Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-28
The Responsibility Fixed.

The Responsibility Fixed
The following is the vote in favor of the reso-
luton of Mr.. Garlic declaring Ex-Gov. Smith Of
this state Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives:
YeAs.-Messrs Bo,rie, Boyce Broom, John
p. Campbell. Garlic, ". X. ". Cobbs. Cox.
Cullen, DordeH. Etheridge. Eustis. Evans,
Fauikner, Foster. Henry NJ. Fuller, John Nor
rison Harris. Herbert. Hoffman. Kennett, Lake.
Lindley, Alex. X. Marshall. Humphrey Mar
shall, McMaiien, Mcqueen. Miiison, Paine, Quit
. man, Reade. Ready. Richardson, Rust. Sarage.
VIM. R. Smith, Sfenart, Swope. Talbot Taylor.
Trppe, Underwood, Walk, Walker, Warney, Hat
kins. Whitney. John y. fright, and Zollicoffer
AZ
These in italics belong to the Richardson band
the others were the friends of Mr.. Fuller
The entire number Of votes cast was l7s--of
which 80 were majority. Gov. Smith receiv-
ed AZ, Of whom % were Americans and 10 Dem
ocrats. OF those voting against the resolution
there we're IS Richardson men--enough when
added to the AZ ayes to have passed il by ma
jority Of two, and thus have put end to tho
bear garden scenes which have disgraced the Ma
tional Capitol for the months.
This fxes the responsibility for tho non-or-
ganization of the House, beyond farther cavil.-
The administration party had it in their power to
have elected Democrat. distinguished and ex-
perienced member Of the body. end Nebraska
man. but more than two thirds Of them refused TO
avail themselves of the opportunity and persisted
in the fsctious and revolutionary policy which has
marked their conduct FROM the first. lfany have
been deluded into the belief that the sdministra-
ton party has been aotuated by patriotic consid-
erations. they cannot fail now to see their error.
/, is past further question that these men have
determined from the first to have organza-
ton, except through the success 81 the Black
Republican party. They well knew that Rich
ardson could by no possibility be elected, if the
National Americans could be prevented from
voting for him, and their first act was to secure
this, by ottering libel of that party as part
of their platform and now to crown the proof
against them they have refused by sn overwhelm
ing vote 10 elect veteran and honored Demo
crat, when the opportunity afforded them
We call particular attention TO the fact that but
three Of the administration party from this State
voted for Me- Carliie's resolution-they were
Faulkner, McMullen, and Millson. Do the 9TH
err members Of the delegation, who were present
and voting for moment conceive that in oppos-
ing this resolution, they acted as men Of sense,
as patriots, or as faithful fduciares of the pub
lie trusts committed to theml Are they so stu.
pid as to imagine that the people whom they
represent had rather see Congress in chaos, and
Republican Government at halt, at n period
when we are threatened with war in more than
one direction from without, and with discord and
disruption within by the triumph of abolition
traitors than that Ex. Gov Smith should be Speak
of the Housed If so we tell them they are
filter for School for Idiots than for Congress