Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1856-01-01
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|. "a Ig1is x3j2t said ri, \ ssise lS6m
~ e 1id,e 80 Va no vofss for Spssk.
3s65 wieESd it diSd6tiiy underwood
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! StSY 9Iy e nH consjsteutlg voted lof Nj.
nSai(S. - nnv man a IN Ho6se.
! \; Sts ssft. II srulsna a,ion. stated ihs
'reSeU I, whv "a hsd BEN vo.ius ios Rich,
Ipd oon:2 Hs lsja t6s pcsltlom 81 dc lsl.
~ innd eluU ihxi of mi. ,Fulfsf, ksd
( b2sos srpisiae,l disljnc Z ana explicitly,
EiIt Shas Or M. Bsaks had not. He
~ a III. Banks vhsths, ne hsd ever
Z ss1d IL Z soeGch IN me House nat he
voulj II = TIA Union aiide. 'ss
8 III. Banks replied. thst ip thst speech
~ IsJ .ssld thsrs misht Be- such Z slate
of fSi1s, n mhich AZ would 20 consent,
h Ma rafsteoce : "a fntuss eoniiuseoeies
,nch a M nros,ifsiion sc ths Goysrn.
o,snt--ths ,,sn,psrion of ai;aantic DOW.
e,--thes snpoon Of ,he sinsle institution
sof slavery Hs VAS for i6c Union a. |,
4. aui would mae, IL snemie, on fsi,
6sid. n vas Is, h a. 4 guarantee Of
.,hs' ,,;,ht, of ,he Ststes. and the main
prop Of our Government, and would
hays i, is,snd on the records OF history
s. ths .neuase Of w eshinston, "cro wn
n v;th ;mmo1t.l fame" s
SS M. Smith. Of Va, was no, satisfied
,v;tb The answer Of the sentl n.--
"Tlid YOU sav. he asked. ntbat under
,certsin circumsta noes YOU would lot the
Union aide n
M. Bank,-"i have said all desired
10 saw"
M. Sm;,b-"I wish Il distinctly un.
iarstood. that those who sustain Mr..
Banks sre voting for him with the know.
leIee that in certain contiu sencie, he
would let The Union slide."
M. Grow-I ask the gentleman and
every member who has been here the last
four years whether such declaration
has not been repeated from time 10 time
by some OF them now voting for Rich.
asdson, nsmely, that they are willing 10
dissoIye the Union and let il slide 10 .
certsin contingency. We stand here to
.support The constitution as it Is ex.
planned by the fathers of the country
snd. contemporaneous reports for over
sixty wears. We say we are not willing
TO lake any o,hef Constitution, or thai
slavery she'll 20 wherever our flag floats.
Mr.. Rusk believed from the begin.
ming that all debate was out Of order, as
the irst business was the election OF q
Spesker, the proposition was pending
Oh Saturday that no debate shall be in
order till a Speaker is elected, and it
wss then laid on the table.
A resolution was then offered to cleo,
Speaker By a plurality vote, but it was
rejected by is nasiority. 'A
The House then proceeded 10 ballot
fof Speaker with the following result /;
Banks. l0l: Richardson, 73; Fuller,
AZ acstterine. II. -,
Stewart submitted a proposition de.
cIsratory Of the National principles on
which d Speaker Of the House should
stsnd. p n. 81
Colfax stated that il Stewart would
ACCENT A. : substitute a proposition op.
posine ths annexation Of Cuba. and
approving the annexation Of thai par,
Of Oregon surrendered to Great Brian
by M: Polk. he nigh, vote with that
gentleman. fLauehterl
Bocock raised he onestion Of order
the law required that a Spe,ker be elect.
sd and members sworn before ,he ran.
ssction Of anv otber bn.ines,
Rovce asked Rank,. among o,bsr
ouestion,. "sre Won in favor of recoon;x.
ins ihe Government of Hyt; sn1 re-.
csiving a black Minister Do YOU
favor The abrooa,ion NJ N. Fno;i;ve
Slave law and Ihs -sbolit;on Of Slsverv
il The District Of CoInmbia ?"
-Crie. from fri.nd. If M, R,nk. =,
call the roll and much conf..;on an
sued.
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