The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRIT-SITTH CONGRESS

SENATE.
WssHINGToN, December 2S.-The Senate is not il
ession, having adjourned until Friday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


SENATE.
WssHINGToN, December 2S.-The Senate is not in
session, having adjourned until Friday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. MoRRIs, of Illinois, obtained the floor, but
yielded to Mr.. Rust, who said that several years
ago, he made pledge TO his constituents that he
would never again engage in sectional debate, but
recent events of an extraordinary character have
absoved him from that pledge.
He alluded to the atroctv of John Browns raid
and the continued aggression of the North on the
rights of the South. He spoke of the infamous
character OF Helpers book, but said the non-slave
holders OF the South have no sympathy with such
doctrines and his appeals to them will be unheeded
ct, that infamous book had been endorsed by the
candidate of the Republicans for the Speakershp;
and the whole antecedents Of that gentleman are in
perfect keeping with this act.
lie has been uniformly, conSpicuously and in
tensely sectional. No man has been more intole-
rant to the South; and he owes his present nomina
ton less to his ability or his accomplishments as
statesman than to his hostility to the South. He
invited us to scrutnlze ms record and he had done
so. lie alluded TO Mr.. Sherman's course the
Kansas bill and the Army appropriation bill in the
thrty-fourth Congress. He spoke of the objects of
the Republican party, characterizng them as
reasonable.
Mr.. Dunn called him to order, as the gentleman
violated proprlety by using the term reasonable.
lie said il the epithctappled to any the other
side Of the House.
Mr. Rust resumed, and renewed the proposition
that the conservative members select candidate
tor speaker from the Democrats. or the Democrats
select candidate from them, and both unite
such candidate.
Mr.. Cox said he would not be negotiable in any
such business.
Mr.. HINDMAN stated that neither would he be
thus transferred by his ieIlow-Democrats. II any
person outside the Democratic party should be Sc
! lected, he would exercise his own Judgment wheth
er he would support him or not.
Mr. NOEL declared his readiness to vote for ang
one selected from the other side for the sake of an
organization.
Mr.. Cox said he would vote for anv anti-L LecOmp-
tonite who might be selected but his duty to his
constituents and his own sentiments would not
permit him to vote for any one OF the Southern
Americans, who We're not only opposed to all the
doctrines of the Democratic party but to civil and
religious liberty.
Mr.. HUI said they could get along without the
gentleman. You will not make Speaker on the
basis of the proposition offered because this is not
the time and place to arrange matters. 1t cannot
be done here. You must do it by other means and
appliances, to induce the gentleman from Ohio to
support such nominee.
Mr.. Hill, in response to Mr. Cox, said he meant
a resort to moral suason.
Mr.. HARDENAN said he was willing to vote for
any conservative in opposition to Il Republican.
| Mr.. Rust said there must be concession.
Mr.. Cox explained that he looked on the South
! Republican as to the Democratic party.
Mr.. HNDMAN said he would conform to the
! usages of the Democratic party in caucus, but
would not be transferred bv majority OF his party
| to support anv one outside of it, That must be a
| matter for his own discretion Tn the alternative
! however, between a Black Republican and a South
American he would though with reluctance vote