New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-21


seat. or ssfsranee, By favor Of ths South. Their
osss lie, in o nut,hel: The Constitution Of In
diana requires either ooEcurrent vote OF tbo
two Housss or a majority in JOINT Ballot 10 elect
u. s. Senator's. 10 1855, the Republicans had
large m.jority in Joint Ballot but were minority
in The State Senate % Gil their efforts 10 choose
L. S. Senator were bbfled. 10 the Legislature
chosen last year, the portion was reversed; the
Demo Gratis bad majority in Joint Ballot but thera
was Republican majority in the Senate, % that
The Republicans turred the tables on their opponents
and refaied 10 20 into Joint Ballot fox the choice
of Senators Nevertheless, Joint Ballot was had
for some other purpose, whsreupon the majority Of
this mass meeting (Which for any other purpose
than that for which il was beld it clearly VAS pro-
ceeded to elect two Senators, without the concur
rene. or presence and 10 defiance Of the emphatic
protest OF majority Ct the Senate. Now, the
U. S. Senate had just decided, in Mr.. Harlans
case, that Joint Ballot agreed TO by both Houses
for the express purpose Of choosing U. g. Senators
cannot adjourn over TO day certain and then pro-
coed to elect Senator in the absence of majority
of either branch Of the Legislature. Tais was
wrong decision, made to fubserve par
tisn purpose; but there can be no doubt
whstever that both branches must first agree to
90 into Joint Bsllot for q specified purpose be:
fore any valid action Can be taken as BY such Joint
Ballot Such agreement was had in the Iowa case
but was no, in that of Indiana, 90 that Messrs
Bright and Fitch sie no Senator's from Indiana, but
only Senators deputsd by the Slave States to rep
resent them 10 the name of Indiana Thus bound
and gagged, they will doubtless vote for their real
masters. not for their supposittious constituents.
Setting these aide, there il just no Free-Ssats
oppostion TO Mr.. Douslass position except that Of
Mr. Bisler, who represents Mr.. Buchanan. Dir.
Gwin will vote for the South, being Southern
man by education and feeling and wanting extensive
fsyoy ct the White House and at the Depart
menta, but his judgment is on the side Of Douglas
Mr. Geo. w. Jones Of Iowa 10 out of situation,
ard must lock to the White House for anything he
is TO receive hereafter 20 that he will probably
vote with the South. Mr. Allen Of Rhode
Island il very near the end Of his rope, with moral
certainty that he cannot be realeckd yet We t,ink
he will not vote sgainst Douglas unless extraordi
nary influences should be brought 10 bear upon him.
all the residue Of the Senators from the Free
States, no matter of what party, rave those who re-
present the Camden and AmbOy Rsilsoat, viii vote
with Douglas agaio,t the LecOmpton fraud; and
these, though not majority Of the Senate, represent!
States phieh hare decided majority in the House.
In the House, then the acknowledgement Con-
situtior will be knocked in the head, supposing it
should be able TO crawl through the Senate Memrs.
Bell, Crittenden, Houston and Kennedy may finish
II in the Senate if they choose but it can be beaten
in the Housc without vote, except Blair's, from
the Slave States against it, though we believe Mr..
Jewett Of Ky. Democrat) has already declared
against il, aud there are some others who can
scsrceIy be constrained to vote Units favor. they
lack courage to vote sssnst it, they will be GU: Of
The way at the decisive call of the roll.
That we are not resting merely on general data,
10 incident which occurred last Wednesday in the
House will show We find it in the correspondence
# The albany Ercaing Journal:
"When he [CoIl sat down, q raw hand from In
llama, by the name Of Hughes, replied, and closed
amblpg discourse by introducing an smendmen.
,iehy Mandatory OF the Message, and thereon called
he previous question, saying that he wished to bring
Letcher and Houston were alarmed. Teilers were
demanded on seconding the call for the previous ques
iop. A large majority of the Democracy had passed
between the telers-but there was an om.nous hang
ny back, and great deal Of putting OF heads to-
ether and running and fro through the hail. which
anded in Hughes Withdrawing his Amendment! Thus,
he friends Of the Administration did not dare to come
10 vote on the proposition, and bscked square out
Let il be noted that the first speech made IN the nav
Representatives Hall was by Democrat against the
Kansas policy Of the President and that on the first
day Of its occupancy the party skuiked from vote
on resolution laudatory of tue Message OF James
Buchanan. bad beginning
This Mr. Hughes DO it observed, 10 the only
Democrat from Free State ,ohom Col. Orr has seen
fl to place on the Committee on Trrit0ries, while
Eve Shareholders to only four in all Hughes in
cuded) from Free States compose that Committee.
OF course, the Speaker knew hi, man, and has
formed the Committee with an eye TO having q
majority that will stick at nothing Regent
Calhoun is perfectly ssfs in tbs hands Of that Com
mittee but when he emsrges from it into the
House he will find himself in quite another atmo,-
phere. His Constitution" will be turned inside
out and upside down before it has gone through
Committee Of the Whole, and Mr. Chairman Ste
phens's tactics will prove here of no avail
We do not here embark on the sea Of specula-
ton as to the effect Of this struggle on Me-. Doug.
lass pre,umsd aspirations or prospects. Sufi.
Gent unto the day." DC. But IS he will prosa.
bly, save his party in Illinois from defeat next
year, which otherwise was morally certAin, and
will thus secure his reflection, We do not believe
he will or can be turned out Of the Democratic
party Defeated boilers are executed as rebels;
not so those who prove successful. Ultimately,
Mr.. Douglas is quite likely TO be recognized as
having isyed bis party from impending ruin. We