New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-02
TR0H. WSsBrRs r0E.
THE PROSPECT BEFORE Us.

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WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb. u, 1900
he chances for the passage Of LeesmPs'o do
nst losk % shssg here ~ they 90 q .
rA<re 10 no doubt that some bill proVidhs f' -"
Admission Of Kansas is to psss al this oess0"' '1
Nat the L.eompton sbomnstion s To be iofoed %
Nat long. afflicted Territory, seems bere s'''c'"
,,.A.h,s Its real friends are much fewer 'nan
sv,sr6eial appearances would indicate A.''us'
4 .eem, probable that nearly every South Anef'
...vill vote for it doubt whether three OIL 'nefn
..r,estly desire its success. ] understand that
uvm,hrey Marshall privately avo~s that he couli
...t.in himself IN bis District much more esniy
n voted against than if be voted for it. The Fro
Eaters support it Of course, ~ the most unrsasens
jAIe and outrageous Pre- Slavery measure now prso-
xcabIe; but they would net regret its failure, 30
hat they eOvd thereby have obe more enerosch-
neat on " Southern Rights TO complain Of Be-
sle these, there are good many Northern Demo
srats whe must vese on the Main Question az the
President requires, yet who would resiy prefer
tAst the bill should fal. Os the whole, / hope il
nay bo trippea up or have fts fsngs e1tracted, by
,>ne vital amendment; and, if it shoah be, there
w
They tell characteristic snec1ote Of a Min
nssota Senator, who changed very suddenly last
'week from Anti-Lecomptos to LecOmpton, and is
xely TO eotan his seat q month earlier IN conse-
Suenee. A Western friend was regretting this
change, assuring him that the public sentiment OF
the North was almost unanimous the other way.
"Hos blast the North :" reto,ted the gallant Sen
At>r; ait has no public sentiment, and never had !"
He was pretty nearly right as to the North which
Has been; trust not as 10 the North that is and is
- be. At all events, there will be desperate and
doubtful struggle in the House. 1t s expected %
ssnmence next Thursday.
i see reports in New-York Journals that the Army
Din il likely to be revived and paced. / zee no
probability of this. The blow struck at the Exec
Rtive by the defeat of this bill in the Senate was
well aimed, sad may yet be followed up. IRetead
Of creating Dew regiments, and thus pandering to
fAe depraved appetite for Military psmp and for
living on the fruits of taxation, our Government
sssht to dsband at least half its present Military
force and look to Volunteers their main reliance
h ease of Civil War. / doubt whether any bill
authorizing an increase of our Armed Force can
pass this Congress, though Volunteer BIZ possibly
nay. Outside of the circle Of those expecting
some personal advantage from an increase of the
Army, the current of opinion is al against it. /
far the time that must come in which the People
Uiu demand the utter abolition Of the Standing
Army, and insist on doing their own Sighting, has
net yet dswned, but it is coming. 1t cannot come
tee soon.
believe all the Investigating Committees are
~ ,u,oxl and aa.h NTH fair nrneraets II ia
understood that the Lawrence g. Stone Committee
think they "smel woclen," and don't mean TO lose
Tie scent til they nose Ovs something. Success to
them!
The House Committee Of Elections want badly
10 turn cut Lew. Campbell, but the show for doing
L 70 miserable. Though CampbelPs official slmsjority
wse but 10 in very heavy poll, and though Vallan
liaham took his testimony last Winter, when Camp
lell was obliged to be here, attending to his duties
- Chairman of the Ways aud Means, and though
no time has been allowed him to make up that
kswsy, yet there s No evidence developed that
would Justify the House in ousting Campbell and
sivisg his seat TO Vslandigham. If votes for Le
compton were not badly wanted, V. would stand
NO chance.
Ny impression is that Bird Chapman has good
ease 90 against Ferguson from Nebraska, but that
he House will not say 30, and that nothing will be
done with the Maryland contests.
If Alex. Stephens succeeds, as ne intends, in
psporhng a Leeompton bill from the Select Com
rittee, and making it-s Special Order for week
from Monday next it is quite probable that the
House viii be brought to a vote on the main ques-
Ton ahead of the Senate.
TAe Union Of this morning says of The TRIB
UxE's proposition that the People of Kansas
since they are now held to be favorable TO LecOmp
top-shall be allowed fair vote upon it, and
seeept or reject it as they see fit:
1--WE don't care whether the sjority Ike or die
HE the Constitution. We unwilling 10 take any
more testimony. The has been closed, after full
notice. The verdict has been rendered the Judgment
sstered up and the executior sS no M tie hands Of the
sfeers. 1t Is certainly no time TO plead the general
SHue"
Very well: perhaps The Union has never
beard of the Western fashion, when unfairly
beaten in a verdict Of beating on the execution"
Il riQ hear of it before it is through with Kan
sss. H.G.
His se:uI nprecs.iOn emphatic thar this, but
ss,hei pefane.
Rsorn Oar Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1858.
Personal friends Of Gen. Shields deny the
statement mputing to him any change of pur-
pose in regard 10 the Lecompt0n contriysnce