The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-13

WAsHrNoroN, Dec. To-

EI1A1n--Not ia session to-day.
8nnD1. Mr.. Hickman, moved m amend-
H. the journal, as no mention had been
- othersin Of his resolution for the adop-
tfcn0f the plurality rule.
IN Clerk said the resolution was merely
reoeivsd for information.
| Hickman insisted that he had right to
Offer the resolution, which took precedence
to all other questions. He asked for de-
Cision on the question.
| Grow of Pa, and Washburn OF Me-, con.
tended that Hickman had the right to intro
duoe the resolution.
Houston of Ala, took tho opposite side Of
the question.
Regain or Texas, took occasion to say that
| the plurality resolution was designed to en-
able men TO vote indirectly for Republican,
when they would not come up like men and
vote for such nominee. Fsa9
Mr.. Hickman replied that the remark did
not apply 10 him. He should vote for Re-
| publican in preference to any man who sus-
tanned the Administration. lApplause on the
| Republican and misses ON the Democratic
side.
Regain said nobody doubted that the gen.
tleman would vote for Republican against
Democrat. He repeated that the object Of
| the unlawful attempt to act upon that reso-
| luton was to shield men from the RESPONSE
bility of doing indirectly what they would
not do directly.
MIR. Hickmnn.--I have never concealed
anywhere what my ultimate action would be.
| | prefer the election of a sound Democrat.
By that mean Democrat opposed to this
Administration-an anti Lecompton Demo
crat. have endeavored for week to elect
such a man, but am beginning to fear that
| shall be unable to consummate that work.
| believe that either friend of the Admin
istraton or q Republican IL ultimately to be
| elected Speaker. | am frank to say in that
event. have decided on the choice of the
latter. have offered this resolution for the
purpose of reaching an organisation. II the
Administration party succeed, trust shall
submit in a becoming spirit. 1 am perfectly
| willing that every man in the country should
| know my views. Let the motion to amend
the Journal be put to the House to decide.
VIM. Smith, OF Va, said that the motion
was unnecessary. On his view OF the sub
| ject, il the gentleman means to vote for tho
Republican nominee, he and those thinking
with him can do so, and thus end the ques-
ton. No man who has witnessed that gem
tleman's course for the last two years, could
doubt that he would at last land in the Re-
publican ranks. He says he wants o sound
Democrat elected, and yet will vote with the
Republicans. Who does be fool BY such q
doctrine as THAR The members Of the Dem
ocratic party are here to perform high and
holy duty to their country. / want him to be
understood a. Black Republican, who only
takes the name OF Democrat for the purpose
OF hoodwiDking and misleading. Let me ask
/ him would he vote for Mr.. Bocock TO- day, il
| he would rise and say that be was opposed
| TO the Naturalization
Hickman frankly and unequivocally replied
that be would not, because Mr.. Bocock sus-
tanned the Administration in everything Ii
has done, and he MIR. HickmaD) was not
believer in eleventh hour repentance.
tLaughter.l He would continue to regard
| himself as a Democrat, Notwithstanding the
| remarks OF the gentleman from Virginia. Ii
ia question that will be decided BY the
whole country, whether James Buchanan or
| those who hold to the sentiments of the Gin
oinati platform, in it's integrity, embody the
| Democratic sentiment.
| A lengthy discussion ensued between
Messrs. Horace r. CLARK, of New York, and
Mr.. VIM. Smith, OF Virginia, on political
| principles.
MIR. Clark said he never was and never
would be sectional man. He was q repre-
sentative Of the great city of New York,
city which could not afford to send a session
al man to Congress. He did not regard the
| Republican party as sectional party. He
defned abolitionists as those who would in
terfere by violence with the relation of mas
ter and slave. The recent affair at Harper's
Ferry furnishes q strong illustration Of prac-
teal abolitIonism in it's most hideous form.
| Ii those were abolitioniSts, who would con-
| tribute money or otherwise to make compen-
sation to the master for the service of his
slave, and in consideration of the surrender
| OF his title he knew there were thousands OF
them at the North.
| MIR. Smith said be was we'll acquainted
with Mr.. Clark, and did not believe there was
an Abolition feeling in his heart, or . drop
of Abolition blood in his veins. He said Mr..
Bocock was not put up because he was an
Administration mar, hut because be had been
long an honored Democrat. Hc denounced
the inconsistency Of Mr.. Clark's conduct In
being elected q Democrat and refusing to
act with the party. In answer to an inquiry
put by MIR. Clark, whether Mr.. Smith would
deem it as good ground for q dissolution of
the Union If he should find the people Of the
North combined as sectional party against
the South, Mr.. S. replied that whenever the
combination OF majority is formed for the
purpose OF warning on the constitutional
rights OF any section Of the United States, l
am out. (Applause.)
Mr.. Clark.--So am /, sir but you have not
answered my question.
Mr.. s. said he could not undertake to say
/ il any particular man should be elected Pres
ident he would immediately favor . dissolu.
ton of the Union. "Sufhcient for the day 10
the evil thereof.''
Mr.. Curry also made lengthy speech on
Abolitonism. He did not propose to hold
the Republican party responsible for excess-
es committed BY men holding anti slavery
opinions. He did not intend to charge that
party with completely in the raid lately made
into Virginia. He was willing to allow the
mantle OF ignorance to cover the act OF sign-
| ing Of the recommendation OF an incendiary