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Xxxvth CONGREss-lst SESSION.
WASHINGTON, December "a,
The Senate is not in session to .day.

WASHINGTON, December "a.
The Senate is not in session to day.
HOUSE-Mr. Bonham, of s. G., gave notice
that after the speech Of Mr. Smith of Virginia, who
was entitled to the oor he would endeayor to OBTAIN
ballot for Speaker faithfully Throughout % the day y
railing In that, he would make an effort TO offer
s from and s,r vote SI
noon on Wednesday, the 9th of January, and when
the House adjourn to-day Il be till Wednesday next
replied to the remarks of Mr. Farnsworth, who had
commented on the course Of Senator douglas. His
that he would rather any other man than Senator
Douglas elected to the Presidency, The Republicans
be- for he has given them many heavy blows Senator
Douglas stands on the Cineinnati Platform, and
desires nothing else than ts adoption at the Charles
ton Conventions. Hewoud receive the support of the
Democracy of Illinois. They have buried the differ.
ences OF the past, and consider that every one who
Mr.. Farnsworth will Senator Douglas support the
nomineeof the Charleston Convention on platform
platform which does not recognize his (Dougiass)
aoctrines thst the people of the Territories might
Mr, Fouke would tell the South that Senator Doug.
las VII support the nominee Of the Charleston Con
Mr. Farnsworth--On any PLATFORM tu. .sas.
MIR; Fouke He would give his support against the
Republicans. Mr.. Fouke proceeded 10 show that til,
would sustain the nominee of the Charleston Oon.
vention. The Douglas men stand between the OK.
s No and the 4 F
sympathy with John brown, showing that such were
party denounced for ncenSaSy y ssnti s
ments; therefore the Republican party or Abolition
he suffered. He asked Mr. Farnsworth whether he
indorsed or repudiated the sentiments of Went.
Mr.. Farnsworth replied-So far as Wentworth runs
parallel between the Southern flibuster, or slave
trade pirates PR and John Brswn. Iindorse him. So
| into Virginia, 1 do not indorse him..
.rus aS asked ;l Mr. gouke whether Southern slave.
q anybody else, North o. south East Of %est upon
snd hs laws 81 snd
Mr ropEe @ proceeded to state that the Republican
uded them and as soon as they have done with them
sy VII bu 70. OILY Put them opo1 an squay yh hs
to bs In
tween Governor Seward, Of New York, and Governor
ssSas in S and s reported in the
rated the referred to as we'll he could
recohectit. The substance of it was, that, wheIhe
announced himself a., Mr.. Seward, Of New York
Ss Se Of
tha. smith fepiied that Il L they Gs had no OBJ
|
W, send them certain number in every packet from
Mf seward said he had no objection to tha. .they
deal Of money had to be used at election times to So
cure them, and the rascals would take their money
and vote against them but they had such trouble
with I'll the s,S oGlorsd ,I rsi J psopg p ;,,,,
would be very happy to receive an equal number OF
honest -heartsd Germans and Irish In exchange for
all the negroes sent to New York.
1 N hat tha
party was not yet ready to engrat that creed upon
New York. They were not yet done with the foreign
M; Smith, of Va, obtained the floor, but yielded
Mr.. Farnsworth said that John Brown was dead,
and they made no issue about the recent affair at
Harrsr's FERRY, which the Republican party no
concerned they did not believe in the social and po
tical equality Of the negro or any Other equality
York the negro was permitted to. vote, and In the
State OF Tennessee he was permitted to vote bat a
81 %sn n a sss s
avoyed that he was indebted to that class OF votes
Mr., Avery, of Tennessee. (from the background -
| What member was that "a \ A
Mr.. Farnsworth-Hon. Carl johnson. 1t came
throw up TO the Republican party that they we're IL
favor Of the political equality of the negro,
spd DO ne
together2 2
Mr. Farn,worth did not know, So far as the ques-
| ton of social equality was concerned the Republi-
can party did not believe nor maintain; but the Re
publican party required no laws restrainiDg them
woie ali afraid of he would be- yer
glad to impose restraining law but, SO far as the
natural rights Of men were O. concerned, % the negro
Mr.. Logan asked whether the Republican Legisla-
ture of Iineis had not voted for the abrogaton oi
white. and blacks as regarded their testimony in the
courts?
ber had Introduced such law. ii he did not, he
MI Iossaa.Esssiiy: s = pld not Of, the Republican ~
word "yhite from the SCHOOL law. so as to make II
Mr.. Farnsworth did not know. In his State they
admitted man who did not believe In God to tes
tfy, also man GO yered with pollution, and hs Seuld
abms tSs ered5sy ss fRo Of
ness to the jury whore they said that man was
and sy
statute that prevented him. Was the gentleman
MI. Losan--If the gentleman is satisfied. E
i Mr.. Farnsworth- how ID the Democracy? 4
NJ SsI %s tss
tordlng tina. he (Douglas) had pacad himself on
Nas founded upon principle, but the Democratic
party Of Illinois was man .worshiping party-.s
law sm and rsht hsre he Woua f
| colleague If he agreed2
you worship Fred Douglass. (Great laughterl
| Mr.. Farnsworth then inquired whether his col
league from the Fifth District aad his party in ILL
nQis would support whoever was nominated a
Charleston, NO matter what the platform,
sd h sf e s s
league. He had no doubt the Charleston Conyen-
tion would adopt the cincinnati Platform, and he
had no donbt Judge Douglas would support the nom
inee. .st I - ~ -f,t as
Mr, Fsrnsworth- That's no answer F-
Mr. Morris-Tben, Sir, say they will
| Mr. Farnsworth rejoiced that Judge Douglas
had declared In q letter that he would not accept
q nomination unless he was placed upon o. plat
form that conceded the right Of territorial leg
islaturss to legislate upon the subject Of sla
Mr. Morris-We consider all that our business. moi
Mr. Farnsworth, in reply, held that It was also th,
business Of the Republican party, and asked with
what consistency Judge Douglas could support thu
nominee of the Charleston Convention upon plat
form upon which he would NOT himself be can
didate. wy" !. ~ .iH9 3lS in tf.L yIiil.
Mr. Smith, of Virginia, then proceeded to address
the House. In consequence Of the course ofa remark
INDUCED In by the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Crow he fsit It his duty 70 take his part in The
debate. When the House assembled II was upon the
heels Of remarkable incident that aroused the pub:
lilo mind and brought about revolution that startled
the country with amusement. " was seen that
numerous other gentlemen Of the highest position
had indorsed pamphlet known as the Helper pam
phlet, inaugurating . crusade Of blood murder,
sections Of the Union. What hai been the first
deyelopments? One Of the very gentlemen who had