Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-29
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HoUsE.-Mr. Morris, of Ill, obtained III
floor but yielded TO Mr.. Rust who said
several years ago heimade pledge to hi
constituents that he would never again en-
gage III sectional debate, but rccen
events of an extraordinary charaeter hay,
absolyed him from that pledge. He ain.
ued to the atrocity of John Browns rai,l
and continued aggressions of the North on
Tue rights OF the Sonth. He spoke of tic
infamous character of Helpers book. but
hon-slaVeholders of 1.-The South have nc
sympathy with such doctrines and his an
Peal TO them will be UNDECIDED; yet that in
iuitlo o.! book has been endorsed by the
candidate of the Republicans fer Speaker
and the whole anteccdents of that e,e ,,lt
men are III perfect Keeping with this act.
he has been uniformly conspicnons and
intensely sectional; no man has been more
lhtolerHnt to the South and he owed his
present nomination less to his ability m
ms accomplishments than to his hostility
10 the South; he invited us to scrutinizc
ms record have done so. Mr.. Rust al
luded to Mr. Shcrman's course on the
Kansas bill and Army appropriation hill
IN the 34th Congress, and spoke of the OBJ
Jects OF tue Republican party, characteri-
zlng them as reasonable.
Mr.. Dunn called the gentleman to order.
as us nc had violated the Propricty of the
mouse ny using the word reasonable. he
sala II the epithet applied to any, it was
AIR. Rust resumed, and renewed the
proposition that the conservative members
select a candidate for Speaker from the
democrats or the Democrats select cam
dldatc from them, and both unite on smell
candidate. . ei'
Mr.. Cox said tint he would not be ne
gotlablc for any such business.
air. ltindman remarked, nor would he
be thus transferred by his fellow Demo-
Gratis. If any person outside of the Dem
ocratc party was selected, he should ex-
erclse his own Judgment whether he
support him him or not.
Mt Noell declared his readiness to vote
tor amy one selected from the other side.
Tor the sake of an organization.
Dir. Cox said he would vote for any anti
Lecomptonitc who may be selected. but
his duty to his constituents and his own
sentiments would not permit him to vote
for any one of the Southern Americans.
VINO are not only opposed to all the doc
trlncs OF the DcmOcrntic party, but to civil
and religious liberty.
Mr. Brabson said he had heard that thcrn
was party here willing to support men
IN the South, who were not Know Moth
lmgs. In order to test it. he nominated
mr.. Maynard, of Tenn: He did this on his
individual responsibility. Mr.. Maynard
Y. was outside of all organization and was n
National conservative man.
air. Ashmore stated that he was the first
democrat who abandoned Bococll ond.he
nlu SO IN hopes to effect an organization.
lie would now vote for Maynard.
Mr.. Florence-Bitterly opposed as I am
lrSt, last and all the time to sectional or
5anlzations such as is represented by the
other side of the House, I am willing to |
cast my vote for conservative man to !
promote an organization and pass the ap
1roprlatlon bills which my friends upon
ne other side, are SO sensitive about.
,ote for Maynard.
Mr. Haskin said that he was conscrva-
i've in principle and should therefore vote
l0W' as heretofore, for John Sherman.
whose Union loving sentiments met his
'ntlre appreciation.
or Gilmer?
Mr.. IIaskin replied that he had voted
OF Tlimer because in the 35th Congress
&c stood alongside of himself and SbcrS
nan, IN opposition to the Lecompton pol
cy of the Administration, which Enplish
ought to cover up bill that in his Judo
lent was the meanest bill before the last
fSSlon OF Congress. Laughter
Dir. English called attention to the fnct
bSt Glimer himself voted for the English /,
M Laughter. 80 = 'i9D
r. l1askin replied that when Gilmcr
q for it, he stated that it was a SMILEY
mandy PANTY, nasty kind of
N[Great laughter.
a&ogan, when called, stated that in
s paAas nc was not willing to partici-