Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-13

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preserve order Under these circumstances
he offered resolution that the oldes, meme
Der of the House by consecutive service
therein, bo appointed Chairman til the
House elect Speaker
Mr. Kilgoro objected, on the ground thai
the resolution was not in order.
Several other members also objected.
Mr.. Maynard referred 10 precedenls 10
support Of his resolution, and showed that
John Quincy Adams was once appointed
chairman ill Speaker could be elected
Mr.. Stewart said tl.at il was necessary
that there should be a comparison OF views,
while at the same tima the order and digni.
ty Of the House should be preserved, Mas
tional men had voted for Mr. Bocock while
for the candidate Of the Republican party
not one member from the Southern States
had voted The matter standing on Sec
tional platform, how could II DO expected
that southern men could give the gente-
man their support2 He Mr.. Sherman
had signed tho recommendation Of Helper 8
book, which would stick 10 him like the
shirt Of Nessus lie never would consent
tJ vote for the adoption Of the plurality rule.
Mr., Haskins made an earnest defence
against the assaults upon him by the Con-
stitution newspaper, Of combination TO
elect Forney clerk, He admitted himself
Bornoy's friend, and said there could be no
moro effective rebuke Of the administrations
extravagance and prescription and federal
ism than the election Of Forney, who did
more than any other man TO give Pennsyl,
vania to Buchanan, and who, in 1858, help
ed TO place the seal of the condemnation Of
that Commonwealth on It's old favorite son
in the election Of Congressmen by major
ity of 10000.
Mr. Noel, Of No. said that there were
men who are resolved on the final abolition
Of slavery, and hc proceeded to the discuss
ion Of the relative powers Of the General
and State Governments He remarked that
il the Sun Of this American Union is to set
forever, it must go down in q sea Of revolu-
tionary blood.
MIR Hickman, of Pa, alluding to the
charge in tho Constitution, said that if it
was made by the President he knew il to
be false; if made by any other person he
did not know it to bo true, for tho reason
that he Hickman occupied the position he
did was because he could not be purchased.
This reading him out of the Democratic par,
ty had been faithfully persevered in for the
last four years by men abler and stronger
than the gentleman from Missouri, and yet
they had not got rid of him, and perhaps II
would take four more years Of perse7ering
effort If he chose 10 remain in their good
company, lie said that when in this Hall
he proposed to investigate tho charge OF
fraud and violence in Kansas, he was charg-
ed with treason, not, however, because he
had failed to be Democrat There was q
persevering effort both here and in the Sem
ate to stiHe tho investigation and suppress
the knowledge Of the wrong, and yet after
the committee had made their report no man
was known to be sufficiently reckless Ia
deny the charge which had been preferred
and which was completely proven. lie was
denounced as renegade and traitor foI
wha2 What was the body of his oilencei
Because he chose to differ from the Democ-
racy.
The charge of treason is not sufficiently
powerful to humiliate and disgrace US
therefore we find the Constitution adding
the charge Of corruption If any man knew
OF any conduct or agreement of his with
any party or person, let him proclaim it OF
hold his peace, lie never did say at any
time that he would procure the election of q
Clerk Of this House by entering into COW
enant with any men on the Republican side
of the House. He should refuse to do it,
As President could not purchase him others
could not. He had been offered more than
he was worth, laughter, and he refused to
sell himself Applause, lie knew where
the trouble is, and the country knew it lie
had ventured against giving to slavery an
unlimited charter lie had learned that q
man might support every measure of an ad.
ministration, and yet fail to be Democrat
if he voted against single measure in the
interest of slaveiy-by voting the other way
he was sure to be q good Democrat lie
expressed this as a solemn conviction.
lie stood on the principles of the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and it was sufficient for him
he would try it q little longer. The
Democratic party had been bankrupted by
President Buchanan, and in this connection
he spoke about the people preventing a
dissolution of the Union with which certain
gentlemen threatened us.
Mr.. Gartrell, of Georgia, wanted to know
how it was to be prevented
Mr.. Hickman replied that Is millions oI
freemen raised to industry and habits oI
the right kind, will always be ready to cope
with eight millions without auxiliaries,- -
Applause.
An Intellectual motion to adjourn wal
defeated by seven majority.
Calls for a ballot were then made, bu
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, said that he woulC
not consent to another vote till the question
was taken on his resolution. He wanted Il
hear the sentiments Of gentlemen on it, an(
to smoke them out.
Without further proceedings the Hous
adjourned.