New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-02

great triumph was bculc'ou ycetciuay III '"0
House, over which the lovers Of Popular Govern
ment do ard must rejoice.
It was not the triumph of any party, though
every Republican chosen to the House supported it,
snd but fraction of any other party. But the
Republicans by themselves we're powerless, as was
shown in the signal defeat Of the proposition that
the LecoDpton bill be utterly rejected The ma
iority against this proposition wes forty'two. The
unqualified and uncompromising opponents OF
Slavery are perhaps even fewer than the Repubi-
cans.
Nor is it a victory over the Democratic party.
Had the Members of that party who are conscen-
tousy hostile to Lecompton simply been absent or
silent, the bill must have passed as it came from
the Senate, by fourteen majority. The motion to
amend was made by a Democrat; the opposition OF
Members Of that party was manifested at the
outset, and has been steadast, Jealous, active and
effective.
Nor is it Il triumph of the Free over the Slave
States. The proposition of amendment, which has
been substantially adopted and engrafted on the Le-
compton bill by the House, was devised by Mr.
Crit; nden of Ky.-himself STAKEHOLDER and
representative of shareholders. But for six votes
in ts favor from Slave States, it must have been
rejected, and the bill passed it came from the
hands of Green of Missouri.
Nor is it in purpore triumph over the Federal
Several Democrats voted in the
msioritv who heartily wish well to Mr.. Buchanan's
rule-wish it delivered from evil counseors and
inouitous measures. They would gladly sustain
the President, if he would take position in which
they cOuN sustain him.
1t is u triumph over frauds in elections-Over
Government based on wholesale fraud and ballot-bOx
stufing-it is victory over pol-sts taken bodily
from old Directories, and election returns forged
without even taking the trouble to write false
names in the poll-lists.
1t is a triumph of genuine Popular Sovereignty
the right Of the People to frame their own instltu-
tiops and choose their own rulers-Over the bogus
pretender to that name which consigns State to
the sway of men who dare not show their faces on
its soil unless protected BY military escort, aud
relies on Federal b.yonets to shield il from the in
dcnation of those whose rights it has usurped,
whose liberties it has betrayed.
Its triumph of Legislative Independence over
| the most unconstitutional and dangerous abuse OF
| Executive patronage and power-Over bullying and
wheedling from the organs Of the Palace-oyer the
lavish dispensstion Of appointments, jobs and con
tracts, TO induce Representatives to defy the known
will of thei. cOnsttuents-oyer impudent attempts
TO drive Members into infdelity to their con'ic
tons BY threats OF party denunciation and persons
ostracism-oyer Presidential sniveling and appeals
to the weaker and baser elements of human ma
ture-s triumph calculated 10 teach future Presi
dents tha. party msjorites crumble before the en-
lghtened Judgment and awakened conscience of
great, free People.
| 1t is victory of Good Faith over Executive
| Treschery, which fails even to keep the word o
| promise to the ear" while breaking It ID th'
hope;" a victory which the electric wires ar
flashing to the riontiers of long-sufering Kansas
to bid her People be Of good cheer, for the rod o
the oppressor is broken and the day of their deliver
ance is az hand.
Champions Of Freedom and Honest Rule lie
~ rejoice and take courage!