New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

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Mr. MARSHALL of Kentucky very good natune<.
ly expressed bis qualification at the present sspeot
N affairs He thought the friends Of TIE Uaiss
ought 10 take courage at the spectacle presentei
h. the House to-day. The two great parts. of
the House Republicans AID Democrats we're
about to compromise laughter Mf Pierce
makes confidential comnunicat'ohS' 20 'he FTemH
IlauQbterl
Mr.. CAMPEEL Of Ohio politely reminded tie
oertleman from Kentucky that he wos using Ian.
eusae for which he bad no authority
NJ. GIDDINGs congratulated the country that
the jay had come when the Representatives ofths
people dared to assert their rights, std the partJ
administering the Government were compel-d n
bow before them, and yielt to their jus. d.
mands
Mr. Smith of Va. offered the following amend.
ment:
Provided that nothing hereby enacted shall be ~
ccntued s. TO prevent fc.ue prosecutions for essss
| n Kansas
Mr. SMITH regretted that the President Of the
United statrs hsd stopped 70 indicate TO any per.
son his purposes in the discharge of great public
! duty.
| Mr.. CrMBACK of Indiana got the floor, and
spoke eoquenty as follows:
Mr.. Chaifmsp-I desire that the smencmert Just of'
feied by the gentleman from VirgiLis tAr y NTH
an upon which te Las submitted few remarks, msT
be read.
llp
NJ, CrNBAcs-Mr. Chsiman: The other side Of
the House re em be divided IN opleon as TO thees
nos cutcps and disposition Is msnifestec BY some
10 take to themselves some erec tho. tne'e i0oio'
ments for treason a. e now 10 be nof. proSd.
SyyFRAL MEMBERs-N no are they
MIR CrsnAcX-I understood the gentlemen from
South Carolina Mr.. Orr, to say ha' in his
MR ORR Gn.errupngl- gebtlemsn misundef-
stood me entirely cid not express any opinion on
tbst poitt at ell , ,,
Ill .satt ~ n xlnaA
some doubt az to whether treason hsG been 90 nmec
hy The men wlo formed the Ffee-S.s.e Constitution In
Kansas
MK. ORR-I did not express any opinion as coming
MR. CrNBAck-weu. / go understood the gentle
man ficm south Carolina, and Understood him further
tn say that he had doubts whether treason had been
CON lifted by tboee men now IN prison IN hansas,
charged with that crime ,
Nix. ORR old so tar as myself was concerned.
| have Lot inyestg ated the testimony closely, but -
far as have pvestie sted co not believe th. accot-
dirg 10 the Constitution Treason has been committed
Mr. CUsBACk-Wel that is T. hopeful indioauoa;
and dosbt Others on the same side OF the hoase
will reon, If not now, be OF the same oPnyn. oe ,aa'
as it may eLough has tanspred IN this cebate to-day
to let Us know that the Pr sden; OF tie nltsd States
has suddenly become awakened on this SUBJECT, out
not untll those gallant men, who dared to ma ntsh
their rghts and end the cause q Freedom, and re-
sst usurpston aid outrage, have for four long moahs
been corl I'd in prison and with chains some 10 tents
swelterirg under the burpirg sun, guarced by soldiers
men, thus confined subjected 10 the tsunts and insaS
of bitter enemies, deprived OF every comfort, wul no
doubt be fully copsoed when they learn that during
all this long time, the Presideot has been looking
diligently a ter the interest; and the hint Is to day
dtopped that he will, at the end, concude-I kDow
not how soop--thst they have been confined without
any cause whatever. This viii not avail him aud his
political frieucs now, while 1 confess l sm
ieioiced 20 hear these mon are to be reeased.
SIR he knew all these facts before these proeecu iona
were commenced Yea more; he incited and brought
b., 10 m iopsh hx
2ih Of Janury Kansas affairs, where be takes tho
express groun6 that the stemot to organize tue Gov
Ell mt in Kansas under the ffee-Sta'e Constitution
made at Topeka would be "TREAsoSABLE IssuRREc
Ton and would be treated accordingly by the Ex-
ecutve For that message and for that position thua
assumed by him, AID afterward embodied IN his proc.
lsmalicn be has received the congra' ula ions aud
hearty ccumenGa'ion of his political friends on this
hoor ana throughout TIE country. W1et change has
his sprt het thus Induces bin to take the
back track oyeItprn the mo strous doctrines cen
tsined IA bis own official paper What meant tie
high sounding woros but few months ago uttered 10
III o'ter end of the Capitol by the eacer Of the Ad
mil silat patty that It's policy would be TO require
utmift ion 10 the laws ana constituted authorities in
KaLss $50 reduce 10 HbecfiOa those rho them
"0ad 10 PpRis6 REBELLION AsD TREAsoNP What,
Sir tas 20 suddenly brought II party, that talked
20 yau4tiDgJ of "subjection," to ach sudden ast'
Sir the question suggests the Ii is the
sca;hirg 'ndig ration that is borne to Va every
breeze fiom al SECTIONS OF the turaged bat not yet
subjected North that has done this, and l sm glad
that il will do the work and r.lieve these men, At
this point the amen6mebt Of the gent emsn from VIZ
gnia Mr. smith is unfortunate. Whist does it meaa
We are about 10 stop supplies tpr tina. Territory untl
these poet cutions are dismissed. Yet ie gentleman
from Virginia shes to provide that nothing in
proceedings sha be 80 construed 20 prevent future
prOst cu'iors regard this significant, when taken
conn CtOr with the hints that have bee dropped.
that The President intends 10 dismiss these cases
whether these amendments prevail MT. Sr, il
rtuincs mt Of the man who when ABOUT to die renen
bered that he had long standing difficulty with his
neghbor and had him called 10 his bed 70 mske
forgiven, but the neghbor started out Of the door
to leave his sick friend, he was called back, and
the ,.ck man ssys "See here, neighbor, II die
this stTarg cement is to stand, but il Igef icM m.t-
teis are TO stand they did before' lLsugh-
trl SO with the President and the Demo.
oeat,c party IL their dying condition. They propose
to make peace with tie people by dsmissi ig tlese
gtrt oman from Virginia plainly says that if they
suiviye NCvtmber and elect their candidate for the
Presidency, tbs dying srar cement is TO be rul aud
vot but f tht die AT hat time ii u to stsnd Laugh
ter OF these conditions think the dismisssls will be
permanent lApplsusrl
Mr. SEWARD of Ga would not deny to the Pres
ident the right to investigate, but thought his doay
to L axe his opinions known up to this time wes in
bad taste For one he would not trucklo to such
proceeding, If the President did 30.
The Committee rose, when the bill was re.
ported 10 the House the previous question was
called. and after q few attempts at fiIibuSt
the House adjourned.
There is probably no doub. that the President
is about TO release the Frae-S prisoners 10
kaisas ard remove Lecomp:e and Cato, for poit-
icai effect. H.
(IEIIl/TNG SAEacG