U Iffe - ,l„l7o.pe4f)eqf Ilepti bilegif.' C. P. READ '& H. S. FRAZIER, EDITORS MONTROSE, PA. yebrearyythi.lBll4l. *insets* Ihipporting a, Knaw-Nothing. The Shwa Democratic . inemiters of the ,ouse of Representatives, from among whom Chase dt Ward's mass meeting requested Mr. 'Grow to select his candidate foil Speaker, if ter having successively supportPAl Nebraska Riehardsan, of-Illinois, and Nulhfication Orr, oftionliVarolina, on Thursday, January 31st, united with the - Fuller Know Nothings and voted for William Smith, of Virginia, a pro ;Slavery Knoti Nothing, for Speaker ! This pro4livery 'fusion' gave Smitftione hundred :vOtei; but Mr. Grow, notwithstnding the re ant Montrose meeting, voteewith the Banks men and the' scatterers,' and so -" extra Bil ly"6—as this Virginia Smith is called—was defeated.' Doughfaces of SusqUehanna ! to arms ! Let another masa meeting of seven be called at Once, and let the whole Deniocracy of, the House hear the thunders of yoUr censure.— The ran Cal a have been voting for a•, Know Nothing, a Southern, pro-slavery, twelfth; section Know Nothing! The Democracy of the House, " the. invincible Seventy-six," the bOpe of the country, have turned traitors! ' But perhaps all that is necessary is to elect a:pro-Slavery man, and Mr. GrOW'S crime consists in voting for a Free.Soiler. Then the`Seventy-sue' may be all right, in. voting for a Viminia Know Nothing. Let the peo ple understand this. .larThe Republican and American mem bers of the Pennsylvanial.egislature, as our readers are already aware, have unanimous ly adopted a platform which pledges them #to oppose the admission of any more slave 'States into the Union." 'An article from the Lancaster Her Old—which appears to receive ' the endorsement of that new apologist for Slaveq-exteusion, the Montrose Democrat— .asserts that this position of opposition to the tadtpission of•any more slave States is untena ble, and asks, "when Texas Comes to be divi- , 4ed, and the new slave State asks for admis- .sion into the Union; as provided for' by_trea- 1 - ty and the plighted faith of the nation, whefe -will be the supporters of this resolution ?" •Strange that the men who repealed the Mis ., • spud Compromise, should-talk of the plight -46 faith of the nation as an obstacle to legis ve action. Itcertainly did not prove 'such • Ate them. ifs wrong was done' in the adniis , slots of Texas, why not rectify it? Why not Republicans act as bbldly for the cause of : Freedom, as Democrats for that of Slavery 7 ',„ • But the objection of these smart doughfa -OM does mit possess quitelts much • force as :they seem to suppose. - Texas, it must be ..r.erriernherel, is already admitted into the :union as a State, and we can apply the doc . --trine of exclusion to all States to be admit , :ied hereafter, without applying it to the imbdivision of a State already in the Unioti. foropposition to slavery extension •bo. „ins ,asuch an extreme ariti.slaveiy doctrine” we : -may remark that it is a. d • rine held by TEminasJefferson, who was pro • bly as good &Democrat and patriot as any an • • ern dmila bee iii the. country. • • far Thomas Christian, ormerly of ,Frietidsville, in this county, diirently at 4is residence in. Detroit, Michigan. He was born . in this State, January 2k, 1787. He removed to Detroit. in 1834, .and became connected with the Detroit Daily .Advertiyer, andafrnrds acted as Justice of the Peace: in that ity for several years. He was no ted for industry in business, and" the most izact and inflexible honegty in dealing, and for every virtue which befits the exemplary chisel), the devoted husband and the afrection ate parent. He raised a large family who tow survive as useful men and women to 4nourn his loss. " Ms. Christian left behind him a certificate . ,h4nbership of the first staiSlavery Society kwer formed in Philadelphia, d'ated Omit f a century sine And signed by the yen ble Caspar Wistar. 1, tar On Monday last, Gen. &Hum, anti- Arebaskw, of Tennessee, was elected 4 1erk of the House of Reprefiehtatives, by a vote of 126 to 87 All,the Republicans present, es oppq Messrs. Billinghurst, Bliss, Brenton, Day, Holloway, Lester, Nichols, Spinner, and Watscayand all the Americans present, except Mesars.'Humphrey 'Marshall, A. K. Marshall and Walker, voted for him. Gree- leer writesthat the fact that be bad fought ` the Nebraska' bill to The last and lost his seat in'Coag thereby, endeared him to the ant-Nebniska, men, who do not war upw • Oe &nth ,or pros . erlbe men, but only de feita,the rOts of. the North against aggresr aim Brno& E.: Franklin,, Esq.., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, to• whom was sub mitted the illation whether the State of • New York hai a right, by 'the 'construction of a dam across the Chemung rivrer, to supply with water the Chemung Canal, one of the public itaprovetneuta of that State, and thee idivert the water from the natural channel of e Chemung river into the Seneca' ake, there. ; by materially diminishing the capacity of that itils to supply . the North Branch canal in 'this State,--has given his opinion, founded - the lasr of nations, that such right does not Wet, and that one State or nation cannot • -Avert the eaters of a public river from their patina, :iihatinel, to the detriment of the 1344 pr Matson below. "ItilirThiPitorielTas which will - tefound qp our fitit pose, ere by the editor 100. 414(1-Bertdiosti parr. -the Coyne. Aterbikis ihintser, - Sham Democracy sad Personal Libectl. The alarming and uhprecedethed infraction of ,State and personal ..r•ights,tinmltpted by, Imige - kane in. linprisorifng ri.,,is stOre .itVil. liatnaon, has received t i be alP3etica- of,the shani Democrats who• constitute a largaina jority of the pr . ;went 14use of &Presents: . tires of Pennsylvania. . That party, it seems, is no longer the.advocate of State Rights, but is in fever of a tame submission to Federal encroachments, which tend to concentrate all power in the general government. Herein they are as antagonistic to the doctrines of the old , Jeffersonian Republicanism, as in their advocacy of the,spread of burmin slave ry. If things were called by their right names, these men should be called Federal= h i .ists instead of Democrats; for the support Fedeial encroachment 'in . oppositiOn to the rights . of the individual States. i1, , 1..s far as their voice in the,House is an India, the par ty in PennsylVania are unanimous'; in oppos ing any action by - this Commonwealth for the protection of her citiiens against . !arbitiary and unlawful imprisonment. They hold that not only the blaCks of the South, but •the "free white mete - tor whose benefit Presi dent Pierce 'sags thiS Republic was formed; Must be depriied oi their liberty, whenever the interests of the Sla e-holders may seem 1 • , to require it. They' in favor of opening, not only t . l t ie Territoti , but ' l the Free States to the entiotichments of slavery. .TheL, dic tum of JUdge Kane! that slave-holders have a right to bring their human chattels into PennsylVania, to retain theustody of them hi 411c here; and to harry t m back against: their- will into the Slave-holding States, bas - been re-affirmed, and the . Position of the Judge stiengthened, by die Pennsylvania Legislative. 1 ' 1 • p 1 A resolution_intrOdnctd into the House, looking to ,a movement feti preserving the dignity of the COmMon'wealth and the rights of her citizens, was rejected ,hy a party vote, as appehri'lbY the fellowing 'extract from . the' proccedingl : - 1 ' 1 I - I Mr, MonEnsan offered the following resolution : -Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary- be instructed to inquire if further legislation be not ne .e.ssary to protect the personal liberty of citizens of this Commonwealth, against the arbitrary proceed ings of Judges of the courts of the Ltnited States ex ercising jurisdiction within this Commonwealth. Which was twice read and negatired—yeas, 311 nays 62, as follows: 1 Vtas—Messrs. A:ugu.stine, Valdwirk, 'Ball, Barry, Brown, Caldwell, Clover, Crawford, Dock, Gaylord. Gibboney, Haines, Hamilton, Holcomb, Housekeep er, Hunsecker,•lmbrie„ingham, Kerr, Laporte, Lott, M'Calmot, M'Ghee, (Clinton,) : Moorhead, Mtirris, Mumma, Phelps, Purcell, Reed, Struble, and Wint rode3l., 1 1 li.ars—Messrs. Anderson, Backus., Beck, Bernard, Boyd, Boyer, Brush, Campbell,; Carty. Craig, Dow dall, Mum, Posta., Fry, Fulton, Getz, Hainell, Hancock, Harper, Heins, Ilit4 Hill, Hillegas, Hip pie, Huneker, Innis, Irwin, Johns, Johnson, Lebo, Leisenring, Longaker, Ilt, McCarthy, Magee, (Allegheny,) Manly, Maugl ' Menear, Miller, Mont gomery, :iunnemacher, 0 . atterson, Runs-qv, Rein hold, Riddle, Roberts, Ro binson, Salisbury, "Shenk, Smith, (AUeglieny,) Smith, (Carribria,) Smith,•(Phfla delphia,) Smith (Wromirga Thomson, Vail, Walter, W rizlit,(Dauplun..). Wright, (Luzerne,) Yearsley, Zimmerman, and Wright, Speaker-62. I Zgr The Philatiel hia Daily News has heretofore labored to excuse the course of Henry M. 'ullcr, on be ground that:, Banks I was a - FreekTradcr, a a therefore iniiiiical to the interests of. Penn4lvania.: Now Mr. Ful ler has voted for William' Aiken, 4 South Carolina. • 'Aiken 'is l a strong Free' Trade min, a fierce ariti-Kticiw Nothing, a prio-slave ry Democrat, who has voted` all athng for Bichardson and Orr for Speaker, ai3c' is a supporter of President Pieree's adiiinistrs. than. Will even the Netealave the!,face to attempt to defend Fuller's course loser ? 'The GoodTemplar is the name of, ft new, monthly magixine, devoted, as Ws na me imports, to the Temperance cause, published at St.. Louis; Mo., by B. H. Mills, fOrmerly of Montrose. It is a thirty-two page Magazini, ban ) dsome ly executed, and its contents are tvalitable' r .— It his been adopted as the official Orgati of the Order of GOod iTeinplais of the: United States. We wish friend Mills success. The Good. .Templar is published at one dollar a year in advance , /Fuze.: -=On Satnrdiy night hist, the dwell ing. house of Mr.' Vqlliam Ely, in Bridgewa -ter, was discovered 40 be on fire, and the in mates barely had time to escape. The flames had so far advanced when diseovit'7ed that nothing could be done to arrest their prog riew, and the house soon burned to thaground. On the following day,. Sanday,-thild inst. the dwelling house of the Widbw Itiitterfleld F in, the . s outh part of L ridgewater, took fire and was destroyed. Too much vigilance tiot,he exercised in the care of the hot fires rendered necessary by the - present extreme cold sreather. Tuz lisosznir.s.--We have received the February numbers of Putnam's Mtbthly, Goi, dey's Lady's . Book, Dickens' )fouseholci Words, The'plongh, the Loom, gnia the And vil, Pennsylvania School Journi and the e School Fellow—a ll good of their k l nd. Hay; ing given a more (articular nini Of the Jan!= nary numbers of these Magazin . it is•sufft: • I dent to say, those for the presen Month are worthy to follow their pred - • 1 • I Wif there are any of our iers Whi) have been misled into the belief dist the Nei York Evening Post, "the organ ill' the Vah Buren"wing of the Democracy, Abieh defeat ed Gen. Cass in 1803," is going; to support Buchanan or any other nominee of the "NS; el s tional. Democracy" fpr PreSid i, let thet i ii' read the scathing article from tha t per whict [ we publish this week, and be un eceived. gairPostma-General . bei t ig vacantly lippi 4 imi to by a mem • iof congress, to appoint a gentleman Postmaster in &small tasra, enquired if be was a Knew Nothing. and' added that under no circumstances sooukl he appoint an ,distileas or Knew- Nothing toojAce. , larthe patent office report gives the nominal value , f all the animal and vegeta ble produ* *earl,y raised in the United States. - F to a figuring up of the principal products we And that the entire product amounts to &boat three thousanii millions of dollars: g Thotesa Jefferson ;Abe. idol of the Democracy, aid' 'Way - Clay 3oag the lead. of the Whigs, were both / opposed to Teeptsteral". • MEg Pallet; an Slavery; in‘lB49. , Henry M. Fuller,was the Whig C andidate f9r t..j .Canal Commissionp 7 rin 1849, and among km speeches frotn tlie!stump dutin,g that cam- Sig; was one at A,llegheny, !iota which the AilloWing is an extract 41 -Another great question of political econ omy was now agitating the public mind-4he question of the further extension ..of slavery.. For his part, he held to the compromiies - of the constitution, skims that. constitution was purchased at the expense of the blOod of. our citizens, both North and South, but he would not be willing to see Slavery extended. - Let the people of the South talk as they pleased, Slavery was a dark and damning stain upon their cscutche,cm. Let us yield theta then all tie constitution re4uires on this point, but nothing more. Let us say to the proud . _waves of Slavery, as they, beat against :the barriers of freedom, thus far shalt thou go, and no farther,l and as our glorioai \ country growslarger and larger, let liberty extend its-area. Let us L give our land, free in, every . sfesp of the yor4, to our citizens, and to . the poco 4 andappressed of other nations. The in habitants of this part of the country were lo nate() in the neighborhood both of free and. *slave States, and had an opportunity of com fier. ing the respective merits of the two sys tems. A few years ago, the great State of Ohio was a wilderness. There Were only two places where a clearing was niade, and the prime Val forest removed, namely, at i Gm ! .cnntiti arid Marietta. Yet,it is now a great , er State than Virginia, which boasts of being a century old. Why, he had seen it stand recently, on very good authority, that there was a greater demand for shipping in the State of Ohio, than in all the Slave States •South of 'Maryland. Thus the comparative henefits ofl freedom and slavery 'Could clear ly be seen, " There; was one singular fact .relative to the , great staple of the South, cotton,'" which ho begged` leave to mention. It actually commanded a less price in foreign markets now than 'it did under the tarifY of 1842. As lovers of freedom we had a duty . to per form., towards the South. Let us do it .with a proper regard to our, friends there, but let us insist on the earliest practical abolition of slaCery." . -• CONGRESSIONAL. END OP THE GREAT STRUGGLE. Tr i iumph of the RepUblicans--Bankt eleetea 'Speaker—Banko, 103 ; Aiken, 100; Ful- ler, 6 ; CaMpbell, 4. • - Editorial Correspondence of the 11r. r Tritune. W AStirsavroy, Satnr hy, Feb.':2, 1856. fl'he first vote Yinder the - Plurality Rule is over, 'and NATHANIEL P. BAs is •ttqcted SON:her of the• Thirty-fourth Congress. He has iO3 votes- to 100 fur Willistn t 'Aiken, and .eleven scattering. The excitement is intense. 1101. 1 SE 9F,REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINI:ITOW,.Saturd3y, Feb. 2 ' 1856.. Mir. Smith, of Tennesee, said he had here tofcre voted against the plurality rule, but as yesterday's vote indicated some chance of an election, as - Speaker, of a man of sound na tional views, he now offered a resolution for the adoption of that rule. The House, by 10 inajority, refused to lay the resolution on the table.' ' . The resolution Was .adoptediv a vote of 113 against • Air. Orr then unconditionally withdrew his name as the Democratic mucus candidate— there being now n probability that greater strength can be concentrated on his colleague, far.. Aiken. • Mr. 'levee moved to rescind the resolu tion..• .• • The motion to rescind was laid on,the ,ta ble.by a vote of 117 against 101. [Ap plause.] Mr. Jones (Tenn.) referring to the terms of resolution—that if no election by a ma jority take place during the next three trials, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes on the fourth vote be elected Speak er—remarked that the Republicans are drill ed and, ready for the contest ; and in order to give, an opptirtunity for other gentlemen to come here understandingly, moved an ad journment till Monday, - The motion was disagreed to by 84 against 133 [Applause.]; Impatient cries of " Cull the roll," "Calkhe roll.' Mr. Walker moved to rescind the plurali ty resolution. • - The House decided.th'4"motion to be out of order, by 45 majerity. ' Mr. Paine moved that. the House adjourn. The motion was greet - e 4 with hissei in the galleries, and on the vote be:ng taken, the announcement that the House refused to ad journ, was received with applAuse from the -same quarter. Mr. Orr said if the House was to be an-. noyed by applause in the galleries, he would move to clear them excepting that portion occupied by ladies. Mr. Paine niade rescind' therfifratity Rule, add the House proceeded to take the first allot of the four, as follows: Banks 103 Fuller.... . 14 Aiken' ... .93 Wells 2 L. 13. Campbell —4 Necessary for choice, 108. Mesirs. Barclay and Vickman voted for Wells, and Messrs. Dunn, Harrison, Moore, and Scott, for Mr:Campbell. ,- The second vote, exceptinglir. FUller lost one, was the same as the first. The third was the same as the second, excepting Aiken lost one. •.r Mr. Fuller repeated what he had said on two former occasions, namely that 'he was not and did not desire, to be a - candidate. ' One hundred and .thirty votes 'had satisfied him that be was not the choice of majority of the House, and on no other terms or conditions would he consent to take that position. Mr. Barclay remarked that he had been averse to anything like coalition with Know Nothingism, whether it came from the North or the South. . He asked Mr. Aiken whether the latter stood on the Democratic Caucus Platform, and whether he had not written ~a. letter to Humphrey Marshall, making pledges to the Southern wing of the- Know Nothings. Mr Aiken.- 7 1 am not a candidate fivr the Speakership; if my friends think -proper to place me in,the Chair, I will serve them to the best of my ability. Humphrey Marshall.—l have only to say that Mr. Aiken has addressed me no letter whatever. (Applause, and cries of "Call the roll," &e.) The excitement was intense dur-• the final ballot. Mr. A. K. Marshall, during the,call of the roll, congratulated his American friends, say• ing that they had fought a good fight and ty.ai• • quered. Mere was now no Democratic can didate in the field with an offensive caucus platform. • Performing duty as a patriot and not as a partisan, he voted for Aiken. • Mr. Walker voted in some way; esteeming Mr.4ken a man with no stains of mere par ti.sani4an his skirts- , a man .who has not sought *Meebut to whom o ffi ce is.t endered, and is true 411 the Constitution. 1 • Messrs. Paine and Lindaley, (K. Ws.) vot ed fio' M. Aiken, knowing him to be a na sional man. ~ . Mr. Smith of Ala„ voted for r. Aiken under protest. Other gentlemenvainly sought to make explanations, the irf: test"eonfUsian.existing. Several gelthuneo no changedthew 4 ad, votes; and were greeted with applause forlso doing, amid - impatient cries of " Announce the vote," "Announce the vote." The lob. hies were crowded to suffocation, and the es. citement was =increased by t he . :starting cry that a bey was being crushed to death by the pressure in the galleries. Some'of the mem bem_.:.ehouted out t " Fait back, Fall brick," and others: " Hand him over the rail. P--- The boy was at length released from hii im minent dangv.. "Announce> the vote," was now shouted from all parts of the lions. -- The Clerk then read the v4te as follows : Banks.; 108 D. Cempbell....4 Aiken........ 100 !Wells 1 Fuller 6 . Mr: Benson, .one of the fellers , then deelar: l ed that Mr. Banks was elected Speaker. ' • Deafening shouts ofapplause followed from the Republican side and other quarters of the House.- The ladies wit' red :,heir handkerchief in thegalleries. For minutes the dis order was beyond description. Mr.. A. K. Marshall.raised the question' that Mr. Banks was Inot cleated, saying the Clerk had:no poWer Ito authorize such a . re sult to be announced.; It must be so declar.. ed:by the vote of thed House. • The' Clerk explained, giving reasons which appeared to be satisfactory for his -conduct. - -.• Mr., Campbell of jOhio, appealed to the honor of gentlemen to carry the plurality res olution into effect ; and" end this digrac•cful contest: . • Mr. Cobkregarded Mr, Banks AS virtually elected by a majority of the Honse under the plurality rule. Mr. Aiken asked to be allowed" to conduct Mr. .Banks as Speaker. to the Chair. (Ap .plause.) Mr. Smith of Alai highly appreciated Mr. Aiken's „request. If granted he thought it would heat divisions, and pour oil on troub , led waters.. When grown up men imake a child's bargain they ought to stick to it.— . (Laughter.) After furtlfi‘r.debate, Mr. Clingman offered a resolution declaring that by reason of the adoption of the plurality .rule . and !the vote taken under it, Mr. Banks had been duly cho sen Speaker, and is hereby so declared. This passed by Yeas 154 ; Nays, 39. Several gentlemen explained, Omagh they had consistently voted against Mr. Banks, they felt sound as judges; not_ as electors, to carry out the order of the House . by voting for the above resolution. Mr. Banks was, by request orthe Clerk, conducted- to the chair .by Messrs. Aiken, Fuller, (Penn.) and Campbell. (Ohio.) - He *as : greeted with loud and enthusiastic cheers; - and, amid the profound_ silence which followedsaid': • •erefilVt..)4EN OF THE 1 1.10U , SE OF REPILESENTA ! . TATES: • Be, re I proeeedl tit - complete the accept ance, of the offiee,ybul have conferred upon me, I avail myself .Iyour ifithilgence to ex press my obligation for the honor. It would afford me greater Pleasure were it acconipa-, hied even by the seltlassurance that I would bring to the dischargejof arduous and delicate duties, always difficult, but now environed with nnusual.diflicalties, any capacity com mensurate with their responsibility and dig. nity. _I can only say I shall bear myse If with fidelity to the interests and institutions of the Country and the GoVernment, and with im partiality so fit as (regards the rights of the members of this house. ' I have .no personal objects: . to accomplish. lam animated by a : single desire of contributing in some little degree to the maintenance of the well-estab lished principles of our Government, iu• the I original - American develop-1 ing that portion of the continent we occupy, I so firas we may do within the power confer. red upon us, enlarging and swelling its capac ties for beneficent influences at home and a broad, and maintaining intact and in perpetui ty tlfe inestimable privlieges transmitted to us. I am aware neither myself ripe any other man is equ7 to . the / perfect. aceompli4nr...nt c,f these duties. I am, thereforeas a . man must be in such a presence—a suppliant for your indulgence and support. ' I again re turn. to vou ray, thanks for • the . honor you have con'terred upon me. • • -. Applause, deafening and long continued, followed. Mr. Giddings being the oldest Merfiber of the • Mouse, administered the Oath to Mr. Banks, by request of. the Clerk. - Mr. Stanton then offered the followinves °lotion - • Resolved, That the thanks of the Rouse are emi nently due, and are hereby tendered, to John W. Forney for the distinguished ability, fidelity and im partiality with whiCh be has presided over the delib erations of the House during the arduous and pro tracted contest for Speaker. This - liras unanimously adopted, and the House adjourned. TIER FIFA", VOT - . FOIL-.`sATlLtiv; MAIMS. as ; , URP"..f.i. , .1; John - J. Perry, Ebenezer Knowlton, Samuel P. Benson, Israel Washburnej NEW HAMPSUIai .' James Pike, Mason W. Tappan, Aaron H. Cragin, MASSAMIUSETTB. Robert B. Hill, James Buffington, Wm. S. Damrell, Linus B. COrnins, Anson - Burlingame, Timothy Davis, Chauncey. L. Knapp, Alexander Dewitt, Calvin .C. Chaff.•e, Mark Tratton, VEILXONT James Meacham, Justin S. Morrill, Alvah Sabin, REIMS ISLAND. Nathaniel B. Durfee, Beni. B. Thurston, CONNECTIC UT. Ezra Clark, jr. John Woodruff, Sidney Dean, Wtu. R. Welch, 2tEW YO2tIL. Jas. S. T. StranahaN Guy R...Pelton, • Ambrose S. Murray, Rufus H. King, Killian Miller, Russel Sage, • Samuel Dixon, Edward-Dodd, George. A. Simmons, Francis E. Spinner, Thomas Horton, Orasmus B.Matteson Henry Bennett, Andrew Z. McCarthy William A.' Gilbert -, Amos P. Granger,. Edwin B. Morgan, Andrew Oliver, - John M. Parker; " William H. Kelsey„. Benjamin' Thonasia. T. F. I sw, NEW JIRSZT. Isaiah L Clawson, " :- GlAge U &Akins, .Total - •s{: The above were all ka men, except Mr. S wbo was chotenla% a f tration 7 `, The only Ki edged as'auch,*43 - vo Edie of Penn4')vania xon ents. MAINE. T. J. D. Fuller, NEW YORK. - John Kelley, J. Wheeler; A. N. John Williams, NEW JERSEY. George :Vail, . PENICSII.VANIA , TI oa, B Florence', John - Cadwullader, J Glancy,Joncm; . - MARYLAND. James A Stewart, James BRitaud,. - Jantes..3l Harris, . Henry IV Holman, lhomas Bowie; VIRGINIA. John S , John Caskip, William 0 Goode, Thi s. 'S Bocock,. Paulus Powell, I Win. Smith,- Chas. J. Faulkner, John Letcher, • Zedekiah Kidwell, Ju/rn S II A Edmondson, Fayette McMullen,, NORTH. CAROLINA. Paine, Thomas Ruffin. • Warren" Winslow, L O'Brien Branch ; Eillgin C; Reade, R. C. Puryear, Thos. .L Clingman, SOUTH CAROLINA. JOIM 111(. : Queen, L M Keitt, Preston S Brooks, JaMes L Orr, \Vui W . Boyce, ,1 GEORGLt. Martin J Crawford'' ; Robert B Trippe, Hirain . Warner, John II Lunipkin,l Howell Cobb, -.1 N. G... Frrster, Alex II Stephens-, - : ALABAMA. P. Walker, .A N Eii S Shorter, :lames George S Iron ./? StaiA, W. it W Cobb, Sampson W. Harris, misslssiper. D. niel B Wri:ht, Democrats in, Boman Know Nrthlngs Italics.elelecto.S a 3 Anti. Nebraska Democrats, marked " A. N." FOR SPEAKER. EL P. DANEB.4 ames Bishop, ' 1 • PENNSYLVANII. Job R. Tyson, ' S. C. Bradsha w, Anthony E. Roberts, John C: Kunkel, -- ',- James IL Campbell, Galusha A. Grow, John L. Pearce, 'Lemuel Todd, David F. Robison, JOHN R. EDIE, John Covode, Jonathan' Knight, David Ritchie, ," Samuel N. Purviance, 'John Allison, . John Dick,. . onto. Timothy. C. Day,..' ' Lewis D: Campbell. MatthiaslCl. Nichols, Richard Mott, Aaron Harlan, PenlStanton, . pf,o ,er K. Watson, $, tanuel Galloway, iiiAn Sherman, ' l hilemon Bliss, • f}rm. R. Sapp, Wward Ball, : . ...% J: Albright, eni. aL Wade,. w ' . I-- ositua R. Giddings, ohn A. Bingham, 1 , INDIANA. . P. Holloway,' m. Cutnback, ucien Barbour,: aniel Mace, ! . uykr Colfax, amuel Brenton, John U. Peuitt, ILLINOIS. i Elitu.t.B. Washbunte, as H. WoodwiOrth, ease 0.. Norton, 'Ames Knox, MICHIGAN._ 1 Tie. A. Howatit:l ; [enry Waldron, odd S. Walbridge, stusconauti., C. Washburn, tries Billinghnrst. lowa. Les Tiwringtian, - 30$ EC= :looted as Anti-Nebras 'pinner of Neyr . York, ienc) of the-,Adminis 7 , ow - Nothing, An o Wt. cd . for Banks-was, Mr. • AM AIKEN. Henry 'S Bennett, Wm; Barkidalei, • ;Wm A Lake, John A Quitman, • . . LOUISIANA. Geprge Eustis, jr. 'hos.G F&setiden, John M Sjudidge, NENT . CKY. Henry C Burnett, John 'P.:Campbell; • Win J Underwood, • Albert G. Talbott, Joshua H Jewett, John 'N't FlMariltall, - • • A KMarshall, L Coi, A N • Saninel . T 'Swope, ENNESSEIL . AMert G Watkins,. 1 Wnn H Sneed, ,Samuel A Smith, .John H Savaffe,.. Charles Ready, .George W Jones, I.lorm V Wright, K. Zollieoffero: 'Emerson Ethericlje; !Thomas Ritiers, • INDIANA. Sniith Miller, Win H English, RECAPITULATION For Banks • 103,rresent but not • vat- For —100; ink - 3 Fair Folk- 6,Absent For Campbell . ' 4iVaeancy For Wells The NI hole House To the Rpublicans throughout the United States. REPL7DLIC..O; ROOMS, WASHINGTON . ; D. C. r i - January I. i-I 1856. DEAR SIR: . The undersigned have keen appointed -a Committee 'on the part of the Association whose Declaration, Platform, and Constitu- tion, accompany this, to address a circular letter to .our Republican friends; urging. upon their attention the int portance•of immediate and thorough organization of Clubs or Asso ciations, somewhat similar to our own, in ev ery. town, and village, in the Union. . The power and influence of these organiza tions cannot be over-estimated by the friends of Freedom. They are all-imp2rtant to car ry on a political campaign, andlat will be a matter of impossibility to compete with those arrayed against us ill the approaching contest, ,without them. • They aro the most powerful and only efficient means for bringing out, con centrating, and making known, our true strength. 'Hwy "will serve to. rally, the peo ple, inspire than with confidence and enthusi asm, and furnish the information necessary to expose and fairly meet the sophistry . of pro slavery demagogues. We, have, seen the power of these Associations fully manifested - in recent elections. Let the friends of Free dom learn wisdom, even from their enemies. We gninto the contest a: a new and untriect, party, opposing old and 'well organized par ties, sustained - and backed by . Governfnent .patrona ge or bound together by old party ties. W. ......d. oarnpOl . thavo..pnrtiQu to show where they st aid on the only great issue now before the cotritry--Slavery or Freedom.— . We tuust'for e them to array them - selves on I. one Side or 1.1 e other of this 'question, and I consider every man who is not Openly and. avowedly on the side it' Freedom, as against it. How, thee,-is this to be doue, unless the '"friends of Freedom are themselves united ?,, And how can they be better 'and more efii, (4(114 united than by these organizations? Again we recommend prompt organization. If there be but six persons in - yourtown who sympathize with you in this movement, or .ganize with these six. Do not despair. If a' ,Republican. Association can be putiu•success ful operation"in Washington City,' under the immediate - frown of the National -Govern merit,' and dedicated • to' Slavery, where is there the city, town, or village, in the North,. East, or West, that cannot doiikeWise ;.: .. We appeal, sir, to, you, to unike this it per wad duty—to set about at' once bringing the friends of the Republican Movement togeth er, fur the purpose of organization On a plat form similai to the one which Accompanies this, and which you will find so'liberal on the Slavery question, that every man, who is not entirely wedded to Slavery and its interests, may stand upon it, withqtt its interfering with any of his former party predilections. , And now, a word as to tie Association we I represent.. You will percieve in the 4th and - sth articles of the Constitution its main ob ject. We propOse . to act in concert with the Republican Members; of Congress, and ail Associations that may i be formed, throughout the States, siinilar to our own. as a " Nation al Committee," Or the disseniination of po litiad information among the masses. We - have taken a Hall in,a central position, es. tablished a Reading-Room for the benefit; Of. our visiting Republican friends, and have made arrangements for the issue hi pamphlet form of all -important i speeches "that may. be made during the presenteongress. We have .' 'also engaged the services of a very competent German translator. with the intention, should the means.be afroDded,-to have many of the speeches translated into the German len . guage • . -' It Must" be apparent-to you, that the com paratively feW , who compose this . Association cannot contribute all the funds necessary to carry on so important, 'a work t Ems can .the members of Congress, who always expend , large sums in the ?üblication of their speech. ILLINOIS. Thomas L liarris, James C Allen,. .Satnuel S Mars .11ISSOLTRI. Luther At Kennett, Gilchrist Porter, Jas J Liadley, Mordt..cai iJohn - S Phelps, Samael Caruthers, ARKANSAS. A B Greenwood, Albert,Rust, Wel - HOAK. ;George 11 7 Peek FLORIDA. Augustus E • TEXAS. 1) Evans, ;Peter H Bell, Augustu l s ° llall, i \WISCONSIN. Danit , l Wells, CALIFORNIA. ;Jame.; AV - Denver, Phillip T Herbert, . Total ." • 100 CM es, - be expected tti meet all the demtinds of a PresidentiateaMpaign, howeverlibera . 11;t:dis posed Ahoy :luny, be.. It is often desirable. to distribute bpridreds of thou4l' ds oPiip* or tkiiingle'Speketi, or either yinblicrith*, Nstilich,;' ofi'Couriiiiil, tiMiot be done witliiiuVOnskiera- -. .,. tile expense, : ~ ;, . -I . . , :r., ,-,;:, ~!. '.. -liovv;Abeic is this• expease,Oirlie "tnetiand. hew are . these speeches 45(.44 to be eiteaated 1 I Simply through the active i exertions of these • proposed organigationii, in collecting and for warding funds and names for that.purpose.--- The Admistration party are already at . work. , 1 Every- ()JIM/to/der is assessed to meet the expense of he campaign.. We haVe tio,! -such facilities,. nor do we desire any such. Our aid must conte,from ' the voluntary • con tribution of the . • .People.' Will , any - one doubt for a moment the 'Jt.ility . 'of scattering broadcast over our land,.: Oth deeumentsiand, speeches urwill have a tendency. to enlight -I en the public . mind on all thorie exciting quei- Lions which will-more oq leSs engross their attention during., the approaching important 'political crisis ' We think not.,•:. ; . , I , . We liave every facility, here, through our . 1 Republican_ friends - in . Congress, .of •issning speeches .and other ,docUments, at the ' least possible ' expense • and by the voluntary la bors of the members.of the Association in di recting, and the _co-operation of Members of Congress, we hope to,have the' people fully supplied with the right kind of political read, ing matter. We have thereto& to requeSt that, should you organize a Republican Association, or should there be one alieady in existenee in - • yOur place, you will urge . •upon its members t he, itriportane6 of at once : col lecting.funds for_ the purpose of procuring and disyminating the proper kind . of documents ate'ong the ►nas- I sos, either by . your histication or our " Na tional iCom mittce." • These speeches and doe- . - uments can be directed, 'singly, to such names 4 vpu may send us, or - they can be put up lir-pact:NOS and sent to any one person . (free of.postage.) to be . ; by .him distriVitted ; as may best suit the parties ordering: We also particularly make the following requests: 1 . . 1. That 1 the names of the officers of each Association formed be sent us, as speedily after the organiiation as possible; and, when prit'cticable, the number of its members. -• • . 2: That a list , be made Out; and forwarded,. I of all person in your vicinity to whom it may be desirable to forward, speeches and other docunients—not 'Only friends of .the cause, but persons of all parties—and marking, op - pesite each name en the-list se'setit,to which 'of the political parties the individual belongs, that we may send documents adapted to each particular cas - e. These lists will be entered . in books to be kept ,for .that purpose by our' Association, and Suitable documents will -from time to time be sent them. . 3. Much good might be accompliShed by each Association regularly corresponding with the-one here, 'giving' information :r elative to 'the state of t hings in their several precincts, or general political intelligence. In conclusion, and'even at the hazard of-Le in" considered importunate, let us again urge ,t h; importance of an immediate and thorough Qtyanizalioq.. . . . . .... - Yours:, truly,. j , • . , DANIEL R. GOODDAIL, ' • • 11, S. SMITH.. }Coin'. t • ' LEWIS CLEIIIIANE, i: Address:L. CLEPHASE, Secretary • Re . - publii:an Association, Washington, D. C. Declaration, Platform,:and Constitution, of; the Republican Association of Washi ton; D. C. Whereas, by ?the repeal of-the eighth nof the act for the admission of Missoun into the 'Union, the Territories of Kansak and Nebraska have been opened - to the introduction of Slavery, and all the compromises, real or imaginary, upon that subject, are thus violated and annulled, and deep dislaimor-in fiieted upon the age in which we live: , Now, therefore, in co-operation with till those thi4ughout the land who oppose thiS and other sitid lar, ineasures, which we deem to be contrary to the spirit of the Cdus - titution, and whiCh are. designed to extend and perpetuate Slavery, sve do associate our: selves together,. under the name and title of . The Republican Association 'of Washington, D. C. And we adopt the following as our political Plat form, to wit : First. That Congress possesses. o Rowel over the institution•of Slavely in the several States; but that, outside of State jurisdiction, the constitutional power of the Federal Government should be exerted to se-' cure, - LIFE, musavv, and HAPPINrss, to all men; and therefore, Second. There should- be neither Slavery nor in voluntary serVitude, except for the punishment of crime, in any of the Territories, ofithe linked States. Third. The. People are the.rightful'Oarce of all political power . ; and all officers should, as far practi cable, be chosen by a direct vote of the People. • Fourtk Candidates for political offices should be 1 meri of undoubted integriv and sobriety, and pledged to support the prineiplesi of this Platform by all law ful and constitutional_means. • • . - CONSTITUTION. - • Arr. I. Any pen,on may become a member of this Association, on subscribing to its Platform and Con ,stitut kip; • . • Aar- 11. The officers of this Association shall President, Vice President, three Direetorfc-Vreasur er,'llectirding Secretary, and Correspendid - g - Sectc • - ry, who shall serve until such day as the - As-sod:di,* shall appoint as the time for the annual meeting; then and thereafter, the office,* shall be elected annually. - ass. ; Ili. -TLa theaosfiirettorsf with the President, Secretaries, and•Treastirer, shalYconstitata a Commit - tee, to disburse such funds as may be placed at theii disposal by the Association, and to perform :such other duties as may front time to time be assigned them. ART. IV. The funds of the Association shalL be de voted exclusively to the' payment of the necessary. contingent expense:44of thdisatne, for the purchase and- circulation of important documents and informa tion, and in the use of such means as may have a ten dency to advance, the principles laid down in our Plat• form. Any. V. In , order to seeure concert of action, the More direct interchange of intelligence, and general co-operation throughout the country, we invite the formation of similar Associations in every State, coun ty, city or village, in the Union, whose officers _shall be e.r oOcio members of this AssOciation, and who am requested toreport to this Association, the names of their officers and number of .members, for gene ral information of the whole. Any. VI. This ' Association may at .any.. time, 118 a mark of respect, elect to the office of honorary Vice President or to houbmrymembership any diitinguish ed. or influential *gentleman, whether a xesident or non-resident, provided he be known to favor our Plat forin and Constitution. ART. VII. -This Constitiition may be altered or amended by a vota.uf two , thirds of the: members present at any of its regular meetings: President ,Pierce and Senator Hale appear to 'be on very ill terms.. When the President sent his annual mes.age to. Con gress' Hale made some - very sharp re marks upon it. ~ According to the-New York Daily Mines, Mr., Hale took:his wife . and daughter to the President's levee, a fortnight ago, and when he !approached to salute the. President, - the latter turned his back upon him-in a marked and uninistalffible manner.' After all Presidents are' but men,, and it is extremely difliwllt to 63'1 obliged . to -play . the hypocrite with,ones bitterest enemies. . . AuguAtuo 0. Ev ans, . Who served his apprenticeship to the printing .business with E. T. Evitti of Binghamton; and afterwards worked for J. W. Chapman, of M',ntrose, in the (Awe of. the . Siisquehaima Register, has re= ceived the appointment of State Printer by the NeW Jersey Legislature. • , larThree young Indies out west wore re cently suffivated. by sleeping in a close room which had become filled with char-coal gas from the stove. • larThe itrofinstiOnti engagement of Jen- Lind in England act° continue, five months, for one #tonsand - pounds a week. She slogs at three concerts a week: • • . .• - Union of the Democratic Pary. • • --•--. Fr:ilin Th e Evening Poet. - • `)),,nearnesqesire is expressed by 'many, - 'to keep the Democratic party united , atidea.i frettilly _l,i) have all Democrats act it con- - - 43erf.in Ahe Presidential . electionJ l But few, '•. however; of even. those wholite mbst ardent ap/astute seem to think it . of mu4K moment to take into count political prinCiples in ef i fecting or c ntinuing this union. ' It wonld be difficult ; erharis, for than to `tell what,- constitutes emocracy in 1856.: The Dem ocratic party rendered in its day - great and important services,. and atoomplished - the purposes fur whieh_ it was instituleti.- But the Bank, the Currency, the Deposits, the Independent Treasury, and other incidental . questions iconneeted With the finances, are no longer in controversy. Until they, were dis posed of, there were antagonist parties engag ed' in a great intellect:nal and political.strug- . gle for their Adjustment: The end sought bits been accomplished:-- . . One of the.partiesT, engaged in -that mighty „ contest, extending through a period of twenty'- . - years, found the'verdict of itl . country em phatically...against it, and ..pTactieal experienee and observation have satisfied, the minority ' that the4iews of their opponents were ' less objectialable than they hid Imagined; 'and v i the result is the defeated party has abandon. ed its organization, and no loner has - awes._ istence. There are no differences o f op i n io n among the people. in relation " to past ques. tions. Instead of being issues; they lave be. come matters of history. Of thegituit minds.. • • that entered on that great struggle; few ' rem- paratively, remain.' Jackson,Wright,Forsyth„- - -:- Woodbury and Grundy, with Webster,Clay . and Berrien, are no longeramong. tis. -• Bead ton, who stood 'second to none in zeal, grill- ';' ty, service and resolution, - suiblves; but 1 • , those who are, talking of the union of "the ' I . Dethocratic party would Scarcely 'admit - that this'iveteran, soldier of thirty pens belongs '. to ,Allat theyeiew call the Democratic party. He, meanwhile, would probably be as little' disposed to recognize those who have adopt ed the name as the.., same men 'who under-- the lead , of himself and - others, fought the real battles; of" Democracy in years that are gone. There is an Administration party in the coun- . ' try, and great efforts are made to strengthen it by appropriating 'to it the name of Democ racy, and thus giving it the benefits of those siirvices -which other and better .minds have achieved. _ But is there any analogy between them 1' The administration party. of 1856 - bears no more•comparison ~with li the Demo - erotic party of 1836 than do the qualities of ' Franklin Pierce "with thosenf Andrew Seek- , son. _One elevated the ,character of the coin- ~ try and the.Grivernmerit.; the other has_ le- graded biith. While even opponent+ were compelled to respect and 4drotre - the gem patriotism and elevated tone of the idminis-, tratiori twenty Years ago, the supple friends of this, Adininistration feel their , inability to defend' it on its 'own merits, and strive in vain t 9 'connect it With the past,. The men most anxious to sustain this Ad ministration, and as 'solicitous as any to-bap tize it•with a name that Jackson, Benion and their associates eanied, are the Cushidgs and Wised and Toombses that gather round it,— • 1 . men who were the violent\ opponents of the Derpofrattc party, solong es the Pia issues were x,naintained. These and their associates not only shape arid direiat'the, policy of this Administration, but they are- the. governing. managers of the proposed Cinginnati Conven— tion, in connection with" the nullifiers, -those - implacable oppOpents-ofJaickson. H must - be a superficial observer, , who is not aware that the present Administration party is the reverse of that whiai, twenty' years since gave - character to the 'co'Lintry. Those who rule in its councils were, the antagonists of'the Democratic, party-iii the days of ;its renown..' Mr. Pierce wa...5,1 at, .that perind, in Con gress, and associated with the -- Dernociatic . party, a man of pleTtire,of too itdolent habite, 'for investigating hipiSelf; but relying on the labors of - Wright and, Benton and ethers ' to whose views he Senformed. , But Cushing and \Vise were also then in Congress, oppos- - ing with ail the . 4al, industry. and ability they J possessed, every measure of the Demo- - cratic party. , effersureDavis came into Con gress at a latee period, the pupil andd isciple of nullification, and active for years in get ting up conventions under the promptings of Mr. - Calhoun, to' .inforce his peculier and, provincial policy. ' ~ These are the leading idea of the' Adtpinistration party, the „Meat- . ors that have takefi the plaee of Wright - and. Benton with the President - they are arrang ing for a President at Cincinnati, and it ~is , earnestly entreated that all Demperata,will unite to sustain their nomination. . • In. the long-delayed organization of the Ileuse of Representatives--in candidates of the Administration party f peaker,_ as as pa wellthe whole proceeding of the Admin istration istration itself, there is*little o commend, ite self to the-old Detnocrats, tirl indeed to any party. , In presenting Mr. Richardiou, a num of admi‘ted inferior -qualifications, but who had been the chairman of the committee that reported the abrogation of the Missouri Coinpromise, ,an insult . Was offered .to the whole of the Free States;':and when, finally, after olactructing the operations Of the Gov ernment until the people were bet:taming rev tive, they changed 'their eandidete, Mr. Orr,. a South Carliva nullifier, was St i th:dinged for Mr. Richardson: Herein are seen Wks and features that.disclose the policy of the Ad ministration party, : but nothing that identifies it with the measures or the the of the Dem ocratic party. •' Extreme Extreme anxiety . is manifested among a certain class to surrender themelves to the decrees and. mauagement of rthe -onirety tion at Cincinnati, regardless of prineiplea —past, present and future—a Oenvention in which the substantial DemocraCy of the Pcnet State; on the old financial _questinns_, will b 4 M powerless and impotent. • os of the better. minds will refuse to ally thems Ives to that. intrigue, for they have the sag l aCiet _to pee, ceive that it is a inure contriVaner- - to pro mote the designs o 1 the nullifiers and Irene gade politicians who are associated With thetii % whose aim is to prolong the, pnlicyy_ of. thin, Administration, • (t' '. - - Whether the candidate umniaiited shall 'be- Pierce, Bucaanag; or )bright,isi pf. little MO: inert ; the policy which the finilifiers have introdneed under this ( adminhitiation, they •propose to, continue in the (inure:, through the instrumentality of the CincirinatriConcention. Intensely' partisan itself, the administration compels 4.ts rotaitiers to.he not less so. The letter. which Mr.. , Attorney-Geniral Castling 'wrote - et an 'early .day to Massanhusetts, - .antif which Mr. 'Secretary Davis telegraphed to Misaissippi, annotineing, in the; name of the president, that it was intended by the Cen tral Government to ," crush out opinions" irk the States'that did net conform to the stand 'ard which the nullifiers and Whigs had es-. tablisfed at Washington, was -a missive to eVeryipustorq.housenf)cer, Poltmaster, At: torney, Marshal and Law, officArgifi the coon-. try.encii . , the Government' officios, scat tered yer the eouetry k are enachAikOscretten comm ttei) of vlglltium, to promote ha party schernOi and views. to. see that delegates aro duly elected to the Administration. Conven tion, aid to unitej'all whom they er iliduw into that great intrigue, under the delusive drete# that it is a sebetne t quite the Dem-, oeratiO .. ty. Unite itirewlirtt 1- : "—thr, what objectl--fe wh prittelftle I Mit 'those ,0 pa\ cr Jefferson. or son, or, indeed r efatty,Pres - ' Pent that preceded the ?resent Incupdieut. -- ___
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