New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-22
NEWEST DKnoCRATIC PLATFORM.

When the House was proceeding on the I'd inst.
to make an election of Speaker under the Plurality
rule, it was whispered around the floor that cor
respondence had passed between Mr.. Aiken of
S. C.. ard the South Americans, intended to pave
the way for concentration of the vote OF the latter
on the former. Mr.. BARCLAY OF Pa. publicly
injured whether any such correspondence had
passed, and was answered by Gov. Aiken that ne
(A.) ,oas not a candidate for Speaker. Mr.. HUM
PHRtY MARSHALL, having been alluded to as the
person who had addressed Gov. A rOse and de-
clared that he had held communication iehatrer
nth Cor. A. Mr.. KELLY of this city is under
stood TO have privately pushed the inquiry still
further and been satisfied that Gov. A had made
no concessions and given no assurances to the
Know Nothngs: so he voted for Gov A. for
Speaker, as did Humphrey Marshall and all the
"AmeIicsns" from States south of the Potomac,
with all but one of those from Mary land. MIR.
II. WINTER DAVIS Of Md. adhered to Fuller, the
Sou,h.American candidate; so did Mr.. CULLEN of
Delaware with Messrs BROoME and MILLwARD
of Pa. WHITNEY and CLARKE of New-York
The six votes thus thrown for Fuller, or the four
withheld by Messrs FULLER, BARCLAY, HAVEN
and WALK, might of course have elected Aiken.
Mr.. HENRY WINTER DAVIS of Baltimore being
the only Member representing truly slayehoding
constituency whowas guilty Of voting for the candi-
date of bis own party, whom many Members hadre-
peatedly proclaimed their determination never to
abandon, is bitterly denounced and warred upon
therefor BY the KnOw-Nothing managers OF his own
State 1t is very plainly intimated that his future
is blasted by that vOte-that, but for it, he might
have been chosen L. s. Senator, while now his
race is run. And the Know-Nothing organs at
Baltimore in fierce pursuit of this backslider, have
brought to light the real facts with regard to the
understanding between Gov. Aiken and his South
American supporters. II now appears as we learn
frsm The Baltimore american, that when Hum
phrey Marshall so stoutly denied that he had held
any communication with Gov. A., he must have
been aware that il was his colleague, DR.. A. h.
MARSHALL, who had been laboring with Gov. A.,
and that the result Of their conference as fol-
lows:
" The American Democrat states that on the morn
ing when the plurality rule was adopted 10y the House,
and when Mr.. Aiken's chances for the Speakership
were canvaSsed, Mr.. A. X. Marshall of Kentuck,
s,anch American and conservative, being reluctant to
for MI. Aiken WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING nls gIOunu
fully wrote down. and carried to him i'll bis seat, Sc
res of uteuogatores, which with their answers, we
here ubjon;
"lst Are you hostile TO the American party and
have YOU ever pronounced or do you now believe,
that party enemies TO civil and religious liberty
Answer to lst-To the frst answer, Herer hare.
3D. Are YOU in favor Of the Union Of the States so
long as il can be continued without such violation OF
the spirit of the Constitution as would justify reyo-
luton
Answer ed am in favor of the continuance of
this Union long the rights of ali the States are
preserved.
3d. Do you belong to the Democratic organzs-
ton and do YOU fully indorse the and policy
of the present Administration far 10 favor the
e, ction of the present incumbent to Office again
Answer 81 do not strictly speaking, belong 10
the Democratic party organization. approve what
believe night, and viii oppose what think wrong,
IN that as in all other parties.
4th' Would you object TO such modification Of
the Naturalization laws would require citizens Of
other countries TO remain here before they become cit
zens OF this country for decidedly longer term than
at present
" Answer 4th-l would not object but would favor
a material extension OF the naturalization laws
We prefer that every reader should make his
own comments on this comprehensive catechism.
All We care TO say is that, if the Hon JOHN
KELLY had been aware OF this correspondence,
aud had nevertheless voted for Gov. Aiken, he