The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-06
the RESPONSIBILITY.

In the brief remarks of Col Orr, OF South Carolina
Friday last he exposed the expedient Of the oppos
lion members Of the House gentleman ia the republic
party claimed that If the democracy and the national
Americans threw united they could organize the
House Col Orr showed that this idea faliaeous
We give bis words;
alt true" be said .tha the gentleman from Penn
syisania received rty but since that gentleman
had debned hs position this hoor the highest vote 10
had received thirty -four. There members
absent bat the combined Of Richardson and Fuller this
morning made handred and seven. and that not
sufficient humber elect No single vote had been taken
snceMr Fuller had defined his position where the two par
ties united bad majority Of the House. and five six
votes cast for that gentleman before that time
! thrown for Mr.. Banks"
II will that the friends of Mr. Seward or the re-
publican party in the House. cordially agree with those
who call themselves national Americans (inclnding tho
four five northern members Of the order and the south
opposition the democracy in the attempt locate
the responsibility Of the continued dsorganizaon of the
House upon the democratic party Let take the deca
ration of the republican member from Michigan Mr..
Howard 70 whom COL Orr replied efectualiy On
tho very day when MI. Howard makes the declara-
ton that the democrats and the national Americans
could elect Speaker If they united the republican
hundred and four, and Penningons six, which,
with Mr.. Binkss vote would have made hundred
and sevenexactly the number necessary choice Tho
result has occurred repeatedly So that IL win be
that Mr.. Howards party cordially united it upon
the sentiment which he pathecaily advocated upon the
foorha Of hostility to the Nebraska BILL and hostility
to the administration and might add sympathy the
know-nothng quesion--has been unable over and
again. to bring its forces together Now take the other side
Of question: and goto those who belong the American
order Sc and profuse in their professions Of regard
r
the most them d. southern constituencies These gene-
still violent in charging upon the democratic
party responsibility Of the disorganzaono the House,
and yet what the fact which the proceedings of the
House will show from the beginning Of the session Mr..
Cox of Kentucky il will be remembered made very abls
speech some weeks ago, in the Of which he
stated that If the parest at is the democratic and
the southern Americancould be brought together their
joint vote might elect Speaker; and Jet from that
day, as well as from the day Of the organization,
the fact stands prominently that the national Amer
can, haze on no single Mropn their support demo-
The very last propositionthat Of the Hon. Percy
Walker, Of Alabama, in favor Of Mr.. Boyce, Of South
Carolina democrat--was not supported BY his know
nothing associates and ii is notorious that the Hon. Hum
phrey Marshall Of Kentucky leader Of the Americans in
the House. Notwithstanding his letter to the Louisville
Journal contemplating vote for Col Richardson a
mote contingency is strongly indspossd to support
democrat at any time
WILL therefore, be that If go to the republican
party the House. they have majority elect Speaker
whenever they decide and in this declaration
include those only who combined upon the Seward
platform. On the other hand, that the southern
know. nobings and the four or five members from the
North who cooperate with them have steadily refused to
vote for any democrat for Speaker Of the House.
What them does this organization ask Of the demo-
cratic pary2 They ask that its members shall support
one of their number, and give up those doctrines upon
which the democrats have stood since prescription began
It's career aud disgrace and sulf themselves before
the American people And they ask this too in the face Of
the that Of the know-noihinVs deny that they
are osth-bound to the party, and that in the
southern States nearly every council of that order has
protested repudate the obligations and the ntoerant
doctrines OF that fraternity What does all this prove
but that the national knowno,hngs, they called,
regard these very discarded oaths and obligations
binding upon them the OF preventing their union
and cooperation with the democratic party long as
party floats the banner OF civil and religious feedom7
Withdraw say they by their course, the announcement
you have made to the country Of your purposes to defend
the citizen against prescription and the Cath
Ollie against persecution and you shall have aid in
ganizug the House. The very terms Of the proposition
carry with them the argument, in favor its rejection II
gentlemen have much generation for discarded oaths
and epudated obligations they should be the last to
complain Of the democratic party for its unHnchipg adj
heencs TO great constitutional principles Their deep at
tachment their oaihs and obligations exceed
devotion TO the constitution We trust they win sooner
later adhere TO the whilst shall, with
increasing enacity, hold TO the other. Thus, while
blaming the democracy for assisting them elect
Speaker these national refuse for demo-
for that high Office, (who cannot be elected by bis
psry,) and in present their candidate gen
teman WHOSE distinctive characteristic has been hostility
to the Nebraska bill
Take The plurality rule and It win be found that the
reasoning applies that which applies the choice
ola Speaker under the majority Sir decided and active
republicans in the House. Of whom Mr. Dunn Is the repre-
sentative and leader have every occasion thrown their
against the plurality rule and on the same side
we find the entire body of national knov-nothings
The democratic party has also steadily voted against that
rule desiring be beld responsible for the election Of
Mr.. Banks and the sentiment has doubtless ami
mated the dissenting republicans and the national know
nohings IL viii be seen therefore, thai the responsibility
for the continued disorganzaon Of the House Is not with
the democratic party.
1t Ia interesting To refer 10 the tables published in the