New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-19

...t u.s ,ass,ess. Mr.. Douglas cannot believe
nobody who knows the parties can believe-thst
Messrs. Chase and Summer deemed It necessary or
important that they should have weeks start Of
Mr. D. in any argument of their difference on the
Nebraska bill. But they had prepared an address
d,cussng and characterizins one OF his carrier YER
.ior, of that bill, and when he reported Its hnai
n ey asked time (Which was granted) to study
This beCors acting upon it. Why should this nave
arrested The circulation Of their Address any more
than that Of III. Douglass Report
Mr.. contlnrei his personalities with reference
70 bis colleague. and soon aroused MIR. CRirfhN'
nrx Douolas Was commenting on claim which
ii. collasrne had made to the character Of Demo-
crat--sn Anti. Nebraska Democrat-wnich "'ne
Little Giant" treated With scorn. 1T VIII DC
.news to the people Illinois" said he, "tnasmy
colleague is a Democrat; his claim TO be sucn isa
"libel on the Democracy of lll:uois. Here Mr
Crittenden interposed his protest, insisting that
sucb language was inconsistent with The dignity OF
the Senate and the courtesy which should char''c-
terize its discussions. Douglass resumed IN the
same spirit and proceeded to speak OF Trumoul as
the elect of the Abolitionists and Know -Nothings,
utterly repudiated by the Illinois Democracy. Mr..
Crittenden again interposed, and BY this time his
blood was up. He had gone in to preserve deco
rum and courtesy and he seemed just able to re-
strain himself from taking "the Little Giant
bodily in hand. Mr. c. grows visibly older, yet as
he stood there erect with flashing eye and brow
flushed with indignant passion he looked as II few
men in the prime of life could master him. Mr..
WELLER q believe it was) interposed; L think
Mr.. CLAYTON threw some oil on the troubled wa
ters: Mr.. Crittenden desisted, and Mr.. Douglas
concluded in a much less offensive strain. He
talked of the Abolitonists mobbing him because he
was faithful to the Constitution, and how he had
been Obliged to look down the throats Of their pis
tolls while defending the right Of Free Speech, &c.
Mr.. Trumbull replied with energy and effect.
He had been charged with coming here as the
elect Of Know -NOthings and AbOlitionists. lie
was not Know Nothing, never had been, and did
not know that he had been voted for by Know
Nothings. If he had been, he was obliged to them
for their support. As to Abolitonists, there were
very few such in his part of the State-they more
abounded near the home Of his cOlleage; but II 1t
were meant that all opponents of tho Nebraska Dill
are Abolitionists, then it was not true that all the
Abolitonists in the Legislature supported him; for
several voted to instruct his colleague in opposition
to the Nebraska bill, yet voted against him (T)as
Senator. His colleague had spoken of proher
made by him (D.) some time since, that they
should both resign, and thus appeal to the People
Now, the Governor of Illinois is Joel A. Mattson,
friend of Douglas and the Nebraska BILL and ne
has the power of filling vacancies in the Senate.
Should they mutually resign, the Governor would
of course reappoint his colleague and put one Of
his disciples in his (Trumbuls) place. He did not
care to come into such an arrangement
When Douglas rejoined to this, he offered to
unite in resignation, to take effect on the meeting
of the next Illinois Legislature. Now if Trumbull
were an aspirant to the Presidency, subject to the
choice of the Republican National Convention soon
to assemble, there would be some show Of fairness
in this offer; It's, there is none Mr.. Trum-
bulls term has just begun; Douglass is at least
two years nearer its end. Should he attain the
Presidential nomination, whether elected or not,
be will hardly wish to remain in the Senate. But
Mr. Trumbull aspires only to serve his constituents
faithfully and he will do it.
1t was considerably after five o'clock when
the debate was closed and the Printing Of the Re-
port ordered. Very few had left the debate hav-
ng oyerbalanced the attractions Of dinner. When
shall be renewed, will try to be on hand II. G.