, 1859-12-12
BY BYTELEGRAPH.
XXXVI CONGREsS-First Session,


been made therein Of his resolution for the
adoption Of the plurality rule.
The clerk said TINT the resolution was merely
received for information.
Hickman insisted that be had the right to Of.
fer the resolution, which took precedence of all
other questions. lie asked for decision of the
question.
Grow, of Pa, and Washburn, Of Me-, con-
tended that Hickman had the right to introduce
the resolution.
Houston, Of Ala, took the opposite side Of the
argument.
the plurality resolution was designed to enable
men to vote Indirectly for Black Republican,
when they would not come up like men and vote
directly for such nominee.
Mr. Hickman replied that the remark did not
apply to him. He should vote for Republican
IN preference to any gentleman who sustains
the Administration. Applause on the Kepub-
licaa side, aud Kisses on the Democratic side
MIR. Regain said that nobody doubted the gen
tlcman would yotc for Republican as against
Deaocrat. He repeated that the object of
this unlawful attempt to act upon that resolu-
tion was to shield gentlemen fron, the RESPONSE
biiity of doing indirectly what they would not
do directly.
Mr. Hickman.-I have never conceded auv-
where what my ultin1ate action would be. I
prefer tile election of sound Democrat Dy
that mean Democrat opposed TO this Admin
is1ration-au Anti Lecompton Democrat. have
endearroed for week to elect such man, but
am beginning to fear that slall be unable to
consummate that work. believe that ether
FREUD OF the Administration or Republican is
ultimately to be elected Speaker. / am frank
to sny in that eyent, I huye decided on tho
choire Of the utter. l,ave offered this rcsolu-
ton for thepurpose Of reaching an organization.
shall submit in becoming spirit. am perfectly
wiiln. that every man in the country should
know my v,ews. Let the motion to amend the
journal be put 10 the House to decide.
Wn. Smith, Of Va, said TINT tue motion was
unnecessary. On bis siew oftte subject. if the
inee, he aud those thinking with him can do so,
and thus end the question. No man who has
Witnessed that gentlelnanfs course for the last
two years, could doubt that he would at last land
in the Republican ranks. lie says hc wants q
sound Democrat elected, and yet will vote with
doctrine US that! The members Of the Demo.
cratic party are here to perform high and holy
duty to their country. 1 want him to be under
stood as Black Republican, WHO onIv t,kes
tie name Of Democrat for the purpose Of hood
winking and misleading. Let me ask him
would lie vote for Mr.. Bocock today it be would
rise and say that he was opposed to the Admin
istration:
Mr. Hickman frankly unequiyocal!y replied
that he would not. because Mr.. Eococh sustain
cd the Administrator in every thing it has DONE
and lie {blr. Hickman) was not believer in
elcventl, hour repentance. Laughter Hewould
continue to regard himself as Democrat, not
wthstandiDS the remarks Of the gentleman from
Virginia It is question that will be decided
by the whole country whether Jancs Buchanan
or those who hold to the sentiments Of the Gin
ciunati platform, in its integrity, enbody the
Democratic sentiment.
A lengthy discussion ensued between Messrs,
norace T CLARK, Of New York. and sIr. Wm.
| Smith, Of a., on political principles.
| Mr.. Clark said he never was and never would
be sectional man. Hc was representative Of
| the great CITY Of New York, city winch could
| not afford to send /. sectional man to Congress
lie did not regard the Republican party Us an
| abolition party. lie defined aboli,ionists rs
| those who would interfere By violence with lie
rcntion OF master and slave. The recent affair
at narper's Ferry furnishes . strong ilustra-
ticn Of practical abolitionism in its most hide
GUS form. II those were nboltionists, who
woull contribute money or otherwise
to make compensation to the master
| for the service Of his slave, and in
consideration Of The surrender Of his title lie
knew there we're thousands Of them at tho
North.
Mr. Smith said be was well acquainted with
hlr. Clark, and did not believe there WIS I'll,
Abolition feeling in his heart. or drop Of
Abolition blood in his veins. lie said Mr. .Bo-
cuck was not put up because he was an Admin
jstration but because he had been long an hon.
ored Democrat. lie denounced tic inconsist.
cncy Of Mr. Clark's conduct in being
elected Democrat and refusing to act
with the party. III answer to IN in
| qniry put BY MIR. Clurk, whether 3Ir. Smith
would deem it rs good g:onna for dissolution
Of the Union if he should find tue people Of the
| North combined Us sectional party against The
South, Mr. S. replied that whenever the com.
binaton Of majority is formed for the The pur,
| pose Of warning on the constitutional rights OF
uny SECTION OF tie United Suites, / I'M out.
| (Arplause.}
Mr. c'ark.-so I'm ], sir; but you have not
answered my question.
Mr. S. said he eeuld not undertake to say il
! any particular man should be elected President
he would Immediately favor dissolution of the
| Union; "Suliicicnt for the day is tic evil
| thereof
Mr. Curry also made alengthy speech on abo-
l1tion1sm. He did not propose to hold the Re-
publican party responsible for excesses COM
mittcd By men holding anti-slavery opinions.
lie did nut intend TO charge that party with
completely iu the raid latcly made into Virn-
MIA. lie was willing to ALLOW the mantle of IT,
norance to cover the act Of signing Of the rec
on1lnendatiun Of III incendiary pamphlet, but
he made warrant that the idcus and principles
and politics Of tile Republican party ure neces.
sarily hostile to the Constitution und to the
rights and interests Of tue Soutn, for
tue recent Invasion made into tue State Of
Virginia, although disayowcd and repudiated
and, as he Ind no doubt, honestly aud consci-
cntlously, by most Of tue gentlemen OH the
other side, was in lis Judgment the necessary,
logical mud inevitable sequence Of their princi-
pies AMI doctrines. lie proposed to show the
effect and the necessary consequence of this
anti-slayery agitation and feeling. The Re-
publican party had been driven by events into
the assumption ot doctrines from which, u few
tf.%- 1,1t1 1$,or n,
referred to the law in some OF the Stntes giving
negroes the right Of suffrage, to the operations
Of the Underground Railroads, md to the fre-
quent resistance Of the Fugitive Slaye law, and
argued that the South had good renson to be
under arprehcnsions. He asked, If you hu.l
the power Of the Government to abolish Slav-
ery and render slave property insecure, would
yoa not do it?'
Mr. ki'gore, Of 1nd.-"So, not in the South
ern States"
Mr.. Curry why in the free States no legisla-
tioa would be necessary on the subject, but you
would gradually narrow aud limit our ground
until ull would have to Ice from the country of
our occupancy ana residence. say boldly that
the anitnnting principle Of the Republican party
is opposition 10 the extension Of slavery in tie
territories, this is the ligamcnt which binds thc
Heterogeneous mass together; without that rou
would iatl TO pieces at once. Gov. Chase in a
recent speech, had suggested that every good
official should be u person imbucd with anti
slavery doctrines, and that principle should be
one of the tests for getting appointments. If
the north elected Seward. or Chasc, or any
other member Of the Republican party or \
sectional platform, such an election wns to be
resisted TO the disruption Of every tic whicl.
buds together this great Confederacy, applause
from the Democratic side.)
Curry referred 10 the recent Union demon
STATIONS at the North. lie said that though they
were more or less gratifying, as evincing re-
turning sense OF Justice at the North. YET they
amounted to nothing. They were not the true
index Of popular opinion. The test of public
opinion was through the ballot box; aud looking
to this test, be found that New England stood
here arranged ina solid phalaux against the
constitutional rights Of tho Sonlh That New
York stood here with but four or Eve Represen-
tatires disposed to bcfrieud tho South and
Southern interests, The same was true in q
greater or lesser extent in regard to peInsylya-
mia, Ohio and other States. When he looked at
these indications, he was not to be lu]led into
security by demonstrations at Union meetings,
The patriotic declarations mud eloquent rindica-
tions Of the Onion were but us the sHinc-
ing Of the Ciree. The voice of the
churmer, charming uerer so wisely, lulling the
South un1 deceiving the North, in regard to the
stupendous value Of the crisis. II they we're in
earnest in their declarations, let them give TO
the South something practical, substantial and
practicable. Let them 90 home and repeal their
personal liberty bills, tleir haheas corpus acts,