Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-09
n. p. Banks Elected Speaker.


gress. and now occupies the seat once held
by such men as Clay, Barbour, Stevenson,
Jones. Cobb and Boyd He is the first
man endorsing the doctrine OF equality
between the white and black races
equality between the white man and the
negro-,lat Greeley, Garrison. Seward,
and Sumter, and their allies have sue.
,eseded in clevatag to position OF such
distinction This result will be hailed
with joyous demonstrations throughout
Massac huseits, and the fanatics every.
where, will ceIe brate It os their most brill
iant achievement. |: will be regarded
with very different feelings by the Patriot
the Statesman, and the lover of the Union
of these States, no matter whether his
home be In the Nolth-the South-the
East-or the West.
We propose now 20 review the history
Of the long AVID ard0ous struggle, in order
tina! we may place the responsibility upon
those whose action has brought about so
sad result. Ii was very soon ascertained
after Congress assembled, that The mem-
bers were divided into three parties-the
Democrats who sustained Richardson
the Know Nothlngs who sustained Full
Ter, and the Fusicnists, OF Black Republi-
cans, who sustained Banks-ihe two latter
being opposed to the administration and
the Democracy. After several weeks Of
fruitless voting, It was ascerlained that
neither of the candidates then before the
House could command majority. MIR.
Richardson with that patriotic and disin-
terested spirit, which has distinguished
his public conduct, believing from the
prevalent rumors afost, as given in the
newspaper cores ,ondence from The city,
that another gentleman Of the Democratic
parts could receive votes that would not
be cast for him, withdrew his hame, and
went CALAMITY into the fight for Mr. Or,
Of South Carolina. After several days
further struggle, it was Satisfactorily as
eertained that Mr.. Orr could not be elect
ed, and some short time thereafter, both
he and Mr.. Fuller withdrew from the
contest.
We now come down TO the occurrences
OF Friday, the LIST day Of February. On
that day proposition was made to declare
Mr.. Banks the Speaker, which failed on
a direct vote-there being \ majority of
thirteen votes against the resolusion.-
Then it was that Mr. Cobb, of Alabama,
introduced his resolution, TO declare Mf
Aiken, of South Carolina, Speaker of the
34th Congress. On direct vote this res
olu,ion received 1903 votes-falling screen
votes ST. orr of mgjority of the House,
All the Democrats, North and South, who
had sustained Richardson and Orr, lex
c,pt Barclay and Hickman, of Pennsrl-
yania,) voted for the resolution, AID in adj
dition, it was sustained by Broom, J. P.
Campbell, Garlic, Bayard Clark, Cox,
E.heridse, Eus,is II. M. Fuller, J. NJ.
Harris, Hoffran, Kennett, Lake. Lindley,
H. Marshall. Paine, Porter. Puryea:.
Rqade, Ready, Ricaud, Rivers, ". f.
Smith, sneed, swope, Triple. Under
wood, Walk, Whitney. and Zoilicoffer.
who belonged to the Fuller wing Of the
Know Nolh,ngs. Thus matters stood on
Friday when the House adjourned.
The Democrats in the House, with
very few exceptions, had uniformly voted
sxaiust the adoption Of the plurality rule.
being satisfied that its adoption would
lead to The election OF Banks; and even
under the circumstances existing on Sat.
urday morning, (mueh more favorable than
on any previous occaslon,) when it was
introduced by Mr.. Smith, OF Tennessee,
but eight Democrats voted For it. Those
Democrats were Barclay, Clingman, Hell
bert, Hickman, Jewett, Kelley, 5. A,
Smith, and Wells. One Of the Fuller
men, Bayard CLARK. voted for it ALSO and
these together with those supporting
Ranks. sucured its adoption. 1t was fair
20 o,.sume, that in the event OF its adop-
ZION. all who had voted for MIR. Aiken and
,ga,nst Mr.. Banks on Friday, would do
90 again, when the issue was narrowed
down to Aiken aud Banks. and hence the
belief that Banks would be defeated
THE 6nal vote showed 1913 for Banks. 100
for Aiken. 6 for Fuller, 4 for Canpoeii,
and one for " ellis. Broom. Walk, Whit
uey, Bayard Clark, and II Nj. Fuller, had
voted for Aiken and against Banks on
Friday. On Saturday, the four first named
voted tor Fuller. on the final vote, and
Fuller himself did not vote. Had these
gentleman voted on Saturday, as they had
done on Friday, William Aiken would
nov be the Speaker OF the Saith Congress.
instead Of N. p. Banks.
We will not charge, that when Broom,
Clark. Fuller, Walk, and Whitney voted
for Aiken Oh Friday. they did so with the
view Of occurring the adoption Of the plu-
rali.y rule, intending in case the rule was
adopted, to withhold their votes from him,
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