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

osiFd On member OF i1e Co1It, ald male repro
'eo'sttss which induced him 10 charge bis vote,
AID with it the remit. Lieut.. BG ts.t nss a
messed tie Pr si6ebt ard Secretary, representa-
itese facts, sud stating BIZ readiness b establish
them under the forms If law. Such charges cana u
be overlooked 10 matter Who may be invoYed; and
tbs Is one Il TIE cases, TO speak hguratvo'y, In
which the Judge msy change places W tn the pris-
Ouer at the bar.
Every effort will b. made to carry the pomins
ton Of Nathan Clifford by party d,u. He was sp-
pointed solely because Of hi, personal relations t.
The Presdent, snd those relations " ii be made 4
means Of iltimidaiiDR the weak or corciating the
doubtful. The developments against him were
sufficiently imps.Dg On Thursday to stagser Mr..
Bayard. Chairman of the judiciary Committee,
HbO asked time TO investigate, aud to make others
hesitate " no YET believe that the dignity Of the
Supreme Court is worth preserving. When the fit
nets Of q nomination for such place. which
ought to he universally conceded to start with,
BE- csDy6ssed 1t al, it is easy t. understand what
weight its recipient will carry to the bench even If
forced there BY the votes Of political majority.
jealous rival of the Duchess OF Marlborough said,
Queen Anne might make Sarah Churchill
Duchess, but che never could make her gentle.
wOm6D." SO Mr.. Buchanan may make Clifford
Judge. but he cannot make him lawyer.
Inc investigation which the House ordered yes.
teIday in the case of Dir Cullom, late Clerk Of that
body, wbs 70 have been expected after the publica-
tons made here ard the Tumors witch have circu-
lated On all sides fer the past year, compcatiug him
ard bis confed.rates with transactions which are
worse than doubtful. But il II is 10 end az farce
like that Of the last session. the experiment had bet
t. been left untried The examination Of wit.
nesses on that occasion showed a laxity in the in
quiIy itself which was uDpardonabe; while the sp-
palliDg perjury, even under such loose inqulslton,
told how fearful and pervading mnst have been the
corruption among those who had large interests az
stake outside Of Congress. In the present case Cal-
ION has probably followed in the footsteps OF mis-
iustriOus predecessors, taking care, however. to
provide more literally for some contingencies than
they did, 1t will serve the public good turn if the
merit Of roeues who collected about his Office aud
psrceled out the plumber can be thoroughly ex-
posed in their true cOors to the gaze Of an admring
country.
There sre now two enabling acts for Kansas be-
fore Congress, so that neither House can suffer in
this respect. Mr. Douglas and Mr. Banks pre-
sented their plans yesterday. No attempt at action
on either will be made until the returns OF the elec-
tons are received aud officially promulgated: MOI
withstsndirg the confident assurances which are
daily sent out from here of the strength of the Ad-
minstraton in the House on this question, there Is
no real warrant for these assumptions, so far as DIS
tiDct c0mmttals are concerned. On the contrary,
among the Northern Democrats, with some few ex-
10 growing disposition TO reserve opini IN until the
final aspect of the case may be presented. Hence
it is that the shaping of things in kansas is watched
with SO much interest and anxiety, because there is
desire to seize any reasonable pretext as means
of escaping from the embauassments ATTENDING the
LecOmpton Constitution.
II reminded ore OF the palmy cid Wing days, to
hear Mr.. Simmons yesterday 10 the full vigor OF bis
intellectual strength vindcstiDg the principles which
he upheld so wen years ago on the same spot. He
completely annhisted the falacies and sophistrles
of the President, which attributed the fnsnci, 70.
vul.on to expansion of the currency, and proved
by the figures that the circulation was less wheD it
occurred than three years ago, and tina. the specie
basis correspondea with the safe reserve prescribed
in the Message. His exposition OF the real causes
in overtradDg and the command Of the British man
ufactureIs over our markets was conceded to be
effective on all points, and attracted marked asien-
ton from such men ss Dir. Hunter The speech
ought to be circulated far and wide. lNDEX.