, 1859-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.


ISpccia Eq.res1 1onnence OF te FExss and Tftune.1
wAs,usvrur. Dcc. q, 1sse.
The session yesterday uas chiefly consumed
bv tie speed, Of Mr. Farusworth, Of your Dis
teict, lie bud been entitled to the floor for sev
cral days. but haI given roy to one and anot3l-
CT. The Clerk decided TINT be must yield lis
right to the tloo. or deliver his speech. lecon.
c1nded to make it. Many Of the Republican
1nsmbers erc avcrsc TO any speeches being 1nnde
IN tus;r side until after the House is organized.
Mr.. Faynsworth remarked that lie was aware Of
this feeling, but he would not bold Them resl'on-
sible for anything he might say. lie claimed
the right. however. to speak in behalf Of the
ouartat. Of million Of constituents lie repre-
santcd 90 this flpor. lie proceeded for couple
Of hours in the untdss Of many Interruptions and
4 across-fre Of questions, to make stfo"g' so'aa
excellent Republican speech. His remarks
were listcucd to by the Democratic side ot the
House with attention. But lie was Obliged,
however, TO run tho gauntlet Of the t1re-eaters,
who propounded shower Of interrogatories
and insenec.ed any quantity Of short stump
speeches" between his paragraphs; but bore
himself with great GOODNESS, and closed up his
argument with CALLING broads1de into the
doughfaces who are supporting for Speaker
shareholders who stand on the record as avowed
and persistent enemies to every material inter-
e.t Of tie West md North; und who have proven
themselves 10 be ultra sectional and Southern
knowing NJ Sorts, OF Wett.
The rcry mcagrc report telecraphed 10 the
Associated preas docs grea: injustice to Mr.
FaEnsworth. 1t gives no fair idea Of What lie
said. and is In one-sided tone. will giye you
a brief abstract Of the speech.
If Ills House should ever become organized,
ouestiona Of the most vital Importance to liz
State were likely 10 be brought before them.
Butiunead Of organizing thry hnd been enter
tanned with disun,on fpeecles and reElew< Of .
rnmp|,1et. Not only had members on this fooI
sought to intimidatc them WITH threats o. d's
union. but newspaper organ Of the Demo
critic marty 10 this city (the tstatfe) hed, in
effect, threateoed to dissolve the rnion if they
elected = Republican Speaker. He replied
to tue assaults which had been made upon ths
principle. Of the Republican y'arty aud charged
ihat they had been msstated aud misFerresented
which of itself proved their soundoess and in
vincibility, Tic Democrats would have met
them fairIy, If they had dared to hare gone to th'
country % the naked merits ofthe platforms q
the two parties. The burden Of the Democratic
song VIA about Sewxrd's Rochester speech o
1855. aud the I" iercpressiL!c conflict" sentimen
which il contained. Seward waG not the autho
Of shat opinion. 1t was put forth mora thar
two wears before, in tho lstchmond Ehqu1rr-
AnriI 6. 1s:B-wheu Roger Pryor, now msm
I,er on this floor, YVES editor. The doctrine
an "irrepressible coutltct" between the free an
sluye labor systeus was boldly adTauced IN tha
xr,icle iu the organ Of Virginia Democracy
Th.t paper had declarcd TINT :: the war betwee
the two systems RACES everywhere, snd will cor
tinue to rage unti! The one the other Ii extci
minated" Thes eccmea 10 lin rather strou
NiErepreAsiblo conflict" doctrine to be priute
in q paper universally recognized and quote
from bJ Southern Democrats rs their lcadiu
Gr. Pryor. Of Tirgiuis, ssil he WAS one Of h
editors OF the paper at the time, and would nj
disayow the article.
Nr. Farpswosth said Seward nercr uttere
iFrcprcssible conflict" language half as strou
"A tbat. He read from the E@q4I*r Of July q
isbor vas failure mud must give way TO sIa!
ia;,or, WhT WIS Seward denounced 10 derccl
E,r expressing in mild terms What tue gre
Hrmoctatic expoundcs Of the South laid doE
~ au axiom il American politics years before
Mr. Farnsworth passed to the Helper e9o
and denied the authority q my member I.t o. 80
auy other bovk he pleased Thank God. f1'
I'D no,bIur in hia part Of the coautsy witf'
rould nut Stand the lest Of free aitcnssion II
criticism. But, By way Of . ret cd he- chhrg'
ths1 Democratic l'arty with h4ving endorsed
book OF Il much worSc cf,arfcter. ne rciefs'
TO small book called "lAa5t Diamonds
written BY yisginan named l'oiisrd: in
foe1u OF k.tern to a friend IN FemoIoEe, N
York. lie quoted from tie co"sitatto1 i nss { y
paper-the Democratic organ ut the fedel
CnpiLal-a warm commeudst'on u snle oot
with numerous fovot=hle newspaper notices
GLIDING the Sldts, Dous;=:' prgan. and
R<se TorE Hsrdld. lie then read rom tne 90
itself N argument in favor Of Ec-openin9
slave trade under color Of tue sppreatice =,
TEN, The writer conceded that shis would
m evasion Of the Laws, but justified it uE
what he called the Necessities Of tho case. Il
The author held TO be eoastrrattre policy, a
declared tIst tue Union could only be Prescr'
on this condition. .:.--.,
Mr. F. called on several Southern members
define their position on the question Of open
tie African slave trade. None Of them 8
tbey wers opposed TO the trade pr 4s-but u
did not advocate violation of the existing Il
in order to import A1rieans.: ,Ai1es; tBonn'
McRae, Crawford and others wanted The -
Trade laws respected, but did not want to n n
party issue Of that question 1t present. Il