Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-02-21
congressman and their Constituents.

The proceedings in the House Of Representa-
tIyeS Friday 9th ult.. were of a nature most
interesting to Adopted Citizens of all natiouah-
ties. Thry VIII show all who are not wIlfullv
blind and determined at all hnzards 10 hug the
self-imposed chain of voluntary party servitude
what value i set upon them aud their services
what care Is taken Of their interests by the very
men they helped To place and power
1t Is well known that since the commence
mont Of the struggle for the Speakershp. nego-
tiations have been going on between the Demo
Gratis an the Southcn Know \ Nothings for a CO.
alliou on member of either party. In case such
member could secure enough votes from either
partv to secure his election If the other should
unite on him. Thus. we have seen forty-six
Democratic representatives voting Tor a Tennes-
see Know othIug. Mr. Maynard. On the
memorable Friday, however. Mr. Mallory. Of
Kentucky. (Suutheru Know Notlling.) said that
on the preceding day his arty had voted for
one of their o,cH mentors. Mr.. Smith (Southern
X. \. North Carolna) "Gentlemen the
other side said they willing to vote for
National man Of the American party, and elect
him to the Speakers chair Hence, Mr.. Smith
was then voted for by Americans on the
faith of implied pledges He (Mr Mallory
had been approached by gentlemen of all sides.
who claimed that in order they should know
what they were dong Mr. smith should be
formally nominated by the party. in compli-
auce with their wishes, he had 6ee,, instructed b.
bis pqrtq to nominate Mr.. Smith. of n c., as
tIeir nominee fol the SpeakershIp" A,r. Craw-
ford Democrat. Ga..) asked If Mr.. Smith could
command the strength of the Know othing
party. Nr Mallory replied that such was hi.
oplnion Mr Miles democrat. (. c. said he
would vote for an out-and-out Know Nothing
IN nppa-iiian 10 the Republican party; lie woutd
vote for Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Mallory replied 70 Mr-
Clemens (Dem-, Va that Mr.. Smith could now
be. elected with the aid Of the Democratic par
tv Every member OF the American parry had
y,.c,l f,r him ti1t res the understUdng and the
condition precedent MessrS Underwood. Dem,
tia I Lamar Dem. Mas, and Ashmore,
rDen.. S C. I announced that they would vote
tor Mr.. Smith. and the notorious d. Z SIckles.
nf y y. followed their example Craig. y.
C.7 CIemeus IVA Branch, rs. c. ] II. F Clark
TAnti-LecorlrfonIte, of y. " and McRac.
r AfiSs.1 voted for Mr.. Smith. Mr. AcRac and
others had the honesty and mani ness to .5te
FOR the Known oth!ng nominee without at
tempting explanations. Not 50 the redouhfahle
John Cochraue, Of y Y, the propounder Of the
famous doctrine that "A man should vote for the
devil Incarnate if he We're nominated blythe
partv' John did the ferociously virtuous- He
talked OF principles and Of his "coufiding con-
stIjuents" He coniI not vote, sir. for Mr
smith, "valuable he Is in his personal and
domestic views p'rs and corsi1ent he Is III
his 1,olilical views" until he satisfied, sIr
that MIR. Smith, sir. stands on the Democratic
platform, sir on which his TCochrane's] con
srituents re0ose. He was constrained. sir, by
every consideration Of prapriety and integrity
20 contne his vote within the ranks OF ms par
~ The considerations Of proprIetv and i7'eC-
ritv. however. were soon got over BY a little
dexterous manipulation.
Vow. il was the turn ol the great North
Western Democracy TO fall off one by one
Nj McClernand CDem-, III did not under
stand Mr. Smith 70 be knowNothing, but
Clay Whig There was no difference between
0l3 Line wings AMI Democrats" This v,ll
sunrise some Of our friends who were accus-
toned ia look upon Old Line Whig as a sort
Of rr-offcio KNOW Sothing, in whose compost
iion Il was difficult to tell where the Old Line
Whic ended and where the Know Nothing be-
ran. Mr. Nice. hoped that "in this e1t-sordi-
7srv emergency" the North Western Democra-
,v would feel justified IN Voting FOR Nj Smith