The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-16

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When the H N. L. d. Campbell, Of Ohio.
was attacking the Presidents message 10 =
| speech before the House, The following
| sceue occurred: -
The President bad been Condemned by q
majority OF three hundred thousand frees
men.
Mr.. Keiti. Dem ) Of South Carolina. in :
quired whether Mr. Campbell took the FIRE.
mon, ard Fillmore vote together to make
up that msjorisy.s
AIr. Campbell replied afirma,isely.
| Mr.. Keith asked whether ha regarded the
supporters OF Mr.. limore at the North
Is anti ebraska, and in favor OF free soil-
lam.
Mr.. Campbell thought there was not .
single member Of this House belonging 10
the Fillmore party OF the North who did
not, when before the people, oppose the
principles OF the Nebraska bill, and he ven
| tured to say that there was not one man
gu, Of every hundred who supported Mr.,
Fillmore who did no, oppose the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise. They con.
demned squstter sovereignty as defended
| by the Buchanan party VI the North. This
| parry in that section assumed that II was
more reliable than either Fillmore or the
Fremont party.
A voice-That 10 90.
Mr. Csmpbell-tt claimed to be in favor
of freedom to Kansas, aad that those who
| voted for Mr.. Dunn's bill had voted to leg.
alize and perpetuste slavery in Kansas
ayoaing a the same time, BY the terms Of
the Nebraska bill, slavery was excluded
from that Territory.
Mr.. McMollsn, lDem.J of Val desire
to PROFOUND three questions.
Mr.. Campbell--One at time. ii YOU
please.
| Nj. McMullen-First. did not the gentle.
man's party in the free States charge on
the Southern part Of this confederacy de.
| sign TO carry slavery into Kansas, and, il
necessary, they would do /, q, the point Of
the bayene,!
Mr.. campbell-We net only make the
charge. but you did il.
A voice, (trom the Republican side)-
| That's fact.
Mr McMullen-If you take the tesiimo.
nv Of your packed committee you could
prove l.. would nov ask, did not the Ere
mont party represent Mr.. Buchanan as a
| pro-slavery man, who il elected, would favoi
the establishment of slavery in the Tree
States.
| Mr. Campbell-I can speak for myself
vas actively engaged in the canvass
did c arge Mr.. Buchanan with being pro
slavery, and tina, the platform on which he
stood and sacr feed his individuality, wa:
pro-slavery. Ii looked not merely to the
extension Of slavery to all the territorie.
through the Nebraska bill, but for the &C
quisi,ion of save territory.
Mr. McMulien-Did not you and you'
party represent that shareholders owning i've
negroes we're entitled to cast three votes!
Laughter
Nj. Cam2bell-I said under the distribu
ton of political favor, five slaves in the
South were equal to three votes 10 the Free
STA es. Does the gentleman deny the pro
pos tom
Mr. McMulIen inquired whether rec ne.
groes did hot vote in Dir. Ca pbel's dis.
tfict, o something to that effect.
Mr.. Campbeli-I believe one negro vote
was gwen 10 my district. That was cast BY
Il a man who was not authorized TO d. So un
der decision of the court, and he voted for
my opponent. ELaoghter1
Mr.. Campbell. sent T. the Clerks desk q
paper, which was read, signed by the per.
| son just referred TO, nsmed Anderson
claiming the right OF suffrage, because
among other things he was threequarters
white. the remainder being made up o. Arr.
can and Indian blood, aud further that bis
| father was brother of Elk Governor VIII
sun Shannon. Excessive laughter.
/ Dir Gidiings (Rep) OF Ohio, called his
| colleague TO order for casting an imputation
on colered constituent by representing a
| brother OF Wilson Shannon 10 be his father.
| Renewed merriment.
Dir. Campbell Nv colleague wi please
excuse me. was driven 10 the necessity
III reterrisg TO this fact BY the number of
questions propeunded. Let the gentlemen
GA the other side decide whether the han
mons are white men or not. Laughter ]
Mr. NJ Muilen-The gentleman had ar
r-igned Mir. Van Buren, Tor having introdu-
ced negro testimony; | want TO Know how
The gentleman can exeupate himself BY
such testimony.
Mr. Ctmpbsll-I know the character Of
this man Anderson, aud with all respect to
gentlemen. would as soon take his WORD
as that Of CATER pause)-any man on this
ioar.
| Mr.. Florence, [Dem.) of Pa, did not
see what application these proceeding
mad to The number Of copies Of the Pres
dents message to De printed. Daughter,