Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-31
From WaShington.

votes to elect The votes received by Mn
Campbell, aud the anti Nebraska votes
thrown against the resolution amounts TO lOl
three more than necessary to have elected
OF the scattering votes that have not. and
Will not, under any ciccuIpstapeeS. vote ~!
~. 1,znlF sl!.sss' 3{sFfiz56. Mill
ward, Moore, Scott, and Wheeler voted fol
the resolution. Thus it will be seen that
the anti Nebraskaites had another Opportu
nifty of organizing the House by the eec-
tiOn of one of their own party-a man
too, who, on the first ballot for Speaker, re-
ceived majority of the anti-Nebraska men
of the House. He was the first choice, as
indicated by repeated votes at the com
mencement of the session, of a majority OF
the anti y ebraska men of the House, and
yet, when it was in their power to elect him
and end this proiraeted struggle, they ,e-
fused to doit. Let the country understand
this.
Upon whom rests the responsibility of the
delay in the organization Of the House Let
the Black Republican member of the eighth
Congressional District of Indiana answer.
While the vote was being taken on the re-
solution above alluded to, Mr.. Mace said
"l have heard At said upon this floor, and re
peatedly said. this party or that party was re-
ponsible for the non organization of the House.
may say what We please in reference to that
question in this Hall but We have a people at
home-a discriminating people-and that peO-
pie will as sure as we sit here attribute the
,f Of 70.
Nebraska party here We are in the majority
here and by "A union of our foeces We can elect
Speaker at any time. 1t is futile that We
should expect the distinguished gentleman
from Illinois Mr. Richardson to concur with
and aid US in making an election. 1t is futile
TO expect that the friends OF the gentleman
frOm Pennsylvania Mr.. Fullerl should come TO
our rescue. Those gentleman cannot do 1T.
They cannot 10 it without falsifying their CON
vietions of duty. and without falsifying what
they believe to be the will OF their constituents.
| admire the man he he Democrat, be he A ner-
iean. or anti Nebraska, who would stand upon
this floor and duly represent the will Of his
constituents. Such is the kind of men / like. "
| hope we will hear no more Of the Demo
Gratis being responsible for the delay, after this
admission of one of the high priests of In
diana Fusionism.
In the course Of the debate, Mr. Dunn, of
Indiana, took the floor in response to some
remarks which had been made relative to
his course, and from the tenor Of his speech
it will be perceived that there is something
against Mr.. Banks, which Mr.. Dunn urged
against him in caucus, but which he refuses
to make public at the present time. lie
called upon Mr.. Giddings, Mr.. Tappan, and
other gentlemen, who were at that caucus to
state what reasons he gave for refusing to
vote for Mr. Banks, but those gentlemen's
memories failed them just then. They could
remember every thing but that.
In regard to the charge of uniairness
against the friends of Mr.. Banks, Mr.. Dunn
called upon Mr. Brenton and Mr. Pennington
to answer They both substantiated his
statement. / subjoin the remarks of Mr..
Pennington, and Mr.. Dunn's characterizing
of such proceeding.
Mr.. Pennington. Mr.. Clerk, assume no
responsibility for any action taken on the part
of any of my friends in this contest they have
acted ON their own responsibility. / Will say,
however, that learned, late at night, soon after
the withdrawal of my friend flom 0hs, (Mr
Canpbell,) } that plan-a scheme / will call il,
because that word expresses better what mean
"a scheme was concerted, in a certain quarter
TO run me up to n certain point, and then to
drop me, and in that way 10 kill me off ont OF
the way of other candidates. Laughter. AT
the hour of o'clock at night when every
good Christian ought 10 have been a-bed
laughter. | was obliged, in self-deiense, ia
make my way through the dark passages of this
city To the headquarters where / supposed this
scheme was concOcted, and there protested
against this "most foul and unnatural murder
[Great laughter.
Mr. Dunn. Ii may be allowed TO borrow an
illustration from coarse aud ordinary, but
very essential and respectable, pursuit of life in
the West, i would say that there had been q
good deal in this transaction much after the
habit of our people who address their attention
to the raising of hogs for the market they fat.
ten first to slaughter afterwards. Laughter !
This is honorable proceeding certainly, iol
Representatives of great people. Was the
like of it ever before witnessed in this coun-
try?
Mr.. Dunn declared that, under no circum-
stances, would he now vote for Mr. Banks
for Speaker of the House. This part of the
debate was marked with much acrimony OF
feeling on the part of several of the Black
Republicans towards Mr.. Dunn, but he prov.
ed himself more than match for them all
1t may be worth while for those men who
under the cry Of antiNebraskaism, were led
into the Abolition fold, to know the dose thai
that they may prepare themselves in due sea
son to gulp it down without making WHY
face. This new issue-new in the West,
mean-is embodied in the answer of Mr.
Banks, the Black Republican candidate 70
Speaker, to the inquiry, ado you believe il
the equality of the white ani black races
and are you in favor of putting them on
| level by legslatiOn?'' Mr.. Banks replied:
/ a. hot I
the doctrine of the Declaration of Indepen
dence. that all men are created equal. la IL
! gard to the superiority of races, am impresse,
with the conviction that it is To be deternine'
only by capacity for endurance. So far a.
have studied the subject, it seems 10 me to b
the universal law thai the weaker is always al
sorbed and disappears in the stronger race
Whether the black rae of this continent or an
other part of the world is equal 10 the whit,
can only he determined by the absorption an
disappearance of the one or the other; and
propose TO wait until the respective races ca
be properly subjected 10 this philosophical tc,
I before | give decisive answer"
Now, be it understood that Mr.. Bank
comes from a State that has equalized til
two races-in his state the black has the rigl
of suffrage, the privilege of holding ollic
intelmarrying with the whites, and ever
other privilege enjoyed by the white man
and Mr. Banks acts with the party that hi
given and sustained them in these privilege
OF course his answer could not be otherwf
than substantial endorsement Of the pos
ton that the two races are equal. We con
mend that answer to the anti y ebraska me
OF Indiana who have sworn so Justify tn
they @ere not AbolitiOnists
PINCKNEY.