Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-01-11
VOL. XIX. NO. 6

A general discussion ensued on the sub
ject Of an organization, and the adoption OF
the plurality rule
Mr.. Hickman said that Anti-Lecomptos
Democrats could consistently vote for !
Republican Speaker. as they owed their
return to Congress to Republican vo,es.s
Mr.. Davis. Of Inc. J.. said for the Eve weeks
that he had been here he had carefully alb.
stained from opening bis mouth. Voices.
louderl He wculd say to gentlemen hold
on and they would hear him. He would
fain have contented himself with silence
to the end of The contest. but for the re.
marks OF Mr.. Hickman; he did not under.
stand the right Of any man to cstechise
him as to the vote he should give. He stood
here as an Independent Representative.
and he intended to represent freemeu a. he.
come him. The gentleman from PennsyI-
vania had referred to the manner IN which
some Anti Lecomptouites were elected. He
tDavis) never designed enquiring how that
gentleman was elected It was not bis busi-
ness. He desired tn tell the gentleman, the
Hou- e, and the country, that be was elected
D. majority Of 0Oo He vas elected As
q D-mscrat. and in the s-veniy ep-eehes he
delivered. 10 which he declared himself a
Democrat. he did not cross a or dot an
as TO bis political faith. BE chslleng ID
any man in his district to say heth~r he
ever made speech in which he did not ut
ter that declaration he ran against the
Administration as a Democrat. rs an Anil.
L-conp,on Democrat. and had not changed
his OF nj N as to that policy. H. had stes.
Oily voted for an Anti-L-comptou Democrat
fr Speaker. and no. f'r Republican. !
will not be said to vote for Mr. sherman,
m ch as respect him personally though
III Sc walls should fail down (Applause on
D -mocraiic sid When fought this bat
tie never thought was to be thrown into
the arms and embraces Of the Republ can
party. (Rene*ed applause.) ] never in
tended to be 'old TO the Republican party,
with their present doctrines.
Mr.. Hickman.-The gentleman stated
that he represented himself as an Anti.
Lecompton Democrat aud made thar issue
alone. would like to know whr,h~r n.
did not denouEce the Administrariou of
Mr.. Buchanan as a mass of living corruo.
tion and despotism. I have raised no con.
iroversy with the gentleman. / made the
simple inquiry Of the gentleman from New
Jersey (Adrisn), but as the g-utlemsn
from Ind. choosrd to take up the glove,
will compare records with him.
Mr.. Davis--Very good.
Mr.. Hickman-Tbe gentleman ha. not
said whether be received the Republican
vote. s--
Mr.. Davis-I dill not denounca The Ad.
nini-traiion. except on the the Lecompton
question. Is that sufficient. got the
votes of m.jsriiy Of the Democrats, and
b,lieve every American. and large ma
jority of Republicans. and if the election
had been two weeks further of. | did think
| would have got every vote. lLsughier.l
Mr.. Porter. Of Ind.--I ask you. did you
not openly denounce the Dred Scott de-
cision before 1900 people At indianapolis.
ard say that no man could carry q single
TOW nship, who did not denouuce that de-
cision. = g.
Mr. Davis-I thank tie Jew for giving
me that word. ILaughter.l / say that I
did no such thing.
Mr.. Porter-l have the Indiana State
Sentinel Of Nov. 18th. 1858. the organ of
the Democratic party, containing report
of your speech on that occasion.
Mr.. Davis-I have no objection that th
whole speech should be read here. The
Sentinel. you say. is my organ.
Mr.. Porter-I say the Sentinel is the ae.
knowledged organ Of the Democrats of In.
diana. The report is correct. brcause I
had the honor to hear the eloquent gentle.
man. and ] never new any man to elicit
such applause. Laughter on the Repub.
lican side.
Mr. Davis, as we'll as Mr.. Porter. spoke
with much earnestness aud emphasis.
Much confusion prevailed. and the
words Of the speakers often failed to reach
tte Reportars' gallery.
A long and bois,erous discussion ensued
between Davis, Porter and Dunn Of Iud:
Porter averring tia Davis had denounced
the Dred Scott decision, which Davis dc.
n;.d