New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19
IRON WASHINGTON
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sbse " carry LecC my:on through the ho'sF' '"'
bTm which the Senate win require Ane ~ SoU
erp supporters de.laDd. Another sue" 'N'.''
that now 90 much boasted may prove worse ''"1
Ass.,t The heat evidence Of The ssnre oi neah-
,.,. "a, nanjcested today j, tbs attemp' d MI
aa.,A... % ,.t no the Minnesota bill, f9f the 2uI
80 ~.,.ioe two additional votes Bu; he wac
ax.,r.a "a uill BE- compelled % abando7 that eh-
,.rim,nt. until better reeson caa De as' 'gnoo'
: -, R;ee and bis speculatirg friends haze been q
nele too fast in their management, and must take
- .oosequepces of indisereet precipitation. II
Mnpesota could not he used m q political conven-
,rnee Mr. Stephens would be in no hurry ~ "as
shovn by the action Of the Senate when the Demo-
cratic majority postponed the bill month after month
sntl an object was to be promoted for the benefit oi
Lecompton.
The speaker did not announce the Committee OF
Conference until a late hour in the day, though II
vas well understood early in the morning t.at hc
lsa selected Messrs. Englsh, Stephens and How
ard and thus gratfcd the purpose at which the first
aimed in his movement Of yesterday. This delay
sccasiobed comment, since there was some reason
- suppose that the intention wac entertained of
substituting another name for that Of Mr.. Howard,
whose vigilance and integrity are known ~ BE- proof
asainst either temptation or persuasion.
The Anti LecOmpton Democrats who have through
III kele prOldcttd prON'0. tu|lT nuflHy W
fheir acts are not discouraged at The final prospect,
and not dissatisfied that Mr. English should occupy
. position by which his whole action will. be SUP
ieeted 10 the severest scrutiny and the rc5p0nslhli-
ty devolyed where it now properly belongs. Mr..
Pendleton and Mr.. Owen Jones have di-tnctly
stated since their votes on the Conference, th9t
they intended nothing more than to grant parlia-
mebtary courtesy, and are as much determined in
hostility to LecOmptOn now as heretofore. They
have character to lose, aud these declarations must
therefore be respected, however much tho expedl-
eney Of their course may be- questioned Others
were also inclined TO that concession, such az Judge
Chapman of Pennsylvania, but relinquished ndltl-
dual opinion, in order not to break the moral force
of the Opposition. Mr.. English is in position t.
siaim any excess Of confidence, after separating
from the frieuds with whom he had acted, and IN
whose private cOunsels be- had shared, without Civ
ing them any intimatiOn Of his intended motion for
q conference. And in his remarks yesterday when
speaking of the Senate bill, he qualified his Oppos-
zion carefully saying he did not think he could
"vote for it III any event" II is no part of my in
tentiOn TO arragn the motives OF this or any other
member, but the time may come when it will be
proper to review his entire action and to attach the
hnks which complete the chain connecting its pri-
vste with its public history lie shall be treated in
. spirit of fairness and iberalty he has already
been, in this correspondence up tO the last hour,
but If he defaults then aud ustifies the suspicious
which have already spread fur and wide, he cannot
escape the exposure which justice will exact. So
far as Mr.. Hall of Ohio s concerned, he has vet to
prove the sincerity OF bis purposes by another trial
which will be watched with the deepest anxiety
And this remark will apply with equal force to the
reserve which the Administration claims 10 have
had yesterday, for carrying the conference in
Of any default by its new allies.
Mr.. English's plan of pacfcatiOn is to amend the
bill by clause providing that the next Legislature
10 be elected in Kansas shall have the right OF
authorizing convention TO change the Constitution
But w<etched as is that contrvance, end surrender
iDg il does the vital principle at issue, byestab
kshiDg Slavery for three years, it will not suit TIE
Son.hen extremists. They will make no such
terms, and Mr.. English must expect to march up
and accept their dictation or abandon his attempts
1t compromise. Mr.. Ganett Of Virginia commit
ted himself to the point of taking the Senate bill
with or without the Grecn-Pugh amendment, but no
further. He will have no other conditions no mat
ter who may cOntrive them, or for what purpose,
and this MIR. English perfectly understood in the
cross firing which occurred between them, Mr.
Eustis of Louisiana has decided objections tO the
amendment aud 40 have others, but they regard it
n worthless yerbiage. So that the effort to recon-
eile these conflicting interests will De attended with
more embarrassment than is supposed, unless Mr.
English has made up bis mind to surrender entirely
and 10 eat every word he has uttered agaifkt the
Iecompton fraud.
Notice of the manly consistency and devoted fide-
ity Of John b. Haskin and Horace f. Clark ought
not to be omitted Though beset on all sides with |
appeals and influences which might well occasion
come degree of hesitation, they have stood their
ground without faerng, and sc cured the lasting re-
spect of all who honor uprightness and courage.
Be the result what it may, their conduct will not be
forgotten.
It 10 little remarkable, though Mr. Gwin intro
duced the resolutions of the California Legislature
sVith such parade for effect yesterday, that when
Mr. Broderick denounced the Lecompton fraud as
xepudsted by four ths Of the people OF that State,
20 whose impartial Judgment he should appeal over
she Legislature, no reply was made. Perhaps his
colleague thought silence the part of discretion,
after some recent tits in executive session, when
Mr.. Broderck was as bold and defiant in his criti-
cism as he has been conspicuous and gallant IN his
whole action upon this Lecompt0n swindle. And
he 10 destined 10 be sustained by the people Of Cali.
fornia, ~ will be seen when Mr.. Gwins vacancy is
80 be filed year hence.
The Pacific Railroad may be considered dead, and
oimply because the effort to proptlate support has
been attended with concessions that have repelled
both the interests sought 10 be secured. No bill
can now pass the Senate without radical change,
such az il not likely TO be made, and which would
efectually mar the object if yielded. Mr.. GWln
has not met the objections with which this measure
has been assaed, according TO the expectations OF
Its friends for in sppropratng the lead as he has
done, it was supposed at least that he weuld not
only be fully prepared 10 confront opposition, but
10 vindicate its merits with such arguments and
facts as would conquer existing prejudices.
Now that the Senate has concurred with the House
In hxIne day OF adjournment the 9Th Of June,
IT is to be- hoped that some little attention will be
bestowed upon the public business With ordinary
industry, they might in six weeks accomplish all
tbat is necessary There is policy to he cOnsid-