New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-05
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 3, 1851.
If ycu correr rascal in the house Of bis friends
be will tuIn and make grea. display Of offended
innocence in the person Of b nsef and his bscsers,
Ind end with an assault upon the integrity and mo,
tives Of whoever has tracked him 70 his den and
exposed him.
I: would be improper TO suggest parallel bet ween
such . Gaze and any that can arise under our Gov
eminent. shall not, therefore, do It, Tne Hon.
Mr. Fitch Of Indiana, of the pair selected by a
mob Of parti,sns in that State, and nov holdoc
seats in The Senate ly cCusent OF party majority
tbeI elm uttered an ilmannered speech 10 The Sen
| ate Yesterday. Stuug by the consciousness of hs
own iergiyersations as displayed by the late puo-
LEGATION in the pape of his own freeSOl letters
ard stDsbly feeling the modification Of his own
Bid bis colleague position a. inter0pers before the
country he Was apparently dashed into The delivery
of tie distribe aforesaid. He assailed the Republ
can side of the Senate in unmessured terms of insult
sud opprobrium, demonstrating that the Indiana
politicians had selected d ht Instrument TO carr
cut tteir projected aggression upon their ewn
State Constitution and the dignity and proprieties
Of the United Ststes Senate. Ii il one of the
shsnletul phases If politics that scheme like that
lust perpetrated in lndisna should he successful
hut II VIII be seen Dy t1e lOlIOwlbS report OF
Toomcs in the Senate that it is u attain It's full
iruition That report affords d clear view of the
bridge which carr - the hole subject over to the
next Congress. In view OF The perfectly easy az.
c,mpislment OF ,uch political swindle az this
where the d. position exists to encourage IL lee
zen should te taught 10 the tempered nnocents
oi tie North who have not a. yet been able 70 per
ceiyt hor Kansas can BE- made Slave State.
is sIsATE, Thsrsdsy, Feb. 26.-Mr. Toomts-
beg Rave to present. this seort report, sccoup snied
resolution fon. the jude ny Committee
The Con mittee On thc Judiciary, to whom Wa re
fcr1td the protest a-sins. the eection of the Hon
Graham y. Fitch. be- leave 10 report thst lhe IN
u,te have had the sane under consideration sad s "a
tat rpC rtant matters Of fact alleged By the rro-
tes'su's in col u. ction Ill tie 10 vh q the
et con of the citing member Sss hsd. are denied BIZ
BIN, and that il bec, neee-s.y, 10 the OPTION OF
tie committee, 70 take .Ie testimony o. par res'd.
IN the Sis'e Of Ind ans for the better ascert ain.
utDt OF tese oiputed facts. Tor iDs'sGce il l.,
81 org oter hinge, alleged by portion Of the
rrois'6Iis, Not tters vss Do IOntt INVENT o. the
two Houses OF cad Genersl Assembly on SAD isy
on high the election in dispute took plsce sod th..
Minority ouiy Of hs gay sitting Sena;ors o. Indiana
participated N ,sii election, which statements srs
denied BY the sitting member; and be sfirI.s on the
contrary that be wss elected 10 said office by ana
jofity Of a the members composing tue L@ysa'ur.
II the State they be IL there tor that purpoes and
assembled in Joint convention and ms. be wa.
el,ctt while in sacb Joint Convention bya majority
OF The leg sIly qualified members Of TIE Ssnre Of h.
Sts;e, aLd Vi the legally qualified members OF he
HCu'e OF Representatives, respectively. For ,ba
proper sseer.r Of these eor'ssed fsSts snd the
better calculation OF the matters IN si-pue eor:.ned