New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-24

you will not catch the speakers sense aud when
caught IL oftsrer turns out mere nonsense. II "a
positive relief from this eternal rumbliDg like
/ stone rolling down bottOmess csve, to haze the
In use revert from useless wrsngliog 10 ftuitlsss
bslot,.' amid general cry Of Z" Call the r,ll~
But tbi. ,vas net done today after the first ballot
in the uorp,'ng, until the Yeas aud Nays vera
called on the mo ton to adjourn, sbou. o. m
Yet there wss one mesnDg Development as the
jaw drew to a close for the day. Mr.. CLANCY
JoNEs Of Pa one of the sh-ewdest aud quickss.
men on the Democratic side of the House--parriodl
tie appeal of Southern American" to his party
that they come over to Fuller since Fuller's vote
could net all be carried over to their man-snd 90
clote the ya"nins, awful gulf nov threatening 10
vomit forth an sntiNebraska Speaker By urging
that the Democratic platform was broader add
more " National than any yet mounted BY Fuller.
Mr.. F. bad indeed promised not to vote for The
restoration Of the Missouri Restriction but the
Democrats were further pledged TO apply the
principles of that bill to all Territories hereafter
organized. This was better bid for Slsveholding
support than Fuller had yet made, and Mr. +, Il
he wanted to secure it, must advance.
LEWIS d. CAMPBELL Of Ohio here rose aod
charged back upon Clancy. That gentle n "a had
said the Democratic Platform precluded Slavery
Restriction as to all territory which may be hire
after acquired or organized; but how about the
Territories of Minnesota, Oregon and Washington.
already organized and shielded from Slavery by
express inhibition Of Congress
This rather took Clancy sbsck, prompt aud
acknowledging as he usually is. He disclai ned soy
auth ority to speak for his party, though he had
just now been urging that the cardinal doctrines
of bis party covered the whole subject of Slavery
agitation and restriction. He finally made out to
cay, after considerable boggling that it either Of
these Territories should send to this House del
egate asking for the repeal Of the Slavery nhibi-
tcp, then he personally would vote for such repeal
But this, you see, though long Stride does not
cover the ground. The Democratic doctrine IL
that Congress has no power over Slavery in the
Territories-no right to exclude it from any Of
ttem-thst their people should be left absolutely
free to establish or repudate it as they sh.l see
ft But this is not the case 10 the Territories
PANIED they are fettered by act of Congressional
if the Democratic principle be sound that fetter
ought somehow to be broken. Say il is uuconsti
tutioral--it is nevertheless Operative ii to-day
prevents, by fear of adverse adjudication the colo
nization ofslaves in those Territories. But CLANCY
saw here new abyss of agitation opening before
him, and he skipped across it as nimbly as posi-
ble But he will find it in his way again aud
again.
Enough for today of that respected and impor.
tsnt conyocaton which calls itself par excellence
"The House." l desire, in closing to cnts
glance at Our Houie-the Third-which, though
crsmped 10 it's accommodations and secondary in
position does not hold itself very far below its
rival. True, our pay is less generous, or III you
please) less regular, less secure; true we make
good deal less noise in the Hall, whatever We may
see fit to do elsewhere true, the chairs accorded
to us are behind the Speakers, or about the fro
place on either side; true. our names ara borne
on no muster roll and uninscribed In any Congress.
SIGNAL Directory; true, the Clerk Oulits US ct
roll call and we do not vote for Speaker--n We
did, there would probably have been one elected
ere this. But We can check TIE votes as given.
aid see who dO6ges or is absent when incIioed
to that rather stale amusement; we can walk in
tie RotuDds or even 60 home when the harangues
and We might applaud and hiss as the sentiments
expressed by the debaters pleased or Disguised
u.s. if We did not respect ourselves and the propri
cites more than do the Members of the other House
and their echoes in the galleries Marrow as is
the space allotted US and inferior as is our posi-
tiop, We count memorable names on our ever
shifting records. I noted among us to-day Col.
BENTON, now far beyond his seventeta year, and
bearing the marks of age and bereavement, but
still erect and vigorous, his brow scarcely wrinked
and his hair, iilvered indeed, but not yet white
with tie frost of life's later Autumn. Col. AN.
DREW STEVENSON, toO-loDg Member and for
eight years Speaker-was among US to dey-a
portly, hearty, courteous Virginia gentleman.
some ten years retired from public life, but
with the vigor and ease of three score-hiz
face full and rudy and bis hair Of q dark
iron.grsy. REvERDY JOHNs0N-Gep. Taylofs
Attorney. Genersl-loOks older, though he may not
be so-smaler 10 stature, with locke all bat snowy
but with esgle.eye and firm, erect carriage. Coz
WEBB LOOKED aud listened vivaciOusly as 10 bis
wont his bair and whisbers alone give evidence
that be has passed the meridian of life. Gov. Qass
SENATOR CHASE Of Ohio was new conner among
US to Gay, and as stranger received unusual o.
tentions; his large form, bald crown and strong,
earnest face were the focus of circle after circle Of
greeting, coDgratulatDg friends he is still In the
prime of his intellectual powers Senators WADE,
SUMNER and FEssENDEN were among the most
cordial and persistent in welcoming him back to
this Capitol, which had witnessed so many Of his
encounters with the naughty spirit Of vested wrong
JOHN C. RvEs of The Globe formerly Of Blair
Riyes) was among US as USUAL tall, large
boned, wellbnit homely, manly per,Onase on
whose brown hair and sturdy frame sixty years