Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-08
Mr.. Banks Election.

often presented, but as often defeated by
Administration members, Southern Amer
leans and Doughfaces. But on Saturday
Of last week, the indications Of the day
previous having been decidedly favorable
to the election of Mr.. Aiken of South
Carolina, Shareholder owning a thou
sand slaves-it was adopted, and Mr..
Banks was elected by a vote of 103 TO 100
for Aiken. The Doughfaces, not daring
to 20 quite so far as TO vote for the million
aire Shareholder, scattered their votes.
And thus has ended contest, wholly
without a parallel in the history Of the
country for its protracted length, and
which should have ended on the very first
day Of the Session. The people supposed
they had elected decided Anti-Nebraska
majority to the House; and they did, in
ftct, elect majority who professed, at
the time, 20 be firm Anti Nebraska men.
But some dozen or fifteen of the number
have proved recreant, as Northern mem
beers have frequently before done. In
deed the misfortune to be betrayed by
the Representative, seems to be peculiar
10 the North. Whoever heard of South
crn members being elected on distinct
issue, as were these latter-day Dough-
faces, and there proving false and treach-
erous 70 his pledges? The thing never
was known, and never will be known.
And we honor this trait in the Southern
character, rs much as we detest its oppo-
site as exhibited at the North. Had
Northern members, in years past, proved
rs true to the convictions of their con-
stiuents and to the just expectations that
were formed of them, as they of the Souh,
we should never have come to the present
pass in relation to the Slavery question.
1t is treachery, downright treachery, that
has brought us where we are; and if we
are to suffer still further defeats and in
dignities, it will be because the race of
Traitors and Doughfaces is not yet ex-
tinct; and that it is not, the present House
of Representatives affords a damning
proof.
According to predictions, we suppose
the Union is to go TO pieces, now that
Mr.. Banks is elected; for it was gravely
proclaimed in the debates during the con-
test for Speaker, that if he, or any one of
his sentiments, we're to be elected, the
" Union would be seriously endangered
Whenever the schemes of the Slavery
extensionists are likely to be thwarted, !
they set up this disunion bug-bear, which |
has become too senseless and and stale TO
Brighten even old women and children.
How many times have we not heard this
hue-and-cry within the last dozen years
In every single instance when the South
have had up any one of their numerous
schemes to strengthen or extend the !
peculiar institution" and such scheme
has met with resistance from the North.
the cry Of disunior" has been sounded
IN our ears; and, We regret to add, that
so efectual has it been, that the South
have come to believe that this pitiful
scarecrow is the one thing needful tocarry
them on from triumph to triumph, until
the whole boundless Continent shall be
one great Slave field.
1t Is strange, passing strange, that at
this late day, there should be any left at
the North who do not see through the
trick Dissolution of the Union" in
deed Well, if the bond of Union be no
stronger than this all comes to, then 4 let
the Union slide ~ If the interests to be
benefited by the Union, are so slight-if
the attachment to the Union is so frail,
that 1t may be dismembered by any of
the thsusand-and-one things that have
been proclaimed sufficient cause fer its
dissolution, then the sooner it is dissolved
the better it viii be for all concerned
1t the Union is held together only by a
"rope Of sand" then it is not worth pre-
serving. And we viii add, that if is to
exist simply to strengthen, extend and
perpetuate the institution of Slavery.
then it cannot be dissolved too soon for
the credit of the North But we have
no fears of a dissolution Of the Union.
and cannot sufficiently detest the craven
spirit of those who tremble and crinpe
every time this miserable bug-bear is held
up before them. Sensible men despise
and defy it.
We rejoice at the election of Mr..
Banks, as a substantial Anti-Nebraska
triumph. And we have the more reason
to rejoice, as the Speaker has been elect
ed in the interests of the Shareholders
for the last twenty years, with the single
exception of Mr.. Winthrop's election 8
years ago, and as, thus far, the Speaker
in office at the time of the Presidential