New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-29


We have not shared in the apprehensicna wh'cn
seem 70 be entertained that three or four Repuoh-
can Members Of the II use would separate from
their political brethren on Ore or more oil Tue i'n
portant votes which bro TO BE- taken on Ihursna!
next. On the contrary, We have cherished abiding
faith that frierdy discussion with time for con'd
Grafton would produce uniformity OF acton among
all those who are sgreed 10 principle aud purpose
that, however other parties may scatter OF uh''e'
the Republican vote would be, as It hitherto oas
beer, east solid ior ans and every proposition CAL
cuattd to rtsCae Kansas from the tolls OF her ene-
mics and enslayers, and briDg her speedily pace
fully and iriunphaDtiy into the Union as Free
State. Ard, since tie Republicans compose bat
minority Of either House, and can only hope TO sue
coed By the COO peratDn of Members of other par
tee, we hive not doubted that they would uuani-
NOUS welcome such cooperation, dong no'b'hg
TO repel but yeIything 70 iLy.te it. Such Is stu
our conviction.
We cou,d wish to see opportunity afforded LOT
every Member to propose amendments to the Sen
s.e bill bud have the Yeas and Nays taken thereof;
but, unhsppIy. many things consPire to demon
stratc t6at, vbile the Republicans sre not SUM-
cien;ly numert us to command such opportunity
the LecoDptOLites are folly aware that they cannot
rGord TO concedc It. We infer from ali We see
that Mr. Stephens. whose claim to make the first
motion with regard to the bill cannot BE- successfully
resisted vill ehdeavor to put the bill on its passage
srd move the PreviOus Question ut Once-at least,
if be- can hope fur success in so doing Every
chance fer amendment that can BE- hoped for issIm'
py .uch rs the main strength of the Opposition
shall secure; beyond that. We expect nothing aud
shall get nothing
Let US suppose then, that the first amendment
acted on is that proposed by Mr. Critendea 10 the
Scarborough it to be- sustained!
We can understand that q determined Anti
Slavery man. the question of agreeing to the bill
as apcadtd by the adoption Of Mr. Crittenden's
substitute should find his course not free from diff
fculty. by voting Ay he subjects himself to the
taunt Of ignorance or knavery-" There you
voted for the Lecompton Constitution after all,
"oDl, with proyso that it be submitted to and
" ratified by the People of Kansas" Such tiuats
practical legislator, who Is more soIictous that
bis votes sha BE- right than thst they sha took right
must often encounter and def. 1t will be sufficient
to say in answer" Sir, voted not only 'cih the
" great body of the Republicans, but against the
whole force of the Slavery Propagandists; aud if
"you suppose neither party knew what it was
&" about, you must have All Overweening confidence
" in your own sagacity." We should have no hes.
itation, in any case affecting Slavery Extension, in
vctirg against Messrs. Boyce, Keitt, Bocock,
Letcher, Quitmsn, &c, and pointing to that an
tagOnism rs proof satisfactory to any Intelligent
Free-LabOr constituency that our vote was the
right one However dense our ignorance or stu
pdty we should feel sure that those gentlemen
hnew what they were about aud voted accordingly.
And we dare assure our readers that the Lecomp-
tontes in the House. should they carry their point
next Tbursdsy, will not carry it by the votes Of
any two or more Republicans cast in most unnatu-
raj conformity with theirs.
How any Republican should hesitate or scruple
to vote for Mr. Crittenden's amendment per So, We
cappot msgine. What does it propose but that
the People of Kansas shall be alawed fair chance
to say whether they do or do not approve tue l.e-
compton Constitution And is there any Repub'
lean opposed to that We know Of none-believe
there can be none. We believe it will be every
Republican, duty to vote against Stephens Il Co.
on agreeing to the bill as amended; but how any
oIe should think OF opposing the proposition to
amend entirely passes our comprehension. We
believe there ia no such Republi ,an in the House,
a. in fha