Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-09
Fmmthe washington Union.

%Hh9 Giooe report OF the Urtef remarks OF MFG
Cingman, of North Carolina, on Thursday last, ID.
more at length than our own, and we copy it as fo-
lowss The tone and temper Of Mr.. Clingman, and
the point aud force of his remarks made o most ia
vorabe impression upon the House:
Mr.. CLINaMAN will renew the call for the pre-
vious question do not propose to oppose the res
olution, but l want to correct q misapprchension
which the gentemans colleague Mr.. H. MARsHALl,]
fell into yesterday, and which l could not then
correct because he demanded the previous question;
am happy to do it now. 1t is just to him, to me,
and to the House. The gentleman remarked that,
if the plurality rule passed. he would hold the dem
ocratic party responsible for it; and he seemed to
think that its adoption would inevitably lead to the
election Of the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
BANKs.l am surprised that gentleman astutc
as he is would have made such a mistake. Why,
sir, nothing was further from my purpose than to
elect the gentleman from Massachusetts,. On the
contrary, intended to bring him up to position
where the gentleman from Kentucky and his friends
might decapitate him. Would they have done it?
They have pledged themselves to stand the
twelfth section, or against slavery agitation the
cornerstone of their platform. They say that it is
paramount question, and that they i'll defend the
rights of the South against every thing else. If
they we've true to those princples-if they were
true to the interests of their own section-if they
were patriots-they were bound to let the axe fall
on the head of the gentleman from Massachusetts,;
because by the combination of their vote with our
VOte vi TWO OtlerS CnaC we are sure OF,
we are in majority of one in full House. The
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. FULLER and the
gentleman from New York, Mr.. WHEELER who, it
is we'll known, will vote with U.S. arc the persons
refer to- This will give us clear majority of the
whole House.
thought, therefore, that was going to bring up
this anti-slavery monster, SO horrid that he makes
gentlemen shudder to think of him, in order that
he might be decapitated by the gentleman and his
friends. Would they have done it? If they had
not the country would be brought to the conclusion
that these gentlemen would rather make war on for
eigners than protect the government and maintain
the rights OF their own section. would, therefore,
have placed them under the highest obligation to
let the axe fall on his head and given them all the
honor of the achievement They would be bound
to do it, not only from patriotism but also from self
interest," because their constituents would have con-
demned them if they had failed. l say that neither
the gentleman from Kentucky nor any body else
from the South go back to his constituents and
declare that he had surrendered the Of
his principles-had voted against the gentleman
who helped him to sustain those principles and had
permitted him to be sacrificed and free soil aboli-
zionist elected, when he could have prevented it.
say that southern man could have done it with
out risk Of political decapitation himself wished,
too, sir to place these gentlemen in position where
they could vote with us, defend their own section,
and yet not sacrifice their peculiar principles for
they might well say to their constituents ant the
country that they acting under sort of neccs.
sty being compelled, lesser evil to vote for the
gentleman from South Carolina, mir. ORR, in order
that an anti-slavery man should be defeated. In
this way an organization upon conservative man
would have been effected without any one being sub
ject to blame for it, 1t seems to me- therefore, that
l ought to have had the thanks of the gentleman
for my movement; for in this mode, Mr. Clerk
would have relieved those gentlemen from their diff
fcutics They might have said to their const ucnts,
{" 1t is very true did not like tovo:c for gentle
man whose party had denounced us in their caucus;
but, then patriotism required to give up all those
minor considerations; and, were obliged to
choose between these two alternatives, We went for
the country"
also congratulate the democratic party on the
accession OF the distinguished gentleman from Ken
lucky Mr.. MARSHALL to its ranks, for | haC sup
posed from the course Of the gentleman for the last
two months, that he was one of its bittcrest enc
mics. Whenever he has made speech he has at.
tackled, not the republicans but the democratic par.
ty. tie denOunces the Nebraska bill because he
says that all its friends do not agree about it. though
he admits he would have voted for it, and says it
was all right and proper On the same principle he
might denounce the Bible and the constitution be-
cause, forsooth, men differ about their true meaning
thought the gentleman hostile to the demo-
cratic party, but it turns out from his remarks of
yesterday that he is its friend. Why, he says you
arc going to take step that will injure YOU That
proves that he is our friend because if he had been
our enemy, he would have stood mute and let us
take the step, and then denounced us for it, 1t
proves, therefore, that the gentleman is a good
friend of the democratic party, and am glad that
gave him an opportunity Of showing before the
world where he stood. thank the gentleman from
Kentucky MIR. CoxI for permitting me to make
these remarks, and if he desires it, will call for
the previous question.
"SIc TRANSIT" AND HIS PHYsICiAx-The physi.
clan who attended sic transit has arrived in this
city, and taken rooms ut the fremont.
Boston Huseum.
The pugiIist nihH fit, has gone to Boston, and
hopes to see sic transit an gloria mundi morning.
Springfield Post.
IIe arrived safely but soon delta blow at sic tran.
SIT and Jeta hole in his hcad.-Boston Bee.
We understand that nihil fit him and noctes head
completely off.-Boston Museum
This must be mistake sic transit was interss DIR.
Digg last evening, and stayed till tecuns
Carpet Bug
Sic transit came into Office this morning with
a" Carpet Bag" He cum by rail with the carmen.
Hartford Ercelsior.
Oh anun sculls! You damnuna SOULS! He
didn't either. Sic transit drove tn none tandem
temortu from the eastward. The pugst was also
with him and lahad0 man badly in tho street.
Hartford Repu6.
We, tn, saw the poor fellow he had recovered
from his sickness, but had lest his reason and told
tough story, that forte dur .ez flat in gutter
He is expecting to get office next time Vice
Smith resigns. We asked him what was damaged
when nihil ft; he replied Diru Said he-being
very drunk-"let's have some-hic-a hic-some
hic hoc!" But we put him off with guild.
Montgomery Mail
Dido ct DUG and Aeneas possum, which produced
a mas and nihH it, when along cam 70, te men with
SIC transit and sed set tn brute i" whereupon he
sl to AMI ct both possumte and ossumtote, and soon
got in good humor. When last seen he was living
in xo q Noth