Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-06

twenty-slxth ballot Tor Speaker which resulted as
| follows:
| Whole number CT votes cast, 2I3; necessary to a
| choice, 1o7.-
| MI Sherindn. .I04
MIR. Vallandigham .................... 90
mr. hlhnef ....................... Is
| No choice being effected the House proceeded
| to the twenty seventh ballot.
| MIR. Davis, Of Miss, nominated for Speaker Mr..
BOcock, of Va.
Whole number Of votes cast, ell; necessary to 4
| choice, Ice.
Mr.. Sherman. .....................1G
| MI. Docock Observation-Disclosures. So
| MIR. McClernand Observation-Disclosures.
Mr Slimer.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr. Nelson. Observation-Disclosures.
Rest scattering.
| MI Miles, Of :. c., said be supposed 1t was
! perfectly obvious to every gentleman that there
was not the remotest probability that the House
would organize for an indefinite time to come.
Ihey were not one jot nearer to a solution of thei
difficulties than they were the first day they as
| sembled How long was this thing to 90 on, Some
gentlemen had urged the plurality rule, but many
oi them believed, rightfully or wrong fully that
that was unconstitutional in spirit and could not
| consistently vote for it to the end of time. He
would never vote for 1t because the Constitution
In declaring that the House shall elect its Speake
| ana omcers, meant majority Of the House. not
portion Of 1t.
| There were three parties here opposed to the
RePubican party, the Democrats, the Southern
The latter were only handful, but no doubt in
| cluded thoroughly conscientious men He diff
Tered with them in toto to their action but he
was willing to concede that every man acted from
| conscientious convictions Of duty. as he did him
self. But there Was no use in discussing past is
sues. Here then, were three organi cations co uaI
| ~ opposed to Republican doctrines--if they could
| dignity the anti-LecOmptcn men as an oryaniza-
Qon, though 1t seemed 10 him, he would say with
all respect. that they seemed rather to be dsor-
ganizeTs.
/ dyi Of
an anti-Lecompton democrat, and did not believe
| the five men of that faith were disorganizers
Tney could not possibly organize this House, ex.
| cept by voting for Mr. Sherman If they voted
for any one else. their votes would not elect
| Mr. Clark, of n. Y. said they were disorgani-
zers, II, whenever it should he showed that their
woes would elect conservative man, they refu-
SEQ To do SO. Until a union could be effected be-
tween democrats and the Southern opposition
they stood on the same basis as other members.
MIR. Miles did not care to 90 into any refined ar
gunentation on the subject 1t was plain that
| the three parties to which he had referred were
able unitedly to defeat the election of a republi-
| can, and the Southern opposition said to them
| again ana again that whenever they could show
the posi- bility Of eecting democrat, they should
| have their votes for that object and the anti-Le-
| compton men had said the same thing
A voice They have not said SO.
Mr.. Miles.-Well some of them say So
MIR Clark.-They will be disorganizers if they
do not
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, would like to know why
they should not be reckoned disorganizers as well
when they refused to elect a Republican. which
they might do at any time
Mr.. Adrain said the anti Leccmpton men Were
anxious to organize as speedily s possible but
had seen no opportunity when their votes would
tell w hen the South Americans and Demos ats
should unite, the five anti I.ecompton Democrats
| would he called upon to act and act definitely,
ara would vote as best accorded with their own
Judgments.
Mr.. lckman, of Pa desired to know who the
nVt an'!-i'ecOnIpt0nltes were tE-t the gentleman
had alluded to? He wanted to know whether his
list Included those who had been elected by Re-
publican votes for there were some who had been
| ready enough to receive Republican votes but
were unwilling TO vote for Republican. He
nad 10 run against both Republican and Admin
lsratlon nominees. He gave notice now tina.
whenever motion should he made to ballot be
intended to move to amend by adding the plural
lty rule AS proyiso. Then he would learn who
We're in favor of an organization
Mr.. Davis, OF Ind, said he had been here about
nVe weeks. and had carefully abstained from
opening his mouth, but the remarks of the gen
tleInah fIom Pennsylvania MIR. Hickman) had
made II necessary to say few words. No man
had 4 right to catechise him as to the vote he
meant to give. He was the independent repre-
sentative Of "a 600 freemen. and would act as be-
came freeman. In each of seventy speeches he
made during the canvass he avowed himself a
Democrat, and declared he had never crossed a I
or dotted an of his political faith. He intended
that his vote should indicate his preference for
Speaker to the last and he would tell the gentle
man that he would never vote for Mr. Sherman
till those wa lis fell down (Applause ! He did
not mean to be sold into the embraces Of Repub-
licanism.
Mr.. Davis, in reply to an interroyatorv of Mr.
Hickman said that he did not denonnce the Ad-
miinlstration except upon the I.ecOmpton quss-
ton. He obtained majority of the Democratic
votes in his district, all the American vote and
majority Of the Republicans and if the elect on
had been two weeks later. he believed he would
have got every man in his district. [Laugh ter
Mr.. Porter, of Ind, asked if the gentleman did
not denounce the bred Scott decision in a public
meeting at indianapolis in presence of two thou
sand people, and say that no man who endorsed
State.
Mr.. Dayis.-Thank thee, Jew, for that word
That is the very point wanted to come at
did no such thing, sir. Applause,
Mr.. Porter referred his colleague to a report i'm
the Indiana State Sentinel the Democratic yam
which he would ask the Clerk to read He knew
that report was correct, because he heard the
speech.
Mr.. Davis said the charge was totally, wilfully.
and maliciously false
MIR. Dunn thought it was due to his colleague.
thus rudely assaiied, to say that he (NIr. DUNN
heard that speech, and it was general remark
among Republicans that they never heard better
Republican speech in their lives The gentle
man did denounce the bred Scott decision
", VT LAWS repeated that the charge was false
hood, and the utterer of it slsnderer on that
moor he was response bic for what he said here
or elsewhere. He was not on speaking terms
with the editor of the Sentinel but was not afraid
u.
1t was not correct
Mr.; Porter said he had always endeavored to
treat bis colleague with courtesy and had simply
asked him question in courteous manner
me report IN the Indiana State Sentinel was
Mr.. Porter was willing the question between
MN and his colleague should 90 to the country
That was an open declaration against the bred
scott decision, and his colleagues Anti Lecomp-
ION friends would be surprised at his declaration
tnat he had denounced that decision. He had
always endeavored to avoid personalities, but
never saw the time when he feared either tn. in
teliect or courage of his colleague.
MT Davis said he would take care Of bis respon.
slbliity to his constituents If his colleague would
attend To his own business
MI. Dunn said the people Of Indiana knew him
and his colleagues. There Were two witnesses of
his of the bred Scott decision besides
the paper, and doubtless thes constituents of his
Democratic colleague (Mr Davis would be able
70 state hat his course had been in the canvass
The gentleman could not escape upon the plea
that the bred Scott decision applied only to the
citizenship Of negro, for he knew that that was
regarded on all sides as an insignificant point of
the decision The fercest aboitionist that ever
trod the soil Of Indiana or helped John Brown I'm
his raid in Virginia could not have denounced the