Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-16
Who is Responsible?

Who is Responsible?
II is a labor Of Sisyphus for the Southern
Know Nothing press, and its sympathi-
zers, to contend thai the Democracy of
Congress are responsible for the election
Of the Freesoler Banks as Speaker. The
recorded vote demonstrates with fnathe.
NAUTICAL certainty, tina, the result is direct
y traceabIe 10 the votes of six "NaiionaP'
Know Nothings, who cast their votes Tor
Fuller, and, thereby. unaer the operation
of the plurality rule, really streng thened
the vote of Banks. Those Know. Moth
ing tricksters were Whitney aud Clarke Of
New York. Broom, ana M.lward Of Penn
sylyania, Cullen of Delaware, and Henry
Winter Davis Of Maryland. Moreover,
Fuller, the Wanted candidate OF Southern
Know n othings, and Haven, the immedi-
ate representative Of Mr.. Fillmore, shows
ed their eminent nationality" in not be-
ing able 10 choose between Aiken and
Banks, and in virtually aidirg IN the cleo
ton Of Banks, by not voting at all! Nota
single Northern National KnoN.Noihing
voted for Aiken Do not the simple facts
utterly explode the Amsy bubble OF any
thing like nationality" in the mis- named
"American" party? On this bject we
quote the New York Herald, which, with
all lis bias in favor Of Known olhingism,
aud lis antipalby for the administration and
the Democratic party, is compelled, by the
pressure of facts TO do justice to the noble
and patriotic position OF the Democracy
Not a solitary Northern American vo.
ted for Mr. AIKEN. Messrs. Broom o.
Pennsylvania, Clark of New York, Gull
len of Delaware, Davis OF Maryland Mill.
ward of Pr nnsy lvania. and Whitney Of
New York voted, for Mr.. Fuller. which
was in iaet, voting indirectly for Mr..
Banks. The latter gentleman took the
trouble day or two ago to change his
vote for Mr. Aiken; but when the test
came he was again ready for snother
change. MI. Whitney is the representa.'
tive OF New York tonstituency-of this
city-whete there are not SIX thousand
black republicans in all Mr.. Hagen was
absent He is Mir. Flllmore's representiye,
and has stood the test of nine weeks idle
voting; ouly TO show that at the hour of
need be was ready TO aid the aboitionists.
Three obvious points have been gained
in this result The abolitIonists have
succeeded in organizing a sectional party;
the Know Nothlngs have as clearly pro-.
ven than they too are sectional; and the ad.
ministration have exhibited It's utter weak.
10 carry any point or any measure, or OBJ
tain any influence in this Congress. Eiph-
teen Northern Democrats aud twenty sew.
Southern Know Nothings supported Al.
ken. By this exhibit it viii be seen that
the only party having national phase At
all is the Democratic party. Its weakness
IN the North comes from the elections of
1854; could it have had the benefit OF the
reversal Of the popular judgement of1S55.
it is manifest that it must have signally lri.
ampheG.
While :he clerk was calling the final
vote on Saturday. MIR. A. X. Marshall of
Kentucky, (suppos'pg il all right congrat.
ulaed his American friends, ",hey had
Tough, good fig ht and have Conquered
There was no Democrats candidate III the
field nlth an offensive platform. Perform
ing his duty as d patriot not as a partizaa.
he voted for Mr.. Aiken" We ere moi.
therefore, surprised at the ehagrin of Mr..
Marshall on the announce nent ofthe cleo.
lion Of Mr.. Banks. The six Fuller men.
including Thomas r.. Whitney Of New
York and Jacob BIoome of Penhs, lyania.
who stuck to Fuller, when their votes tor
MIR. Aiken would have defeated Banks.
are responsible fol the result
And what is the result to the American
party 1t is a definite Congressional di-.
vision oil it, into to hostile sectional fac.
tons. Not solitary Northern Know
Nothing voted lor Aiken-not one. Thu,
the vote which elected the Speaker, dis
closes to the "South Americans" SO called
the lamentable truth, that in Congress Of
least, their nationality as a party is limit
ed TO the South side Of Mason and Dixon's
lrne and the Ohio river; and that their
| Northern brethren, even O.. national
type, inclined to fraternize rather with
Giddnes of Ohio, than with the Marsb,l,
of kel tn y.
The question which nextr ecufs is. how
is the condition 0! things to be mended NJ
HE Philadelphia National Council. of the.
18th and 22d of February, The work
there to be done is the practical re-organ.
i,alFon OF the American party throughout
the Union, or its formal dissolution among
the sectional and local factions and loose
materials OF the country. rhe result ofthc
late struggle at Washington admouishes US
to prepare ior the latter alternative. They
may perhaps, do better. They cannot do
worse. We shall see.
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