Worcester daily spy., 1859-12-08

| psalms 10 the union OF the QemOcrauc party.
He had always known that new converts al
ways shout the loG1est
Mr.. Morris said few more scenes like those
of yesterday, and we should hear the crack
of the revolver, and see the CLEAN of the
brandished knife.
Mr., Garnett regretted that any personal af-
| fairs should have entered into their discourse.
| He said, if you wish the Union preserved you
muss go to the north and put down abolition
| ism. You must do for us what we have done
for foreign nations.
Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi, said, in the course
| of his remarks, that the correspondence brought
| to light shows that Seward is implicated in the
proceedings to excite insurrecton, the object
of which is to present the South as bleeding
| victim at the feet of Northern power We will
| have explicit avowals ON this and other sub
| iects. The gentleman from New York Mr..
Pamer) remarked on Monday that they would
put the "negro" out. Put the negro out at
| your peril! you of the North You are deter
mined to throw off the restrictions of the Con
stitution this is the fight, and we are deter
mined to meet it. The South would not per-
nit any persistent violation of the terms of the
Constitution, and he would fight for it SO long
as blood flowed in his veins.
A cooquy took place between Lamar and
Kellogg, i'll which the latter said Before
my country and God l desire that the blight
ing curse of slavery shall never extend its
present limits"
| Mr.. Nelson spoke in favor of Mr.. Gilmers
substitute. He made a stirring appeal to the
patriotism of members to make sacrifices on
the altar of their country.
| Mr.. Pryor replied-He thought Mr.. Nelson,
after his remarks, was likely to lose the re-
| spect of shareholders.
Mr.. Nelson-I have no apprehension from
| you. Sensation
Mr.. Pryor. am not to be disturbed by
anything you may say or do. He then said
| Mr.. Nelson had endeavored to put the South
in position they would not sustain. The gen.
tleman from Tennessee had told the House he
| loved the constitution, but his language, above
| all others, was calculated to hurry on an
inevitable catastrophe. He had thrown
himself into the ranks of the Black Re.
| publican opposition. He pryor contended
that the protection designed by the fathers of
| the government had been prosttuted to the
arms Of sectional fanaticism. The Represent
atives of the South would never consent that
the creature and champion of the Republican
party (meaning Sherman) shall take posses
sion Of the Speakers chair.
Mr.. Nelson said he did not know that he
clearly understood the remarks of the gentle
man from Virginia, but he would say to him,
| that so far as he was concerned, he did not be-
long to the class who resort to dues for settling
disputes, nor did he indulge in useless brava-
! do. lie was competent to protect himself, Ell
| ther in or out of the House.
Mr.. Pryor was understood to say, "Keep
| quiet"
Mr.. Nelson had no apprehension. He was
not in the habit of speaking with forked
tongue. He understood that Mr.. Pryor asso.
ciated him and the American party with the
black Republicans.
| Mr. No diseoo;otaJ wa, f,o,,, +I,o
southern opposition.
| Mr.. Nelson said he sought no escape. He
uttered nothing here that he had not avowed
! to his constituents
Mr.. Pryor disclaimed any personal intima-
tons
Mr.. Nelson said as to the charge of being
an American he regarded it as glory, instead
of a term of reproach. And as an antecedent
he would tell Mr.. Pryor that he (Nelson) not
only claimed to be an American, bnt had been
| Whig all his life. There was one remark of
Mr. Pryor with which he agreed. 1t was
made by him as editor of paper in this
city. 1t did good service in the contest
in Tennessee. (Voices-What was it?) ''From
the highways and the by-ways of the govern
ment there comes up an insuferabe stencil"
| Excessive laughter.) In this sentiment he
agreed. Renewed laughter) He thought
Mr.. p, in uttering that remark, talked like a
man of sense. The gentleman from Virginia
said Mr.. n. had talked about the Union-not
about the Constitution. The secessionists talk
about the Constitution, but not the Union. He
spoke of that which was the result of the Con-
stitution. The Union carries everything else
with it. (Applause.)
Mr.. Bonham, of South Carolina, understood
the gentleman to put the Union above the
| Constitution.
Mr.. Nelson-I put them together, for one
cannot exist without the other. Applause
He said that if Mr.. p. was a secessionist or
disunioniSt, he did not represent the sentiment
of the South as far as Tennessee was concern
ed. No man there of any note sympathises
with the disunion movement. Applause
Mr.. Pryor inquired whether lie (Nelson), as
Representative from the South, would, in
| the event of the election of a Black Republican
| President, vote to remain In the Union?
Mr.. Nelson spoke only for himself. Much
| as he would deprecate such an event he did
not believe that the election of Black Repub-
lican President would of itself be cause for dis
solving the Union; for they should wait and
see if he would do anything injurious to the
rights of the South. Applause. If such
President should commit an overt act, he
would link his shield with those of the seces-
sionists to right the wrong.
| Several gentlemen asked questions of Mr..
| Nelson, which he pertinen ty and good-hu-
moredly answered. He spoke at some further
length, and as before was rapturously applaud
ed.
Mr.. Pryor said he would not allow himself
to be drawn into any personal alterations.
He reafiirmed that Mr.. N was virtually in al
lance with the Republicans.
Mr.. Nelson replied thas he was responsible
to his constituents for his sentiments, and
again denied such an association as was
charged. As Mr.. p. had said Southern mem
bers would not permit Mr.. Sherman, if elect
ed to take the Speakers seat, he wished to
know whether they meant to resort to vio-
lence
Mr. Pryor-Certainly not but to legitimate
parliamentary opposition.
Mr. Neson-Of course there could be no
objection.
The House then proceeded to ballot for
Speaker, with the following result
FOR SPEAKER
Whole number of votes 23l
Necessary for choice, l6
JOHN SHERMAN of Ohio, (Rep.) l07
THOMAS BocoCK of Virginia, (Dem) SO
JOHN A. GILMER of n. c. (Opp) %
Scattering, IA
Adiournad OF half et fxo