New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-22

The momeasoas struggle in Congress on the Le-
compton device approaches its crisis. The bl oil
Mr. Green is morally certain TO be taken up IN the
Senate before the middle Of this week, un!ess 1t
shou!d be deemed more polite to take up the Mia
nesots bill, and, ut toe fitting time, move tue Le-
| compton "a an ameadmeot thereto; and IN either
case the passage OF tie latter through the upper
| House is merely question Of time. The brszen
e.I Ioatesy Of Mesars. Bright and Fitch IN cinging
to the sests to which they never elected stav-
| ing OF vote Of the Senate on their case By one
dodge altes another Leases room for hope in that
| ausrter. The LecOmptoa biz or rider will go
through the Senate probably b fore the close OF next
week-at any rate 40 soon az its friends decide to
have it. If they insi.t on passing it this week,
they can do it, BY sitting through couple Of nights
and letting the opposition talk their breath out We
do not think the result caa bepOstp0net beyond the
| close Of next week.
The HoUse Of Representatives is to be the arena
Of difftseLt and more doubtful struggle. We do
not absolutely anticipate success egen there;
but we believe the battle may be won, in spite of
all Executive efforts and appliances, if the Country
should evirce proper nterest in the result. If
the People evnce indifference or apathy, the bill
will psss, and Kansas be very probably plunged
thereby into civil war. In our judgment, nothing
but very distinct and unequiyocal intmatiOn to
the hesitatng Members from their constituents
that to vote for this measure is to consgn them
selves to political perdition cen now prevent its
passage. If any citizen waits the Lecompton i'm
posture rebuked, yet hesitates to make that desire
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vote for it, he virtually cOnniyes at its triumph.
We have seen intimstons that the anti-Lecomp.
ton Members should they find themselves in danger
of defeat may undertake to stop the bill by the
system tf parliamentary tactics technically known
as "fillibusteiing" is, by piling points of
ORDER calls of the Yeas and Nays, and all manner Of
motions, upon each other so as to preclude action
90 the main question. We have two objections to
this scheme-the most obvious being that Of its
futility. To suppose that bill may be defeated in
this way provided there be majority earnestly in
its favor is to suppose Speaker Orr incompetent to
govern and Mr.. Stephens to lead the House-sup-
positions which We cannot cOuntenance. On the
contrary, We believe au attempt to defeat the bill
by flhbusteriDg will be seized pretext by some
weak brethren who are committed against Lee
compton but are still desirous of obgng the Whit,
House and being rewarded therefor, and that they
will be induced BY it to 60 over openly to the sup
port Of the measure.
We hold it perfectly right for minority to fill
buster whenever ii may be necessary to gain time
to bring in sbseat Members also when the majority
refuse to allow fair aad reasonable time for discus
sion, with liberty to move and obtain vote upon
propositions Of amendment. Beyond this, we do
not consider this policy either right or wise. unless
under very extraordinary circumstances. And no"
we think the leading opponents in the House oi tae
Lecompton scheme should call parey Win theu
opponents and require Of them pledge-hrst, that
time shall be accorded for at least forty speeches OF
oGe hour each in Committee or IN the House;
secondly, that so many amendments not exceeding
one hundred the opposition shall see t to propose,
shbl be fairly entertained and voted upon with the
privilege Cf course, of demanding the Yeas and
Nays Oh each. These conditions being acceded to,
we think the opposition would not be justified in
entering upon game Of fillibusterng; if they are
refused let the bill be resisted to the utmost, aud 10y
every means justified by parliamentary rules.
But let the profer be fairly made by side, and
We do not think it will be rejected Ifit is, let the
facts be fully set FORTH and the Country will justify
resort to tactics in resistance to measure which
it slready regards with osthing. Let the Lecomp-
topes agree to face the question tairly-to take
the Yeas aud Nays propositions to submit sfresh
and fairly to the people OF Kansas the several Con-
stituticus framed in their behalf letting majority
decide iualy between them or against them all.
&c-sud if majority choose to vote down every
such amendment aud pass Green's or Stephens's
blu, how eau it be helped! We protest agaipst
any coscession that the sati-Leconpton men are
minority until vote shall 80 decide; but if they
a,s minority, let the majority rule, they taking
the responsibility. Partbian resistance would
suit neither the dignity of our cause nor the temper
Of those outside Of Congress who sustain it. Letthe
apo!Ogsts of the Lecompton elimination OF years
OF sudacious crime rather be feaIlessy challenged.
first to the discussion. then to The decisive vote.
If they seeA to eysde either. on their heads BE- the
| consequence.