The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-12-22

form al lutci ~ S'osio" III accOruance
with the decision of the Supreme
Court in the bred Scott case, giving to
the South the right to carry their slave
property into the Territories, and pro-
tecting it when there. He was followed
by Mr.. Carter, who condemned the
unbridled license Of the debate. Mr..
Winslow moved that vote for Speaker
be taken, after protest on the part OF
Mr. Clark, who wanted vote on his
resolution. The House agreed, and it
stood for Mr.. Sherman, los; Mr.. b.
cock So; Mr.. Gilmer, %; scattering,
III. No choice, ia being necessary.
Mr.. Miles suggested, in order that the
country might see that they were en-
deavoring to elect Speaker, that a
vote be taken each day. This was re-
sponded to with cries of "Agreed p
Mr.. Stanton stated that the Republicans
had been ready the past three days to
vote for Speaker or on the pending
resolution, without debate Mr.. Val
landigham took the floor, and proceed
ed to read from and criticise Mr.. Hell
per's book. Mr.. Ashmore announced
that a man had been arrested in the
Greenyille District with several OF
these books in his possession tor dis
tribution among free negroes and non
Shareholders. Mr.. Cobb exclaimed,
''Hang him ~ and Mr.. A. responded
that they would. He then went on
characterizing Mr.. Helper as rene
gade thief He also said that cores
pondence had been found upon the per-
son who had been arrested, and whose
name was Darrell Willis, which made
startling developments as to the COM
plicity of Northern men. The House
adjourned at 81 o'clock p. m.
SENATE, Dec. 15.-Messrs. Mason,
Davis, Collamer, Fitch, and Doolittle
were named as the Committee under
Mr.. Mason's resolution to make inves-
LEGATIONS relative to the Harper's Ferry
affair. Mr.. Pugh submitted aresolu-
ton which, under the rule, lies over, in
structing the Committee on Territories
to inquire into the expediency of re-
pealing so much of the act for the or
ganization Of the Territorial Govern
ments of New Mexico and Utah as re-
quires all laws passed by those Terrific
ries to be submitted to Congress for
approval or rejection. The Rev. DIR.
Gurley was elected Chaplain, and the
Senate adjourned till Monday next.
HOUSE, Dec. 15.-Mr. Vallandigham
of Ohio took the floor, and said that
the man who Endorsed Helpers book
was not fit to be Speaker or member
of the House. He declared that he
was not a Northern man-that he had
no sympathy for the North. He was
a United States man, with United States
principles. He would give the South
all that belonged to 1.-THE Fugitive
Slave law, the right to Slavery in the
Territories, and whatever rights the
Constitution confers. He declared him
self against disunion, but he did not
believe the Union could be maintained
except through united people, and by
the immediate, total, unconditional de
struction of what he called the &c Sec
tional and "Anti-Slavery Republican
party -
Mr.. Pennington of n. j., in order
that members might leave the Chamber
while discussion was going on, moved
that at O'clock the House proceed to
vote for Speaker three times, after
which no vote be taken. But it was
, not agreed to.
, Mr.. Crawford of Ga. took the floor in
defense of Slavery, and denied that the
South had violated compromises, as
2 charged by Mr.. Hickman. He claimed
that the first aggression came from the
North, in demanding, upon the admis
sion of Missouri as a State, the restric
, ton of Slavery in certain Territoris-
) a privilege always enjoyed by slave
holders. He asked why Mr.. Beechel
, did not go to Virginia and preach bis
: doctrines. Mr.. Kilgrove Qnd.) replied
because the liberty of speech is denied
at the South. Mr.. Crawford added
/ eve not only deny liberty of speech
but personal liberty to such men-he
would be swung higher that Hannah y
He concluded by saying that no Dem
ocrat from Georgia, on the floor, would
submit to the Inauguration of Black
Republican President. A vote fol-
, Speaker was then had, standing, fol
Sherman, 10; Bocock, So; Gilmer
: %; scattering, 9; necessary to choice
ia. Another vote was had with nc
change, except that Mr. Gilmer had is
and scattering l3. The House then
adjourned.
SENATE, Dee 16.-Not in session.
HOUSE, Dec. 16.-On motion of Mr..
! Niblach, of Indiana, the Clerk was
: directed to act as Speaker, and en-
, force the rules relating to order until
, an organization was effected ard also
that the Sergeant alarms of the last
; House be under the direction of the
| Clerk for like purpose. Mr. Bonham,
of South Carolina, took the floor, and
said the reason why the Honse did not
, elect Speaker was, that the majority
were unwilling to put in the chair an
, indorser Of Helpers book. He agreed
, with the resolution that such a man
, was unfit for the position. He regard
ed it as fatal error when the Missouri
t Compromise was accepted by the
} South, az it encouraged Northern ag-
| gressions against Slavery. He charac-
terized Mr.. Hickman as a renegade.
who, having cast his vote for Mr.. Sher.
man, settled the question as to his be-
i ing any longer Democrat He be-
) lieved that the plurality rule in choos-
ing Speaker was unconstitutional.