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CONGRESSIONAL.
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20 is WASHINGTON, Dec. 1c. -
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Niblack, of
lnd..y it was resolved thatltill the election
of Speaker, the Clerk of the last House
be authorized to exercise the power de-
volving on the Speaker for the preserya-
ton of order in the galleries and on the
floor of the House, for the time being uu-
der the rules of the last House. and TINT
the Strge9nt-Ht-Arms, for like purpose
be under the direction of the Clerk.
Mr.. Clemens, of Va, wanted the House
to proceed to vote for Speaker, and OBJ
jected 10 gentlemen being compelled to sit
here for 8 hours in order to give their
brethren an opportunity to ventilate their
rhetoric. he gave notice that he would
retire from the Hall whenever he was
physically disabled from attendaocc. If
he could not get pair his friends would
have to do without his vote.
Mr.. Bonham, of S. c., said the whole
country were anxiously looking to the
aspect of affairs here and ENDURING why
we did not elect Speaker. The reason
was that the majority of the House were
unwilling to place in that chair IN cndor-
ser of the Infamous Helper book and deem
themselves justified in resisting his cleo
ton by all fair and honorable means. Tie.
had nothing to say against Mr.. Sherman
personally bnt referred to him politically
and cordially assented to the resolution
that neither he nor any other man who en-
dorsed Helpers book was fit to be Speaker.
He believed it was fatal error when the
Missouri compromise was accepted by the
South, for it has only encouraged Northern
aggressions against slavery. He referred
to Mr.. Hickman us 4. renegade to his party.
When he voted for the Giddiug's motion
to reject the Senate bill for the admission
OF Kansas every one supposed he would
finally land on the Republican side, al
though he has since claimed to be Dem
ocrat. His vote yesterday for Mr.. Sherman
settled the question that he is no longer a
Democrat.
The gentleman from Pennn. (NLr. Hick-
many had spoken of forcing the South
back into the Union, should she prefer to
retire, but whenever it is found expcdicnt
to do SO the Union no longer exists. He
said without hesitation that on the cleo
ton of Mr.. Seward, or any other man who
endorses his claims and holds to the scnti-
ments declared by Mr.. Seward, call the
party by what name you please, he was in
favor of immediate disunion, and thought
he spoke the sentiments of his entire State
How then could it be expected that South
crn gentlemen will consent to the election
of Mr.. Sherman, who comes here rocking
from the pollution Of doctrines adverse to
Southern interests. The resolution of Mr..
Clark, of Mo-, was proper under these cir
cumstnnccs, and lie told the gentlemen
that they would preserve the institution
OF slavery or perish in the endeayor. His
patriotism began at home, and he was for
South Carolina against the world.
lpnF do i
ing that he ever said that any man who
endorsed Helpers book was unfit to live
The Clerk stated that having been en-
powered by the House to suppress disorder
both on the floor and in the galleries, he
should discharge his duty, but hoped no
case would arise compelling him to excr-
else authority thus conferred.
Mr.. Simms, of Ky, said Browns forny
into Virginia has been followed by a cru
SADIE against the rights of the whole South
he would speak plainly, and tell the gents
of the other side that, from the very foun-
dHtion of the government, there had been
a diseased public sentiment in the North
crn States on the subject of slavery. He
spoke of the continued aggressions of the
Republican party on the South. The Re-
publicHnS number more than 100 men on
this floor, men of character and influence,
who have sought on stump and elsewhere,
to ditFusc opinions practically leading to
the notification of the fugitive slave law
and bring contempt on the Supreme
Court, because it has declared Congress
had no power to restrict slavery or exclude
it from anew territory.
The balance of power in the U. S. SEN
ate, once deemed safeguard by the South,
has been lost, and Northern prepondernnce
will be still farther increased by the ad-
mission of new States. Nothing is now
left between the South and her assailants
but the democratic party and the consti-
tuition of the United States rs expouudcd
by the Supreme Court. The Abolition
party in the North, having failed to reach
slavery in the SOUTH by direct legislation,
have sought to overthrow it by insurrec-
tIons, by poisoning the public mind of the
North and by keeping up constant theft
ana robbery in that species of property at
the South; scattering inccndiary documents
throughout the land, and have elevated the
highest public trust men who proclaim
that there is an irrcprcssiblc conflict be-
tween slave and free labor. He was no
disunionist, but would ask was there to be
limit to these assaults on the South
Were they to bow their necks like con-
qnercd provinces and he despoiled
OF property without redress? If the
Union is to be preserved there must be
cessation of wrongs on the South.
Attempted Escape OF Cook and Coppic.
CHARIEsTowN, VA, Dec. l5.-At half
past eight O'Clock this evening, two of the
condemned prisoners, Cook and Coppic,
escaped from the Jail and were fred upon
hy the scntinels aud driven back to prison.
They are now in the custody of sheriff
Campbell. The prisoners had mounted
the Jail wall, when they wcro discovered
bY tile sentinel on the nntsi,le- who imme-