Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

"There are three parties in th House: 1st, the
Black Republicans, who support links of Massachu-
setts, who may be set down at e present time as
being ready to make every possibs aggression upon
the South, except the abolition slavery in the
States, at that point they profess tstop The lead
ing exponent Of this party on the floor is the noto-
rious Joshua R.. Geddings, Of Obi whose extreme
opinions on the slavery question ha hitherto almost
insulated him in the House. He imade the leading
spirit, on his motion the caucus ndinating Banks
o resolution was passed not to suport any man for
Speaker who would not stand pldged to organize
the committees to suit the friends freedom. The
object of this resolution was to sick the leading
committees with abotionists, so tit the respective
committees might report abolitid manifestos and
bills; the committee on the districpf Columbia for
instance, could report for the abolaon of slavery in
the district the committee on territories would re-
port the prohibition of slavery inthe territories
the committee on commerce, the Hhibition of the
entire State ocean slave trade; tb committee on
foreign relations, recommendation the acknowl-
edgment of the independence Of Hati and reception
of minister. Mr.. Geddings has ajo made speech
in the House, OF the most ultra desaption among
other things, he said the North inSded to abolish
slavery in oil the territory of the fefal government
and that the North did not intend |, let the South
quit the Union. In the same speed Geddings fur
ther said: "Isay to the slaves ofgiryiniia defend
yourselves. I would to God coulS Sroclaim to eve
ry slave in Virginia to-day, you hie the right Of
self-defence, and when the master tempt to exer-
else the right of dominion over you slay him as he
would slay yourselves" Now this hguage of Ged-
dings is important, not as the opiHn Of one man,
but as theleadng spirit Of those Fote for Banks
One hundred and seven members lave voted for
Banks, who stands upon commd platform with
Geddinps. Comment is unnecessarJ
The next party in numbers in thelouse are those
who vote for Richardson of nlinoii consisting of
seventeen northern democrats, the Eance southern
democrats in more or less connecth with the de.
mocracy Richardson is one of be soundest Of
northern men, and stands squarely the Nebraska
and Kansas bill, and opposition to thKnow Nothing
party. His vote stands usually ut
The third party is the National How Nothing or
American party, made up of some asouthern men,
md some s or northern men, Thy vote for Full
er of Pennsylvania. His positionbs defined by
himself is this, acquescence in the resent Legisa
ion Of the country on the subject f slavery, viii
ingness to admit Kansss>With, or 4hout slavery,
IS the people may determine in for1ng q constitu-
ion, and opposition to the renewal Of the slavery
agitation. Besides these three ptties, there are
ome or scattering votes, thrown In individuals"
The foregoing extract from the Washington cor
respondent of the Carolina 7Ymeswill inform the
eader sufficiently in regard to ths distinctive fea
and the relative strength of several parties
7hose struggle for the mastery shus far deferred
he organization of the National Htse of Represen-
atives. For four weeks the latter as been fraught
and as yet with no cent. Day after
ay, with but little intermission, be time has been
onsummed in ballotting-each fort marked by
imilar results: BANKS, l01 to lOtvotes RICHARD
on, 81 to u: FULLER, 80 to 33 scattering, to 9.
We shall not hazard conjecture to the issue when
UGH elements arc at work. Of his, only can we
e assured: none Of those now pbminent can COM
land majority of the votes, ant before an election
m be effected the conservativsnembers of all par
es must unite upon some one whose past course
as been such as to render him Iss obnoxious to OBJ
,ctions founded purely upon ptty influences. Our
representatives. Col. Orr, by hi acknowledge fitness
,r the station, and Mr.. ,oycs by his liberal and
onciliatory bearing towards tA members Of the A
erican party, have taken ptminent positions a.
ong thereserved forces, and l&erwriters represent
le prospects of each as quit fiattering. Should
1ch O result be determined favor Of either, we |
lall of course be more than stisfed.
Such result might ere thi have been attained
ut for the il-advised selfish md unpatriotic action
the Democratic caucus, in hference to the South
m members of the America party. The Resolu-
on, which has given such seious and we fear ire
,nciable offence, reads as fdlows:-
Resolved, That the Demoeatic members of the
ouse of Representatives, tpugh in a temporary
inorty in this body deem thsa fit occasion to ten
er to their fellow citizens ofthe whole Union their
,artfelt congratulations on he triumph, in the re-
mt elections in several ofthe Northern, Eastern,
I'd Western, as we'll as Souhern States, ofthe prin-
Piles of the Kansas-Nebra&a bill, and the doctrine
civil and religious libsty, which have been so
olently assailed by scfet political order known
the Know Nothing paLy; and thoughin minor
y, we hold it to be ou highest duty to preserve
If organization and pntinue our efforts in the |
aintenance and defenc of those principles and the
rights ofevery section and every class
citizens against thei opponents of every descrip.
on, whether the so-caled Republicans, Know Moth |
or Fusionists; andto this end, We look with con-
lence to the supportand appreciation of oil good |
I'd true men-friend,of of the Constitution and the |
Mon throughout the ountry.
While we give in ou adherence to every cardinal
n turn NJ the Democnt;c craad ,ro oonao.L,.