Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-13

was made by the President, he knew it to
be false, if made by any other person, no
did not know it to be true, for the reason
that he, Hickman, occupied the position he
did, because he could not DO purchased
This reading him out of the Democratic
party had deem faithfully pcrsevered in for
| the last four years by men ADLER and stron-
gor than the gentleman from Missouri, and
yettlley had not gotten rid of him antlper-
haps i would take four more years of per-
scvering efforts, if he choose to remain in
their good company 1t could be proved
by thousand Witnesses, that during the
summer, this manwho now fills the execu-
tive chair pledged himself to mon eVery-
where that if successful in his election, he
would see that Kansas came in US a free,
and not as slave State. Fur fear that
three or four of the Southern States should
secede from the Union, he made this pre-
text for urging the adoption of the fraudu-
lent Constitution.
He never did say at any time that he
would procure the election of Clerk of
this House by entering into covenant
with any men on the Republican side of
the House. lie should refuse to do it; MS
the President could not purchase him
others could not. He had been offered
more than he was worth TLaughtr1 but
he refused to sell himself TAppluuse I
When We, said Mr., Hickman, beg leave to
differ from his policy we are denounced US
traitors and the Presidents Organ reads us
out of the party. Everything that the Ex-
ecutiTe power and patronage could do was
done to destroy us but we are back again
to rebuke the trenchery and unkindness of
this reckless Administration If this is
treason the other side can make the most
of it.
There was contest between the North
and the South and the issue might as well
be made now as at any future time 1t has
foundation deep as the mountains and
and pervaded every section as the atmos-
phcre. The North has become satisfied
that there is but one thing which will sat-
isfy their Southern brethren, and that is
the right to carry slavery everywhere; to
plant it everywhere against the united
wishes of the North. The representatives
OF the South are compelled to ask as much,
but when Northern interests are adverse to
theirs and lay in another direction, why
should the North be denounced? The
North has grave charges against the South
II these sentiments made him an Aboli-
ZIONIST, so be it. The Democratic party
Ind been bankrupted by President Buchan-
an; and in this connection he spoke about
the people preventing the dissolution of
the Union, with which certain gentlemen.
threatened us.
Mr.. Gastrell, of Co., wanted to know
how it was to be prevented.
Mr. Hickman replied that Is, 600, 900 of
frecmcn raised to industry and habits of
the tight kind, Will always be ready to cope
with 100000, without auxiliaries. (Ap-
plause)
motion to adjourn was defeated by Z
majority.
Calls for ballot were then made, but Mr..
Clark, of Mo-, said that he would not con-
sent to another vote till the question was
taken on his resolution. He wanted to hear
the sentiments of gentlemen and to smoke
them out. Without further proceedings
the House adjourned