The daily union., 1856-02-01

that if aey adopted the plurality rule they would DO
taking course that would injure them, he Alr o. there
fore thought that the gentleman good friend OF the
party. II be had been enemy, hewould have stood
quietly by and allowed them 10 take the step in silence
and then would have attacked them for doing II,
Mr. HUMPHREY ALL of Kentucky, said that
the democratic party was welcome 10 all the manifestations
Of friendly regard that he had exhibited towards H.
Laughter He had suggested 70 the democratic party
yesterday that they about making missep in d-
verting little platform under the command Of his friend
from North Carolina Mr. CLNeAnNl for the purpose OF
enforcing the plurality rule--the object of which
compel him and those with whom he acted up and
choose between the distinguished gentleman from South
Carolina Mr. ORR and The less distinguished gentle
man from Massachusetts, Mr. BANKsl They had no right
expect their aid II was true that Ie and those with
whom he acted We're opposed TO the views Of the gentle
man from Massachusetts on the slavery question: but was
just true that they could ge satisfactory response
from the democratic party 10 the principles and measures
which il advocated II had been charged the early part
OF the session upon the record made by the democratic
gentlemen themselves that the principles the Kansas and
Nebraska bill had two readings to them reading way
North and another way South aud that some gentlemen
favored squater sovereignty and some gentlemen did not
was not now however the time to 30 intoa discussion
of this question His principles were ia direct antagonsm
with the PRINCIPLES OF the gentleman from Massachusetts
and he could not be brought under any circumstances
favor the election of that gentleman to the Speakers chair
but he was in as direct anagonism TO the democratic
party, fecausc passing by tho slavery queson-and he
CONTESTED that the taken the other day had to very
great extent aayed his dquietude TO that quesonhe
believed that the not dangerous
be aPprehended Being poweess in the House upon that
particular ISSUE it remained for them to have speedy
legislation in order to give the native-born Americans
fair chance ut the ballot-boS a s,... .,.....e...
Mr.. CLlNGMAN understood the gentleman to say that
the ant-Nebraska party not powerful he thought
he wanted to know whether 1t was not the opposition OF
the democratic party that rendered powrless? IL the
snake had teeth, whether il not the democratic
party that had drawn them .. .~ .m
Mr.. MARSHALL replied that the democrats upon the
slavery question had and occupied the grounds
gentleman from Indiana Mr. DUSs daughter but when
they came among themselves to interpret what they meant
by that ground the commentaries were too numerous for
the test The democratic party presented itself in direct
anagonism to other principles which he considered essen
tia to the political organization of the House And 10
would require great the part of his party
assist the honorable genteman who was their caucus
nominee Mr.. ORR To the char. a #a 4@s a
Mr. CLNGMAN asked the gentleman if he considered
the question of Americanm Of more importance than that
of protecting his section Of the country from abolitons,
which the democratic party doing e#-.a
Mr.. MARSHALL confessed that he was not very much
disposed to manage the Dutch and Irish until he had got
the negroes all safe. @ wa. ##ea 81 a.a.. ta.al.
Mr.. CLINGMAN beld then, that the gentleman would
have to vote with the democratic party until he saw that
Mr.. MARSHALL had no concealments about it. He had
said that in his political action he had sympathy
earth with the republicans and he did not the other
hand claim any from hem far as they were Americans
acting in behalf Of the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.
BANKS who had never yet avowed himself an American
on the floor OF the House. #zHr
Mr. COBB of Georgia did not rise for the purpose Of
discussing the question presented by The gentleman from
Kentucky, IMr II. MARsHALLj He intended to meet that
ed il by with singl remark at present and that
call the attention Of the House and the country to this
remarkable state Of thngsthst whilst the members OF
the soeaed American party every occasion, whenever
opportunity presented ITSELF asaed the democratic party
for its unsoundness upon the question OF the Nebraska BILL
and charged upon il that in section OF the country IL
presented those principles way and in another in
different way and therefore the party was not entitled
to public confidence, they invariably followed their al
tacks up by propositions 10 unite with that party.
1t seemed to him remarkably strange that these gen
emen, if they believed that the democratic party were
attempting practise fraud should all the time be endeay
oring TO get inside Of that party and become participants
in the fraud which they charged il was practising He
would not occupy the time OF The House now but promised
his friend from Kentucky after the organization Of the
House he would him In discussion Of the principle
of the Kansas and Nebraska blu advocated and ex
pounded North and South by the democrats and also by
his Mr.. MARsHAJLs party. The vote taken few days
ago manifested difference of opinion among the metn
hers OF that party well the principles of the party
the subject of Americauism upon which he believed
they differed quite widely upon all other questions.
He wished diseuss the proposition made by the
gentleman from Kentucky Mr.. Cox IL had been read
from the desk and the impression he gathered from the
reading was that those who voted for il bound Themselves
on the first afterwards for kr 0HR OF South
Carolina and failing elect him. all who voted for the
resolution bound thenseves then 70 vote Tor Mg tuLEn
Of Pennsylvania aud this obligation was created by the
given for the resolution, without regard To the
fact whether il was adopted or not. 49,.
Mr. cox stated that in his understanding OF The resolu-
ton obligation did not exist unless the resolution was
adopted ..'a@Ea ... 4" ...f.#a ..#. sT.N# (. ..
Mr. COBB desired TO act candidly upon this question
with the gentleman from henthCky. Ae uc WIS ut'tl-
mined not 10 cast his for The gentleman from Penn
sylvauia in the of their falling elect the gentleman
from South Carolina he should be acting In bad faith 10
favor the passage Of resolution BY bis silence 10
held would vote for the resolution unless he
had made no his mind, In the event OF the deieat OF Mr.
ORR then vote for Mr.. FulhR II might pc reped lhat
If majority adopted the resolution, that majority could
elect Mr. ORR upon the FIRST vote That was true but
could he a. an honest and candid man give bis vote for
the resolution when he coud not vote Tor Mr. FULLER IN
the event of their falling to elect Mr. ORR Clearly not
and as he did intend TO give such vote and dd not
intend 10 favor combination Of that character but in
tended that bis vote for the speakeshp should be regu
lated and controlled by the principles lac held and By his
sepso Of duty representative upon the hoor ct tho
House irrespective OF all comb nations with his political
opponents, he should vote against the resolution
Mr. COX said that every member acted upon the idea
him upon principle the House would never organize For
himself be bad party feelings no party maleYolence,
hut scuatcd solely by The desire TO discharge what DC
conceived TO be his duty.
Mr. BoCoCK OF Virginia. called the attention Of the gen
tlenan from Kentucky 10 the fact that majority OF e
House for The resolaon that majority could elect
Speaker and they would vote for Mr. Oar they could
elect him. lie wanted 20 know then, Why the name ot
Mr. FULLER embraced in the resolution unless " was
true that there certain gentlemen acting Win h'
friend from Kentucky who in the event Of the resolution
being adopted would for Mr. ORR and thereby
defeat bm and then the democrats would be required 10
elect Mr. FuI He thought that the reservation " ayor
Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania implied that tue ma
iorty that voted for the resolution would not vote ior the
gen,leman from South Carolina ~
Mr. cox could not answer for others any gentleman
would vote for the resolution and then ny The track he
was wholly uuadvsed OF " and should be ashamed to as
sooiste with him, r.... Er.gs. .s#. ns eEt sH r...
Mr. TAYLOR Of Louisiana, asked the gentleman from
Kentucky fMr n MARsuALLl why it that he At
tgchea to the different constructions