Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-12-22
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Congressional Procecdings-Ne
Ing Of the seth Congress.


HousE.--On Friday. the 9th inst,
Mr. Hickman of Pa. offered resolu-
tion To adopt the plurality rule on the
vote for the Speaker. For some cause
this resolution did not get upon the
journal of the House.
The question heing on motion Of Mr..
Hickman to so amend the journal that
the resolution might appear on the
record.
Mr. Sickles of New York. arose and
made quite a lengthy speech. He i,
the man who murdered Phillip Barton
Key; published his wife n harlot to
protect him from the gallows. and then
when he was acquitted of the charge of
murder. took her back again To his
arms rs his wife. He said he would
not trespass upon the time of the
House did he not deem it an im-
perative duty to protest against much
that had been said on this floor, in the
course of the discussion, rs to the sem
timents of the North.
The gentleman from Pa. (Mr. IIick
mani had ayowed that tho ''irrepress-
IDLE conflict" was not in the future.
but it Is fact, and is presented in this
Hall. lie said the Northern senti-
ment was otherwise. There are mill
ions of hearts in the North devoted
not only To the Union but to the Con-
sttution on which it rests. and they
would never relinquish their allegiance
to it or 10 unmindful Of the duty of
performing the obligations with which
that allegiance is inseparably connect
ed. and without which their love for
the Constitution and the Union would
be hypocrisy and delusion. lie then
reviewed tho compromises of the Con.
stitution. asserting that the North
yielded TO the Sonth in the beginning
of the Government. He contcnded that
the Constitution was concession To
Freedom on the part of the South. He
asserted that more expeditions were
fitted out for the Slavc-trade North
than there were South. Strong evi-
dence of the loyalty of the North. I
And that the Missouri Compromise
was not compromise. but an expert.
ment and mad ceased to have vitality
in the quarter where alone it could be
sustained. He said the North did not
desire to enter the Presidential con.
test ot 1860. upon the question wheth
er Slavery should be allowed to 90 in
to the territories. At the conclusion
of his remarks. Mr.. SickIes was ap-
plauded by the Democracy.
Mr.. Adrian of y. j.. said the re-
cent article in the Consultation in
which his name was offensively men
toned had been properly rebuked BY
Haskins and Hickman. He asked the
Democracy whether that paper was
their organ rs well as of buchanan.
whom he held responsible for it's ut
terance. Ii it speaks the sentiments
OF the Democracy here. and while the
appeal was made 20 him to rally to the
support of Bocock, how could he,
| while charged by that paper with
bribery. assist in the election OF
Speaker 1t would lie a disgrace tc
which he would never submit. Dur
lug the discussion of the Lecomntop
question. he was approached with a
show OF corruption. and told if he
would vote for Lecona pton he could
get a foreign appointment, A leading
membre OF the House came to him and
: whispered in his ear that it was al
e settled in the Cabinet. and he could
receive the appointment for n ncar
: friend, He declined the protisr an,
r continued to resist. to the last. tho at
n tempt to forco on the people of Kansa.
Constitution against their will.
J, Mr.. Clark OF \. Y. said he ha,
: reason to believe it would be encour
n aging to Judge Douglas If the lat
ter's frieHds, such as himself and ,Ir