The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-02

pailot Tor speaker, with the following result
For Mr.. Pennington lis
For Mr.. Smith, of N. C. lib
Scattering
Necessary to a choice, llS. The scattering
votes were follows:
For Mr.. Davis, of Indiana-Messrs. Allen
and Riggs.
For Mr. Allen-Mr. Davis, of indiana.
| For Mr. Bocock-Mr. Holman.
| For Mr. Briggs-Mr. Smith, of N. C-1.
For Mr.. Corwin-Mr. Pennington-l.
The House then proceeded to another ballot,
with no change in the result, except that nei-
Their Mr.. Pennington nor Mr.. Smith voted.
On motion of Mr.. Kilgore, of Indiana, the
House proceeded to the forty second vote for
| Speaker, with the following result:
| Whole number Of votes, 233. Necessary
for choice, III.
Mr.. Pennington had lis
Mr.. Smith, of N. G. lib
Mr.. McClernand
Messrs. Allen, Davis of Indiana, and Briggs,
had each one vote, and there was no choice.
| MIR. Pennington did not vote.
During the voting
Mr.. Riggs, of New Jersey, said: Although
l do not wish by my vote to identify myself in
any way with the Republican party, yet deem.
ing it important that there should be an cleo
ton, l cast my vote for Mr.. Pennington. APP
plause on the Republican side
Mr.. Briggs, of New York, said he did not
propose to change his vote, but desired to ex.
plain his position. He had avowed that he
could unite his vote with the Republicans to
elect conservative man like Mr.. Corwin or
Mr.. Pennington. On Thursday last, he pro-
posed to Mr.. Adrain to unite with him and Mr..
Riggs to vote for Mr. Pennington, in order to
show the Republicans that he might be elected.
but Mr.. Adrain dissuaded him from doing so.
lie then went into a caucus of the American
party on Friday morning, and there committed
himself to the support of Mr.. Smith, who he
believed would have been Speaker today, had
1t not been for treaehery on the part of some
of his supporters. He did not intend it in a
personal sense, but he considered the action of
those who withdrew their votes from Mr.. Smith
on Friday as most infamous. They had prom.
| ised their support to the American party in
caucus, and under that promise had taken &C.
ton, and had right to expect that the promise
would be carried out in good faith. He would
feel bound In honor to continue to vote for Mr.
Smith, as long as there was rational hope of
his election; and whenever That hope should
disappear, he would feel himself free to cast
his vote for Mr.. Corwin or Mr.. Pennington, and
|. would do so whenever such vote would put
an end to the contest by the election of Speaker
Mr.. Morris, of Pennsylvania, said the gentle
man from New York had no right to impugn
his motives for changing his vote on Friday
last That change was made on high and hon.
orable grounds-on the ground of fidelity to his
constituents, whom he never would desert Hav-
ing heard statements which put Mr.. Smith in
an equivocal position as to the American party,
he thought it was absolutely necessary for him
to make sure of his position on the subject of
protection, and went TO him, and inquired how
he would constitute the Committee of WAYS
and Means-whether favorably to the interests
OF Pennsylvania, and the interests of all the
country as blended Herewith, or otherwise. But
Mr.. Smith could give him no positive declara-
ton on the subject.
Voices. Right, right"
Mr.. Morris said it might be right for the
freetraders on that side of the hall, but it was
not right for his constituents. Having been
assured that he could receive no positive dec.
laration on the subject, he went to his col
leagues, and told them it was time to sound the
bugle of retreat, for they had been BETRAYED
As a Representative of Pennsylvania he would
stand by her interests, and refuse to stand by
any man or any party that would not uphold
Pennsylvania. If that were infamy, the gentle
man from New York was welcome to the in
fanny.
Mr.. Riggs, of New Jersey, had voted for his
colleague, MIR. Pennington, from a sense of pa
triotic duty. He was elected as popular-sov-
ereignty man, and could not vote for any one
he supposed to favor the extension of slavery
by Congressional legislation. He voted for his
colleague supposing his vote would elect him
and as it had not done so, in order to stand
right on the record, he would withdraw the
vote, and give it to Mr.. McCernand, of Illinois.
Mr.. Clark, of New York, inquired if the gen.
tleman from New Jersey was authorized to
state that Mr. Smith was in favor of the extern
sion of slavery by Congressional enactment?
[" No, mol for if SO, he Mr.. Clark would
withdraw his vote ;'if not, he would let It stand.
Mr.. Riggs had no knowledge whatever of the
gentleman's opinions; it was a mere suspicion
of his own.
The result Of the vote having been an
nounced--
Mr.. j. Cochrane, of New York, moved that
the House adjourn.
The yeas and nays were called for.
Mr.. ). Cochrane said they had already had
the usual number of votes. and they would not
consent, on that (Democratic) side, to another
vote tonight.
The call for the yeas and nays was with.
drawn, and, at quarter past four O'Clock, the
House adjourned.
VIRGINIA ARMING-The two houses of the
Virginia Legislature have recently passed
bill authorizing loan of half million dollars
for the purchase of arms and munitions of war.
The buildings of the public armory at Rich.
mond are to be put in complete order, and
master armorer engaged, at salary of twenty
FIVE hundred dollars. The Governor is au-
thorized to purchase all materials and NUM-
tons, and patentrights in ewly-invented arms,
that may be necessary for the operation of the
armory.
HARPER's MAGAZINE AND WEEKLY Pro
sCRIBED.-The North Cdrolinian, of Fayette-
vile, N. c., says:
"We notice these periodicals upon our
streets as numerous as ever, aft ) It's ascer-
tanned that G. W. Curtis, one .seditors, is
an infamous abolitionist a n - one of the
Harpers has given lay I&money to the
Brown sympathizers. Use papers be
allowed to circulate SO pro> lin our midst
We notice that his Honor Mige Saunders put
. stop to the sale of these papers in Raleigh.
We would Like to know why they are not
stopped here. Are we to see these abolition
sheets upon our streets, without word of re.
buke? 1t lies with the proper officers to see