration of the motion to print the
Message and accompanying documents.
Mr. Pugh entered into a defence of the
President in all the positions and arguments
of the Message, and especially that portion Of
it which denounced the spirit of sectionalism
and disunion.
HoUsE.-The question pending being the
reference Of the Presidents Message to the
Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Washburne, Of Maine, spoke at some
length, controverting the views of the Execu
tive, and condcmning bis imputations concern
ing a large portion of the people of the Free
States, with much severity.
Dec. 1l.-SESArE-Th Senate resumed the
consideration OF the motion to print the Mes
sage and documents.
Mr.. Cass having the floor, vindicated. in ar
elaborate argument, the general positions o.
the President, and Landed its patriotism. He
reiterated his opinions on popular sovereignty
and discussed the general questions involved
in the debate on the Presidents Message.
Mr.. Hale proclaimed the intentions of the
Republican party to be to apply the princi
pie of excluding slavery from the territories
and declared his belief that party would ba
the dominant party in 1860. He exhibited q
handbill for a Democratic Free Kansas Meet
ing, at which Mr.. Bigler was promisedt to ap
pear among the speakers, (which produced mucl
merriment.
Mr.. Bigler denied that he was speaker al
such meeting.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Cass
Hale and Others, after which the Senate ad