The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-11
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WAsHlKGros CITY, Feb. I'D, 1850.
Ne. EDlzoR: The great struggle for
Speaker Of the seth Cong, ess, as YOU are
aware, came 10 close on she 1880 ballot.
On the last vote the entire South, Demo
sra,s and Know Nothings, coslesced and We
red for Gov. Aiken. Those Of the Ameri-
can party who had previously voted Tor Mr.
Fuller threw their votes away. DIR. Fuller
himself psired of with a Banks man. thus
virtually voting for Aiken.
A more exciting contest or scene new
or witnessed. The galleries were crowded
rom 10 until7o'clock. When the crisis
arrived, and the fnal vote was being taken,
doubt was depicted on every eountenance.
| The 6rmuess Of the Republican party At this
trying time seemed to inforce an ave INFO
10 bisteres, enemies, and caused fear to
come even on the veteran forces OF the Ad-
minis1stion. Frequent motions to adjourn
were made BY the pro.slavery party OF eae
Heuse.-slso motions to rescind and other
Silatory motions. all Vt whichwers received
in good spisi, aud promptly voted down.
Tae ettert made At the close to defeat the
effect OF the vote under the plurality resoia-
ton. by refusing TO concur therein by ma'
ioEity vote, was met with decided rebuke
rna in manly manner by Gov. Aiken, Gov.
Cobb, and others from the South. Camp
bell, OF Ohio, made some very pertinent re-
marks on me subject. and appealed to the
honor OF Southern gentlemen, to place Mr.
Banks in the chair, under tue resolution
which had elected him. But there were
only 80 votes against the resolution
When The result was announced, the House
gave way TO the pleasure it felt, ana one
universal hussa seemed to so up, amid the
ASKING OF teeth and occasional Kisses o.
some OF the defeated.
Mr.. Banks was conducted to the chali
by Gov. Aiken, H. II. Fuller and L. D
Csmpbell,-Gov. Aiken having previously
requested that honor Of the House. How
extremes meeti The wealthiest man on ths
door OF Congress, who has the absolute con
troll and ownership Of the persons and liber
ties Of some 500 human beings, and prop
: erty accumulated by their combined labor
: amounting TO 100000, conducting TO
position, honored as being the third in shs
gilt of the American people, man whs
represents sentiments entirely antagonist
cal 10 his own. Mr.. Banks remarks on Ia
king the chair, were terse and remarkably
pertinent.
q The fusion to-day formed is but a forerun.
present manifested is but combination tc
j spread the black pail OF slavery over terrific.
/ ~ now free. Whatever may De said Of
: Americanism, We see the bogus Democrs.
e cy OF to-day taking a fond embrace OF the
proscriptiye party, a. At is called The
h platform is deserted by all, and the candi
n dates. like the mice in Cinderella, hay;
u tske to flight.
q That good time we hsve 80 often heart
Il of, has come. Let the Democracy be bu
n half as honest in iowa as they have been on
E the floor Of this Congress, and the remnants
j. of the old Banner newspaper and other kin
+, bred sheets of your town and State wi!
y aUst over some more eongenisl spot ana
r the "birds of passage" who are now grind
5 ing out editorials in your midst, will TAX,
h flight for places where they will meet will
d more sympathy. and need not be sshams,
n 10 continue libsling and betrsyug the eaus
). of freedom and the rights of man. Tn
The elections of 1856 will completed.
sweep away al! such bogus concerns, an
the poli,icsl adventures who support them
Yours in haste,
JAMES THoRIse1os.