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Washington, January 23d, 1855 Con- It is now ' the eighth week of the eeision and the prospects of an ferganiEaUpttare as J remote, to all a ppeafance, as on the first day Indeed, i there. .does not; seem .to be the slightest hope of the electiou of , p.eak-; erk 'fhiiiBtUe of things is welcalsulaterJ: to inspire thfs. -gloomiest apprehension js.aih to the,; futnre of the Republic; andeTpr, sjioulbe the pimi?lfment of .that inan orsp& that' party who.hasxontributedto bringa-I bout and to prolong: this.legislatiye anatcby -There are. three parties in tho Ilpuse- the. Republican, party,, (so called,) :whose candidate :s-Mr. Banks the Adrninistra-, tion party whose candidate is Mr. Richard son and . the National American party whose ca ndidate is Mr. Fuller. Oduide of those who vote in these parties there are some twelve or fifteen votes scattering. The Banks party with a part of the scattering votes, could elect their Speaker. The Richardson party, combined with the Fuller party, with a part of the scatter ing votes, could elect their Speaker. The Fuller party, combined with the Richardson party, with a part of the scatter ing votes could elect their Speaker. Neither of these combinations has as yet been made ; and the only one which can be made, as matters now stand, is that the Banks party should elect by the aid of a scattering vote. The Xationnl "American nartv, from an - - - ; J - early period in session, finding it impossi ble to elect a Speaker of their own choice, have felt as a party, and expressed a per- a conference -wUh' theTcttswativCmeii of tiniruished'colfeaffTierlirfl kbufttant to eon. air parties, the if on MrV Jones,' of Pensyl ?tci Qiis ifeputltcang" of the "reoisibilify ,au,o au,uu,'. Hie aiurcsam xesuiuuyu i ju me iym ouannarv tne gentlemaji Jxom and'the leader at that lime of thc.'Adminis- Georffia (Mr Cobb) made the following tration fofcesemphattkliai py anrTconclusVvl elgiiU1 Democratic party will. not oiTntoany brit 'puDlieans :wv 5,u H 'kr VtfeWflfc1 ?Mr?fwoor feiricTiefViorUeiphll in reference to the tettyfirmVr- suenr out smtnng ana appro t3atory.enaorse- 97 " " am uuBc. t4uA- jX:i;LkJL sLi ''i'JiVrV'i.UWfl I:haVQ tibt:rwen.jt0ipocinto this j; discussion. parvy. . . ; - ' 1 The retard nf iU tTnnap ,iP;nfr th UV rAW f TJut it remained lor the hbn tA 'mm . tht vai VCUIH14 imrivu"" iu crusu iiici nc iwuuuucao pariT. as iney can memsei last hopes VoF an accommbdatron;i In a I Tea an are termed, had it in their power to n.rr wfii - Kr.ot.-Vo,! itio oio Vf I Placo the Speaker chair a : member of t t, ' ohb ti ; - i their own part', who, at the commencement December, 1855, in the House atspeech -rtu,DCac?0; -'j , - , . more remarkable fonts vituberation than for ber of votes of that party for that position. its onganinamy nna tne following passages 1 ne resolution ottered by the gentlemen T am sneakimr of th 'trinmnh nf the irom owa Vr-. HORINGTON7 aeciarea tne the Speaker of the House for the Thirty fourth Congress. He received, I belieye, the votes of fifty members of this House. There were voting against thai ' resolution fifty two members of the Republican party fcuppos K . s . . fcct wmi to co.operate with thc con general anxicijr yhii pi j Uo nnnntrv 111 TP fnrence to the present ex- j IIIU (.vuiih; 7 ... . . . n Ifnn- i lies ii-ii u " ' -o "l . . i Several overtures in various ways nave been made to the Administration party by leading members of the National American tmordinarv condiuon 01 uic nuusc , lesentatives tf the Congress of the United j States, I have thought it due to you and j to myself that I should give yon a one. sutement ofthe facts as they now exist, and of some of themost remarkable occurrences which find their history in the records of our proceedings up to this time. That some party is to blame, all must ad mit who is to blame is the great question. I shalUendeavor to slvovy that the small par ty with which 1 have acted, known here as the National Americans, . is free from cen sure. If I tail in this, you wilj charge the bias of my judgement to the partiality which every man was expected to have for his own friends; if I succeed, you will give nie credit for the loftier purpose of vindi cating our integrity, and of proclaiming the patriotic firmness with which we'have re sisted the efforts of the enemies of our par ty and ofthe foes to the Constitution. It was the opinion of many of the most experienced politicians, upon the opening of Congress, that we should have much difficulty in organizing the House. Most of us expeeted to be a week or two engag ed in these preliminary labors ; the prece dent of 1849 was still fresh in our reccol lection; and whea we found ourselves without a Speaker at the end of the first week but little astonishment or anxiety pre servative members of the House of all pay.- view to effect an organization. of which, I believe, have been Dartv, all rejected. , Of course it could not be expected tfiat the National Americans would contem plate a combination with the Republican party. But why have the National Americans not united with the Administration party in the election of a (Speak r 1 The reasons which follow, will, I think be deemed fully sufficient. ( That the Administration party is th.e im placibie enemy of the American party is sufficiently clear in the notorious fact that no member of the American party is allov: Pil tn hold office under it. Even the small- est postmaster is removed as soon as it is discovered that he belongs to the Amen can party. This wilfnpt be denied. But, apart from this the Aministration party in the House of Representatives, on Saturday night before, the meeting of Congress adop ted the following ressolution : v 44 Resolved, That the Democratic mem bers of the House of Representatives, tho' in a temporary minority in this body, deem this a fit occasion to tender to their fellow citizens of the whole Union of their heart felt congratulations on the triumph in the . . 1 f ,1. . XT .1 vailed on the subject in the political circles recent elections in several oi ne nor . cn, rasiern. aiiu ucinu ao m-u " - v-- here. The second week passed away with out awakening anyrserious apprehensions. The third week came, ami (so strong is the force of habit) every bod3 seemed to con clude that the only use in going to the Capital was to vote for Speaker, merely as a matter of form, without even expecting an election. In the meantime the debates began to assume the character of asperity. Bitter language, sharp retort and fierce defi ance characterized the speeches of many gentlemen. It was evident that the difficul ties in the way of an organization were becoming greater ; that the debates widen ed the breach continually. In this condition of things, on the 20th of December, I offer ed the following proposition: Resolved, (tor the formal promotion of business,) that the House proceed to the e lection of two standing committees the Committees of Ways and Means and the Committee of Foreign affairs upon the fol lowing plan : The Republican party (voting one hun-Au-ed. and-five) shall nominate four. .'The Administration party voting seventy our) shall nominate three. Tiie National American party (voting forty) shall nominate two. That the said cdmmittf es shall each e lect its chairman by a majority rote. TJbat the two chairmen, begining with the chairman ofthe Commitee of Wfayn and Means, shaii preside alternately over the deliberations of the House until a Speaker shall be eleeted. That the House devote one hour every "ay to the reception and reference of bills and petitions, and the usual legislative bu siness; and That the said committees shall be dis solved upon the election of a Speaker aod their business shall pass into the hands of tne committees appointed by the Speaker. The object o! this proposition appears .'"pon its face. There waa but little dispo . "ion to adopt it on the part the House, and :1 went the way of all the other proposi &s jefejiag to an organization which have iip,o4his lime been submitted; - States, of the principles of the Kensas Se braska bill and the doctrine of civil and re ligious liberty, which have been so violent ly assailed by a secret political order, known as the party: and though in a min ority, we hold it to be our highest duty to nreserveour organization and continue our pfTnrts in the maintenance and defence of those principlesand the constitutional rights of every section and every class oi citizens, acramst their onoonenis of every description whether the so called Republicans, Know Nothings or Fusionists : and to this end we look with confidence to tne support anu approbation of all good and true men- friends ofthe Constitution and the Union throughout the country." In this resolution the American party (Know Nothings) is represented to the coun try, by the solemn resolver of the Admin istration party, as having "violently as sailed the doelrines of civil and religious li berty" and also as "opponents of the prin ciples which preserve the constitutional rights of every section and e very class of citizens." These charges, disgraceful in 'themselves, were published to the world at the very moment when all conservative men were anxiously seeking excuses to come together for the purpose of promoting an organization. This resolution of hostili ty, so emphatic in itself, was enough to close the door against any attempt at conciliation. Nevertheless, nearly all the National Araeri- eauB, in view of the inconveniences and dangers growing out of a continuous and protraeted disorganization, were anxious for an accommodation. Regarding this reso lution as the last grand flourish of an exei ted and expiring party, many were willing to let it pass unheeded, and to find its ex cuse in the political hallucination. " But-we were not permitted to do this. Day. after day the Administration side of the.bail of House resounded with denaneiatiom of the American party. In reply to aa . overture made by a distinguished member of theA-i merican " party, that he was willing to have people, in common--with the Democratic party in-various States of this Union, over a party, which carried before them the ban ner of prosrjriptjon, with oaths and obliga tions in their; hands. I will say frankly and candidly to the gentleman from Ken tucky that if thl House were never to to be organized without it, my vote would never be given for the representative of any party, which has inscribed on its banner the doer trine of these oaths arid obligations'" The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Cobb) describes, the American party as, . A secret political organization spring ing up in our mid&t ; and, before we were aware of it, a large part of our people were bound y solemn oath nd obligations to sub ject their fellow-citizens to a new test un knbwivtn the past political history of the. country, and, .as we, honestly believed then and now violative ofthe constitution al rrghts of many good,' worthy, and patri- ouc citizens ui iins whu. - Again : "Ab desirable, as ..the; organization; of this j House rmay be . to ' the , Democratic party, as" desirable as . it'may be to a large majority1 Of the' people of the country that the organization shall 1 fall into our hand, ! say frankly and eandidly.to say to my friends ofthe National American order that a Demo cratia organization vof this House never will beVpurch'ased',' witn my vote, by the sacrifice of the principles involved in the. resolution passed by the Democratic caucus." Here is a distinct avowal, by the honora abie gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. C, that never will vote, for amember ofthe Ameri can party. These extracts' show- that' the gentleman from Georgia (and, his friends are supposed to agree with him) regards tne American party as entirely outside of the pale of the Democratic organization. These extracts but confirm the caucus resolution, that the ; American party are prosCriptive in their policy and unfaithful to the Constitution.- If it be necessary to show that the gentle man from Georgia , regards the American paft;y as enemies to the Constitution the following, from the same speech, wiltclose the proof that such is his opinion : , j'Mr. Cox. Wrill the gentleman from Georgia, as he addresses his remarks to me, allow me to make one remark? It is this: he declares that, on account ofthe prescrip tive character of the obligations of the Ar merican party, he never will vote for a mem ber of that party. T leave it to the coun try to determine whether he has proscribed that party himself or whether or no they axe the: proscribes. . say that to save my counlru Livill lake a kopd man, I care , not to what party he belongs.- Applause in the member of the last Congress, a man of high political attainment and. great political sa-. gacity honest, faithful, capable ! - Where, bow,; rests . the responsibility t - Will- any OTan 5ay that Mt Smith,- of Virginia; not as fullr national on 'the great 4 le-tho'. rio, reits tHo reporisihilit the liberty -of repeating - td'y 6u1: my- fellow' citizens, and through yotrto the'Vonce-great Administration party of the House of Rep resentatives, the exact speech which honorable gentleman 7 from Georgia (Mrt Cobb) repeated with so much force and en ergy to the Republican party, only chang ing the name of Mr. Campbell to that of Mr? Smith, and making such alterations as the figures and facts authorize. Here is Mr. Cobbs speech, slightly changed: t,r One word more, Mr. Clerk, in reference to-the responsibility for the organization of thc House, and I am done. I have not risen fifty two of those who cast their votes, fori to eo into this discussion. The record of the gentlemen frdfn Massachusetts, . (Mr. this House during the last few days exhib- Banks it these nUy two who voted against its this tact. to the country : that tne -the resolution had voted for him the resolu- ministration party, as they call themselves tion woul have been adopted, and Mr. Camp- and are termed, had it in iheir power to bell would have been selected the Speaker place, in, the Speaker's chair a member of oi uiis nouse. a iiesc geiuiemen mereoy. i ineir owiv parvy . i ne rcsuiuuun uuercu pj placed themselves before the country in I the gentleman from , Virginia ( Mr, Carlile) this position that they are, not. content to! declared the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. organize this House with a member of their Smith) to be the Speaker of the House for own party at the commecement of the ses- the Thirty-fourth Congress. He received, sion : they would rather that Congress should remain disorganized and the Government to cease to go on with its operations than place a man of their own party a- man having- the confidence of' that party, 1 agreeing with them in principle, and capable ..to dis charge he duties of the office-r-in the Spea ker's chair Such is the record. so far, of this session of Congress Their issue is Vfr. Banks and' disorganization', irf preference to a member of their own party, against whom they, have.urged .no personal or political ob jection r The responsibility is with them, and thev are to satisfy the countrv that I believe; the votes of forty-seven members of this House. There were voting against that -resolution forty-five members of the Administration forty-five of those who have cast their votes for the gentleman from Illinois (Mr, Richardson.) If these forty five 'who Voted against the resolution -had voted for him the. .resolution would have been adopted, and Mr Smith .would have beei elected the . Speaker of thus House,--These gentlemen ( the Administration party) thereby placed themselves before the coun try1 m this position that they are not con tent to organize this House with a member such a position as the one which they have of their own party. They would rather that assumed can be justified." ' " Congress should remain disorganized and So much for the charge of the honorable the Government to cease to go on with its operations than to place a man of their own galleries.! 1 "Mr. Cobb. I cannot - save my country by voting for a man whoitfoes not recognize the fundamental principles ol the consutuii on of my country.' . r. N . Herd the American party is denounced as "not recognising the fundamental principles of the Constitution." Other gentlemen of the same party used phrases equally oojecr tionable - " , : iThus you see, my fellow citizens, that the National American party found them- cpWpa in jv condition either not to vote for U, p w , - - the Administration candidate or to sacrince every feeling of selfrespect, and to admit publicly that they were unfaithful to the Constitution of the country, and that, they were enemies to civil and religious liberty. ! The consequence ofthe caucus resolution and of the speech of the gentleman from Georgia, endorsed as it1 has been by the Administration party has been simply to throw the- National Americans' upon the dignity of . self respect ; and hence they have been fourid voting for a distinguished and faithful member of their own organiza- tion. ' j If the National Americans couid not .be expected to unite, with the Republicans; fif the Administration party positively, by resolution and, speeches, repelled them, what else could tjiey do but remain stead rl, tn tWfir .Tirinr.inles and firm bv . their vt j : : - " candidate I : ;It Us true that we, have been at liberty at all rimes- to, vote for whom we pleased ; we have never been debarred trom I yoting for the Administration . candidate or for any othf rraan ; but , we to li"t the hand that strikes us, nor are we guitvcWistikfccaogli ta turn our. other cheek to the smiter. ; .. , . j: ; 'I will now call upon the. honrabje gentle- gentieman from Georgia, (Mr. Cobb ;) it is party .agreeing with them in principle and admitted to be supported by the record. capable to discharge the duties of the. office THp Win is o-ood arid conclusive, was sus- in the Speaker's chair. Such is tho re- -"to"" . 6 ... . A tained on the same day by my friend from Alabama, (Mr. Houston,) in a speech to this fleet. Speaking to the Republicans he (Mr. H.) said : "You want to elect one particular man. If you had only voted the other day for the v l t il C . honoranie ana aistinguisnea geniieraan irom Ohio, (Mr. Campbell,) he would have been elected. If I am not mistaken all these scat tering votes, or nearly every one of them, fell in and were cast lor that gentleman; and if the Banks men had fallen in Mr. Campbell could have been elected, - and would have been elected. You are therefore the party that has the power to organize this House. The Republican party,, having had the power to elect a member of their own party, as earnestly and eloquently urged by the two gentlemen above quoted, and having failed to do so,iare justly obnoxious, to the charge that for that ; delinquency they are the responsible party. But they failed to do it; new responsi bilities arose ; and now they will put the boot on the other leg and see how it fits. " On Monday, the 21st instant, the honor rable gehtieman from Virginia (Mr. Carlile) offered a resolution that the honorable Wil liam Smith, a Representative in Congress from Virginia, should be declared Speaker of the house of Representatives. Upon that resolution a vote was taken, and Mr. Smith received forty-seven votesamongst which was, I believe, every member of the National American party present, except Here is the vote for Mr. Smith : one. cord, so far, of this session , of Congress. Their issue is Mr. Richardson and disorgan ization, in preference to a member of their own party, against whop they have urged no personal or political objection." . The gentleman from Georgia will pardon me if,, in using his sledge-hammer, I have knocked out some of his brams, (words.) My honorable colleague (Mr. Houston) will Dardon jne if I make a similar use of his speech. He said: " And if you (the Administration party) had only voted the other day for the hon orable and distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Smith) he would have been elected. You are, therefore, the party that has the power to organize this House." The italics in the two last speeches of Mr. Cobb and Mr. Houston are my own. I only wish to, avail myself of their argu ments, for which I have already given them full credit. Now, fellow-citizens, where rests the re sponsibility ? The( Administration party have, charged and proved that the Repub lican party is the responsible party, thereby admitting that the National American is not responsible. I have shown the precise de gree of responsibility resting on the Admin istration party which authorized this charge against the Republicans. Upon the same state of facts the Administration party is the responsible party. And I feel assured tha the country at large will sustain the Nation al Americans in the position in which cir cumstances placed them, and which they have occupied with so much fortitude du ring this gjeat and trying emergency. It is well known that the "Union " news paper the leading organ ofthe Administra tion, sustained the Administration party in the House in all of its movements during Yeas Messrs. -x Bowie, Boyce, Broom, John P. Campbell, Carlile, W. R. IV. Cobb, Cox, Culleii, Dowdell, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner, Foster, Henry M. Fuller, J. Morrison Harris, Herbert, Hoffman, Ken nRtt. Lake Lindley, Alex. K. Marshall, Humphrey Marshall, McMuUen, McQueen, great controversy. The abusive char- 4 ma q from Georgia (5 Jr 0ob ad rd MUtsoft. Paine. Quitman. Keade, Keady, Richardson, Rust, Savage, W'm. R. Smith, Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Jaylor, inppe, Underwood. Valk, Walker, Warner, Ital ians, Whitney, John V. IVright, and Zol- licoffer 47. Those italicised are amongst the immor tal seventy-four (as the Union calls them) who have voted for Mr. Richardson through out the ballotings. Of the seventy-four Mr. Smith received but nineteen votes: forty five Richardson men voted against Mr. Smith. Forty-seven and forty-five .make ninety-two votes. The whole vote polled was one hundred and se venty-eight, of which ninety wouU have been, a majority of all the votes given. So If the Richardson men had voted for Mr.. Smith he would have been elected : Speaker, with two votes to spare, and this protracted and painful con troversy, would have, been brought to a close by placing in the chair an old jDemo- crat, a gooa liieorasKa raau ouc u- mo ic enty-four who have rigidfy, adhered to Mr. Richardson ! . " . ;. .. . . '.. Wlio is Wiiliain Smith ? A A- distinguish ed! Democrat,, once Gorernor of Virginia- acter of the article of that paper against the American party is one equalled by the phrases of the Administration orators in Congress. Notwithstanding an occasional expression of anxiety on the part of the or gan that an organization should be made, ought to be apparent to the close reader that the Union does not want an organiza tion. Judging from the paragraphs ofthe lesser organ of the Administration party, the therefore have few changes in any of them to propose; andj further, that if the' 6pposi- " tion who have come to "Washington loaded down'with pledger to change aimastLbYcry, thing conceivable to the government,; can. rest.coptent to carry on -i longest as they have been doing for. thelast 'month, they VtfiC1 lle'mpraisrwiU beslotr,;:indeedrto ? complain -inereiorev as luey are w u that the tpoputajrodiom mat must v grow out. ofthe incapacity of the liouse to .transact any business whatever must fall on those who, navmg so large a numerical uiajuiiijr in the chamber have also on them, and can- not escape, the collateral ol sole responsi bility for the existing cbnditionof things.-r-. Indeed, we find -the . opinion nnanimous a . mong the Democratic members that the failure of the House to organize ir to prove ; a great card lor' tneir cause m m -proaching Presidential election. They are evidently jh-eparing to make the most of it before the people. - . , - - -r r This article ofthe Star has not been pub- , licly rebuked, jas I have seen, by any mem- ber of lle Administration party. ? Avhat then, are we to suppose? Are we to con clude that the Administration .party do not want an organization. : Are they perfectly satisfied with the existing state of tiiifig4 in the language of the" Star: Place this ar ticle of the Star side by side with the va rious articles of the Union laudatory of the stand taken by the. immortal 74,' and view them all, together with (lie caucus resolu tion and the speeches which have been made in Congress by the members of -the Ad ministration party, and will not the people ofthe country have, the right to conclude that the Administration party does not want an organization." What says the honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr Cad- ; walader?) In answer to a my, own. in-vthich. .J.??!8?1 e- ?l.T of time consequent upon the protracted dis organization of.theTfouse that gentleman -, said;.- ......... -, - l. , ' "I beg leave to dissent from the conclusi ons of the gentleman (Mr. Smith, of Alaba- maY who has just taken his seat, that the House are altogether, wasting ine puuiic time in tneir enorts to eiec a ope.c w . that there has not been profit from the develop-; ments attendant upon the delays and appa rent difficulties which have stood in the way of its organization. , , ... Again, he says : , t ti .T nm nnt snrru thai thev (the National American party) are able to throw into the teeth of the Democratic party, as they do, ' . . .,. . - j i :n that we have not concuiaiea anu-wut nui. conciliate them. TVe do not conciliate them and we will not involve in any compromise with them: We do not ask their votes." . That honorable gentleman (Mr. C.) says further, in his plain and frank way, to the National Americans: "An Abolitionist or the Democratic can didate (Mr Richardson) must sooner or la- terbe elected Sppaker ot tnis iiouse Dy a majority or by a plurality of its yotes.v lf you deem the choice of the Democratic can didate a less evil than mat oi an aoouhoh ist, vote, if you see proper, for the Demo cratic candidate. If you do so, you; can except nothing from him, or from the party which he will, in that case repreteiit; JVe donot ask this of you. , JWe can offer noth ing ir .return for-it." u, .,. , , ?v This sounds as if if earner from ihe party excathedra. What are we (the National Americans) to understand, from thist .We have in.oux view the proposing of measures dear to us as patriots and vital to s as patriots and .vital to lis as a party.. We cannot mov in our, measures if the corn-v mitteesare stocked against us, Ilaye we hnot .a right at least to expect a fair division of power on the committee?. I do not be lieve that there isJa member of National A merican party in Congress who would not scorn to ask for any particular place on any particular committee ; but as a' party they have a right to expect a fair chance in the division of power power to be created by the Speaker. Yet the gentleman from Pen nsylvania (Mr. Cadwalder) says, -in ad vance, "You can expect nothing from him, or from the party which he will represent You will not fail to see,4 fellow citizens, that the Administration party in Congress have been proclaiming their" repugnance to us in advance first, in their caucus, then in their published speeches, all going to verify the deadly prescriptive policy which is reg istered in the decrees of the Administration at tho White house. -But I must bring this letter to a close, I have been speakinsr as a member of the Star, the Administration party seem to be AmericM party.- Yon all know perfectly content without an organization Some weeks ago the Star uttered the follow- ing sentiments : . X ' "IlAFPr FtLows. The Democrats of the House are evidently .perfectly, satisfied with. the existing state, of things ui the Kep resentativea chamber, and will not mourn that in the last canvass I proclaim and de fended the principles of that party ; that I was Ve-elected alone upon the - issues arising out of the policy of that party ; that I dodged nothing ; and that my majority was nearly two thousand votes. Fam here " ., .....'. 1kT-: f iftheSfirst of next July .arrives with no aritie representative oi tne nji.onai vmer Speaker chosen.. The truth is theExecu- ican party, and I shall shrink from no duty tive branch ofthe Government will hardly which my allegience to the party : may der fppT th Mrnnt nf a dollar for- earrvinfr nn its ! manu portion ofthe public businessutil perhaps next September, the means for footing the bill until the. first of July next having been provided last winter, The. Democrats of the body argue that they are perfectly sat isfied with the public law as jthey are, and Respectfully and gratefully, your servant, ; - VV U. ofiH i ll. " .. "Come,, tell Jio w much you cleared Jby your wild land speculation ?" Cleared ! Oh, h' VI pared Trttr 'rirtnt f a t" '