The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-20

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T XXXVI CoNGRESS-FIRST. SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, M-HoUsE-Mr.
I GiImcr, OF North Carolina caused to be read
Il newspaper article commenting upon
an extract from the Boston Tract journal,
associating his name Extensively with Hei-
pers book, and saying, among other things,
/ that the South should look about and see
| whether there were not traitors on her own
(, soil He said so far as this article applied
to him, it was a malicious and infamous
| fabrication and a falsehood from the begin
ming to the end. Ii he had received Helpers
book, rs charged, it must have been through
/ the mail; but he had no knowledge that
/ the book ever came into his possession; GER
/ tainly be had never read word of it. Ever
| since lie had refused to act with the Demo-
Gratis OH Lecompton--whichh he believed to
be an infamous fraud and swindie--he had
been pursued with the ferocity of tiger and
the malignity of the devil. He repeated
that the whole publication, so far as it was
intended 10 affect him, is a lie from begin
ming to end.
Mr. Singleton, of Miss, replying to Mr..
| Hickman, emphatically denied the latter
charge that tile South had violated all com
pacts and compromises. When and where
had the South demanded anything more
than she was entitled TO under the Consti-
tuition. Whenever aggressions had been
made by the stronger on the weaker section,
! and the South was obliged to take her stand
with view to preserve her fraternal reia-
tions. .-,-.. 70. ---.. ~
Mr.. Hickman said he would reply by ask
ing question. -a'.s
Mr.. Singleton replied that it was Yam
kee way he did not like .s..
! no Il ba
history of legislation in 1850 and 1854,
there was demand made FROM the South
that the Missouri Compromise line should
be repealed, inasmuch as itpreyented slavery
| North of 5000, and was unjust to the
South. The South went almost in body
for its repeal, and, With the aid Of a few
Northern Represe ntatiyes, accomplished 1t.
In retern, they gave tile North w1lat-he
(Mr. EIiekman) considered was q distinct
i pledge, namely: that the question Of slave
ry, from that day forward, should cease to
be agitated in Congress, and the settlement
of tle whole question be left to the people
Of tbs Territories for their determination.
Af,et IartLer debate, 10 which strong Ian
: UAgc was Used ~ Nh. Singleton, OF Mss,
.! The Intentions Vi tiie south, he rc-
minded he l,ePu.tIt,uss thai thc Ella 'sifo"s
son of Tie South, Jefferson Davis, had been
!
again lead an Amy. He said the South
would take possession, and administer the
estate.
A call Of the House was then made, and
the lth ballot was taken. Whole number
OF votes $50. Necessary to Il choice, 1l6.
Sherman, IL; Bocock, So; Boteler, q;
scattering, Il.
Mr. Bococh then said he consented TO the
use of his name as n candidate for Speaker
in the hope that it would prove a ralying
point for All who we're opposed TO what was
called an aggressive party. This hope had
gradually grown dim, and had become Gu
tirey extineuished. lie therefore formal
withdrew his name.
MrMeore, of-All, nominated MI. Bote-
Ter. -.'st.f -es-t .-tt f
The House again proceeded to vote with
the following result; Whole number o
votes, go necessary to choice, ll6; Sher
man received IL, Boteler %, Bocock 10
Miles Taylor u, Phelps 16. Remainder
scattering among various gent emen.
Considerable confusion ensued, many
, members being DESTROYS of adjourning, anC
, others to vote again. Finally another vot
! was ordered. 18th ballot--whole numbe
votes cast, ZIG; necessary to Il choice, ia
Boteler 81, Iiarksdale 20, Bocock II, Mile
Taylor Z, Sherman 10. Rest scatteri ng.
The House then adjourned.
: SEYArE.-The Vice President being ab
sent, Mr. Bright, of Indiana, moved that Mr.
: Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, be appointed Pres
e ident of the Senate pro TEN.
Mr. Foote of Vermont, said the more re
4 cent practice of the Senate had been to pro
coed tO'a ballot.
The Senate then ballotted for Presiden
=. pro tena with the following result: Fitzpat
q rick, 50; Foster 10; Hamlip, l.
y Mr.. Fitzpatrick then took the chair.
Mr.. Pugh, quoted from a speech dc
livered by Mr.. Iverson himself, in the Hons
= of Representatives, eleven years ago, whic
IS was as strong in support of non-interventio
81 views as Cass' famous Nicholson letter, @
Douglas, Freeport speech. He referred
= the instructions sent by the Georgia Lcgi;
lie lature to her Senators when the Kansas
Nebraska bill was up, in favor Of non-intel
$ vention II said he stood on the Georgi
n platform. lie proceeded TO reply TO the II
20 mark of Mr.. Gwin, that had lac understood
the Kansas bill when he voted rs exPoun;
of ed by Douglas, he never would have give
y that vote, by saying that Mr.. 6 win did NJ
70 vote ON his own motion, but WAS instructC
10 by the California Legislature to give thi
N vote, and that the Legislature wrote dow
in that instruction what it thought the Kal
sas Nebraska bill meant.
III Mr.. Gwin-I voted before the instruction
got here. ...
4 Mr.. Pugh-I do not suppose the Senate
n pretends that he is a better exponent of Il
ed views of his State than its Legislature
ID Now, having read the non-intervention yiev
IS of Georgia, propose to read the Squat
Sovereignty platform of California.
n | then went on to remark that this odio
a squatter Sovereignty has been used TO fright
the people from their propriety, was invel
ba ed for the benefit of California, and "
nf applied to her in the formation Of her Sta
" Constitution, in which Mr.. Gwin hims,
took an active part. The Lecompton co
ne stitution was squatter sovereignty he
On not see any ground on which the adyocai
of the Lecompton Constitution for one m
he ment could sustain the doctrines of \
for Iverson, if that doctrine was to be /
doctrine Of the Democratic party. Havil
T7 aectc se1si N rts of the California l.