New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-08

a. the South" and the fact that certain hepunucan
Members Of the (late) House had recommended its
general circulation. His base OF operations Was
The fact that two of those Members had just been
supported for Speaker OF the present House;
his deduction affirmed that no Member who had
50 signed was fit to be Speaker This insolent snd
disOrderly proposition be proceeded to support IN
laundering, stommeripg attempt at speech; and
being reminded that there was no question before
the House. ne (or some one for HIM reduced his
proposition to writing. Thereupon he proceeded
in accordance with aprearrsnged plan of the Dem
ocrat;c minority Of the Members to waste the
pubI;c time: and. when Mr.. Stevens Of PeDnsyl-
yania very properly insisted that, in the present
unorganized state of the House nothing was
in order but 3 motion to adjourn, or one
TO proceed to another ballot, he declared
TIT he would continue to speak in defiance OF q
vote OF The House that he had right to do 80. In
this bullying attitude he was (or seemed TO beg gus
tanned BY his side Of the House, though every COT
siderate man must see that il tends directly to
anarchy and revolution. For if q minority have a
right to debate Gd nfnitEm prior to the organiza-
ton Of legislative body then the majority have no
clear right to organize-may be prectnded from or
ganizing to the end Of their constitutional term.
Thus the will OF constitutional majority subjected
TO the caprice of q minority, and chaos Is come
sgain.
Suppose the Democrahcparty had had one hundred
and eleven members on that floor, with several
mere willing TO cooperate with them in efecting
speedy organization, do you think that less than
ninety Republicans would have been permitted
10 arrest that organization BY ibustering speeches
and ridiculous inquiries as to whether any and
which of the majority had recommended the circu-
lstion of certain book Just fancy Slr. Bocock
aud the Virginia delegation catechised BY cur side
al to their approval or disapproyal of Gov. Wises
ayowed determination, in case Fremont bad been
chosen President in 1856 to march upon the Federal
City, seize the Treasury, Arsenals &c, do you
believe he or they would have submitted to such
catecbism do not believe they would, or should.
believe they would have unanimously resented
the inquisition as an insult, and said, "fou can
"vote for Mr. Bocock or against him; but be sPurns
"your insolence and answers for his conduct to
I" none but his constituents" And therein | think
" they would have been emphaticaly right.
1t was, perhaps, IA well to let Clark boggle ont
his speech, absurd as was ts burden and patry as
was its purpose. But no Republican | think,
should have made any sort of response to it, except
ths, at its conclusion: "Mr. Clerk call the roll
If the Democrats had chosen to vote for their Mis-
souran's resolve, would have let them vote alone.
They had no right to dictate to Republicans as to
whom they should or should not support for
Speaker. Nobody imagined that one vote more or
less would be cast for Mr. Sherman because of his
having or not having signed the Helper circular
The whole business was the sheerest and most con.
temptibe party Buncombe, which, being aimed
only at candidates for Speaker should at most have
been noticed only by those who stood in that cate
CORY.
And yet, as Clark managed to get out, much as
barrel full Of potatoes might be empticd through
the bung hole, his monstrous fasehoods respecting
Helpers bOok-such as that il recommended insur-
rection, treason, rape, murder, &c.-one after
another among the Repubhcans-thank God not
many of them in al-began to futter and expOstu-
late. and disclaim and deprecate! 1t was the
most ptiable exhibition that it was ever my mistor
tune to endure the sight of. / will not reproduce
| the shameful record. You know, as | know, that
| the Democrats were encouraged to waste not only
| that but succeeding days, not by anything that
Clark said, but by the apparent effect of it on GER
| tain Republcans-tber seeming to cover before
it-their attempts to depreeate it. Hear what the
| Presidents Washington organ was encouraged BY
| it 10 say:
"Mr John B. CLARK Of Missouri did his whole duty in
Ing resolution that member ~ the House Of RePrescn
tsyes who Endorsed and iecommends the Infamous treason
| high representative Office CT Speaker.
patriotic words which CLARK permitted to utter will
snk into minds Of those who not
not yet to destroy the consiu,ion and The Union
prepared to pecPtate their country into the abyss
Of and who pared TO adopt the TRAITOR
Qua sentiments fugitive nom the penalties Of petty larceny
a. the guide Tor then moral and political action
Whatever may be his party snites and antasonisms no
honest Of sosnd und-no patriot freud OF the Union,
1 i ss So os Of the Helper
I'VE know that the Bcl Republicans who support DIT shef
and .oSsed DsnocTss. to help them
ing purpose We thai they reckon with
BseI Rrpubiicsn vii commit the crirnethe foy-o branding
himself before the country and before the world with the most
treason to country II astonishing tina; the Black Re
publican. anxious TO silence Mr. Clark; bat be
FOR the fate OF coun; that they did not sue
| coed"
| II do not complain that the Democrats sought
to adjourn the House, though they can have no
rational hope Of ever choosing its officers and must
see that the interregnum they are protracting is
keeping many public creditors out of their fairly
earned and greatly needed dues. But this is their
business-let them play out their game But your
| and some others remarks, Dir. Kellogg-their
spirit, their drifi, their tebdency-win cause many
flushed brows and sore hearts among your respect
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