New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-05

:, IL. .v~,.l ,,ss.ss h.rSvisA suAnittsd, md he
re1h Of The Hon Grsnsm y. Fitch, ycu somo Hoe
recommend thai ksve Be gwen . nAs S.ay
m the city Of Indianspor, snd Sssse o. ino1nN
ard recopu<pa the sacpsson Of The foIAoHns rsS'
lution
e...s That IN IL. II III contested 10 on ~ %
Hos Grshsn Yit.h senI,or returned and sfn 80 20 .
sea- M he stat. zsi.nA he nttDs E'eus-s ne ~
protesting asHs.t ais election - - 80
Ter n.sans 5. c,. - - =, n "a So. ~ .ny Jo5ss
.S n: D' on ce1 o ~ Of ne ' s.t u nd. N
hr' ri,ns 'en day, hoiice Of ne am. Az ps,s ' '
Thus i, vl he perceived there Is netting more
70 be done with this case but - eHer upon an IN
yestigs.ion of the validity OF the election of certain
members OF The Indiana Legislature, which may be
made either this year or next. OF earse the de-
cision goes over 10 3 future Congress, and II the
ease should happen 70 be decided against the clam.
ants any time within two years, the Governor VIII
appoint them 10 exc out the time tlll new cleo
ton. Thus does this great fraud become tn
unph ant through the ccnnIy8nce of 3 majority n
the L. s. Senate.
The excre-cences Of legislation which too often
disfgure the cosng acts of Congress have begun
10 show themselves. Las. night the Senate sdded
TO the Navy Appropriation bill al smendmen. pro
yidHg for the ten sloops-owsr 10 which have be.
fore referred. They would b. more rightly termed
floating hospitals for the relics Of the decayed
branches of the slsvehodipg aristocrscy-or IN
strumen for flhbustering 10 the Gull.
In the debate on Minnesota the other day. Doug
las IN ade political speech, in which he undertook
the ficult task of political balancing on The tight
rope He deems himself great adept ST this aud
he is such or nothing. But the success OF tie eI
hibition was not hattering He excited ire, and did
rot propitate support or respect Mr. John Bell
trea'ed him contemptuously for disappearing hls
argument and Green of Missouri visited him with
contumely for making demagogicsl speeches tor
Interior purpOses" Green poured upon han the
vial, of his wrath and wOud not BE- paclhed. But
Douglas responded not az all. He could not be
coa1ed nor prov oked into collision with repre-
sentative of The Slave interest and the Border Ruff
fan PARTY. The exhibition taught manifest moral,
and distinctly indicated that Douglas is doomed te
find the Presidential Jordan hard road 70 travel.
Northern doughtaces are required not only to De
meek but silent, except when they defend Southern
interests.
The House, at a very late hour last night after
concluding actien on the tariff took up the Mime
sofa Land BILL passed il, and then adjourned, az
&. n.
This morning there is considerable excitement
an org the Representatives of the cotton msnuiac-
turing interest the reduction of duties on cot
ton from - to 10 per cent. Massachusetts, men
are inclined 10 complain OF De Witt, who was on
the Tariff Committee of Conference, that he sold
out the cotton interest. But the complaint, I'M
agiue, is unfounded II is probable the cotton
interest will not sufer by il. II is getting to be
feared whether, after all, the new Tarh bill Is go
irp 10 sensbly reduce the revenue, while 1t is GER
tain TO afford no aid 10, and may damage every
manufacturing interest, except woolens. Should
this fear be realized, the bill will be an abortion.
J. s. P.