Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-20
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.

As soon the journal had been READ, mr.
Gllmer. 81 \. g.. sent IL the Clerk > desk
an article from the Boston Tract Journal
which charged HIM with knowledge Of the
circulation OF ll"lpers book. Mr.. q. sali
in reply that 50 Tar a, the article referred to
INN il was an infamous ialsehOod.
Mr.. Singleton. OF Miss, denied that the
South had ever Violated amy provision OF the
CONSTITUTIONS Had she ever asked Tor more
than IA threc-hittis representation oil her
slaves! Had She eyer asked Tor more than
a law tn enable her ~ secure her slaS es
which may escape-proper,y recognized ana
established by our !Vre1athers ana ourselves
Has the South ever come here and asked
for rr-vpeu,ng oi the African slave trade.
No. sir. H. held that "a regards the Mis-
sour Compromise, which prevented slavery
from enirriue into the Territory north oi the
line uf Sc 30 lhe North had derived all
the benefits from tiat compromise.
Mr.. Stanton stated that he wished To inform
gentlemen ON the other side OF the House
that the RepuUlican party would hot hJid
Itself responsible for anything that might be
said by any member OF that party before an
organization. Alter an organization, they
would make known tnelr principles anu po-
icy.
Mr.. Singleton continued, and predicted
the election OF a Republican President i"
isGU. and said that with the death OF the
present Judges IT the Supreme Court. ended
all chance Tor Justice ~ the South III the
Union.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Sing leton's
speech, the House Proceeded 70 vote Tor
Speaker with the following result:
Whole numi or Of votes cast go. necessary
for choice, IL. Mr.. Sherman, III; MIR.
Bocock, 81: Mr.. Boteler, %; Scattering, l..
No ch Ice having beer effected, Mr.. Bocock
rose and said: Mr.. Clerk, think, ! eau
with Justice demand "A hearing at this time
from YOU and the members ot tins body.
During the space Of two weeks, my friends
Of the Democratic party have voted Tor me
with cvnstancv anu unamlmity which de-
mands my heartfelt and sreatiul acknow-
ledrments. 1t was the belief VI my friends
at one time that my name might present u
point around which the sounder and more
conservative portion Of tins liohse might
rally: aud that this might result III success.
This hope has continued TO gro" more ana
more dim til ii is now entirely gone.
The contest SIR, Is intensely excited; n
feeling peryadcS II, So far a, ! know any
thing Of lis coalition, which la, never been
known before Inc expression oi The pe"-
ple comes up to u, i'll every way demanding
10 know whether We cannot here unite
among ourselves: those 81 u wno have
sounder and more constitutional views, can
not unite lpr the defeat Of party which
49, r.,,.rI !,
For myself, SIR, have been willing at all
times. IA all the staaes ui tins ballot, h uuitc
IN any feasible rian {" accomplish that OBJ
iect. Believing how SIR, that tue further
use Il my maine, standing before the
u.use a. u nominated candidate ui one 81
the parties ul the country-beleying ! say
that the further u" If my name must he 10
some, n Stumbling block and bar III the way
II TIL, C,nnn, ! be. leave now to withdraw
il from the further consideration uf the
House.
Before take my seat, Sir, desire to say
that DO not ia,l ~ apprec ate The hhho'
II preceding over tie II ,u-e II Re .,resrn-
tati,es: but there 5 ole tee!inS scarcely
less GEAR TO me, if at all less dear than
/ that, 1t IL that during two weeks Of ex'