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by the House. He therefore nominated Mr. McCernand

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jec Of that SIDE of the House 10 make election Tor
the purpose of defeating the Republican candidate, 1t
would have been at least wise TO have consulted with
ibe Southern opposition as to what me@6er OF the
Democratic party would best combine their import.
| So far IA he had been advised there approach
to that party for their counsel He disclamed throw
ing any irebrand bat Justice required him to state
here that the principles held by of the Democrats
the important question of 81 avery in the Territories
| were qne obnoxious 70 him, as many OF bis pccu-
| liar views AmeTicansm were to them without IN
tending to nterrogae any gentleman, he distinctly
unced that be could not east his vote Tor Speaker
for any ore wao entertans the doctrine of Popular
Sovereignty applied to the Territories OF the United
| States. There were Democrats for whom he could
| vote, He could name number OF them. lie would
say to bis American friends he should vote Tor the DIS
thguished gentleman from Virginia lMson), although
| he knew that gentleman did not 80 desire.
Mr.. ETHERIDGE Is. A., Tenn.) regarded the re-
suit of the vote fOregOne conclusion. lie felt no
particular interest whatever TO the record so far as
| it might affect him at home. He had been somewhat
passive in the bands Of others, and had this to say
when he made up his mind to vote for Democrat he
had never been able to discover any remarkable differ
eDce between gentlemen on that side. Laughter
He thought when he voted for of that party he
bonored him. They might not think now, but the
time would come when they would look upon it with
satisfaction. When tie necessity should arlse Tor
voting for a Democrat without being offensive, he
might cay, in surrenderng his individuality in doing
30. he might vote for the meanest of the crew.
In his district were the Wing, the Democratic,
last panied that he Etheridge) represented. The
intelligent portion of his party i'll Tennessee be-
eve Mr.. Douglas to be consistent from local neces-
sity growing out of the step he made IN 1894, when
he became the leader in the legislative measures which
resulted in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Douglas never avoided the responsibility, or
skuked the responsibility for that act. All the noise
and confusion in the South will be found to mean moth
ing when the Charleston Convention meet, but the
complaints of a few postmasters, newspaper editors
and active politicians. When the nomination VIII be
made OF his birthday, there will not be found twenty
Democrats who will not swear that they were not
original Douglas Laughter. In voting for
Smith, he did not any virtue on the part OF the
Democrats They sweat drops of blood Laughter
If an artist had desired to have an original subject,
| he could have found it in this scenery of human
agony. All the features of the Northwest Demo-
| Gratis were expressive of this fact.
Mr.. NIBLACK Dem, ln6.) replied that if he
| con d withdraw his vote from Mr.. Smith he would not
do it. He voted for that gentleman deliberately aud
took all the consequences.
Mr.. CLARK "a. L., New-Yorkl said SO did he.
| laughter.
Mr.. ETHERIDGE replied that his friend from
New-YOrk has been on probation of six weeks
Mr.. CLARK thought the gentleman alluded to
| the Northern Democracy.
Mr.. ETHERIDGE said be might refer to John Coch-
raDe, who suffered some in voting for Smith, Laugh
TEL
JOHN COCHRANE Dem. n. " said he knew
bis friend meant nothing unkind. The gentleman had
been acting the part of the good Samaritan, pouring
oil into our gaping wounds laughteII-wounds re-
ceved in behalf of common country. de respected
the manly steel Of the gentleman, but every blow
aimed al the Democracy had been warded Off and It
stood warlike in its colossal strength Laughter.
While be had seen the prospect Of coming defeat as
fOTeshadOwed by his friend from Tennessee, he mad
Fat here more frm y impressed with the principles
which had upheld him thus far, and if he shoud fall
it wOnd be with the greater pleasure that he should
be able to wrap around him the mantle OF Democracy
Laugbterl. He felt no agony not ripple OF disturb
ance, when he east his vote for Mr. Smith, and II his
friend from Tennessee construed the expression OF ms
coun'enance into one of distress, he would recommend
that his friend the beam from his OWL eye be-
fore be attempted to the mote IN the eye OF the
| Democracy. IIanRhter
Mr. ETfIERIDGE replied that the position of the
gentleman illustrated the truth of the Old saying that,
q rbatever a man attempts to DO he does awkwardly;
and that whatever woman does, she does graceful
ly.' lie thought the gentleman illustrated another
truth Ii is said Affections though they seem severe
oft mercy sent and AZ 10 the gentleman career
in 1876 might be added in conclusion, the starza,
"tbey stopped the prodgas career, and caused him TO
rel eht" Laughter Mr. Etheridge said he was not
claiming Justice and fair dealing. His heart was in
generous ympathy with those who i'll Illinois drew the
sword against Executive power.
Mr. NOEL Dem, Mo- expressed the hope that his
friend from Tennessee would not try to get up diff
Guilty among the Democrats.
Mr.. ETHERIDGE-My friend will me for
not believing that am trying TO create Storm MY
sympathies with Mr.. Douglas, and, OF course,
one of those who trumphed when the battle against
Executive power fought and won
Mr. LOGAN Dem, H. remarked that Mr. Nc
Cleruand was elected to fill vacancy.
Mr. ETHERIDGE replied, that did not matter. He
political friend OF Douglas.
Mr. NOEL said something which was not heard.
Mr. BURNETT Dem, ky.) called him to order.
have said one word but for Mr.. Hill, who lnterpOsed
an objection. lie thought the Americans ought to
defer great deal to Douglas in this emergency.
Mr. REAGAN simply asked to do an act of justice
TO himself against what seemed TO be an iusidous aud
unjust attack II had been charged here that the
American party had not been consulted as TO the name
which the Democrats should present. When Mr.
Smith was nominated, different spectacle was pre-
scented. Eighty Democrats joined themselves to the
twenty three Southern Americans, and voted thus four
times in the effort to elect Speaker. They had
right 70 expect some sort OF return from that organ
Eat on. But they were met with the suggestion OF
another name by the gentleman from Georgia, (lill
and then another member of the American party
| sought TO produce diseord and collision between the
different shades of political opinion. He repeated
that Democrats had right to expect more manly aud
generous conduct. An artful snson was made that
the presentation of the OF McClernand might have
rome connection with the Decentralization. The
object was, by nominating Mr.. mcClemand, to unite
on HIM all the conservative elements. III he (Reagan
had been controlled by any particular Presidential pre-
ferences, he would not have voted for Mr. Boteler
Mr. Maynard, or Mr. Smith of North Carolina, whose
political opinions differed from his own.
Mr.. MILLSON rose to second most cor
daily the nomination of Mr.. McClernand
and TO express his earnest and deep regret that there
not more unanimity in hs support among members
of the House who had heretofore opposed the Repub
lican candidate, and which recent events had given
them some right to expect. In supporting Mr.. Nc
Clernand he not committing himself to every
political doctrine the gentleman entertains. He was
not voting in the line OF politics. There were no two
things in the material or spiritual world exactly alike
There might be resembances, but never Identity. And
il might confidently be said no two minds are alike