Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-12
GaisSi By GtIrgrapb.
Oonersla -xxxvIlh sesslon.
wAsurxoroN, Dec. 10.

Tho Senate was not in session to-day.
House. Pa, moved an amend
mont 70 the journal, as no motion had beer
made therein Of his resolution for the adop-
tion Of tho plurality rule.
The Clerk said that tho resolution wal
merely read for information.
Mr. Hickman insisted that he had Oh,
/ right 10 offer tho resolution which took pre-
oedeDce Of all other questions He asked fol
a decision on the question.
Mr. Grow, Of Pa, and Wasbburn, Of Me.
contended that Hickman had the right h
introduce the resolution.
| Mr. Houston, Of Ala, took tho opposit,
side Of tho argument
Mr.. Stanton, Of Ohio, said that even if ht
should yield the floor, TO which he was On.
titled, the resolution could not bo entertain.
ed now, os other questions were pending
Mr.. Rogan, Of Texas, took occasion 10 say
that 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 nomi-
nee
Mr., Hickman replied that the remark did
not apply 10 him. lie should vote for a
Republican in preference to any gentleman
who sustains this Administration (Applauso
on the Republican side intermingled with
hissos from the other side,)
Mr. Rogan said that nobody doubted the
gentleman would vote for the Republicans
as against Democrat He repeated that
the object Of this unlawful attempt 10 act
upon that resolution was to shield gentlo-
men from the responsibility Of doing indi-
rectly what they would not do directly.
Mr.. Hickman-I have never conceded
anywhere what my ultimate action would
be; prefer tho election Of a sound Demo-
crat BY that mean Democrat opposed
10 this Administration, an antiSLecompton
Democrat have endeayored for week
TO elect such man, but am beginning to
fear that shall be unable 10 oonsumate that
work. believe that either friend Of tho
Administration or q Republican is ultimate-
ly to be elected Speaker. am frank TO say,
in that event. have decided on tho choice
Of the latter
A lengthy discussion ensued between
Messrs. Horace +. Clark, of New York, and
William Smith, of Virginia, on political ex,
amples.
Mr., Clark said he never was and never
would be a sectional man. Ho was the rep
resentative of tho great city Of New York n
city which could not afford to send sec,
tional man to Congress. He did not regard
the Republican party rs an abolition party.
He defined abolition as the act Of those who
would Interfere by violence with the rela-
ton of master and slave. The recent affair
at Harper's Ferry furnished strong illus
tration Of practical abolition in its most hid
eous form There were abolitionists who
would contribute money or otherwise to
make compensation 10 the master for the
service Of his slave, and in consideration Of
the surrender Of his title he knew there were
thousands Of them ut the North.
Mr. Smith said he was well acquainted
with MIR. Clark, and did not believe there
was an abolition feeling in his heart or q
drop Of abolition blood in his veins He
said MIR. Bocock was not put up because no
had been long an honored Democrat He
denounced the Inconsistency of Mr.. Clark's
conduct in being elected as a Democrat, and
refusing to act with the party. In answer
to an enquiry put by Clark, whether Mr..
smith would deem it as good ground for a
disunion of the Union, ifhe should find the
people Of the North combined as a sectional
party against the South, Mr.: Smith replied
that whenever the combination Of q majorir
ty is formed for the purpose Of warning on
the Constitutional rights Of any section Of
the Union, am out, Applause
Mr.. Clark-So am l. sir, but you have
not answered my question.
Mr. Smith said he would not undertake to
say il any particular man should be elected
President he would Immediately favor dis
solution Of tho sufficient for the day
is the evil thereof"
Mr. Curry, of Ala, made lengthy speech
on abolitiOnism. He did not propose to
hold the Republican party responsible for
the excesses committed by men holding an
ti' slavery opinions. He did not intend to
charge that party with completely in the
raid lately made into Va. He was willing
to allow the mantle Of ignorance to cover
the act Of the signing of the recommenda-
tion of an incendiary pamphlet, but he made
this averment, that the ideas and principles
and politics Of the Republican party arc
necessarily hostile to the Constitution and
to the rights and interests Of the South; for
the recent invasion made into Va, although
disavowed and repudiated, and as he had no
doubt honestly and conscientiously by the
most Of the gentlemen on the other side
was, in his judgement, the necessary result
OF their principles and doctrines He asked
If you hal the power of the Government ia
abolish slavery, would you do it2
Mr. Kilgore, of Ind, replied, No, not in
the Southern States.
Gov. Chase, in a recent speech, has sug
gested that every Government official should
be imbued with anti-slayery doctrines and
that that principle should be one of the tests
fnrF FraNk nsnNW xka
elected Seward or Chase or any other mem,
Der OF the Republican party on u sectional
platform, the election was TO be resisted to
the disruption of every tie which binds to-
gether this great confederaoy. Applauso
from the Democratic benches
Curry referred TO the recent Union dem.
onstration at the North. lie said that
though they were more or less gratifying
as evincing returning sense Of justice al
the North, yet they amounted to nothing
they were not the true index of public opin,
ion. The test Of public opinion was through
the ballot box, and looking to this test, he
found that New England stood here arrayed
In solid phalanx against the Constitutional
rights Of the South. That N, York stood
here with but four or five Representatives
disposed to beirlend the South and South,
ern interests The same was true in a
greater or lesser extent in regard to Pa.
Ohio and other States, When he looked al
these indications he was not to be lulled int
security by demonstrations at Union meet
ings.
If, said he, the Democrats and our Amer
lean friends should not able to interpose fol
the security Of the South, and the protection
Of the Constitution, l shall counsel the peor
pie Of my State to offer the most effeotual
assistance. ] shall urge them to fling them
selves back on their reserved rights, aud up.
on the undaniahla anvaroiOntu of thia Stat,