Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-16
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SENATE.
wAsHNofoS, Dec l5
The Executive session yesterday conirm-
ed the nomination OF John Hart as Superin.
tendent Of Public Printing, and Amasa j.
Park as Attorney for the Southern Dis
triot Of New York, in place Of Sedgwick,
deceased. Other nominations not definitely
acted on.
The Vice President announced that the
special committee under MIR Mason's reso-
luton to inquire into the circumsta ,ces
attending the invasion Of Harper's Ferry,
had been appointed. The committee con-
sists Of Messrs. Mason, Davis Collamer,
Fitch aud Dooliltle.
Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio, submitted resolution
which lies over, instruoting the Committee
on Territories TO inquire into the expedien-
cy Of repealing so much Of the act for the
Organization Of the Territorial Government
of n. Mexico and Utah as requires that all
laws passed by those territories shall be sub-
mitted TO Congress Tor approval or rejectiona
Mr.. Mallory, Ala, gave notice OF his inteus
ton to introduce bill " regulate and in
crease the pay OF the navy
The Senate then proceeded 10 the election
Of Chaplain On the rst ballot there
was no choice. The second ballot resulted
in the election Of Rev. DR.. Gurley, who re-,
ceived 35 votes out of 60
Several petitions were presented, when
the Senate adjourned till Monday next
HOUSE.
Mr.. VAllandigham, Of Ohio, remarked that
the courtesy he extended to others at all
times, he was resolved to exact for himself
oNA H.. L. a.
right to expect the courtesy of an adjourn
ment as he did not then wish TO address the
House, lie repeated what he had said,
that the man who endorsed Helpers book
containing insurrectionary sentiments and
intended 70 SOW seeds OF diseOrd and strife
and civil war was not fit to be Speaker or
member OF this House, The gentleman from
| Va, (Mr. Millson) the other day went fur
ther and said such man was not ct to live,
yet the Republicans received this remark as
mute as fishes and gentle as lambs, and they
must regard this observation from him not
as menace but sober truth He had been
served with notice from the Republican
side that they were determined not to listen
to any further remarks by him. For this
he did not care. He would tell them the
country held its breath in suspense, and lisl
tens to the slightest word which falls from
the lips of gentlemen here present.
This Union had been threatened; he occur
pied position Of neutrality; he was not a
Northern man, and had no sympathy and
very little good feeling for the North. He
was bound to it by no ties whatever, except
by the strongest of al ties common lam
guage, a common country least Of all was
he Northern man with Southern princi,
pies lie was q United States man with
United States principles, he was for giving
the South all that belonged to it, the Fugi-
tive Slave law, the right to slavery in the
territories, and whatever rights the Consti-
tuition conlers. Our fathers made this com.
pact, and he would yield to it not grudg-
ing, but ready obedience in all its partF.
Applause He was not pro~slavery man
or a non'pro'slaYery man, but had serane
Indifference on the subject He thought
he occupied the constitutional ground OF
our fathers in whose days the people were
animated by patriotism, and had not as
some have now an anti slavery god, an anti
slavery Bible, an anti-slavery Constitution.
He avowed himself Constitutional man.
He said Mr.. Corwin had been detailed 10
lead the lorlorn hope oil the Republic ans
and to be shot down at the Malakof. lie
could never conquer.
Valley Of the Mississippi has majority of
the people of the country who would admin
lister q government for the benefit Of ALL
The people have lent themselves too long to
the North to make a cause against slavery
and help to fight for Northern masters who,
if successful with Seward or any other Re-
publican, would divide the spoils among
themselves. " they would not listen to the
voice of patriotism, let them be governed by
self respect let them lay aside their fanati-
cism and be Western seetionalists. He de-
spised them as much for their servility to the
North, as they could despise servility in
others to the South
lie came now to speak of the painful and
difficult subject of disuuion, which had be-
come as familiar as the most ordinary word
OF salutation. There was not a day but
what they heard the croaking Of the raven
and the mourniul dirge like wall He de-
clared in the course Of his remarks that he
was against disunion now and forever, He
held to one union, one constitution, one
destiny, which could not be fulfilled except
as united people, and by the immediate,
4 total and unconditional destruction of the
sectional and anti slavery Republican par
ty applause.
After further discussion the House pro-
ceeded to ballot for Speaker, with the fol-
lowing result Sherman ITO, Bocock So,
Gilmer o. scattering 9; ia necessary to a
ohoiee. On this ballot Messrs. Haskin, Of
n. T., Hickman, of Pa, and Schwartz, OF
Pa, went over to Mr. Sherman, This act,
ion was much applauded.
Mr.. Bonham had the Il DOR, but gave way
tn Mr.. Winslow, who proposed another
vote, and then an adjournment, which was
agreed to, and the House proceeded to an.
other vote; Sherman and BOcock each re,
eeived the same number as before, Gilmer
Is, scattering Is.
Adjourned.
Great Hxoitement at FhiladsInhia.