The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-14
THE FINAL VOTE.


or of the House of Representatives, and short
sketch of the debate preceding the last vote on the
1st Feb'y, as follows:
On Wednesday the 1st inst the House proceed
ed to the 44th ballot Mr. Keitt of S. c.. insisted
that the Republicans had been compelled to vote
for man who claimed to be an old line whig, who
was in favor of carrying out the fugitive slave law
and who did not believe slavery to be necessarily
an evil.
Mr. Smith of Va, said he desired to ask ques-
ton of Mr. Norris Repub., of Pennsylvania, viz:
Did he make the inquiry of Mr. Smith of N. c. as
to how he would constitute the committee of Ways
and Means before it ascertaned that votes
enough were cast to elect him, or afterwards? He
was informed authoritatively that it not until
an election effected that the inquiry made
Mr. Smith also said he desired to ask Mr. Glmer
question There a rumor prevailing (and
he hoped it was unfounded) that Mr. Gilmer had
declared that he had rather see moderate Repub
lican elected Speaker than Democrat.
Mr. Gimer. [ answer with pleasure that it is
not so.
Mr. Barksdale, dem, desired to ask Mr. Leach of
NJ G. a question. If all the democrats of the
House came up and voted for Mr. McClernand,
would the Americans do so?
Mr. Leach said he would not speak for his
socates. He would do so. He thought however,
to vote for Mr. Smith before they would do so, they
should vote for Mr. McClcrnand now, before ask
ing the Americans to come up.
Mr. Gimer desired to know if that would elect
Mr. McClernand
Mr. Barksdale responded that it would produce
tie and thus prevent the election of Republi-
can. Mr. Staworth of Ala. (who was detained at
home by sckness) would be here in few days
and thus national man might be elected.
H. c1o1o b. fhoc ntru to-
derstand that Mr. Gilmer had refused to change his
vote to prevent the election of black republican.
Mr. Gilmer said he had done no such thing.
MIR Barksdae desired the country to know that
with the American party rested the responsibility
of allowing the House to be organized with Re-
publican Speaker.
Mr. IIill opp of Ca, hoped Mr. Barksdae would
see the improperly of making schism among the
friends Of protection to slavery in the territories.
Mr. Sherman rose to point Of order, saying that
Mr. Barksdale out of order.
Mr. Barksdale allowed to proceed, and he
urged the importance of a union to prevent the
election of Pennington.
Mr. Mallory of KY, argued that all the Ameri-
can vote could not elect McClernand.
Democrats contended that it was the duty Of
the Americans to give their votes to a democrat
inasmuch as the democrats had voted for south
ern opposition member.
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short speech, changed his vote from McClernand
to Pennington. [Applause on the republican side
and Kisses elsewhere.
Mr. jenkins changed his vote from McClernand
to Stallworth, hoping to thus make tie
The vote was then announced to be as follows:
For Mr. PENNINGToN-Messrs Adams of Mass, Alley,
Adrain Aldrich, Ashley Babbitt, Beale, Bingham,
Blair Blake Brayton, Briggs, Burlington, Burngame,
Burnham Burroughs, Butterfeld, Campbell, Carey,
Carter Case, Coax, ConkIing COvode Corwn, Curtis,
Dawes DaUis of Maryland Delano Duell, Dunn, Edger
ton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Farnsworth Fenton, Ferry,
Foster Frank. French, Gooch, Graham, Grow, Hury,
Hale, Hall, Haskin, Helmick Hickman, Hoard, Hum
phrey Hutchins, Irvine Junkin, Kellogg of Mich, Ke
logg of Ill., Kenyon, kgore Killinger, Leach of Mich,
Lee Longnecker, Loomis, Lovejoy, Marsten, Mexican,
Mcknight. Mcpherson, Millward, Moorehead, Morrill,,
Morris of Penn, Morse, Nixon, On, Palmer Perry,
Petit Porter. Potter Pote, Reynolds, Rice, Robinson
of Rhode Island Royce Schwartz Scranton, Sedgwick,
Sherman, Somes Spauldng, Spinner, Stanton Stevens,
Stewart of Penn StrattOn, Tappan, Thayer Theaker,
Thompkins, Train, Trmble, Vandever, Van Wyck, YER
rec, Wade, Waldron Walton, Washburne of Wisconsin,
Washburne of Ill., Washburn of Maine, Wells, Wilson,
Window, Wood and Woodruff-ll7.
For Mr. McCLERxAxD-Messrs Allen, Anderson of
Missouri AshmOre Avery, Barksdae, Barr, Barret, Bo
cock, Bouligny Branch, Burch, Burnett, H Clark,
Clark OF Missouri, Clemens Cobb, John Cochrane,
Cooper Cox, Craige of n. c.. Craig of Missouri Craw
ford Davidson Davis of Miss Davis of nd DeJarnett
Dimmick, Edmundson English, Florence, Fouke, Gar
nett, Gartrell, Hamilton, Harris of Va Hawkins Hind
man, Holman dOuStOn5 hughes, jackson, Jen-
kns Jones, kunkel, Lamar, Landrum Larrabce Lcake,
Logan Love, Maclay, Martin of Ohio, Martin of Va,
McRae Millson, Montgomery, Morris of ILL.,, Nblack,
NOel Pendleton, Peyton Phelps Pryor Reagan Riggs,
Robinson of Ill.,, Ruffn, Rust, Scott Sckles, Smms,
Singleton. Smith of Va, Stevenson, Stewart of Md,
Stout, Taylor, Thomas, Underwood, Vallandngham
Whitley, Winslow, Woodson and Wright-S5.
For Mr Gilmer-Messrs Anderson of Ky. Adams of
Ky, Brabson. Brisow Etheridge, Harris of Nd, HiIl
lIatt"n, Leach of n Co. Mallory, Moore of Ky, Nelson,
Quares, Smith of n. c., Stokes and Webster-l6.
For Smith of N. C.-MeSsrs Boteler Hardman, May
nard and Vance,.
For Mr. Crawford-Messrs Clopton, Curry, Mcqueen
and Pugh-4.
For MIR McQuecn-Messrs Bonham and Miles,.
For Mr. Stevens. Mr. Boyce For Mr. Etheridge, Mr.
Gilmer. For Mr. Miles. Mr. Keitt For Mr. Houston, Mr
McCleraand. For Mr. Boyce, Mr. Moore of Ala.
Whole number of votes cast was 233. Necessary to
a choice III. Mr. Pennington therefore declared
elected.
1t will be observed that the southern opposition
refused to vote for Mr. McClernand, though Mr.
Nee. had previously voted for Mr. Smith Some
of the democratic members from South Carolina
and Alabama refused to vote for McClernand be-
he entertained, as they said, Douglas squat
ter sovereignty notions. But Mr. Ashmore of s.
c., on voting for him, defended him as national
man, one who had throughout the contest voted
for a conservative man for Speaker, and who had,
in previous Congress, voted against the freesoil
Wilmot proviso. Really, if Mr. McClernand is
Douglas man, he has proven himself national
man, and opposed to Black Republican rule.