Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

Mr.. Celnouns RESOLUTIONS The reader
will find on our first page, to-day, an extract
from . review of the course of MIR. Buchanan
upon the celebrated resolutions, Of Mr.. CAL
houn, introduced into the Senate in 1888,
which we take from the New Orleans Delta
Il Is due to the public that ere Democratic
presidential nomination be made, the party
shall have an opportunity to know precisely
what they are doing in making the selection.
To this end, il il proper that the record of Mr..
Buchanan shall be ss well known to all as
those Of his competitors for the honor. For
many years past he has not been in legisla-
tive life, and the consequence is, that the de-
tails Of his record are forgotten by nine tenths
Of the Democratic voters. 1t is but simple
justice TO him, rs we'll as to his competitors,
that they should again be spread before the
public.
The Happy Family.-An interlude &C.
Cured in yesterdays House proceedings serv-
ing greatly to relieve the dizziness marking
their sessions, of late. We refer to the series
of personal explanations that will be found in
detail in the official publication of Congress.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, appeared in his seat
for the first time after his return from his
recent trip home. While absent he made
speeches, in which, having played a conspic-
uous political part in the beginning of the
session, he was forced to make his own course
the burden of much of what be said. He
fought before his people his battle with the
men of his State who cut bis political throat
in the hope Of thus clutching the prize they
were after-the House printing In 50 doing
he was reported as having intimated that his
colleague, Mr.. Nichols, refused to vote for him,
because he would thus be weakening the
chance for the election of the Republican
nominee for printer who, by the by, was
then but an aspirant for the nomination-not
the nominee.
Mr.. Nichols called him to account yester-
day for this report of his remarks, which he
explained as doing both himself and Mr.. N
great injustice. He intimated that he had
merely stated shat Mr.. Nichols and other
members of the Republican party Qate Dem
o.r.ss, persisted in voting against him on &C.
count of his Americanisn of which he thou sht
strange, in view of their support of Mr..
Banks, az ultra an American as himself.
Mr. Nichols defined his position to be " all
around the bush; )" for, while taking ultra
ground against the Democracy on the live is
h.As. Kansas Nebraska act-he was as
Can parties on all .hs Republican and Ameri-
o1 I---es Thus We com
pretended the drift of hi. rsuarks. We un'
dsrstood him IS averring that he voted for Mr.
osnks only As the least -r ene two evils
Mr. Ready hauled Mr.. Campbell over the
Goals for the portion Of his speech in question
wherein he was reported Is having said tina,
II he could have brought himself to the point
Of sustaining the since dead and buried 18th
section of the first Philadelphia platform, be
could or would have received the votes of tho
rsdouble South American party.
Mr. X. intimating that he would not have
touched Mr.. Campbell, with any pledees
whatever, with a forty. foot pole, by vav Of
hosting him into the Speakership, labored to
get Mr.. c. to say by whom the offer to sun-
port him on such terms was made. But Mr.
e. declined going thus into detail; maintain.
Ing, however, that he had every reason to
Calculate On handsome South American SUD.
port In the face Of his previous ultra anti
slavery Congressional record, if he would
nave acceded to the terms mentioned above
Mr.. walker interrupted him, nervously, with
the question whether he had entertained anv
thought that he (Mr. W. would have voted
for him (Mr. c. in any event! WhenMr
Campbell eIculpatsd him from the soft i'm.
parchment, as he did two or three others
Messrs csrlils, Trippe and two more, whose
names We did not learn. AS those gent lemen
rose one after the other to clear themselves NJ
the scrspe, the House INDUCED in a laugh
that made the hall resound
Inc inference left on the minds of many
present Was that Mr.. C. was we'll posted during
his contest for the Speakership with reference
to the views of many of the South Americans
who would have swallowed his record whole
had he been willing to have creased il With
the required 18th section pledge. The public
will note the fact that but four, we believe, OF
those gentlemen ventured to follow Mr.. Walk.
er's example in denying the allegation of Mr..
Campbell
More or less Of them attended the caucus
with the Republicans, it will be recolIected
wherein joint stock nominations were made
Tor Sergeant-at-Arms, DOorkeeper, and Post
matter; and We do not see how gentlemen
VINO could thus essay TO make a family ags;,
OF II with them tthe Republicans in the 80
lection OF those officers, would have bssn o,.,
nice, In coming to similar arrapyemar, :.
the matter Of choosing Speaker, if thu r..
publican candidate had been willing to ls,v.
them any ground 70 stand on at home
Cen. Jefferson Davis In Pursuance Of
the puf pose of explaining succinctly the posi- |
ton of the Secretary of W ar upon the question |
of the right anu duties of the General Govern
msnt to build the Pacific railroad, by spread
ing before the Stars readers what bs has