Year: 1859

might perhaps acquire fresh patriotic feeling at those great
perhaps some Of that fiery feeling which prevailing at
the South might be quoted There are, BESIDES num-
bsr q gentlemen both sides Of the House who have
business that calls them home the efore hope that
reeoluuon that have here, providing for recess VIII
meet The favorable consideration Of gentlemen on both
Mr. CRAioE, (dem) Of N c., Mr. CoIrAx, (rep) Of Ind,
and other MEMBERS both sides OF the House, objected
70 the introduction Of the resolution.


Mr. WMeL0w-The resolution Is q question OF privilege,
which can be introduced at any time


Nr CRAiGE--Whether or not, object 70 IT,


Mr. CoLFAxM gentlemen object 70 il on the other side,
we object 10 II also on this side.


Mr. WAsHBuRsE, (rep) of Me.-There ID only ques-
ton Of privilege that be acted on now, and that Is
70 elect speaker The resolution proposes not 70 elect
Here there were calls from members on all sides, TO
kead the resolution" The resolution was read for In
formation, as follows


Resolved That from and after to-day there shall be vote
e 70 he Of the House until the second Monday In
Mf wAmnrRS-I make the point Of order
that that resolution is not in order and cannot
be received II Il be received, there are
dozen other propositions before the House that
must come before this This resolution does not look 70
the organization OF the House. but the posponement OF
that master therefore the Clerk has no right 70 entertain
House that must be acted upon before It. ~


Nr. Grow, (rep) Of Pa.-Mr. Clerk


Mr.. WMslow-l supposed had the floor.


Mr.. GRow-I thought the gentleman had yielded


Mr.. WiNsLOw pressed his resolution.


Mr.. CRAiGE-As understand IT, there is resolution be-





raised and take there be upon this reso
luton until there has been vote upon that.


M. WfSsIow-hat is the very question submitted 70


Mr.. GRow-I desire TO say a word upon the point Of
order raised BY the gentleman from North Carolina.
Clerk, and ultimately the oor was ceded 70 Mr. Grow


Mr.; Grow continued-H the gentleman from North
Carolina is entitled to the Aoor do not want H. We upon
this side Of the House have had TO take the floor pretty
much all the time by the courtesy Of the other side
the gentleman s through will 60 on, but do not want
TO speak by the courtesy of anybody else


Mr.. WrssIow-I yield the floor


srEEcM OF Mr. GROW.


Mr.. GRowH have the floor want to have it subject
TO my own control and not that Of somebody else. Mr.
here number Of times, there but two motions in
order motion TO proceed 10 vote for Speaker and
the other is motion y adjourn. Under the Parnamen
tary law those are the only motions that are in order
The only votes that be taken by the House, in
cordance with the law Of Congress and with the Para
mentary law, are the other Of those motions,
and the practice the House conforms 70 that was 90
decided by Mr. Cobb when Speaker Of the House. in the
Thirty first Congress- on the occasion Of the death Of the
Clerk The House had ordered the election Of a Door
Keeper and that stood the standing order OF tho
House, and was the first business in order. When the
House met on the 18th day Of April 1850 the death Of
the Clerk Of the House announced Thomas l. Har-
rs moved that the House proceed to the election Of
Clerk to supply the vacancy occasoned by the death Of
Thomas ]. Campbe pending the consideration of which
Albert G. Brown submitted resolution 10 rescnd the
order heretofore made for the election Of Dooreeper
Mr. Grow here read the decision Of Speaker Cobb the





Of Clerk until such election made and continued.
And then he referred to the law Of Congress- that
ener sy s Gsn os done Ssun n e has been
by member, and when the oath has been
administered to the other members Of the House by
Speaker. But, sir, aside ro the question Of order,
have been here now almost three weeks and upon the
first day OF the session, before any serious effort
made 70 organize this House, the description Of your sa
very question YVES thrown upon the House, and vote
was taken for Speaker, informal one True, we
had vote; but was like informal ballot, merely
to concentrate the vote Of the House upon separate
didates Before any serious effort was made to organize
the House, this discussion Of the whole slavery question
was forced upon US by the gentlemen who cry No ata
house with oosed Ups under the grossest
be minded We ask that the House should 70 on with
its business There about hve millions Of dol
lars to honest creditors Of the government-to
who have performed service under written contracts and
TO whom the faith Of the government pledged and
now when they have performed that and waited
six months for their pay you propose your homes
and leave these men to be bankrupt because the govern
ment will not keep its faith with them We ask that the
plghted faith OF the government shall be observed all
men, but above all 10 its just creditors who have per-
formed service under written contracts with it, And yet
gentlemen we have sat here for almost three weeks and
listened To nothing in the world-wth four ex
ceptons-but the editorials Of the New YORK HERALD for
the last month rehashed and given piecemea the
form Of speeches. (Applause) The HERALD has fur
nisned brains for the whole discussion which has only
lacked its teseness must tna the editorials
the HERALD are usually spicy, and we read them with





cussion and the speeches OF members opposite have
lacked the terseness Of style and spcness of dcton
which s such feature in the HERALD, from whose CO.
lumns they have extracted their IDEAS such they
cloud laugnter.) Now, il gentlemen satisfied with
advertising broadcast through the land this pamphlet
which they say so destructive 10 their peace and
Quity-f you satisfied to give circulation to that
pamphlet Of thousands where i. had scarcely solitary
one before-then you have performed work that the
black republican committee of New York would thank
you and did indeed thank you for. That committee
had tried for more than year to get up circulation for
.ha
men, on that sde have advertised and circulated it
throughout the length and breadth of the and and if it
be as incendiary as you say s and if be calcula-
ted to disturb your peace Of mind aye almost TO the de-
sructon OF your peculiar institutions and destructive
TO the repose Of the Union, then tell you emphatcay
that You yourselves responsible for it, and for all that
has occurred We this side have given il no adver-
tisement We have not caused ,ts circulation in thou
sands.


Several members on the democratic benches rising
excitedly, exclaimed-'.B But you endorsed it'll


Mr.. GRowWhen you come to the discussion of our po-
stons ready, as have been from the drst to
meet you and 10 defend ourselves all points. We win
take the question proper grounds Our sentiments,
delivered time after time upon this floor, appear in the
columns Of the Congressional Globe, deposited in the
chves of the country The sentiments Of all upon this
side are there made public as they have been expressd
upon this floor for the last five years. and upon them we
will take issue. We will not allow you to into this
House and attempt to declare what sentiments
from the perversons and bels Of the democratic press OF
the country We ask and demand to be judged only by
our sentiments, as expressed and made public
principles, and not by the false sentiments
and perversions Of our opponents Would you think IL
manly honorable in turned round against you
and read to you from the republican press Of North
what your sentiments andsdocTnes are-when your doc
trncs and principles you uttered them yourselves
to be found in the Gl06ep When charges with
being accompce acts Of murder Of treason and ra
pine and arson, and all other dark and abominable
crimes, have no answer TO make to such charge. No.
but treat IT with that silent contempt deserves ZAP
plause) My own political sentiments am ready and
willing TO proclaim TO the country, in all places upon all
lifting occasions. But friends have it, in which
think they act wisely, to withhold from discussing ques
rious effort 70 organize BY going to business
In proper manner; that s, by voting for Speaker,
receiving Propositions for electng Let this be
business and let these questions OF political doctrines DO
discussed after the House has been organized, and you
have paid the creditors Of the government who to day
stand the very threshold of bankruptcy This the
condition the creditors Of The country in, while you
stand here discussing what pamphlet Of hundred
and twelve pages contains and whether IL Is calculated to
overthrow the Union Is the peace - the country be
disturbed IS this great and glorious Union to be over
turned, by printed pamphlet Of one hundred and
twelve paResp say, so, this Union not strong as
supposed Il was It cannot be, if miserable pamphlet
Of hundred and twelve pages OF printed matter
disturb its tranquility. Now, ask the friends with
whom CO operate, and ! ask you, gentlemen, TO
do W hava not vat az.