New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

From Our on, Conssposdent
WARRINGTON, Wednesday, Feb 10, $50.
The plan of tho President and of the Admin ira
ton leaders in Congress is to pass Lecompt VI
through the Senate, send it to the House and put
it, under the previous question. through before the
Lecompton Committee can report. This scheme
will be resisted to the utmost by the Republicans
and Anti Lecompton Democrats. The tactics of the
Lecompton Democrats, developed on Friday night.
will be turned against themselves, and unless the
rules of the House shall be violated it is physically
impossible that the thing can pass A hundred
members determined to resist to the last can pre-
vent it's passage by dividing themselves into sections
of fifty each, and calling the yeas and nays inter
minably.
The form in which LecomptOn will be passed is
likely to involve the insertion of pretended COM
promise in the shape of clause declaratOry of the
right of the people of Kansas to amend or change
their Constitution at any time The only parallel
that can think of to this pretended compromise
would be proposition to an honest man to marry
a prostitute whose advances he had already rejected
with scon and lOathng, and TO give as reason for
insisting on the marriage, and to silence his scru.
pies and those of his friends aud relatives, the
assurance that after the marriage he could easily
obtain divorce.
The infatuatiOn of the President ia almost incred-
ible He still asserts in the most positive manner
that the passage of the LecOmptOn Constitution
through Congress would settle the whole mstter in
thirty days, and would put final end to Slavery
agitation.
MIR. Haskin of the Westchester District of your
State introduced into the House yesterday two i'm.
portant bills, which were read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce. One was to ap-
propriate 5000, 900 to remove distractions in Hell
Gate, East River, and the other to appropriate
SICO, 600 to deepen, widen and improve the chan
mel of Harlem River and Spuytenduyvel Creek, thus
connecting the Hudson with the East River. The
Importance of these improvements to the commerce
of your city is obvious. l hope Mr.. John Coch-
rane, the Chairman Of the Committee on Com.
merce, will see that they are not neglected, either
in Committee or in the House.
eon..pordencs Of The n Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1853.
1t is now pretty well asce rtained that the Free.
State majority in the Legislature of Kansas will be
officially declared. After Calhoun arrived here it
was announced on the authority of his statements,
that the vote of Delaware Crossing exceeded 800,
by which the representation of Leavenworth was
secured and through it the Legislature. The orr.
ginal returns from the Judges are now filed in the
proper office at LecOmptOn, but certificate is
alleged to have been sent to Calhoun, in which the
vote was alsifed 80 as to authorize the impression
he conveyed Atleast this is his explanation now.
Yesterday dispatches were received at the Interior
Department from Gov. Denver, containing the affi-
dayits of the three Judges who Ofcated at the cleo
ton in the contested precinct, affirming that only
AZ votes were cast. Secretary Thompson at once
sent for Calhoun and submitted this evidence to his
inspection, which of course admitted of no possible
contradiction, and was utterly irrecOncllabe with
the position he had previously assumed. The facts
were developed to several leading Southern. men,
and ameng them Mr.. Jefferson Davis who, it is
only just to say refused to cOuntenance any sugges
tiOn by which the result might be suspended or at
fected Under these circumstances Calhoun will
issue the certificates without further delay.
The returns for State officers are also at Lecomp-
ton and will be submitted to the Legislature when
ever the State is admitted to be canyassed by that
body. With the exclusive power of review there.
and the ability to correct frauds, no reasonable
doubt can be entertained but that the Free-State
men will be installed in the offices to which they
were fairly elected by the people Northern Demo
Gratis who are now tightly pnched at home, will en-
deayOr to find justification for their support OF the
LecOmptOn cOntriyance in these extOrted rights
which neither they nor the Administration have
helped to obtain. But the eyes of constituencies
are at last opened and such receptions can no longer
be practised with impunity.
CslhOun's welcome here has not been so cordial
az 30 faithful a servant was entitled 10 get. lie
called at the White House yesterday, but was not
admitted 20 an audience, and received no explana-
ton for the exclusion. He had the honor of long
interview with Mr.. Douglas on Saturday night,
which probably compensated for the failure in che
other direction.
The majority in the Senate are bent upon chas-
Using Mr. COuglas for his sOcalled recusancy. His
ordinary resolution calling upon the President Tor
information on Kansas matters, has been snubbed
several times and yesterday it was shut ont by the
unusual process of calling the yeas and nays on an
adjournment. To-day he tried it again, with even
worse luck, for Mr. Mason notified the chamber, If
they consented to take it up, he would move 70 Jay
it on the table without word OF explanation ms
was marked indigDity, but is only preparatory Tor
others of more significance. The " Little Giant ID
to be accommodated, but without the ceremony
of bell, book and candle.
Thanks to Mr.. Masons determination, the Sen
ate had the opportunity of hearing two excellent
/ speeches after the Army bill was taken up. Mr..
Dixon went over the history of the Missouri Com
promise 80 as to fix the responsibility of the pres.
emit troubles on the party which violated the pghted
faith of that compact. He explained how the issues
now at stake, rose above all sectional cOnsldera'
ions and involved great principles of humsnlty.
The right of selgOyernment was the real question
at the foundation of this struggle and that addressed
itself equally to the North and South without regard
TO their geographical or political distinctions Inere
was manly but proper tone pervadng this efiort'
which excited admiration.
Mr. Foot of Vermont, who never rises 10 SPEAK
in the Senate without commanding It's respect, ana
who always enlghtens by his wise cOunsels ahd