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i'm. and that ! will do so agaan if Che

other side will come TO his support.
Mr.. Scranton. Mr.. Clerk, wish to state
that, being anxious for an organization OF
this House. voted last week, with great
pleasure, for Mr.. Giimer. of North Carolina
I recognized in him a good protective tariff
man. ! will cheerfully vote for him agaiE If
the gentleman upon the other side will come
10 his support.
Mr.. Harris, of Maryland. These gentle
men who cast their vote for Mr.. Gilmer the
other day come up frankly and state TO the
House their intention and their readiness to
do IL again.
Mr.. Burnett. Only nine.
Mr.. Harris. of Maryland. Well, sir, nine
will elect; but / am authorized TO say TO the
Democratic eide of the House that. if nine
are not enough. We can have just a. many
more as are necessary TO achieve the result.
lApplause.
Mr.. Garnett. am one of the Democrats
who VOTED and voted with pleasure. for a
gentleman whom / believed to be conserva-
tive as to the Union, aud true to the South
] mean my colleague, the honorable member
from the Harper's Ferry district of Virginia.
| will do so again. But when | am called
upon TO select from among my political OPP
ponents a man for whom will vote as true
TO the South, / shall not be guided by the
nomination OF the Black Republican party.
headed by Thaddeus Stevens. Applause
from tue DemOcrattc benches
Mr.. HaSkin. / was one of the gentlemen
from the North who voted for John A Gilmer
the other day. Ranked as | have been with
tue anti-Lecompton Democracy. cast my
vote for Mr.. Gilmer because, during the
Thirty Fifth Congress, he was persistent IN
bis opposition TO the Lccompton policy of
the Administration, and did all in his power
to expose its corruptIons. And ] say upon
this floor, an anti-Lecompton Democrat,
agreeing with him upon his course heretofore
in Congress, that, il he is presentented by
the conservative party of this House as a
candidate for Speaker, will cbeerfully vote
for him again. [Applausel.
MIR. Burnett. 1 have but one thing to say
in conclusion. and desired to say it before
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. GarnetD
rose. 1t was simply This: that if there were
no other reasons that " ould prevent me from
giving my support to the gentleman from
North Carolina, there is enough presented 10
me, as man representing the section that
do, to prevent me from doing so, in the facr
that the gentleman is sustained by some of
the most prominent leaders of the Republic
an party. [Applause from the Democratic
benches ana laughter from the Republicans.
Mr. Harris, of Maryland. Now. Mr.. Clerk,
so far as my friend from Virginia is concern
ed, / admit that he is at liberty to exercise
his good pleasure in the selection Of the man
he would vote Tor. Not only he, but every
gentleman has that right; but the Democrat
ic side of the House has been continually
telling us that the Southern Opposition u
bound by a high national duty, and not by
mere personal qualification or preference.
Now, am willing to leave it TO the judg-
ment of the people outside of the House,
whether the reason assigned by my friends
from Kentucky aud Virginia for not orgaEiz-
ing the House upon national man the next
ballot, is sufficient reason.
| say, now, in conclusion, that it is an ascer-
tanned fact, that with the Democratic vote
enough votes may be thrown upon Tue next
ballot 10 organize in the person Of John n.
Glmer, OF North Carolina; aud | now noml-
nate him for Speaker of this House.
Subsequently 20 this exposition, the 18th
ballot was taken, Mr.. GILMER getting h.irty-
Sir Gates. which, with the Democratic vote,
would have elected him. Messrs. CAMPBELL.
CovoDE, HALE. HAsKIN, JUNKIN. MCKNIGHT,
MILLwARD, NORRIS, Nixon. PENNINGTON,
SCHWARTZ, SCRANTON and STRATTON, North
crn men voted for him. The result of this
ballot etiectually puts the brand of hypoci
sy on the Democracy SO deeply that it can
not be washed out nor rubbed out, nor burnt
out What care they for Southern tri-
umph. if il be not also Democratic tri
umph? The South may go, the Union may
be rent asnnder, If Democracy be not victo-
rious "Oh, shame, where is thy blush
1t will not do to offer in extenuation OF the
shameless partisanism and want of patriot
ism exhibited by The Democracy. the peurile
plea that Republicans voted for Mr.. GILMER,
or the poorer plea that be refused to vote for
the Lecompton Constitution. Daily have the
Democracy sought the cooperation of anti
Lecompton Democrats-the men who support
doctrines declared by Southern leading Dem
ocrats to be DOrse Than Repubiicanism; and the
organ Of the President, the Constitution, has
declared anti-Lecomptonism no longer a
pleas will not avail. The Democracy have
put themselves before the nation as men who
prefer party to the South; and thus they must
stand and be judged. Twice have they had
the opportunity to bring the contest in the
House to close by by a Southern triumph
OUa the R,pu6iican candidate, and both times
they refused to do it. They know it is i'm
possible TO elect a Democrat-tbey do not.
aud have not, expected such result. Mr.
BURNETT, of Ky, admitted this when he said
on the 22d, in the debate quoted from above,
- say this : that / haze been SATISFIED and an,
Ho,c, that This House sriH not be organized By he
Democratic purity, and / hare thought so sHce 4
came here" Either the Republicans, or the
Southern ODpositiou then must q. pauize it,
and if the Republicans finally succeed, it viii
be because the Democracy are unwilling TO
interpose and prevent them, unless by so do
ing they can achieve party triumph. They
have chosen to occupy this position aud
must not be permitted TO escape the conse-
quenccs.