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Position Of tho Southern Oppo,iiio in Coo.
grsts, and they strip f'oa the shoulders Of
Democracy the mantle Of cot se,vs,ism. with
Which al attempt has been made to conceal
its hideous deforuities They dshoes,rsts'
that The Democratic party has no longer ssy
p,stsssioss to Nsiiouslity, ths, Il prefers The
election OF Black RsPsA:isan sp..isr 20
that Of . nstieosl mss whose loyalty to
Ssethsrp rishts 10 uaqusstionsd and spqa.s-
tiopsbls, AMI that fiom the fear q giving
offence to the foreign elemep, 10 'thS Nor,h.
The Dsnocrsiis parry 10 sillia- 10 les The
Usios slide aud TO place The political pov.
OF Of the oGr.ina.Dt 10 the bsDds Of ID.
Northorn Sectional party, animated a. il I.
BY spirit sf hsrcs sggressi,en.ss upon The
peculiar institutions Of the south. ssd the
rights, the intsres.s and the personal safety Of
che white nsu, sossa and children OF the
Southern States ''-s -
Hhsd been perfectly we'll ipounss WISH
iogtoa for whole week, that while undsr no
eiresnstsBess could votes enough be brosgb,
to The support OF the Democratic essdi data
for Speaker 10 tleet him, ih. candidate
Of the Southern Oppositi.s esuId at ssy
time command votes enough TO iosure his
election the defeat Of the Repubiio.u party,
IL be should also D. supported BY tbo,e -so
bad been voting for Mr. Boeosh. the Demo-
cratic nominee. On tho frst ballot for
Speaker co Friday, Mr. Gilmsss II Nortk
Carolina, the Southern Opposition s.pdi.
date received lhirt,.ir vot ., ,be II sss or.r
tie votes Of tho Southern Opposition being
made up q the votes Of l,r ggs Of New YOvk
and snt:-Leeompton Demoerts add Peoples :
party neu from Pennsyivania 1T 4 New Jss-
sey. lfthe Dsnocra:ie vote had been ,6en
cat for Mr.. 6iIusr, be would. bsvt nd ,ev-
en- more than elss' majority Of the Whole
House, the Republicans would havk been de-
fssted, aud an organisation would have been
effected with fair, nstiobai minded South-
srn man As Speaker; but, no,witbst.nd ding
the often repeated Demoers,io rrotesta,io1s
OF antipa'by TO Rspublie.nism, this opporta.
nifty to elect another thsns Rspab,iean-a
Southern STAKEHOLDER, and man Of strictest
Integrity and . questioned nationality-uss
'Purned by tie cohorts Of DEN ,eraey, AID
not sisgls oue oil the Democratic votes was
given 10 hin.
Here VS. fair and eokelusive tast Of the
nstioaslity the democrats 10 Congress. ard
the sinserety Of their professions Of hostility
10 Abolitiouisn, aud Of their earnest desire
to prevent the organisation Of the House
uponsa Rspubliean Speaker. The< ser.
thus Aied before the eyes of the -hc!e "a
siou, sud they were FOUND -.-.;.K patit
va, stated that Mr.. Gilnsr vas no. aeeep,a.
bls TO this fas,idiOas aud i.e,i0ss min ori,y,
thai they greatly preferred Mr.. Botslsr, Of
Virgins, and wosld eagerly seias an oppor-
tuDity 10 give their votes to him. In tie
earnest desire Of the southern Opposition 10
effect 40 organization aud 10 term mate the
disgrsssful spectacle Of Eoiul disorganisaiioa
and heree elimination aud rscriminatiop,
aud The iGeessant utterapes Of trsasenabIe
and disuniOn sentiments upen tho Aoor Of
the Federal House Of Representatives, 1, had
been agreed that after demonstrating 10 The
democratic parry and the county, the pos
sibility Of elec,iug Mr.: Gilmer, Mr.. Boz ,lsr
should be presented and an opportunity Of
t0rded to the demosS s'to ratss;;;'1tsiIS -
Accordingly Mr.. Gilmsr gracefully withdrew |
his name end plseod Mr. Bo,sl.r 10 bomina
iioa
Hs bad been ind Gated by the Dsmoers,ie
mem bers - Iheifeboiee smopg the Sou, bern
0pposilieD members. Hi. soupdness upss
every qses,ioD Of constitutional right tooss- I,
ing the South spd her isstituiiops vss 90 /
blsr ishsd. lis nat onaIi,y Vss sndoub,sd !
His devotion 10 he Cshs,iiunon snd the )
Uuion, aud the enforcement q the l.us vas 4
everywhere admitted. A. the Represcns. /
tive Of 'h- IIs'per's Ferry district, 10 Vir'
GINA, which be gillas,ly carried as 40 Jude. !
pendent American wbig eIudidats, pgsipsI !
40 Immense democratic msjurity over very
popular competitor, backed BY the power ssS
iShusbce aud means ~ The sdmipistrstiou,
be uss fairly atd justly entitled not Only 10 !
the admiration, but 20 tbs suGfsRss (
Of the democratic psSiy, 10 . eco.
tos' which eaDBot possibly result othersrss
than 10 the election Of sithers RepuJiiesa
ors Southern oYpositiop stssker Of the
House Of Representatives Bet lhis
opportunity 20 manifest their Willips,
mess TO dsfesI Rspublisss organization sss
slso SPsrbsd BY the dsAocrstio party, sad
oat ofths eighty. zine den oeFsIie votes bot
ore democrat, DE JsrSssts, 81 Yirgisis, add
tuo democratic Amsfissss. AOJ1ssa ssd
Woe !sOo, Of M,ssoari, voted Ter M Bsls-
lu
Thus the rtco.d Sas made Of ibs ooa,is
tioa Of the denoorstis party before the
sous,ry q the isSincsrity o. I'll its proiss.
sion,. snj The proof vss given u its deer.
mi0stiob 70 pl'os 1he immsoss pekiieal pou
sr oftbe spesksrship 10 The htBas % Gao.
dids'sO Of she Rspusiisss party, rs,bsr thea
70 sivst 70 one whose sosssfvstss sd loJ.
shy 70 tie Upion ssa she soss,i,stisd soss
vii qasspon, sod vksss dsvs,iss 70 souih.