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XXxvIth CONGREss-Ist SESSION.
WASHINGTON, December l6.

ltl- WARRINGTON, December Is.
H0USE-0n motion of Mr.. Niblack, Of
Ind i vas resolved % that TIL the election Of Speaker
for the time being under the rules OF the last House
Be I under the directions Of the Clerk. INV ''A '''''
Mr.. Bonham, Of 8. O., said that the whole country
and ndurns why we did not not eject speaker TRs
was that The ,S majority Of the House was
spr deem an
fed in resisting his election by all fair and honorable
means. lie had nothing to say against Mr. Sherman
daily assented to the resolution that neither he nor
any other man who ndorsed Helpers book was fit to
Compromise was accepted for the South, for it has
only encouraged Northern aggresponsagainst slavery
He referred to MIR. Hickman as 2 renegade to his
party. When he voted for the Giddings motion to
resist the Senate bill for the admission of Kansas,
every one supposed he would finally land on the
Democrat bis vote yesterday for mir. sherman set.
tied the question that he Is not longer Democrat.
1t had been soght to elect Speaker BY tho plurality
rule, which he believed unconstitutional, for the
reason that none but majority could elect Speaker.
1t had been said that there were procedents for its
from what they are now. Mr.. Banks had not refused
had MIR. Sherman to repudate the Infamous teach
ings of Helpers book for the abolition of slavery and
In reply to Mr. Hickman, he said the South had
the right to carry Slavery into the common terrific
territorial law, and not refusing to afford that pro.
lection by positive hostile enactment. The South
SnSnS hs erGSS Or Of h
Slavery In the territories claim that tits the duty of
Congress and the territorial authorities to protect 1t
He replied to Mr.. Nelson more, he said, In sorrow
than In anger, and refuted the common cant that
defended South Carolina and her course at that
That gentleman Nelson had spoken of the Union
orta mi ttut
whom he (Bonham) represented look to every part
qf .h The Constitution "' more important than the
The gentleman from Penn. (Hckman) had spoken
of forcing the South back into the Union, should
she prefer to retire. but whenever it is found sxpe
without hesitation that on the election Of Mr. Sew.
ard or any other man who indorses his claims and
party by what name you please he was in favor Of
immediate disunion, and he thought he spoke the
sentiments of his entire State.
tlemen will consent to the election Of Mr. Sherman,
who comes here reeking from the pollution Of doc
Of Mr. CLARK, ,of Mo-, was proper under these crcum-
stances and he told gentlemen that they would pre-.
serve the Institution Of slavery or perish in the
for South Carolina against tie world
Mr.. Millson made an explanation, denying that he
Mr.. clemens, Of Va, wanted the House to proceed
1s II for i've IN to
give their brethren opportunity to yentae their
rhetorc he gave notice that he should retire from
attendance II he could not get a pair, his friends
the Heuse to suppress disorder both on the floor and
in the galleries, he should discharge his duty, but
hoped no case would arise compslling him 10 exer-
else the authority thus conferred
yIginis had been followed By crusade against the
and tell the gentlemen Of the other side that from
the very foundation Of the Government there had
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sions Of the Republican party on the South. The
Republicans number more than one hundred men on
sought on the stump and elsewhere to difnse opin.
ions practically leading to the notification of the
preme Court because It has declared Oon ess has no
power to restrict slavery or exclude 1t from new Ter
The balance of power In the United States Senate,
once deemed q safe guard by the South, has been
lost, and Northern preponderance Will be still fur.
Nothing. Is now left between the South and her rs.
salants but the Democratic party and the Constitu-
preme Court. Tho Abolition party in the North
having failed to reach slavery In the South by direct
sgislstion, have sought to overthrow it by nsurrsc
oenalsry docpmsnts throughout The land; and have
claim that there is an irreprsssibls conflict between
slave, slave and free labor. lie was no disunionist, but
Wouu u5k tnero 10 De no END 10 these assaults on
the Southl Were they to bow their necks like con.
quered proyinces-be despoiled Of their property
there must be q cessation Of these wrongs ON the
south, He proceeded to reply to Mr.. Hickman 9 re.
denying the charge. For forty years the South had
temonstrsted time and again, and have all tho time
The Constellation was formed by Northern and
southern men; VIXEN u was formed the former had
he right TO sell their slaves In Southern Saes and
sleves and purchase those Of the Northern men, and