The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-01-12


that hc was not to be frightened by the gen
tenan from dscharging his duty, and thet,
in exposing the improper conduct Of a single
member, lac hud cast no imputation upon
/ the whole delegation
I Mr., Campbell, Of PENNSYLVANIA, spoke In
! defense of Mr. Banks. lie said that he had
often been in his company, but had never
| heard him make a remark or observation
/ which could be construed into pledge, and
that he had often told his colleagues that the
/ interests Of Pennsylvania were safe in the
hands of Mr.. Banks, or any other honorable
man. He regretted that his colleague, Mr..
/ Coyodc, who was good man and true
man, was not present to answer the charges
I which had been made against him.
Mr. MlLLwAHD had understood that Mt.
/ Coyode was present, or he would not have
referred to him.
Mr.. pANE thought that, instead Of blam,.
/ ing the honorable gentleman who had ex-
/ posed the fraud, gentlemen ought TO be very
much obliged to him. lie himself had
/ heard Mr.. Pearce say that he had aSsurancs
/ that Mr.. Banks would so construct the COM
mittecs as to take care of the interests Of
| Pennsylvania. This he could prove by gen
/ tlcmcn in the House, if it was denied
Mr.. PEARcE did not deny it. He had said
/ that he had assurances that Pennsylvania's
! interests would be cared for but he never
had them from Mr.. Banks. Laughter -
/ He thought he could explain himself out Of
/ the apparent difficulty in which he was in
yolycd. lie said that when he commenced
voting for Mr.. Banks he had consultation
1 with his colleagues and urged upon them
/ Ihat Mr.. Banks was said TO be a free trade
man. They had assured him that he was n
man Of sterling integrity, aud would not or.
| ganiAg the committees Of the House to in
lure the interests Of Pennsylvania His col
! leagues had impressed him with the idea
thatif Mr.. Banks vas elected they would
not hazard the interest OF Pennsylvania, and
for that reason he had gwen hun his earnest
support.
/ SIR. CAMPBELL, Of ofKcntuchy, declined re.
pcat.ng the conversation which he had heard
between the gentlemen from Pennsylvania
MIR. Coyod,l and his colleague M. Nell
ward until that gentleman was present
He, however, stated to the House that the
/ subject Oi that conversation was the forma.
ton Of the Committee on Commerce TO suit
the interests OF Pennsylvania
ICrcS Of "Ca.l the roll ~
ar. \. X. MAR-nALL asked that further
balioting be dispensed with for the residue
Of the day. That charges had been made
against one OF the candidates for Speaker.
which. if lruc, would unfit him for that po.
s,tion and he moved that the House now
adjourn IN order TO give members an oppor-
tuuity Of examining into those charges.
Mr.. COLFAy asked the gentleman to with
draw his motion to adjourn for moment,
..promis,ug to renew i, after hc had submitted
low remarks.
Mr.. MAKsHNLL withdrew IT,
Mr., CoLrAX entered into n defence of Mr.
. Banks, stating that no reliance could be
placed ~ the IDLE rum0rS circulated about
the bar-rOOms. He had heard such rumors
about the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Fuller, who Was one Of the -eaftdt
dates. He had never thought il necessary
to ASK tnc gentleman to rise in his place and
answer whether that rumor was true or not
Mr. IuLaE@ desired to know what that
was
Mr. ColFA1 said ;hat It did not involve the
personal integrity Of the gentleman He
had heard it said tha. that gentleman had
7 expressed the opinions tIat Mr.. Whitfield
y 40 RHNAi 'lA'AE u -AhN ll'tl4 INaAi nS's
Mr. fuLLEE knew nothing about the case,
and had said nothing about it. Upon the
subject Of contested elections, he hold him
sell ready to examine into them fairly, and
any rumDr to the contrary was utterly false.
Ne would stsnatize as LIAR any man who
would give uttcrance to any such express
ors,
Mr. CoLFAS made some further remarks,
aud concluded by reEeNing the motion Of
the gentleman from Kentucky, Nr. a. X.
Marshall
Mr WHITFIELD stated that, 80 far as hc
was concerned, he required no pledge from
any gentleman, desired none, snd asked for
none.
Mr. MARSHALL stated that, in submitting
proposition few months ago, that the
House adjourn in order TO give members
time to investigate the charges made against
one Of the candidates, he had no reference
to any rumors that charges of Il direct
character had been made. and he trusted
would be made again, and proved or dis
proved, upon this floor that proposition
had been made from certain quarter tC
members Of the House. 1t would be re.
mcmbercd that a few days ago the honora
ble gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Campbell >
in declining very properly to be longer con
sidercd as candidate, announced here, il
the hearing Of every gentleman present, that
he might have succeeded if he had a ,reel
to propositions that were made him, whicl
he could not do without degrading himsel
in his own estimation, and making himsel
an object Of the just contempt Of his fellow
citizens. He would not pretend to ask tha
gentleman from what quarter those propoSi
tions came he knew full well.
They had been disavowcd fully, clearly
and distinctly, but, as he thought, unneces
sariy, by the democratic party, and he, OF
the part of the American party, with whom
it was his pride TO act, also dsavOwed them
They must have come, therefore, from thOs,
who were acting in bad faith with tn,
American party in this House, who ha,
united themselves with it to ruin il, as
scamp down in Kentucky, of whom he hac
heard, who set up to very worthy, well
connected young lady, and when he was re
, monstratcd with, and asked why he wanted
! to marry her, answered that he did not wan
to marry her either for love or money, bu
simply to degrade her family. Laughter.
lie had no reference TO ordinary rumors
. but charges directly made, and which, h,
had no doubt, could be abundantly proved
that, if they were proved, no gentleman o
any party, in his opinion, could continue t
give his support to the honorable gentleman
from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Banks.
Mr. Campbell, oil Ohio, said, in cxpla
nation, that he had never been approache,
: 10y any member of Congress to demand o
exact pledge from him, and that if an
y member had dared to approach him in tina
manner, he should have committed the sin
if it be sin, of kicking him out Of hi
81, room.
!, a A considerable debate here sprung up a
! to the charges which had been made, o
y threatened to be made, against Mr.. Bank,
= in which Messrs. Washburn, of Maine, A
= X. Marshall, Campbell of Ohio, Grow
and Smith, of Virginia, participated.
- DEBATE ON TUE MESSAGE.
), In the Senate, after the Message was reat
d the following debate took place.