New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

From Our Own Correspondent.
WAsHINGToN, Monday, March Is, 1853.
The Senate galleries were crowded at an early
hour this morning, in consequence OF inhmatiOns
having been given that Douglas would be present
in spite of his illness, and that contest personal
matters, involving question of veracity, would
take place between him and Messrs. Biger of
Pennsylvania and ToOmbs of Georgia. Even the
reporters gallery was crowded, which is an unusual
occurrence. The place in its galleries which the
Senate has assigned to the Press is so difficult o
access that nothing but very strong attraction is
sufficient to tempt any but the most robust and
enterprisng persons to essay an entrance. The
older members of the newspaper corps here shrink
altogether from the undertaking. The Oldest, and
| may say the most distinguished of the repre-
sentatiyes of the Press in Washington told me the
other day that he had not entered the Senate gallery
for two years. He felt unequal at his age 10 the
physical struggle required 10 force an entrance.
The gallery has no separate entrance. 10 get IN,
it is necessary to squeeze through dense mass OF
men packed as closely rs they can stand inside and
outside of narrow doorway reporter who
enters the gallery when anything OF interest Is going
OH has invariably to dlsplace at least dozen men,
often rude and surly, who sometimes absolutely
refuse to bulge an inch. carpenter could put
ZIP barrier IN an hour that would completely
remedy the difficulty and make the reporters GAL
lery OF the Senate as easy Of access any part OF
the Capitol.
Douglas was not 10 his seat when the Senate
opened aud after the transaction 0t some OF the
ordinary morning busness-such as the presenta-
tion of petitions and memOrlas-Mr. BrOderck of
California and stated that 1t had been the pur-
pose of Mr. Douglas to be present this morning,
but by Il note just received from him he learned
that his physician absolutely prohibited him from
leaving the house to-day. Mr.. Broderck then read
from The n. Y. HrGh a paragraph stating
that during the debate in the Senate on
Saturday last be had been rebuked by
Mr.. Blgler for mpertnence. This paragraph Mr.
Broderlck said was fabrication, cOncOcted by
some person who could not have been present
during the debate of which he pretended to give an
account. Poor Biger, who sits next to Broderlck,
got up and eat his piece of humble-ple, admitting
that his remarks OH Saturday were based on mis-
apprehension, and that, if he had understood the
state OF the discussion, he would have held his
tongue.
Judge Wade then resumed his speech which he
left unfnit he'd on Saturday. He began by rdlculng
poor Blgler in a grave, dry, good d-humOred way,
which Was peculiarly effective aud set the galleries
to laughing while the unhappy Pennsy lyanian tried
in vain 10 look if he did not hear word of the
keen sSTcaSms that were 50 sklltully launched al
him. When he had sufficiently tOrmented Bigler,
the learned Judge turned his attention TO President
Buchanan whose declaration that the people OF
Kansas were rebels and traitors he repelled with
force and Indignation. " If they are rebels, am
rebel said Judge Wade: if they are traitors, l
am traitor approve of what they have done,
"and | accept OF their sentiments as my sentl'
"menis'
Mr.. Benjamin undertook TO int rrIpt the speaker
at this point by asking if he remembered certain
resolution which had been passed by some public
body in Kansas.
Judge Wade replied that he did not remember
and did not believe il had ever been passed; but II
il had been passed, il made no difference whatever
The Constitution defined treason and rebellion and
DO mere resolution, 10 mere words OF any soEI'
could constitute those crimes.
Judge Wade drew vivid picture of the con-
dition Of Kansas occupied by an army OF three
thousand men, sent there tO enforce perfect Tree
dom and popular sovereignty. Why are those
troops there he asked. WHAT is the object OF tins
array of infantry, cavalry and artillery Why, 20
compel the people 10 have their own way 10 make
the people do what the people want to do 10
force them at the point of the bayonet to execute
their own wishes Even the Administration
Senators could not orbear laughing at the ludcIous
sketch he drew of the position of the army IN Nan
sas. Dir. Benjamin fairly rolled in his chair a. the
successive outlines OF the picture were brought De-
lore hlm BY the grave, rich tones Oi the orator,
whose own countenance meanwhile was a. rlgd ahd
unmoVedas u he were pronounclDg ilnera oIs'10u'