Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-01-26
Debate in the House-Helpsr's Book
Efforts to Organize.

WAsHIseros, Jan. IL, 1860.
As the attendance Of members was slim,
there was call Of the House.
Mr.. SHERMAN EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, took the
floor on a question of personal explanation.
The moment he did SO there was q rush oil
members. He ssid-Mr. Clerk, | desire
10 call the attention of the gentleman from
Alabama Mr.. Houstonj 20 certain remarks
which appear in his speech, as reported in
the Globe. send up the paper 10 the desk,
and request the Clerk 10 read the lines
marked.
The Clerk read as follows, from Mr..
Houston's speech, Of the previous evening:
/ do not mean to say that those gentle
men (Adrain and Clark will vote for the
democratic candidate, but have no doubt
that they will. They will, / trust, return
10 their first love, calm the agitation Of the
country, and save the House from the burn
ing whitening curse and shame Of putting
into the Speakers chair the gentleman from
Ohio. ..- ..... ...
Mr.. SHraMAs-I desire 10 ask the gen.
tleman from Alabama whether he designed
these words as apply ing TO personal 0bjeo-
tions TO me or as politically?
Mr. HousToN, (dem. of Ala.--I thought
/ had expressed myself clear upon this
subject, and l could not suppose that the
gentleman opposite would really propose
such question TO me, for there can be no
doubt as TO the proper construction Of these
words. did not suppose that any gentle
man would for moment imagine that in.
tended tina. these remarks should bear any
personal application. 1.-The gentleman will
allow me, | viii explain. The gentleman
i, charged, and believe the records show
the endorsement itself shows-that he is
charged with endorsing the Helper book
doctrine. That endorsement has been read
end has been frequently referred to in the
House, and has been repeatedly brought e
the gentleman's attention, and / say, as
believe, that the gentleman from Ohio he.
moi disavowed The doctrines Of the Helper
book.
Mr.. STEWART, (rep. Of Pa, here rose
when immediate cries Of "Sit down, 81
down." assailed him from all sides. Gres
confusion followed Mr.. Stewards persist
encs 10 speak. air. Sherman, accostins
Mr.. Stewart, requested him TO sir down ans
let him manage the matter himself, withou
effect.
At last Mr.. STEWART gained hearing
end addressing Mr.. Houston, said:-Hav'
you in your possession, or have yen eve
produced, the writing signed by sixty-eigh
members Of Congress, showing what the
recommended or endorsed?
Mr.. HoUsrcs-That regard as on &C
Of most special pleading; and ii that gentle
man signed the recommendation OF tht
Helper book, and if that is The only mod
Of escape which present, itself 10 him, j
would be better for him openly TO confess
his guilt Of the enornity of the avowe'
doctrines in that book. The gentleman
from Ohio stands charged with having en-
dorsed doctrines of the most trsasonah!'
and most infamous character; and when tha
gentlemen makes a statement, which SOM
OF his friends contend was a disavowal o
the doctrines Of thst beck, but which l So,
contains no fair, manly ldisavowal OF tn
doctrines inculcated and proposed 10 be cir
culated BY that book, then say he has ve
10 answer for them. | contend that if h
know his position, instead of making tina
explanation, If it can be called an explana
ton at aIl-ins,csd Of saying he did nc
know what was in the book when he signe
it. if he bad said openly and maniuly-
now that the book has been brought unde
my notice, with the terrible, abomInable On
infamous doctrines which ii inculcates,
disavow them before this House and fefor
the country-that would be right. b.
how dues the gentleman meet this gray
and serious charge? He has only sal
this: did not know what was in the bcol
when signed that recommendation. Tbi
et.empt at explanation does not relieve hin
from the cdium of being an endorser Of III,
Helper book, with sill its abominable an,
reasonable doctrines; and uatil the gentle
man does relieve himself. and until he shal
do SO in that open, manly manner which h
is called upon TO dO-which any man wcnl'
be called upon to do under like circumstan
ces-until then, | say, that gentleman j
subject TO the remarks made in relation
to him politically. In any ether light thar
politically did not address my remarks T.
him.
Mr.. SHERMAy-I am glad 10 hear tina
the gentleman did not intend his remarks
Of me yesterday in personal sense, and
ought to be satisfied with that declaration
Now, SO far as my disclaimer Of the doc
,rines Of the Helper book is concerned, ey
cry man with any proper sense of feeling
must know that my lips are sealed, and tina
they have been sealed from the first day o
the session, when that resolution, which
must regard as an offensive resolution, wa
thrust Hpos the attention Of the House
thrust upon il at an iapropsr time, and i
an improper manner, and introduced int
debate in way tina. has no precedent II
earliamsutary history. As TO the explana
ton previously made i, was not ADDRESSED
tbs gentleman from Missouri at all, bu
was addressed TO The gentleman from Viz
giuia (Mr. .Millson) }. l say, as | said then
that should insist, as a point Of rnanhos
and OF Justice, that the offensive resolution
should be Withdrawn. And l. say agair
f~.a,dr hagara and fn nan