The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-07

nj. aiken. L am not candidate for the
Speakership. If my friends think proper tc
place me in the Speakers chair, will serve
them to the best of my ability. TApplause in
the galleries. -
Mr.. Barclay. Then, under these circum
Stances, 90 not think it proper to vote.
MIR. ID. Marshall. l simply desire to say to
the house, that the gentleman from South
Carolina has addressed me no letter ON any
subject whatever.
The Clerk reminded gentlemen that oil do
bate was out of order.
Mr.. A. X. Marshall, of Kentucky, when his
name was called, asked the consent of the
Mouse to submit q few remarks and no obiec.
t1on pelng made, Mr.. NJ. remarked that the bat.
Tie IN which We had been hitherto engaged. has
Deen party fight. We have been contending
I I0r party existence and for party supremacv.
W.. we nave been contending with our Democratic
riehos, 10 force from them an Acknowledgement
upon their part that they did us wrong in the
idea which they held out in the resolution
ADOPTED IN their caucus and in the decla.
ration which they made in that resolution
We have fought good fight for our party. and
have done more than ight-,ce hare conouered
is there standing out now upon this floor. as a
candidate tor election to the Speakership. any
nominee OF the Democratic party Is there
any democratic platform now presented upon
TINS floor, which implies indignity or offence to
inc members OF the American party? | have
iost slght OF them altogether. SO far, then. we
have fought good fight.
But say to my friends, we have yet duty
10 perform. Having done all that party men
could require; having done all it was our duty
10 90 as party men; having, as believe proved
ourselves equal to the contest, and victorious
over the mighty numbers that assaulted us. we
have now duty to perform to our country.
What is that duty? According to the view |
take OF 1t, there is now presented to the House
this question Shall there be sectional orpani
eaton Shall there be an organization of such
a character as will, perhaps, whether it ought
TO DO so or not, intiame a portion of the people
OF TINS country, and bring about an agitation
which is to be deplored or shall we for a time
give up our particular party organization, and
unite with those who agree with rs upon the
great and paramount question of the day?
make these remarks, that | may be under
stood, here aud at hore. | occupy n very no.
cullar position. have been democrat for
years. L represent district which is laroolv
Wing, and owe to Wing votes my position mon
this floor. | represent an American constitu.
ency also. L have not abandoned the nrinc;
pies OF the American party, and, in voting now
tor Democrat, | shall do SO under the firm
conviction that when | reach home, my con.
stituency Will excuse me, on the ground Of the
absolute necessity OF so casting my vote that
may save the whole country. Having fully
performed my duty to party my constituents
%lemand of me that / should DISCHARGE thai
duty which owe to my country.
After this, one gentleman and another de-
s,rlng toexplain his vote, was.objected to.
Great anxiety was now evinced to hear tho
result OF the vote, and the excitement was in
creased by the cry of "a boy is being crushed
to death in the galleries." Several members
turned to the gentlemen's gallery
on the lett, and appealed to the crowd to fall
back, o: else the boy would be crushed against
the railing; while others suggested that he be
handed over into the Hall of the House. The
boy having been rescued from his perilous no.
sition-
There were vociferous shouts of "decIare the
VOTE sit down in 'front.'" &c.
MIR. Campbell, Of Kentucky, moved that the
House adjourn.
The Clerk stated that the motion was not in
order.
The blowing is a record of the vote in de-
tail, viz
For Mr.. Bamhs.-Messrs. Albright Allison.
Ball, Harbour, Henry Bennett, Benson. Billing
hurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw, Bren-
ton, Ellington, Burlingame, James II. Camp
bell, lewis ID. Campbell, ChalTee, Ezra Clark,
Clawssn, Coltax, Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cum.
back, Damrel, Timothy Davis, Day, Dean. De
Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Durfee, Edie, Flag.
Ter, Galloway, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger. Grow,
Robert b. Hall, Harlan, Holloway, Thomas r.
Horton, Howard, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight.
Knowhon, Knox, Kunkel, Leiter, Mace, Matte.
son, McCarty, Meacham, Killian Miller, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton,
Andrew Oliver, Parker, Pearce, Pelton, Pen.
nlngton, Perry, Petit Pike, Pringle, Purviance,
Ritchie, Robbins, Roberts, Robson, Sabin, Sage,
SSaapp, Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stantc.;
~ ptranahan, Tappan, Thorington, ,d~o Woi'
odd, Iratton, Tyson, Wade, IEne Xiii Xiii, "a,-
u 1r, Cadwalader C.snburn, Watson WI d.
W \ as1oq W =, lssrg SRI; and Woodworth-IO3 '
Tor Mr.. Aiken-Messrs Aleu-, Barksdale,
Roll Henri, S. Bennett, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce,
Branch. Brooks, Burnett, Cadwalader, John L.
campbell, Garlic, Caruthers, Caskie, Clmgman,
Howell Cobb, Williamson R. W. Cobb, Cox,
crawford, Davidson, Denver. Dowdell, Edmund-
on, Elliott, English, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans,
lkner, Florence, Foster, Thomas }: ID. tul-
II'' lie. Greenwood, Augustus Hall, James
Harris A''Ii, Sampson W. Harris, Thomas L.
ieorge W. Jones' GanaJn houston a,t 'T KsIv
emmett Kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lindiey, Irump- |
Kin, Alexander X Marshall, Humphrey Mar
hall, Samuel s. Marshall, Maxwell, McMullin,
Mcqueen, Smith Miller, Mlson, Mordecai Oil
yer, Orr, Paine Peck, Phelps Porter, Powell
Puryear, Quitman, Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Riv-
.rs, Rufiin, Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Shorter,
Samuel A. Smith, William Smith, William r.
Smith, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart, Swope, Tai
bott, Trippe Underwood, Vail, Walker, Warner,
Watkins, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Winslow,
Daniel b. Wright, John V. Wright, and Zolli-
For Mr. Fnller.-MesSrs. Broom, Bayard
Clark, Cullen, II. Winter Davis, Millward, and
Whitney-6.
For Mr.. CdmpbeH.-Messrs. Dunn, Harr
son, Moore, and Scott.
For Mr.. Wells.-Mr. Hickman.
Mr.. Benson, one of the telers, then rose and
the result of the vote:
Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts 1913
Mr.. Aiken, of South Carolina 100
Mr.. Fuller, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio
Mr.. Wells, of Wisconsin
PA
Mr. Benson continued: Therefore, according
to the resolution passed this day, the Hon.
Nathaniel p. Banks, of Massachusetts, IS de-
clared Speaker Of this House for the Thirty
fourth Congress-.
Cheer after cheer resounded from the gal
leries, intermingled with Kisses, while hand
kerchefs were freely waved by the ladies.
The Clerk stated that it was understood be
tween the gentleman from Maine Mr.. Benson
and the gentleman from Alabama Mr.. Dow
dell, that if Mr.. Banks should be elected Speak
er under the plurality rule, the gentleman from
Maine should make the announcement, and II
Mr.. Aiken should be elected the gentleman
from Alabama should make the declaration.