New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-19
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ford. sccd opportunity TO ioos sso1i saa W
ubere the respective parties ere sod ~ss' n-yss
couing 10. In the krsi pace, II 70 nansir-, ~
the Leccmpton party in Congress IN tss boass
vel q. IN the Sensie. have taken theu srsai
fully. .quarely. ureqgi5OcaIy. without resers =
hesitation. in favor Of forcing the Lecorpsoa Co
.,;,ution Up Ksnsas eyen If il has TO b. ersr.st
down tie threats Of the people Of that IerntsG |
r., tie bsyonct. q the Federal Army. This u as |
AL e the Pr--id.ni. who urges il on with al h /
p.-.oral Influence. and With al TIE influence OF b \
sfice and Of the patronage st his dsPcsaL Hss
bir,.elf urged on by the msjcnty ct SoufAera nea
m Congress. although the wlsest and most prudent
. .hg freely admit il private. their unessiaess st
.Le Trfr.re sud critical pc.iton 70 Wheh they have
b--D driven by the fsnsfcism ofihe nre-es'ers and
tie iufltuation Of Mr.. Buehansn
H. Iecornu,on party VII Dot sbandtl or aisf
=. Esr.s. p6ic,. though Il may eoase1, 10 sons
preter5ed cSmp-ounise or concess"n, such - ~
clsrirg that Kansas shall have TIE rgn' 70 cAsnss
h.r Constitution Whenever she piesses-A aeeaar
,;,n wlicb smouuts 10 nothing and j, a 40 prset-
c.I v,lns On ,b. otLer hand, i, Is equally certsn
that the Opposition party. the Aaii-ieconP'oa
nsr,v Nh;ch'jn the senate includes Messra Doug
q stuart. Br,derick. Bel and houston as wei
A. Me.srs Seward, Wilson. sumner hh'e' &C;
AID IN the House Mes.rs Harris. Hickman Mont
eousry- Cox. &c - well - Messrs. Grow, I'd
dings. Colfax. the Wsshburns. &e--i' eqsAAy
certain. say thsi that party vii not receas. in
Oupcs!tion psriy. both il tie Senste and 10 tas
Honse. nss been ihqro9Shs e"n.oidA'ea os 'as
.rent. ard Developments Of the past week. ana rIa
Hereafter present an unbroken aud hsrmOaioQs
iron, TO the Pro-slaveg policy OF the Adnlni'trs-
ten. under uhsteyer phase that Pro->layep policy
nsy show it.elf. on the uliimsie overwhelming
tritu oh Of that Opposition. no intelligent nsn cae
entertain : doubt II may be Temporarily defeated
in Congress on the LecOmpton question. bat re sue
ce.. In the country al the next election alresdy
secured.
Wolcott. II ia sid, hss been advised By hi' coun-
sel not to apply for a hsbeas corpus he s IN tho
common is Of the District vile and hlthy prison,
which hs. been presented by the Grsnd jury 1
nuisance. A good deal Of sympathy for him exists
even in the House and among members who voted
for tie resolution which consigned him 10 prison
The House has been occupied all dos on the eicc-
ton case Of Henry Winter Davis. hr. BOWIE OF
Narylsnd is making an incoherent speech, which
seems to smuse the House greatly
FrUm Or Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Feb. L., 1853.
Mr. Loveioy Of Illinois made rousiDg speech on
Kansas snd Slavery this morning, combating very
eiiectually net only the political but the socist
moral ard theological fsllacies by which the ultra
slavehoder strives TO bolster up the institution.
He denounced and spurned whs. Broughsm once
termed "the wild and guilty fantasy that man eoah
have property in man." He occupied the Clerks
de,k. and his clear and emphatic utterances were
heard distinctly and sttentiyely BY the House and
by the crowded galleries. Tennessee member
mr., Geo ed him who read long essay on Kansas IN
80 hurried manner that no one ID the hall could
catch more than one sentence IN ten. lie was
anxious 10 crowd much as possible into his allot
ted hour. and rsttled of his manuscript very much
in the style that the Clerk of the House over
The names Of members after calling the Yeas and
Nays. ~
Senator johnson of Tennessee has just concluded
q strong sueech against the increase OF the army
and against the growing expenditures OF the Gov
ernment. His energetic picture OF the extraTa-
gaBce of the Federal authorities caused considora-
ble sensation among hls Administration friends.
Mr.. Wolcott considers himself a martyr, after
the manner Of Passrnore Williamson, and has, il n
said. made no application for writ Of hsbeas cor.
pns having become satisfied that his application
would be unayaiing, and that the writ would be Ne
fused. portion Of the memberawho voted against
him show signs of relentng, and there is some talk
of moving BIS discharge in the House.
On Monday il was reported that Gen Burns Of
yestigation into the charges against him in The
TRIBUNE. Ii is now said that he declines to de-
Insnd committee, which is doubtless very pru.
dent resolution on his part for if one half the state
ments that are in circulation abou, his change Of
vote on the Lecompton question can be substao-
tiated by proof-snd the proof is alleged 10 be in
resdiness-he will act wisely ia not pressing for an
investigation. II vac saa - &c &c hi. intention also.
10 demand the expulsion Of THE TRIBryE's eecc,'
respondent from the Reporters gallery Of The
House. For this last measure, however. presume
there was no other foundation than idle talk Ii
Gen. Burns does Dot persently move an inyestga-
tioD, il is likely that his particular case may bs
brought before the House in some other way.
singular fact, which strongly indicates Mr.. b.
chanans Southern prOciyities and the startling
extent 10 which be carries them, has just come to
my knowledge. After the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee Of the Senate had agreed en the bill which
was reported to the Senate requiring the road %
commence on the Missouri River between tho
mouths OF the Kansas and the Big Sioux Rivers.
Senators Jefferson Davis and Gwn took the bill to
the President 10 ask him if he would approve of IT,
he said No. he preferred Southern route, end de-
nOunced the project OF tie route from the Missouri
in severe and even bitter terms At mis- suggestion
Jefferson Davis subsequently offered his bill as Q
substitute the effect OF which bill would be 10 start
the road at FL PasO, thousand miles from the
lines Of trade or population, that the iron for the
road would have 10 be carted for hundreds Of miles
10 get It To the starting point, while the road when
finished if it ever should be finished would be co.
tirey on one side Of the population and business Of
the country.
TS-COLLINS-COLr
COrt'pond-uce Of The Boston Journal
WAsHIsGros Feb. b. 1sj6