Year: 1861

Latham. 1t had its effect. 1t did create
feeling. 1t did influence some of our honorable
members. They felt grieved and l would
not have blamed them for it, if there had been
a shadow of truth in the report. But little
time sufficed to prove its falsity. 1t had with
In itself its own correction, because it bore
falsehood on its own face. The next report
we hear is that there is kind of Masonic fra
ternity established among the anti-Lecomptor
men of the Douglas party, and that they have
taken Masonic oath to die by John Conness
This created perfect ferment. In conversa
tion | charged the report and the object OF the
report upon some of those gentlemen, and they
plished it," Well, sir, they have accomplished
it. But let US go on and take another OF thell
olive branches. They manifest great ha:rec
of caucusses. They think there is something
that argues corruption, intrigue, everything
but honorable principle in the meeting OF eau
cusses. That comes with very bad grace
from party of men who have individually
been engaged in caucuses, and caucus nomina
tions. and caucus meetings for years. Blu
they knew there was no possibility of their &C
complishing their ends unless they first took q
step to prevent caucus nominations. They
therefore tried on Monday to get the election
of Speaker of this House without caucus
But they had their caucus before. They wht
had such holy horror of caucuses, as an
credibly informed, caucused on the Sunday
night previous. And yet on Monday morning
they got up here aud expressed a holy horror
of all caucus meetings and caucus works. W.
supposed that there was honor and courtesy
enough in them to grant the privilege that haG
always been granted to the members of thi:
body that after assembling they should ad
journ and hold their caucus meetings the night
following. But no, it was not in them. They
gave US another olive branch. What was it
They put forward the honorable gentleman
from Sutter as their candidate. and be gets his
regular twenty-five. The gentlemen from the
other side put up the honorable gentleman from
Alameda, and he gets his regular eighteen
We had our caucus nominee, and he ran from
thirty-one to thiriy-four, coming within -four
votes of an election. Now comes another olive
branch. 1t is evident, say they that it is i'm
possible to elect the honorable Mr.. Conness.
Impossible! Why? Simply because they
are determined to make no sacrifices The
party who have supported the honorable gen.
tleman from Mariposa, are determined to make
no sacrifices, and they get up and endeavor to
throw the responsibility on u.s. wben in fact, it
rests on them alone Now, what are the sac
riices Each party had but to sacrifice two
votes to elect Speaker. Not willing to do
that? They turn round and demand of US,
the one party, that we shall sacrifice eighteen
votes, and the other that we shall sacrifice six
teen. Why, we should not be on an equality
20 treat with them unless we could at first
have thrown aside some fifteen of their men,
bers, counting their votes for naught Yet
they get up and tell us they make sacrifice
by withdrawing Mr.. Montgomery and putting
up Mr.. Sbowalter 1t is wonder to me that
the honorable gentleman from Tuolumne, who
has got his regular two votes, did not get up
and claim another sacrifice by withdrawing his
name [laughter for there was as much prob
ability of electing Mr.. Patrick with his two
votes as there was Of electing Mr. Mon'gom-
cry or, Mr.. Showalter. Such are some of the
evidences of their desire for reconciliation
But to cap the climax, giving the top shcaf to
the whole, comes another proposition, to take
any man in our party who supported Mr.. La
than for Governor What is the meaning of
that? 1t is a prescription CT every member OF
this body who did not support Mr.. Latham
1t falls upon myself. | am proud to say that
| did not support Mr.. Latham. Cheers


The CLERK called upon the Sargeantat-
Arms to preserve order.


Mr.. TILDEN contlnued-I think that if the
verdict of the people of California could be Ia
ken to-day. it would be that, in voting against
Mr.. Latham, had voted for the interests of
California aud l think that some honorable
gentlemen who were in favor of Mr.. Latham,
and urged his election to the United States
Senate would be glad if their influence and
votes could be taken back did not vote for
Milton S. Latham. thank God did not. |
voted for better man, and in support of prin-
ciples that believed lay at the foundation OF
our Confederacy right of the people to
govern themselves | have stood by it; and
while God gives me breath | will stand by it
to the bite end. have made these remarks
Il know that he reporters are here, and that
they will go to the public-not that the public
here may read, but that they may go to Butte
county. When / return there in the Spring
did not define my position here, l would be
expected to do so to every individual friend
have. | wish them now to read it for them
selves. ain willing to go back, and render
an account of my stewardship and to sit and
vote for John Conness as long as he is our
party nominee. Applause.


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