New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

men. who heartily with justice and right TO prevail
in our National affairs, are seen Opposing sai
struggling against each other at the polls That
the ruffiansm and debauchery Of the land should
ympa.hize with and stand up for the oppreasou u
Kansas and Northern tools Of the Save Power, i,
what every one must expect. You canno. Cad
from the Aroostook 10 the Sacramento, protes-
slonal gambler who does not intensely hate Ave.
Itionsts, and glory in the Dred Scott dechSa.
There is not one tipping house in every HUNDRED
whose master is not in sentiment aud sympathy
Border Ruffian. All this is natural and acccnk
for itself. But why good and upright men shoal
differ on such questions as the history of Kama
presents, or such judgment as the Supreme CoaH
has rendered against bred Scott, is very hsa
to comprehend. The only hypothesis that plsuably
accounts for it, imports that such deceived and
m.led by adventures, who make gam Of misesdas
them, and coin into gold or power their uan.eu.
tionsl alteration from the ways Of Truth aud Daty
We will illustrate this view BY single and brief
citation from contemporary which is as respectable
and probably as honest as the majority Of tAs
Northern journals affiliated with the Slave Power.
We quote from The Burlington Sentinel (Vkh
wbich carries the name Of John G. SAKE s Ass.
ciate Editor, as follows:
"Robinrop, Lane, Reeder and al the other asitseu
of snaJchy ard revolution have disappeared from sight
and A Pepubl,c0n House of Representatives. accepted
Whitfield as the iarfA delegate Of the TERRITORY,
and passed the usual appropriation for the expenses Of
the much villified Kansas Legislature
If the author of this quotation were called
before a court, and, being sworn, were asked
Sir, do you assert that there was Republican
majority in the late House of Representatives.
DO you soy that this majority, or any considerable
portion of it, voted to accept or recognize Whitfield
a. the lawful Delegate from Kansas Do'you
mean that this majority, or any considerable
fraction of it, voted to appropriate for the expenses
of the Kansas Territorial Legislature 2'-he would
Of course be constrained TO answer each question
in the negative He knows, as every intelligent
man must know, that there was never
aRepublicsn majority in the House, but only
plurality, which on some questions was voted with
bv a sufficient number of Fillmore Americans or
Buchanan Democrats 90 make ts scale prepoa-
.derate; but it was never able Of its own strength
to carry q single proposition in full House. Mos
than hundred and twenty ballots were takea Tor
Speaker, during contest Of two months; yet tho
Republicans could never obtain majority, and The
preteDse that some votes were scattered bee use
the objection to this or that leading candidate VA
thoroughly exposed BY the support given by Messn
Dunn, Moore, Scott Harrison and Others to Fill
more in opposition to Fremont, without the leas
e az o>fi IA
bu. only of withholding their votes from Fremont
Yet il il only by counting these - Republicans
that any countenance can be given to the assertion
that The last was Republican House."
SO, on the other points. The Republicans were
enabled, by the aid of certain Fillmore Americana
to vote Whitfield out Of the late House at its h"'
or long Session; but at the short Session 3D.
chaDan having meantime been chosen Presldeos
and the Republicans Frustrated, Whitfield pro
sented himself afiesb, having been reelected under
tie bogus claws" The Republicans at once OBJ
jected to his taking the seat; and, having tenn
porary aseendsncy, through the failure Of certain
Democratic" or American" Members h sp
pear at the opening Of the Session, they voted hin
out. A reconsideration was instantly moved, and,
BY parliamentary tactics and fllbusterng do
cisive vote was STAYED of until enough Of the sb'
,entees bad been brought in TO turn the 'csb
aga,nst US; and now the question was taken, the
Republicans Outnumbered, and Whitfield admisnN.
All the Republican votes were against him, and I"
think two or three others; but be triumphed, no
thanks to the Republicans, but because most Of the
Americans who voted him out at the former oss
sion, now raw fit to vote him in.
So with the question of paying the Bogus Legs.
lsture. The House, in the unbalanced ABSENCE
certain Democrats, repeatedly voted down this item
Of the General Appropriation bill, andtepeatedly
.t,uck il out of The bill as it passed the Senate;
but the House majority was very small, while tho
Senate majority the other way was overwhelming;
and at last, after several d,sgreements, the HOu's
receded by ono majority, at 4 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 4th of March flour hours after the session
should have termiDated. and thus saved the APpro'
priation BILL which would Otherwise have been o'i,
rel deripg necessary an Extra Session. Even un
der this pressure we feel conf jent that no Repao
lean voted TO Ieceoe, aud We do not know that one
even withheld bis vote Had the Kansas Legislative
Appropriation been submitted in separate DILL We
ore sure that no Republican vote would nave 0eea
given for it, though the session had been proHac'ed
this disagreement till docmsday.
We speak of facts SO public and "ell-sathens'
Gated TIA, no one will venture in any material point
10 di,pu,e them. What, then, must We think of the
Conductor of public Journal who can deliberately
put forth such representations as we have quoted
.boyel What relAtce can be placed on his hon.
esty and tru.hfalDes, in treating Of facts less no
rious and unteDiabIel And the misfortune ia that
We are exposing lot an individual merely, bat
clsn-not an instasce, but q system. VINO cn