Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-19
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CONVERSATIONAL
E.slEE MAsalNqroa. 1

T., - CONGRESSIONAL.
L. {,ssfS y5AsalNqroN, Dec .tl7.'
HousE.-Mr.' Larrabee, of Wis, sent to
the Clerks desk a eopysof the Milwaukee
Free Democrat, from which the latter read
the. proceedings of agmEeting pnrporting to
be held by German adopted citizens, in
which sympathy is expressed for john
Brown, holding him rs noble hearted and
resolute, and fit to be held up by the
friends and champions of freedom, for the
imitation of mankind; also saying that the
adopted citizens are hostile to tyranny of
every kind.
Mr.. Larrabee remarked that if any. of his
colleagues did not recognize that paper rs
Republican, let them say so. AT his re-
quest, an editorial was read from the
same paper, in spirit with tho proceedings
of the meeting. He was satisfied that the
Hon. Senator from WISCONSIN, Mr.. Doo-
little; was mistaken wheulle said there was
no newspaper in that State which suppor-
ted and sustained John Browns invasion
of Virginia. He thought, however, that
at the time the fact to which he had lust
referred, had not been brought to Mr. Doo-
Titles attention. --r-s---
Mr.. Larrabee needed not to. be informed
as he had been by the leading German cit
liens of Wisconsin that such were not
of them for ID years and could say that a
more intelligent, loyal ,aad patriotic set of
men were not living inside of the United
States. They were hostile to fanatlcism
and to sentiments of disunion and war on
tho South. lie felt it to be his duty to
hurl back the accusation against that part
of Wisconsin he had the honor to repre-
sent. @
He was surprised to hear gentlemen
charge the present Administration with
corruption and extravdgance. He thought
the President was entitled to all praise
No man should visit his mere personal
Sights on his party, because he might
have been omitted in; the paltry distribu-
ton of Federal offices.
We all agree that the Republican party
organization at the North is II purely sec
tional party, aud that the inevitable result
of the success of any sectional party in
the country must be a rupture of the
Union. This is the very state of things
which Washington warned us against in
his forewcll address = A great party built
on a geographical line. He thought Mr..
Stewards remarks respecting the "Irre-
prcssible Conflict" Gfiginatcd in his am
bition to reach the Presidential chair,
thinking an Oppe9lto SECTIONAL passions
and preiudices the best way to reach it.
lie never had any doubt but that the raid
of John Brown was tie Legitimate effect
of the teachings Of the extreme section, of
tile Republican party North; the teachings
of the Tribune, Wendell Phillips and 9TH
crs. lie had heretofore thought dissolu-
ton of tic Union impossible, but now ven
tured to say that if Northern men persist
in their course and the South reach against
the North, the dissolution may not be
question of time but may be here now and
the first act may produce the calamity.
Mr. Larrabce then reviewed Mr.. Stewards
''Irrcpressible Conflict doctrine. lie new
CT heard on this floor, OF on the stump,
tue Republicans denouncing abolition SEN
timcnts. 1t appeared to him that the con-
tlict was not between different kinds of
labor, but between different races of men.
lie did not believe in the unity of the hu-
man race. If the slaves were free, what
could BIO done withtthem? The North
don't want them. t-st
y call of the House was ordered, and
preliminary to vote for Speaker. The
result was as follows: Sherman III, Bol
cock IS, Botelcr %, scattering 0; necessary
to a choice lis. Another ballot was taken
resulting rs follows: Sherman ITO, Bu-
cock "a, Boteler 10, Geo. Briggs ., re-
mainder scattering. Adjourned