Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-17

" CCS. 10.
HousE.-In the forenoon the question be-
ing on the motion of Mr.. Hickman of Pa, to
amend Fridays Journal by inserting that he
had offered resolution to adopt plurality
rule on the vote for the Speakership
Mr.. Sickles Of n Y said he would not
trcspass on the time of the House, did he not
deem 1t an important duty to protest against
much which had been said on the floor in tho
course of the discussion as to the sentiment
OF the north The gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. Hickman, he'd avowed that the
| irrepressbie couiiict is not in the future, but
Is fact and is presented in this Hall
The gentleman from Pennsylvania could
not sustain his first charge-that the clause
in the Constitution was concession to free
dom on the part of the South, when he (Mr.
Sickles had proved that the clause originally
repol ted by eleven of the States, was enlarg-
ed and sustained on motion of gentleman
from the North. Therc,,was no instance where
Southern Republicans had failed to take cog
nizance for, or prevented those in the slave
trade. He maintained that there had been
no violation of the compromise of 1850 and
! 1915.
| Mr.. Adrian believed none OF his constituents
| approved Browns conduct, and every north
ern man who goes into southern states to in
terfere with their rights he hoped they would
serve him just as they did Brown But the
! people of the south must mind their business
and keep their hands off the rights and nsti-
tutions of other states. AS to the union, in
the language of Jefferson, it must and shall
be preserved.
Mr.. Rae asked Adrian whether, if the
Charleston Convention should adopt the Gin
cinnati platform, he would support the nomi-
nee.
Mr.. Adrian said he would not, unless the
platform was interpreted to declare that the
people of the territories, Ike States, have
right to decide on the question of slavery.
Mr.. McRae said that the responsibility of
electing speaker rested on the southern op-
position and Anti -Lecomptonites
Mr.. Etheridge suggested that whether if
35 or 40 could be polled for Gilmer, the dem
ocrats would join their forces in his support
Southern members could have no objection to
Giimer, who holds 100 slaves
SENATE-Dr. King Of New York, presented
petition from A. +. Tieman, Mayor of New
York land hundred and three others, ,favoring
the passage of the present bill and opposing
a monopoly of the public lands.
Mr.. Mason of Va, introduced resolution
to appoint committee of investigation, to en-
quire into the Harper's Ferry invasion Then
came up Mr.. Clay of Alabama, and said he
wished to know where we stood. Let there
be no concealment The south had good
reasons to diStrust the professions of respect
for the constitutional rights of the South,
made by the senators on the side when their
course is so different
Wendell Phillips had said, speaking of the
foray in Virginia, that it was the national re-
suit of anti-siavery treason and for one he
hoped it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
HousE-Mr. kilgore, of Ind, said that in
consulting with his friends he found that
they We're almost unanimous in the opinion
that it was necessary to proceed to the bal
lot in order to bring about an organization of
the House. The Administration was almost
without money as well as without friends and
he wanted to provide for the former. He
wanted to tell the gentlemen on the other
side of the House that the Republicans will
not shrink from the discussion at the proper
time. They would debate the question which
had been introduced until all the parties were
satisfied.
MI Maynard, of Tennessee, an American
member, said that they had been engaged du-
ring an entire week, and only taken three
votes for speaker. Under these circumstan-
ces he offered resolution, and showed that
John Quincy Adams was once appointed
chairman, till a speaker could be elected
MIR Stewart, of Nd, said that it was neces-
sary that there should be comparison of
views, while at the same time the order and
dignity of the House should be observed He
believed thOt there was conservatism and in
tegence enough at the North to rebuke such
sentiments as were uttered by Mr. Seward.
If the next Presidential election should be
determined in favor of those Northern section
al views, he believed that the Southern and
Pacific States would deliberately take coun-.
sci together, to provide remedy.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Davis Of
Miss, resolution was adopted, appointing
committee to wait on the President, and
inform him that the Senate was ready to re-
ceive any communication, in order that he
may send in nominations and Executive busi-
ness to the Senate, previous to the organlza-
ton of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Brown Of Miss, it was
resolved to proceed to the election OF Chap
lain on Thursday next