New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-20
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,~x,esoondenes of The ~ y Tribune
WAsnIxoToS, Tuesday, Feb. IL, 1857
The delay occasioned by the protracted
voting upon the Mileage yesterday prevented
the introduction of resolution by a Member
from Kentucky, who designed to offer one SIM
liar TO the one now before the Senate. indorsihg
the Compromise. II such resolution coulu Ue
brought to direct vote, II would undoup'ouiy
be laid on the table by a large maJorlty. Da'
is no, unlikely that it would be used as 'ne oe"'
ate resolution is used, merely as peg upon
which TO hang innumerable speeches why any
Member should desire to follow the footsteps OF
,hs ,e,tless Mississippi Senator in the introduc'
,;on Of such a resolution, except it be for pur-
noses of mischief, or for his own personal adj
vantage, we are unable to conjecture IL can
no, be for want of a subject upon which to make
hsrangues for Buncombe, for In the House such
occasions are easily found. 1t is not because
there is in any quarter the smallest modicum OF
a belief that any earthly public good can come
of such resolution. The cause OF SUCH
movement cannot be sought, we fear, IN the
private interests and purposes of the individual.
to fortify his political position at home by an act
Of Congress, propping the platform upon when
he has been fighting his battles with the States
Rights party of his own State. In his critical
position it was almost matter OF life and death
with him to bring his party to vote on the
out stiop. And his failure to do it has probably
sealed his fate in Mississippi.
tbs not unlikely, however, that he was gone,
anyway, but without the help of this life-boat
is quite certain he is to be engulphed. There
seems to be little or no chance that the Compro-
mise party of Mississippi will ever win another
victory under their present volatile and impol-
tic leader. The next battle will be an Auster-
litz victory TO the States Rights party. Such az
least is the confident expectation of those who
are most interested and best informed upon the
subject. The consequence will be, that Mr.
FoorE will be left at home. Now, who would
wish to disturb so fair prospect as this Who
should desire to let down any ladder upon which
FooTE could again climb back to the Senate =
FooTE reached The summit level OF his career on
the Compromise measures. Mr.. CLAY tendeu
the locks, and let on the water He was carried
ND to the highest point, but has been let down
again. Like a child at its first dance, he now
wishes to do it again" And all this ado In the
Senate about the reenactment of the Compro-
mise measures had its origin in no more noble or
elevated purpose than to canal FooTE over diff
tcult place into the Senate again. Before his
return hence to Mississippi, he begged Senators
TO come to a vote on his darling project. He
considered it the ark of his political salvation
He considers it so now. But the floods have
come until he is surrounded by the rising waters,
and but the fantest hope of escape remains.
This is, to be sure most dignifed considera-
ton TO prompt the reopenng, discussion and agl-
taton Of subject upon which the country de-
sires repose. But as it is here represented so 1t
is in fact This explanation affords a clue to the
indifference felt in the Senate to the fate OF the
resolution in question. Mr. BADGER has the
floor upon it, and he allows the subject to be
postponed at anybody's request for any sort Of
an object He says he don't care whether he
speaks upon the subject AT this session ar tho
next Yet he is counted one Of its friends, and
will vote for il il the question should ever come
10 vote. 1t is to be hoped that before another
resolution day comes round the idea of introduce
ing this mIschievous topic into the House will be
abandoned, at least on the part of the Wings
The stately and smooth faced bachelor OF
Pennsylvania, Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, is here
His neck was never sitter, nor his neck-cloth
whittier, nor has smile more bland than now. But
the number of Democratic" candidates is so
great, that no one absorbs the universal party
admiration. In this respect Gen SCoTr Is more
fortunate. Nobody ever had half so many friends
rs he has now. His lif, is perpetual bow.
Never was his courtly manners and gracious de-
meanor more thoroughly taxed but he bears
his martyrdom like saint.
The little Judge (DouGLAs) has got to be
very nimbe competitor among the Loco-Foco
aspirants. What with his Irish organs, his Dem.
ocratic Reviews, and an armful of other strings,
each industriously pulled, he makes iormida.
bic show. But we predict he is OVERRIDING tho
matter. Vaulting ambition oereaps itself and
falls on tother side. But perhaps The little
Judge never read Shakspere and don't think of
this. Yet to-day there signs of wavering in
his ranks. The late heading article in The Dem
eerai'e ksr's@ on the Presidency of 1852 having
given mortal offense in various quarters un
friendly to the Judges pretensions, and thus
done him essential damage, it is now asserted
by his friends that the article was ruse of the
enemy, for the especial purpose of hurting the
prospects of the small giant This is a far
fetched explanation o! that elaborate paper, but
1t is doubtful If it will go down. 1t is alleged
tina, the proof sheets have been found in the pos.
session OF a gentlemen in this City of known
hostility to the Judge This at least is made
clear that the motions of the under currents
among the various Loco-Foco candidates are
very brisk and conflicting
The House was engaged all day on continu-
alton Of the debate on the preposterous PROPOSE
tion 'opay Gen. LANE, the Delegate from Oregon,
$4,000 mileage instead Of the 50, 500 now allowed
Ill