Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-28
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

An Approach.-Th action of the House on
Saturday proves incontestibIy that to elect
Mr.. Banks the Speaker, will be grossly to
falsify the condition of its aggregated senti-
ment upon the great ism of the day. He
represents nearly every one of the ultra abo-
itionisms Of the most ultra Abolitionists in the
National Legislature. Indeed it is only be-
cause some twenty five ultra abolition mem
bers have caused il to be well known that
they will in no event vote for a more moder-
ate anti-slavery man than Mr.. Banks, that
the rest of his supporters cling to him with
such apparent desperation.
The resolutions adopted on Saturday by
such meagre majorities, Ito say nothing here
of those rejected,) represent the mildest
possible phase Of the ant-slavery question,
when compared with the views Of Messrs.
Giddings, Banks, Wade, Stanton, ct al. The
action of the House upon them satisfies us that
not one-third of the body can be brought IN
der any circumstances to vote for anti-slavery
resolutions, expressing the views Of those
whose peculiar representative Mr. Banks is,
undeniably.
On the other hand, the National Know Moth
ings have struck hands with the Democrats on
this great issue of the day, separating upon
1t from their late political brethren the ultra
Catholic hating Know Nothings of the North
who are abolitionists also. 1t will be rernem.
bered that with the exception of Mr.. Smith Of
Alabama, every Southern Know Nothing mem
Der who has approached the subject has repre-
hended at least with hislips the anti Catholici-
ty Of their creed, which lie its chief charm to
the Know Nothings who, supporting Mr. Banks,
number at least two-thiIds of all the members
who vote for that gentleman.
The UnIOn suggests a plan for a union be-
tween the National Know Nothings and the
Democrats upon the Speakership question,
which is reasonable, viz: that each party nomi.
nate the same gentleman, each affirming it
own creed; and in so doing that journal sug.
gests Mr.. Orr, who, if elected under such cir
Sumstances, will, we presume, feel bound In
administering the duties of the chair to recol.
iect that he owes il to both those parties, and
10 carry out that obligation as far as he car
possibly do 50 without sacrificing great prin.
ciple.
The Lecture We felt great curiosity tc
learn precisely how such lecture on the sub
ject Of slavery under the Constitution Of the
United States, its actual condition at the
oouth' the history and analysis of the African
race &C. such as we know well Senate,
he -
.oomos IL capable Of deliVering-beld, Just
.iu'niu'' acute almost beyond description in
s reasoning, and powerfully conclusive in
aus deductions-would be received bv the clas,
of persons who usually attend leetprs. - d..
ton, and moro especially by the class of mad
ers OF other mems reputed faults who are ,bs
peculiar patrons Of the course Of lectures, ON.
OF which Mr.. T., on their invitation, cop,en,s5
10 deliver
1t turns out, as we anticipated, that his an
dience was immense, an unusually large pro
portion being persons Of acknowledged emf
neHee in literature, theology, the learned pro
LESSONS, &c. Very few Of the crazed folk
indeed, esssyed to express their disagreement
from his sentiments as ANNOUNCED and ex
planned; the rest sising with each ether il
treating him-thsir invited instructor-witl
proper respect; and none more SO, it seems
than the number of respectable persons Of
color, who of course went in crowds The
Esrafds Boston correspondent writes an elab
crate sketch Of tho lecturers points, which
shows the sound philosophy, as we'll as the
eomPrehensivsnsss Of his effort We venture