The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
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hiskess@and best duty to inyestigafe. to
examine; TO analyze the mode In awhich
the Executive powers OF this Governments
have been adn. Mustered for few years
past btflfat is my desife.d Isaid before
the session stbas Iedii not believe the
Shaver yEquestions would come up here at
ali!a \ came here esfttf the expectations
that we were TO haeesa bdsinees session;
that we would have an examination of
business affairs, an analysis of. the mode
and manner in which tbs Executive has
administered the Government aud its con-
dition | dis. not think there was any
question upon which Slavery could come
up; and but for the unfortunate affair Of
John Brown at Harper's Ferry, | do nor
believe there would have been any feeling
on the subject Isay now, that We should
have come here with kindly feelings
no man approving Of the act of John
Brown, and every man read 70 and willing
to say 80 and to condemn the act of law
less violence We came here, say, hop
ing that we might do our duty and inyes-
ment; but when we arrived here; before
ballet, or Immediately after tho first III,
formal ballot, this question was introduc-
ed, thrust in upon us, and il has had the
effect of exciting the public niind and
preventing gentlemen from explaining
Interviews aud their posi- ion. think
this whole proceeding has been unjust,
unfriendiy, offensive and wrong, not only
10 those gentleman here whose lips ars
sealed, bat to our common constituency.
These gentlemen on the other side have
stirred up the bad blood. If any evil has
been done, they have done IL; they hava
stirred up this bad feeling if there is any.
| beliese now, that we might go to work
and organize if these obstacles were re-
moved, and administer the powers and
duties Of this House with frmness and
impartiaity. | say now in conclusion.
that whenever my name stands in the way
as a barrier to the organization of this
House, whenever | believe my friends
are satisfied that any man of my party
can recaiYe all the votes have, and more,
50 as to elect, either by majority or p.a-
rality, | will not stand in my present pc.
~ition an hour. Whenever they think
they can combine a larger lumber Of
votes on another candidate, will retiss
from the field and yield to any other gen.
tleman with whom | act politically, and
who will accept the barren honors OF
the Speakers chair. [Applausc.l
Mr.. CLARK Of Missouri expressed his
astonishment that the gentleman had TAX
en- the ground he had lie had, By bis
remarks, destroyed the last hope that he
Clark would withdraw the resolution.
1t attacked no man Individually. /: de-
nouroed as incendiary the doctrines of
the He per book, and the only assertion
was that the man who indorsed it is not
fit to be Speaker. The gentlemen said
te and his Republican friends have been
abused, and that the debate has been con.
Quoted in a personal ,pirit. The Demo.
cratic side are not to De blamed for that.
The gentleman spoke, too, of bad blood
being produced by she introduction of the
resolution, but bad blood was stirred up
before Congress assembled. The Old Do
minion, that has stood from the days of
,he Revolution, had been stained With
blood by the acts of the Republican, par
ty; and could the gentleman complain,
when that territory had been invaded, and
the rights Of the State assailed, and her
safety imperiled, by the circulation of that
document. that objection to his election
should be persisted in. The genilcmar
has passed the day Of grace--he has been
arraigned before the country. lie (Clark}
would never withdraw the resolution.
Mr.. Rusr (Dem., Ark.) referred to
she course Of Mr. Sherman on the Army
Appropriation bill in 1856, when lie of.
fered au amendment that no part Of the
military force should b. employed to aid
in the execution of the laws of the SO.
called Territorial Legislature of Kansas
until Congress should have decided wheth.
er it vas valid or not, and that in the
mean time the President preserve the
peace, dsarm the militia. ferries from the
side "That was right,"1 I,
said Mr.. Rust, think that the President
has no right to disarm the militia. That
would be violative of the Constitution, az
the people lave by it the right to bear
arms.
Mr.. Grow (Rep., Penn That is just
what Gov. Geary did
Mr.. RusF-It is constitutional right
Of which citizens cannot be deprived,
Mr.. H1NDMAN spoke about Mr.. Sher-
mans course on the bill introduced bv
Mr.. Greenwood last session, to prevent
negro stealing in the Indian Territories,
Mr. Sherman having withdrawn his OBJ
lection to its introduction, after a brief
nnnAinn thnt rrhito man M, inAn A.