Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-23

made 1t necessary for anti-Lecompton Demo-
Gratis to decide the contest. As to its being In
| the power of the Democrats last week to elect
Mr.. Gllmer, he believed if the democrats had
| gone over to him, certain gentlemen who had
voted for him would have Immediately changed
| their course.
Mr. Campbell replied that he as Pennsyl-
vanian voted, on the occasion referred to, for
| Mr.. Gilmer. He voted for him on his record
as a conservative man standing on the resolu'
| tions of 1850 and would not have changed his
vote under any circumstances.
Mr.. Burnett-Do you speak for all who
voted with you?
Mr.. Campbell-I speak for myself alone.
r. Morris of Pennsylvania-When the
Democrats unite on Mr. Gilmer | an willing
to unite to place him in the chair. Applause
Mr.. Harris of Maryland said, when some
of the northern vote was the other day cast for
Mr.. Gilmer, he had previously learned that it
was done in good faith, and he intended
whatever the result, to adhere to that position.
Mr.. Nixon said he voted for Mr. G. in good
faith, and was ready to do SO again.
Mr.. Harris of Maryland, was authorized to
say Mr.. Gilmer could get as many votes as he
did then
Mr.. Garnett said he had voted for Mr.. b.
teller, and would do SO against sectional can
| didate, but would not be guided by black Re-
| deus Stevens
Mr.. Haskins remarked that he cast his vote
| for Mr. Gilmer, who was consistent in his op.
| position to the Lecompton policy Of the admin
lstrahon, as an antl-Lecompton democrat. If
| Mr.. Gllmer was again presented as candidate
OF the conservative portion of the House. he
would vote for him. (Applause.)
Mr.. Burnett said if there was no other rea-
son why he should not vote for Mr.. Gilmer,
that gentleman was sustained by some of the
most prominent leaders of the Republican
| party.
Mr.. Harris Of Maryl land remarked that Mr..
| Burnett could exercise his own judgment. He
was willing to leave it to the people outside of
| the House to pronounce upon the reasons for
! not voting tor Mr.. Gimer, assigned by Mr..
Burnett; and it being now an ascertained fact
with the Democratic vote Mr.. Gilmer can be
elected, he put that gentleman in nomination
(Applause.)
Mr.. Millson said, without any agency of his
own, his name had been used in the caucus.
He did not think, under the circumstances,
he could be regarded in any proper sense as
candidate. 1t was not, therefore, either his
duty or privilege to withdraw his name or
even to offer any suggestions to the gentlemen
who had given the vote, so hattering to him
self. While he expressed his warm and CRATE
full acknow ledgments for the honor, he trusted
he might be allowed to express the hope that
in the future votes for Speaker his friends
would be influenced alone by sense of public
duty, uninfuenced i'll any degree by any sup
| posed obligation resulting from his nomina-
| ton.
The House proceeded to vote for Speaker
with the following result
Whole number of votes, 223
| Necessary to a choice, 1l2
SHERMAN, (Rep.) 95
| MILLsoN, (Dem.) 40
GILMER, (Opp.) sc
DAVIS, of Indiana, "a. L. d.
ADRIAN, "a. L. d..
| SCATTERING, Sc
| Mr.. Keitt was willing to tender the olive
branch. Let the thirty, including, the south
| ern opposition select a candidate from the
democratic side; or let the democrats select
one from their side; let all unite against the
common enemy, and success is certain. APP
| plause and impatient cries of "Call the roll y"
! Another ballot was taken with the following
result:
| Whole number of votes 222
| Necessary to choice III
SHERMAN (Rep.) 108
| MILLsoN )Dem. 50
G1LMER (Opp.) q
| SCATTERING "A
Mr.. Millson OF North Carolina, (Dem) of
fered a resolution that on and after today, no
vote shall be taken for Speaker until the Sc
cond Monday i'll January. He wanted to en-
JOY the hOlydays, which even the slaves were
allowed to enjoy. He thought it better for
members to go home and catch the patriotic
feeling OF their constituents
Mr.. Washburn of Maine, and Others on the
Republican side objected to receiving the reso.
luton.
Mr.. Grow contendcd that only two motions
were in order,-either to adjourn, or to pro-
coed to vote for Speaker. The discussion
of the slavery question had been thrust on the
House by those who cry ono agitation!" The
Republicans have sat here with closed lips,
while the grossest perversion of their doctrines
has been made, by men who claim to be fair
minded. Now, while we owe $5,000,000 to
those who have performed services under writ
ten contracts, and who have been waiting six
months for their papers, it was proposed that
gentlemen go home and leave the government
bankrupt. He asked whether the govern
ment's plighted faith should not be preserved,
above all, to contractors who have rendered
important services. They have been sitting
here listening to speeches, IN substance what
has appeared in the New York Herald for the
last six weeks. That paper furnished the
brains, while the discussion only lacks the spir-
it and terseness Of its style. Gentlemen here
have been advertising Helpers book which
| tney say Is destructive OF the peace ana Tran
guilty of the Union, and have given it a wide
circulation, which the Republican committee
had failed to do. Ii the book was incendiary
as was charged, and disturbed the peace of the
county so much, those who have been discuss
ing the slavery question so much are response.
Bile for it. The Republicans had not spread
broadcast this book
Mr.. Davidson and others (interruptngl re-
minded Mr.. Grow that he had endorsed the
circulation of Helpers Compendium
Mr.. Grow replied that the Republicans ask
to be judged by their platform and record, not
by the perversions of the newspapers. When
any man charged him with being an accom-
plice of murder treason and other crimes, he
had no other answer than to treat the charge
with such contempt as it deserves. He was
willing to proclaim his political sentiments at
all times. This Union was not so strong as
he supposed, if pamphlet of few hundred
pages could disturb its tranquility He and
his friends asked that the business for which
they came here should be transacted. He
had heard it intmated that when the first of
January comes, if the government is not in
credit to comply with its contracts and pay
the contractors the five millions due, they
will all abandon the service. The Republ-
cans take no part in the discussions which de-
lay the organization. They would consent to
no adjournment for sports and the holidays
while those meritorious claimants are unpro-
vided for.
Mr.. Smith of Virginia and others sought
the floor, but the dispute was terminated by
an adjournment.
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