The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-01-19
Who are to Blame.


that the republican party proper, have not
quite majority of the whole vote cast, they
have not been able. up to the time of wri-
ting, to elect a speaker. They have as their
antagonists, the old line democrats. who go
to man for Richardson. the great Nebraska
champion and the national or prOsavery
Nothings, who occupy the same posi-
ton, in regard to the extension of slavery,
as the Pierce party. The latter cast their
votes for Fuller, who has come out and plac-
ed himself side by side with the old line par
ty. on the non-intervention platform. With
neither Of these parties, can the republican
party cooperate, without doing violence to
the principles it is especially aiming to car
ry out. The Fuller party is as much par
ty distinct from the republicans, as is the
" democratic" party, most of whom, are
southern Shareholders. and of course never
had any sympathy with any party that Op
posed slavery extension.
The republican party, finding that no one
Of the divisions could obtain majority Of
the whole, proposed on several occasions.
the adoption of a rule making the plurality
elect but as often as a resolution to this
effect was presented, it was voted down by
combna ton of the democrats, and southern
Know Nothings. It is evident that some
SuC'l lfledSurc must Dp dtODlt(l. OF no Si)ed-
ller can be elected and the sooner this is
done the better. Had the Richardson men,
and Fuller men agreed to this arrangement,
the house would have been organized long
since, and the country saved heavy expense
As long as the majority rule is continued, no
one can anv more reasonably expect the
Banks men to vote for Richardson or Fuller
than the Others for Banks. Then why not
adopt the plurality rule 1t is the one adopt
ed, with very few exceptions, in elections
both local and general,
The old liners are trying to make capital
of the delay in eltCting speaker, keeping
out of view the fact, that they have so far
opposed measure, that would have brought
it about long since.
A correspondent Of the Toledo Blade, in
writing home from Washington remarks:
| wrote you how both of our antagonists
voted together against all propositions ten
ding to the promotion of a speedy organiza-
lion. Yesterday that joint policy was again
pursued. For several days the Fuller forces
and the administration forces have voted to-
gether in favor of the earliest adjournment
every day F.; against meeting at 10 o'clock
daily instead of IL o'clock in favor of adj
journing to the 81 Of January; in favor Of
Iadiourning over the longest time proposed
for Christmas; against the plurality rule ;
against postponing debate until the house is
bic of action against limiting debate to
10 minute speeches, and in various other
factious ways.
The fact is, those minority factions are de-
termined to worry the majority, by throw
ing all possible obstacles in the way of an
organization, with the hope that their favor
ita will be elected eventually.-L LFindlay
Companion.
The whole subject of slavery will be bro't
before the supreme court of the u. States
this winter, in the case Of Sherman NJ. Booth,
Editor of the Milwaukee Free Democrat, who
was convicted in the T. S. district court of
aiding in the escape of fugitive slave, and
subsequently liberated by state court on a
writ Of ha5ca0 corpus.