The daily union., 1856-01-16
So there was no choice.

So there was no choice H
Mr.. wASHBURN, of Maine, submitted the following
resolution
Rssored That the House will proceed Immediately 70 the
election Of Speaker and it, after the roll shall have
been called three times member shall have received
oriy Of the whole number Of votes the roll shall again be
called and the member who shall then receive the largest
b Speaker Or be Houss Of Repfessntaives
Thirty fourth Congress. 81
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee suggested to the gentleman
from Maine that he call the previous question: so that the
House might take direct vote on the resolution He
hoped gentleman would move to lay the resolution
the table.
Mr. WASHBuRN intended 10 call III. previous question:
but his friend from North Carolina (Mr. CLSoMAs
desirous of saying single word and he would give him
on opportunity Of doing So.
pressed in reference TO this subject wished say word in
explanation Of the he intended give As far the
adoption Of the plurality rule was concerned be no OBJ
lection to the principle IL was mere question OF chang
ing the mode of election The House might adopt the ma
jorty mode time, and then, had already been
done in many Of the States adopt the plurality rule Feeling
strong anxiety to the House organized he had been
willing and had repeatedly said that he thought they
had better make change to the plurality rule 10 order
to allow election to be made in that way Though be
had repeatedly expressed that opinion and for the last
weeks bad said that the House bad better adopt IT. and
had tried to get his friends to support IT, TO allow the
joty to make the election yet 10 all questions of expo
dency he felt at liberty do be pleased about changing
the rule On Saturday last there declaration made
by one of the prominent candidates Mr.. BASKs which,
akei in connexion with things be had heard since
induced him TO decline voting for that proposition The
candidate OF those who called themselves republicans had
placed himself the extreme and mos odious grounds
mantaDed in this country by any got Of abotoniss
BANKS only seemed theoretically TO stand with
them, but he understood him TO express opinions at
any rate not to have made up bis mind in relation to
subject which the senior member from Ohio Mr. GiDDrso
discusses in the House along with other extreme abolition
sshe meant in relation to the equality OF the races The
gentleman Mr. BAsKsl bad said that he did not know
whether the white superior to the negro or the
negro the white man. aud that he anxious to have
tranot OF intellect or of moral worth but certain sort
Of trial by which he proposed TO determine that test His
mode that odous Of all the modes by which the
aboonsts of the country proposed TO carry out their
vewsan amalgamation OF the two races order to
certain which will in the end be the superior race He
was grat6ed to know that certain gentlemen who had
heretofore voted for the gentleman from Massachusetts were
dsgusted with such doctrines, and that though they may
have agreed with that gentleman in Of the political
opinions Of the day they not prepared TO go TO that
length with him. He understood that they extremely
anxious to get the gentleman out Of the way as cand
date and he willing 10 give them fair opportunity
of doing lie had said that far the political ques
tons discussed in the House concerned he did not
know that there was much difference practically between
the gentleman from Massachusetts, and the gentlemen who
supporting him. lfthey were in majority, and de-
sired the election Of that candidate he did not they
elected HIM but when that gentleman took Il upon him
self to assert the most odions, offensive and disgusting
doctrines entertained in the House and that too with
and Jest If It afforded him matter of amnse-
ment irey different presented lie thought
II was little singular that when ho explained the opinion
alluded to- he did not also take the opportunity OF explain
ing his ron that under certain circumstances he was
as much indifference IL IL would be Of account
than drunken sliding into gutter. For the pres
be would vote against the plurality rule and when his
opinion changed he would give his for it. As it
had been stated in the public papers that he in favor
of the rule he deemed II right that the House should
derstand why he refused TO vote for II now
Mr. WASIIBURN had yielded the gentleman the floor,
supposng that he intended 10 say something the sub
jec before the Housctbe plurality rule III had known
that the gentleman intended to make remarks which,
der the circumstances no cond but regard dsngenu
and unfair he would not have yielded it, He called
for the previous question the passage Of the resolution
Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio, asked the gcntl, uan 10 with
draw the call for the previous question: TO allow him to
submit few remarks.
Mr.. WAsHBURN would do so " the gentleman. would
promise to confne himself TO the plurality rule, and renew
the call for the previous question
Mr. CAMPBELL promised to do go.
Mr. WASHBURN then Withdrew his call for the pre-
vous question. 4Lv,t 10y tts.+ ~
Mr. CAMPBELL wished to give bis reasons for voting
against the plurality rule lie had been member Of the
29th Congress when for tho hr time In the hstory OF tho
goyspmsat there was aspar'nra from shas system