Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-02

nentS. The SOgld and answering columns of tho
Democracy" says the Washington Union, gath.
cred around the speaker, and gave assent to his
manly sentiments by that breathess attention which
proved how truly he spoke to their hearts while
the opposition benches paid respectful attention
to man who met great issues and spoke great
truths with all the dignity and force of we'll poised
statesman. 1t was effort worthy of the fame of
Howell Cobb, and worthy Of that Democracy whose
honor and whose principles lie so ably indicated
The Democracy of the nation will read the speech
with as much pleasure as those who enjoyed the
privilege of hearing it."
Mr.. JONES' of Pennsylvania, as our readers are
aware, is the author of the admirable Resolution
adopted in the meeting of members which nomina-
ted Mr.. Richardson for Speaker. He sustained him
self, the floor of the House, in running debate
from the 18th to the 21st inclusive, in a manner
which has given him national reputation. lie is
q national, constitutional Democrat We of the
South ask no man North to 60 farther or to stand
frmer than does Mr.. Jones in defence of our Con.
stitutiona rights. We tender him our thanks for
the just and manly sentiments he has avowcd and
we doubt not that the people of Pennsylvania, if
they could be heard now at the polls in a Congress
sional election, would warmly approve what he has
said by commanding majority. Among other
things Mr.. Jones said
"The nationality of Pennsylvania, instead oil be.
ing represented upon this floor this day by six ma.
tonal votes, would poll seventeen for Mr.. Richard.
son, If it were not for know nothingism, which is
understood, in my country, to be synonymous with
free-soilism. The nationality of the democratic party
in this House, in my opinion, consists in this fact:
that the scAole body of the democratic members from
the North and and the phole body of the democra-
tic members from the South act together here as
unit. No other party here presents that aspect"
This declaration of his in relation to the Freesoil
ers and Know Nothings, was confirmed by one Of
his colleagues, Mr.. Allison, who said:
'Now, if l understand my colleague Alright wish
to say that endorse the idea expressed by him
that had it not been for the fact that the people of
Pennsylvania condemned the Kansas and Nebraska
act of the last Congress, it might have been that
seventeen national democrats would have been found
upon this floor; but, having condemned that act,
the know-nothings and the free-soil party united,
and Pennsylvania is represented here by majority
of those who condemn that act"
We make some further extracts from Mr.. Jones'
speech, as follows:
"The magnani1nity displayed here by southern
men is an exhibition am proud to see because tho
hue and cry throughout the country has been that
the North to see that there sixty southern men
in this House who are willing to vote week after
week for a northern man. thus declaring to the
try that all they want is national principles and that
they care not whether the representative of those
principles comes from the North from the South.
If this exhibition were continued forty days longer,
l think the time would be well spent
One word further. stated that in the country
and there speak for myself, and do not mean to
be sectional by any Mason and Dixon line, but mean
by the word c"untry the whole country--our belief
and understanding is, that ow-nothingsm is free
sosn in disguise; and whatever it publicly pro-
fesses it goes to the polls and defeats the national
democratic party by voting with the free.soi party,
and that accounts for the paucity Of numbers.
When speak of know .nothingism, as we UNDER
stand it at the North, mean this know-nothngism,
wherever it may be found in its movements and
consequences in direct conflict with the democra.
tic party and indirectly accomplishes the same end
the defeat Of that party, and indirectly, inot dir
ectly, aids free-soism."
Upon the question of the power of Congress over
slavery, Mr. Jones alike explicit and satisfaco-
ry. lie announced the true doctrine, as held by
Glass; and Pierce, and Douglas, aud Buchanan, and
by all national Democrats, north, west, east, and
south and which the Democracy will maintain and
carry out as they have heretofore done, with 6rnr
ness and fidelity.