New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-15
THE LEGISLATURE UNITED STATES SENA-
TORS

The Dem cratic party will have in the next Legisla-
ture as large majority as any party ought to have TO
effect WbateveI party measures they may wish TO- Iae
Senate, consisting of thirty thte members, Is con-
ptsed Of eighteen Democratic, twelve Americans, ADD
three Republicans giving clear Democr ATTIC m tjority
Of bIee over both the other parties Ths calculation
includes, however Senator'S Ferguson and Westnore
mud, two of the "bold.over" members, who were
elected last by the American party, bat who have
sirce given in their adherence 10 the Democracy, With
the pruvo however that upon the Senatorial question
they ,ba feel bound T. 'olloE the direcei by
the party who elected them. II they do this and
bopLd oy caucus OF their party upon this subject,
dsre would remain for United States Senatorial par-
pores in the Senate only sixteen Oemocrats, Viii
there wouC be fourteen Americans and three Repabli
Gals. ibis would make al opposition strength, If u
could be combined against the Democratic patty, OF
seventeen votes or one mejority and IN TINS mauner
joint convention might be defeated, and C,iforais left
for year without any represent .tion in the United
States Senate. If Messrs. Ferguson and West
moreIand will consider themselves bound by the
decision Ct the American members OF the
Senate suppose that tbs will be the sire npt made
as from the majority on JOINT ballot there would De no
doubt cotton was held, OF the election OF two
Senators from the ranks vi the Democratic patty We
scarcely Il ink however, that such result another
"stavDg off" Of JOINT convention Is 10 be re4s jnsoy
anticipated. We have doubt that Messrs. Fel guson
and Westnoreland, when they lef1 the ranks OF the
American party and enlisted beneath the banners OF
Democracy mt Dded 70 90 just shat they said IN rela-
tin 10 the adherence to the Americans on the Sena
fcrisl a. eston. But we iacllned 10 believe that IN
TIE % ~ OF tne od'yj
a. politicians often CO. to compromise with thsr coz
scieI ces insure the eec ion of Democratic SeOa-
tons, BY voting with the party to which they now De-
long. II would have been better had they, when they
felt their duty to leave their party, also resigned into
The hand. Of that party the offices which it hal given
them. This would have saved all doubt, trouble aud
annoyance.
about fifty votes being eony over all of ten votes.
Under this state of affairs, with cleM majority on
Joint ballot think there Gao be no doubt, IN case
convention is Called that two De nocratic Senators vi
bs chOsen How the Members Of the Ass moly who
constitute the real majority of the party staud in re-
latoD to the factionI divisions which exist among the
Democrats, we have not yet ascerained but lot TINS
be il may il will be for the interest Of the factions
70 compromise upon the election of Senators, or be
minority of the party could unite with the opposition
and defe election We think it alt gether proba
bic III Il Senator representing the Brodefck, and
one tie Gwin faction of the party will be chosen In
deed il s already talked about that these t~o great
leaders Of the houses Of York aud lanc 4ser, will
tmselves be agreed upon United States Senaior'
While Others are firmly VI Tie opiUion inst t*o new
men will be tsken up. Latham ard Washington are
talked Of Weller and q. in we hear talked OF a. enc
Of the combinations, and j. w. Denver and thomas
humble, CT small fry politicians will also be vey likely
% make their appearance in the Senatorial be-
fore the Legislature meets and take the chance of
"compromre' being effected Oh their. Every Legs.
nature but one since the f 81 met IN California, has
been distracted and its business seriously interfeed
With by the agitation of the Senatorial question: and
two Senators are elected at the coming session the
matter viii be set at rest for the next five years
EXECUTION OF CROWDER, THE MURDERER.
Sampson White Crowder, who murdered 5 Lewis
on French Bar Scott River, the night of the Sd Of
August lss executed, IN terms of mis- sentence on
MED all kno Kledge OF the crime although he believed
he must have committed it. He much ,ntoXlc ste1
ct the time. He left loug written confession, 10
which be gives the history OF bis lie lie va. born Of
svta in of
nissssipp and was now about "a years Of age. lie
came scross the PlaiIs in 1854, since when ne had
been wsshing, with more or lees success, rs minsr,
about YreAa and Scott Rivers. At last hi. prospects
b. Gao bright and he WAS ariog start home on
Q witt 10 his native place lie was seeking TO dispose
Of his mining cl,m, aad Gas induced to break teu-
vow which he had maintained for four months
He drank, and soon became oblivious to everything
He saws in his confession, published In an extra" o
The Yreka Union:
"One d. aueht OF the fatal cup followed another
ti reason resigned her seat to more fitting occupant
Of tenement rendered disgusting aud loa,nsoGe.
game Of carss was proposed by my fret tempted msy
God forgive him as dol two others being t1en pres
ent the request acceded to; AMI now declare t.
Him in whose awful presence will shortly stand and
before high heaven, that do not recoect anything
HAT hspspired thereaf err until taken before tue JUS
Tee. Mr.. Lewis l noticed in the room once whie
s mere, but 40 not remember seeing hum si'sr knsH
BIN BY si h but never spoke with him TO my recoi.
Lection, and God knows that certainly no III will existed
In my mind against him. Tue evidence upoa the trial
vas inch Is to oooviDoe all tia, mine was the had
hat did the dreadful deed. am constrained ~ the
same belief for az hope to be forsiven throagh he
mercy Of Col In the word to cone, know not wha,
traNspred; and crime heinous IL 20 .sble
than the one for which am alb out to forfeit my
existence might have been committed by me without
INV knowledge. care not, therefore, hazard the as
sertioD that did ii not. am inpoed to the belief
however, that cloud OF mystery walls the traos-
actions of that horrible night, which an inscf its
Die and Just deity will in time remove. The
futu,e A, ale of this affair Is in His hands.
vas taken by the officers from toe gore Of my man
ved victim and led 10 the Jostces office pre-
vsre oucklv made 10 conduct me Yreks, aud place
me sai.iy in charge Of the sheriff But the news ofMc
lswiss horrid death spresd like wild IRE up and do~n
Ne river, and comparatively little time had ei,psei
alser the examination by Esquire Finley, when mad
l-..~ az ~ hun