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XxxvI CoNGREss-f1RsT SESSION

ganization, and argued for a union to defeat
the Republicans. He said the House pre-
sents TO the people of the country a scene
which has but one parallel in history. The
House has been seven weeks in session, and
although ballot after ballot had been taken,
no speaker has been elected-no organiza-
ton had been effected, while the great in
terests of the country had been totally neg
lected. The Democrats, South Americans
and Anti-Lecomptonites all protesting to
stand in an attitude of hostility to Republi-
! cans, should unite to defeat the latter. The
Democrats have manifested every DISPOSE
1 ton TO unite with the South Americans and
Ant-Lecomptonites on Il national basis,
until their spirit of Cancellation has been
exharS.ed.
The South Americans have proposed Mr..
Gilmer who could never be acceptable to
him fBarksdale) Mr. Gilmer if elected
must be supported by some of the Republic
ans, and he would vote for no man who
commended himself to the consideration of
that party. He did not doubt AIr. Gilmer S
fealty to the South, and, rather than the
nominee of the Republican party should be
elected, he would repeat the declaration of
! Pugh of Alabama, let discord reign here
| forever
| He proceeded to give history of the
| progress and present aspect of the slavery
question, which prevented the organization
of the House.
| Mr.. Corwin was called out by remar k
| of Mr.. Barksdae He said he knew of no
! Republican who would go so far as to say
that if slave holding territory should be ac-
quired bv treaty as in the case of Louisiana
and provision be made therein that the peo-
pie thus transferred should be admitted into
| the union with all their rights of property
which they then held; he knew of no Re
publican who would say that such was not
the supreme law of the land and should not
be carried into effect.
Barksdale replied-ls there a Republican
who favors the acquisition of slave holding
territory. would like to ask whether Mr..
Sherman favors such measure.
Curtis replied at this time he would be
opposed to the acquisition of slave holding
territory because we had a great deal too
much OF it now. a question however might
arise whether we could acquire portion of
Mexico or Cuba. But the question does not
now exist and may not for long period of
time.
Mr.. Barkslale said the gentleman from
Iowa is not fit representative of the Re-
publican party Let Mr. Loveloy speak
Let him be put on the stand, or Mr. Dawse,
or Mr.. Hutchins, or Mr.. Gooche. | ;will
take Mr. Tappan. Let him speak for the
Republican party. They elect you. Mr.
Corwin, Speaker, but they refuse to do it,
and you are hostile enough to slavery in all
conscience. ~In the course of his remarks
| he said he would resist the inauguration of
a Republican President. ThesSouth know
what their rights are under Ne Constitution,
| and are resolved at all hazards to defend
them to the last extremity. In case of a
| dissolution, the South would have nothing
to fear and would have the sympathy of the
world, because they are in the right.
| Mr.. Corwin humorously said his object
was to move that the House proceed to a
ballot They had done such things before,
which he admitted had been with but little
| success If ever the House organized it
would be by voting. IF the gentleman, Mr.
Barksdale, who had advocated secession i'll
the event of the election of a Republican
president, should be elected Speaker, he
| (Corwin) promised to stay in the Union
| This farce which has been acted here for
several weeks, very much to the amuse-
ment of the members themselves, but some
| times for the disturbance of the temper of
gentlemen, had begun to be looked upon as
a serious matter. Every gentleman should
! therefore conscientiously think what he
| shall do. He was reminded by friends the
other day that there was something in the
! election of a Speaker greater than he sup
posed; namely, that in a certain event the
Speaker might become a President. He
confessed he was puzzled 4 little by the sug-
gestion 1t might be So but he did not
think this should be incorporated into their
thoughts as one of the contingencies. 1t
| was not probable that either President or
Vice-President should be amiable enough to
die that the Speaker might succeed TO their
place. He did not know, however, what
| Providence has in store for US. He did not
| know why the Helper book should be driven
into their line OF thought. 1t might be the
product of the liberty of the press which is
called in classic language, the palladium of
our liberties.
No free government has existed without a
rec press, so we must be content to
take the freedom of the press as we
have it; with all its abuses as well
rs the blessings which follow from its
use. Mr. Corwnc continued at some length
deprecating the appearance of Helpers book
and the invasion of John Brown. He con-
cluded by saying that the Republicans in
excluding slavery from the territories ad-
mitted free men doing exactly as the men of
1884 did when they excluded it from the
western territories. The House then ad-
journed.
SENATE.-The galleries and floor were
crowded this morning to hear Douglas
The noise and confusion during the morn
ing hours were SO great that it was impos-
sible to hear the reading of the clerk
A number of bills were read by title and
referred.
Mr. Hale said lie would do the galleries
the justice to say there was more noise on
tue floor than up stairs. Mr.. Hale was in
favor of calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for the names and salaries of per-
sons employed in the Treasury department
who have net been confirmed by the Senate
Adopted.
The hour having arrived Mr.. Douglas
resolution was called up.
Mr.. Douglas read a correspondence be-