Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-20

outrage and an insult to the South to insist on
Mr.. Sherman for Speaker. If the Rebuilt
cans are to be defeated it must be by Demo
crat. The Democrats should recover their
scattered forces in Congress, and nominate
candidate from their own number, placing in
his hands the standard of the Constitution and
the Union, rallying under that flag, and Civ
ing hereafter one united and unchanged vote
for him TO the end of the contest, whether 1t
end tomorrow or ON the 4th of March, 1861.
We have fillibustered long enough without
profit.
Mr., BINGHAM of Ohio called for vote upon
the question of order raised on the plurality
resolution of his colleague, (Mr. Hutchinsl
yesterday.
Mr.. REAGAN moved call of the House,
which was Iefused, sc against III.
A conversation ensued between Messrs.
CURTIS. REAGAN, and BRANCH, on the
point of order respecting the plurality resolu-
ton, the two last arguing that it was not be-
fore the House.
Mr. LEAKE caused an article to be read from
the New York Courier and Enquirer in refer
ence to the course of a southern member. He
said he would scorn to make issue with such
a man as Webb, who sought to force on the
northern people false idea as to his (Leake's)
course, which had not once entered his head.
He now did say on this floor that the election
vi MI Oucltld W do just CeiuoO iOi tilO Oio-
solution of the Union but he did think that the
election of Mr. S. in the present state of public
feeling would be the initiating step, and if it
were followed by the election of Mr. Seward to
the Presidency, it would be cdsuS beM. He
was a Union man under proper constitution
al sense, and yet was here to shout no hosan-
nah to the Union He would make any per-
sonal sacrifice to preserve it, but would not for
this purpose sacrifice the rights of the people
of Virginia and the south. He denied also
the truth of the Courier's assertion that they
want to reduce six millions of whites at the
south to slavery and cause to be read letter
from constituent who undertakes to show
from the Bible that slavery was instituted by
God himself, and that Christ declared it to be
no sin to hold slaves.
Mr.. PoTTLE caused to be read a paragraph
showing that there was convention of Car
rison abolitonists recently at Utica, at which
there was moderate attendance, and at
which resolution was passed. saying in sub
stance that the New York Herald was a safe
medium for communicating abolition utter
ances to the South, and returning thanks to
Mr. Bennett. Mr. Pottle advised the aboli
tionists of New York to extend their patronage
to the Herald for they were under obligations
to it for advertising their principles beyond the
limits of the state. He regretted these pro-
ceedings should have been spread broadcast
throughout the country.
Mr.. LEAKE, in reply, said the Soath were
not afraid of Northern influences. He wanted
his constituents to comprehend the principles
which govern the Republicans. He wanted
them to comprehend the "irrepressible con-
fiict' doctrine of Seward.
Mr.. CoLFAx brought out the fact, which
was acknowledged by several southern Demo-
Gratis, that they have signed paper pedgng
themselves 10 resist by all parliamentary STRAIT
egem vote on the plurality rule.
Adjourned.