Washington telegraph., 1856-02-20
The Speaking ON Saturday.

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the American party. and to lay his claims
before the Democracy for the nomination
for Congress in this district. In this par
ticular portion of the district the Col has
never been a favorite with the Democracy,
since his memorable vote and course in the
election between Col SEWER and Major
BoRLAND. for the T. s. Senate. and know
ing that fact. We presume be exerted himself
to the utmost, to make favorable impress
sion Before pitching into SAM" the Col
took occasion to notice report that was In
circulation, accusing him with ihe design
of being a candidate for Congress, nominee
or no nominee This he unqualifedly de-
MED, and stated that be was not disorgan-
izer. That although he was ambitious, If
not nominated. be would be found battling
In the foremost ranks for the nominee who
ever he might be. and if he fell (Which by
the way we think Is not improbable) it
would be with his feet to the foe, and the
Democratic banner waving over him. Al
though not in the secrets of his par
.y. we think we are sufficiently Informed to
console and cheer Col. w. By telling him
that he will no. have any serious opposition
for the nomination, and that by little more
"soft soaping" he may be able to so over
come the Rust with which our Democracy
is clogged, that they can gulp him down
without strangling. even il it should produce
some heaviness about the stomach.
After making his explanation. the Colo
mel then pitched into "SAM not his prin-
ciples. but SAM" individually. He stated
that in his campaign with General YELL
last year, he had admitted that Southern
Americans were sound upon the slavery
question that although he was rot exactly
satisfied with the 18th section of the Amer
lean Platform. yet. he was willing to admit
that those who stood upon it were sound up
on that question. But now-and it really
seemed to give him pain to utter it-he was
sorry to say that he doubted their sincerity
and soundness. That he was induced to do so
by the course which the Southern members
of Congress of that party had pursued in
the late election for Speaker, which had re-
suited in the choice of Mr.. BANKS. a NoIth-
ern Free Soil Democrat, to that Office. We
very much doubt, in his efforts to defame
yrho nal sal
upon the ignorance of his auditory. or his
own well-known ability for humbugging. for
be must have known that 10 one who is at
ali cOnversant with the history of that pro-
tracted contest, but could detect any per
version of the facts Of the case 1t is we'll
known that the Democratic members who
supported RICHARDSON. at the very outset.
in their caucus. passed resolution de-
nouncing all other parties refused to
co operate with them, AID nominated a
man for Speaker. who. although he voted
for the Nebraska Kansas bill, believed that
in Its operation, it would make those terrific
ries free soil territories, and canyassed
his District for reelection upon those
groun1s-a man who admits tie coustitu-
tionality Of the WILMor proviso, and is
equally unsound upon other points. as shown
by his speeches in Congress The position
assumed by the Democratic caucus necessa-
rily compelled the National Americans to
stand upon their own ground, and when the
ballotings commenced, they almost to a man
cast their votes for Hon. HUMPHREY MAR
SHALL. of Kentucky. whom Col. WARREN
himself admitted to be true and sound on
the vexed question. After several inefect-
ual ballotings, Dir. MARSHALL was with
drawn, and the Hon. HENRY NJ. FULLER,
of Pennsylvania, was put in nomination.-
Upon him, the Colonel vented volley of
rage and indignation. He denounced him
in unmeasured terms, and for what cause,
fer the life of US We could not see Mr.. FUL-
LER was certainly more reliable man for
the South than Mr. RICHARDSON, and we
rely upon the records of their acts and
speeches to sustain US in our declaration
In his speech defining his position. an ex-
tract from which we published few weeks
since. Mr. FULLER stated that he depreca-
ted the agitation of the slavery question
that slavery was an institution entirely un-
der the control of those who saw proper
to tolerate it-that it existed before the
Constitution, and now existed independent
Of the Constitution. and that Congress had
no right to legislate on the suhject.-that
he should vote against the restoration of
the Missouri Compromise, and that he
would vote for the admission of Kansas,
with or without slavery, as Kansas saw prop
er to apply. What more could we desire?
Is not that enough to satisfy any rea-
sonable man Ah, but the Colonel did
not fell his audionco of fbooo e,ot, brx l.