Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-11

question shall occur as to the ninety odd Dem.
orrats ivniug them, he would consider the
ptopricty Of bis course For the present be
voted for MI McRac
Mr. Mallory replied that they had now rc-
ceivcd votes enough to Insure the election of
Mr.. Smith with the aid of the Democratic
party. lie announced to the House and the
country in view of this state of the case, that
they would again present him as their candi-
date. Every member OF the American party
had voted for him. That was the understand
ing and the condition precedent If all the
Democrats had voted for Mr Smith he could
have been elected Speaker, and the Rcpubli-
can nominee defeated. Let the country know
the fact
Mcssrs. Underwood, Lamar Ashmore Sick
les, Craigc of North Carolina, Clemens, Branch,
Horace i. Clark, McRae Houston, and 9th
e,s scvcrally changed their votes for Mr.
Smith
Mr.. John Cochrane gave his reasons why
he could not vote for Mr. Smith, and in con
c!uSion presented the name of Mr. Millson.
as one around which all national men could
unite
Mr.. McClcrnand was assured that Mr..
Smith never belonged to the American or
Know Nothing party, but had always been, as
he was now, an old line Wing, between which
marty and the Domocr,,;. I'll C,.',,on I;e,
cnccs have been oblitcroted Ito ootoL NJ,
Mallory whether it was in the power of the
Democrats to elect Mr. Smith.
MIR. Mallory rcnIicd thot tho voto IF tho
Democratic marty rroncr worId cloct linn
MIR. MeCIcruand thcn cxnrcsScd thc homo
that gentlemen from tho Nortbvou+ ,r,,,IIJ
feel themselves justified in this cxtr,ordnor,
emergency. to vote for Mr. Smith
Mr.. Bocock in thn sni,;t of ,noorori,,,;t,
thouph not oorccinr noI;,icolIv viii Wr
Smith, but wishing to mt into the chair q
sound conservative oond ,n,r ,rd - 1o.I
one blow at the " irrenrcssiblc conflict ), and
to remove the clouds which lnwcr unon ony
House, voted for that gentleman.
Mr. Robinson of Illinois did ,;I,o,r;,o
wshinr to defeat the Blocl; Ncrrhl;o,us viii,
national man.
Mcssrs. Florence and louln scvnr,Ilv o.-
signed their reasons for supnort;nn Mr. Smith
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois hrcAv ,,,vr thn Won.
sons why he could not vote for Mr.. Smith
Mr. Holman sent I'M the resolutions of thc
Indiana Democrats drclarinm in thc cnrtcst
for election of Spc,ker it is the imnnr,tivc
duty of every Democrat to support the REGULAR
nominee of the party.
Mr.. English wished to know who was thc
Democratic nominee.
Mr.. Holman said Mr.. Rocock
Mr.. English said that Mr.. Bocock has been
withdrawn lie would ask the Gentleman to
consider whether the fact that the majority of
the Democrats had voted for Mr. smith w,s
not equivalent to his nomination.
Mr.. Holman replied Democrats here were
elected by Democratic votes therefore they
should remain within the organization.
Mr. Whitley reminded Mr. Holman that
Mr. Bococl himself had voted COR Mr.. Smith.
Other Democrats succcssiycly changed their
votes fer Mr. Smith.
Mr.. Logan voted for Mr.. Smith because he
had been assured Mr.. aaSmith never belonged
to the American or Know Nothing party. but
was an old-lnc Wing.
Mr.. McRac called attention to the fact,
that no Democratic nominee had got more
than one-half the American vote but the
Democrats could afford to be generous. lie
voted for Mr. Smith.
MI Hinlman said he had always voted for
Democrat, and desired to do SO to tho end
but he would now vote for Mr.. Smith, with
the understanding that he has at no time, di-
rectly or indirectly, been connected with the
Know Nothing party, and that he rcDudi0tos
the doctrines of that organization. He would
vote for MIR. Smith simply as choice of evils.
He had never culogized the old line Whigs.
Mr.. Burch said that, inasmuck as two-third,
Of the Democrats here had voted for Mr..
Smith, he would be governed bY their course,
and do likewise
Mr.. Cobb reioiccd that there was a man