Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-02-21

former occasion. voted for Mr. Aavnard. X \
of Iennes>ec,] Col Tom. Editor Of the Demo
cratic Rericlc with which, if he got subscribers
enough, he proposed 10 save the Union, eva,
wiling 70 take the responsibility" and vote for
an "Old Line Whig." Mr Morris. Dem, III
SAID he could not vote for Mr smith; Mr. Hal-
. man, Dem, Ind. also declared he could mo-
vote for him Whitley Dem, Ill, Hughes,
Dem, Nd. Sout, Dem, Otegon. went over I,
The haow- Nothing candidate. Mr.. NcRae re-
marked that no Democrat ever got more han
half the Know -No.hing vote. but the Demo
Gratis could be generous. he voted tor smith.
Mr. HIndman, Dem, Ark. voted for smith
/ merely rs choice Of evils" NJ. Davidson.
Dem, La, who had voted for MAYNARD X y
on previous occasion. had been assured that
Mr. smith never belonged to the Know Moth
ing organIztiIon, but was an Old Lime Wing.
lie would vote for him. NJ English, Dem.
Ind, dId not agree with Know -Nu;Lu =, un
their foreign aud religious questions but alNav,
/ conce1ed their nationality on the subject ef
Slavery. A. between FroeInolt AVID F. !fnor,.
he preiere / the latte-. A. between RepuLlI-
cans and Know -Nothing<. he would choose the
latter. and therefore would vote for smith Mr.
NIblack, Dem. Ind, considered the contest
narrowed down between a Republican and an
American. and would vote for the latter. Mr.
Morris, Dem. Illinois. had heard II III by
gentlemen that NJ. Smith had never been CON
nected with the Know Nothinrs He wanted
Mr Smith 1" answer for himself Mr. SmlIh
remained dumb aud for the best Of reasons
tie could not deny his connection with that
party, and consequently, TO save the Demo-
cratic reuesades. had been put under a pledge
by tEem not 10 answer any ques.Io Mr.
Lafabee, Dem. WIS, said "he represented more.
foreIgn- born constituents than any man ON the
floor, and every one of them would Justify his
vote Tor Mr.. Smith" which, if true. Is passing
strange. Mr.. Logan said Mr.. Smith had told
hlm, ont Of his own mouth. that he never be-
q he
rIs replied that "he had rcceireG assurances rs 10
others for arhom he had rOtoa, bat had found ont
tAdt he had been njSiJ.torneI He did not wish
again to take any nIau ON trust He wanted
Mr. SmIth Il answer for himself Mr smith.
Of course. in accordance with previous arrange
mcuts. remained mute. Mr.. Morris again re-
peatcd that II Nr. Smith would rise from his
seat. and say he repudia'ed the doctrines o.
Know NuthIugI~m. he would vote tor hItu.'.
Mr. Sm'ih remained silent. Mr.. Peud.c.uu.
Dem.. of OHIO SAID he had conversed with Mr.
Smith, and learned from linn that he never had
any connection with the American Oricr
or sympathy with It's pnlscriptlve teuets. 50 Mr.
Morris. though he had been deceived before
concluded once more "to take ma. GA trust,
and ,oied for Nr. Smith
Mr. John Cochraue. after iudicinuS mauipUla-
tun, bacame persuaded shat NJ. Smith did not
belong to an American Lodqc He understood
ham, sir. to he Old Line Wing, sir, az q A.
the representative. sir, OF proud constituency.
sir, he wuuId vote, SIR for Mr.. Smith. Mr.
Barr Dem, OF n. Y. went over To- Mr. Smith
Mr.. keitt having got up 70 speak Mr.. Dunn. OF
lnIlaua, called linn to order. ana said lie "wa-
purPu,ely delaying the action of the House. IN
order thai tendcr-footcd Democrats might bt-
manipulated. After considerable disorder the
vote was announced. and the Know Nothing
nominee had received | II votes, only three less
than the number necessary TO eject. Oaly
three nt all the Democratic representative, had
the honesty To refuse TO turn their backs on
their principles and helrav their constituents
1t IS we'll their names should he known they
are Mr. Holman. Of Indiana: 3Ir Davis, (Auti-
Lccumpton Dcm.) OF the same state, and Mr.
Allen, of Ohio. Democratic Journals say ,ha:
these three are ready to back>lIde on the next
vote. but for the present, We give them the
benefit of the doubt.
Mr Smith. Of North Carolina who i cI7s-ed
a. Know o;hlng, was proposed by member
OF that party. A. the nominee of that party.
When he vas elected to Congress, he Was nunIi-
mated and elected by thc Southern Know
Nothing party IN opposition To. and over.
Democrat We have been privately assured lay
good authority frolH the gcutlcmau'S own \ tatc.
that he Is IN out-and-out Know Moth M, aud
has long acted WI that pariv. The assertion
that he i not member of the kuov-Notl.iug
order or the Know Nothiug organization. or OF
Know otling Iorlye. i the ti.flsicsl gud nl,st
shameless OF subtcrfugeS- He l. member of
the purity and the nominee of the party who
voted for him TO man and no man whom the
votes of natural4zed citizens helped to has seat
in the House, cou,d vote for him without being
a traitor to those constituents. The Washing
ton correspondent of the leading Democratic
journal in this CITY, states thar Mr.. Smith was
hercely indignant at the declaration OF Nc-~r7
Pennington aud Cox. of Ohio, tia. be Mr..
SmIih> was never a Know NoiLing. auG was
oppuscd to the Order and H. principles. HIS
Indignation was heightened by the fact that IL
was male at q lime when he was uu icr
pledge no, 70 reply TO ary questions, oni coulI
not relutc 1t. The same writer states llat VIC.
President Breckenridge and Senator Daug,a-
were uu tie floor of The Housr, working for The
election oi tie Know Nu'liug nominee.
Il j. to bc hoped tha, the lesson of lhe 27th
Of January, 1869, Will net be thrown away ga
those Of our adopted citizens, who think they
can rely ou politicians 10 look after tEeir Iu-
tcrcsts instead VI looking after Themselves