The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-22


Allen of Ohio. Some rebelled against the
party decree, and were with difficulty
brought under the lash. But Mr.. Niblack,
elected by German votes-did not even
hesitate to obey, but "pitched i'm without
protest. He"w went the whole hog
We now wish to introduce few extracts
from a long and scorching article In the
New York Tablet, of Feb. 4th-the organ
of Archbishop Hughes-an able Catholic
paper of Democratic tendencies
The proceedings in the House of Repre-
sentatives on Friday, Jan. 9th, were of
nature most interesting to adopted citizens
Of all nationalities. They will show all
who are not willfGlly blind and determined
at all hazards to hug the self-imposed chain
of voluntary party servitude, what value is
set upon them and their services, what care
| is taken of their interests by the very men
they helped to place and power.
The Tablet then goes on to notice the ne
gOtiations during the winter for cOncentrat-
ing the vote of the Democrats on Know
Nothing. We quote further:
| Forty-six Democratic representatives voted
4 for Tennessee Know Nothing, Mr.. May
nard. On the memorable Friday, however,
Mr.. Mallory, of Kentucky, (Southern Know
| Nothing, said that ON the preceding day
his party had voted for one Of their O10n
members, Mr.. Smith, Is. X. n, NC "Gen-
1 tlemen on the other side said they were
willing to vote for a national man of the
| American party, and elect him to the Speak
ers chair. Hence, Mr.. Smith was voted for
by Americans on the faith of implied
pledges" He (Mr. Mallory had been ap
preached by gentlemen of all Sides who
claimed that in order they should know
! what they were doing, Mr.. Smith should be
formally nominated by his party. " In COM
pliance with their wishes, he had been instruct
| ed By has party to nominate Mr.. Smith, of
| North Carolina as their nominee, for the
| Speakership" Mr. Miles
| democrat. S. CD said he would vote for
| an out-and-out Know Nothing in opposition
to the Republican party he would vote for
| Mr. Smith. Mr.. McRae and 9TH
ers had the honesty and manliness to vote
for the Know Nothing nominee without at
tempting explanations. Whitley,
Dem, Ills.,) Hughes, Dem, Md,) Stout,
| Dem, Oregon,) went over to the Know
Nothing candidate. Mr.. McRae remarks
that no Democrat ever got more than half
the Know Nothing vote, but the Democrats
could be generous, 30 he voted for Smith.
Mr.. Morris Dem, Ills had
heard it said by gentlemen that Mr.. Smith
had never been connected with the Know
Nothings. He wanted Mr.. Smith to answer
for himself. Mr. Smith remained dumb,
and for the best of reasons. He could not
deny his connection with the party, and
consequently to save the Democratic rene
gades, had been put under pledge by them
not to answer any questions.
Mr.. Morris stated that he had been in
duced through Misrepresentation to vote for
other Know Nothings, and did not wish to
take Mr.. Smith on trust. To use the words
of the Tablet again
"He wanted Mr. Smith to answer for him
self. Mr.. Smith. of course, in accordance
with previous arrangements, remained mute.
Mr.. Morris again repeated that "if Mr..
Smith would rise from his seat and say he
repudiated the doctrines of Know Nothing
ism, he would vote for him" Mr. Smith
remained silent. AZ
ter considerable disorder the vote was an
nounced, and the Know Nothing nominee
had received ll2 votes, only three less than
the number necessary to elect. Only three
of all the Democratic representatives had
the honesty to refuse to turn their backs on
their principles and betray their constitu-
ents. +
Mr. Smith, of North Carolina who is
classed as Know Nothing, was proposed
by a member of that party as the nominee of
that party. When he was elected to Con-
gress, he was nominated and elected by the
Southern Know Nothing party in opposition
to, and over, Democrat. We have been
privately assured by good authority from
the gentleman's own State, that he is an
out-and-out Know Nothing, and has long
acted with that party. r. He is a
a member of the party, and the nominee of
the party who voted for him to a man. and
10 man whom the votes of naturalzed Cit
liens helped to his seat in the House, could
vote for him without being traitor TO those
constituents. The Washington correspond
ent of the leading Democratic journal in
this city, states that Mr.. Smith was fiercely
indignant at the declaration OF Messrs. PEN
dletOn and Cox, of Ohio, that he (Mr.
Smith, was never a Know Nothing, and
was opposed to the order and its principles.
His Indignation was heightened by the fact,
that it was made at a time when he was I'M
der pledge not to reply to any questions,
and could not refute it. The same writer
states that Vice President Breckenridge and
Senator Douglas were on the floor of the
House, working for the election ofthe Know
Nothing nominee.
Here we are content to rest the case. No
special pleading of MIR. Niblack and his
apologists can erase this record.
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY declared in his New
York speech the other day, that if the Re-
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