New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-19

one can show that II WILL The South Will certainly
esin nothing, for no one suppo-es ths. Kansas can
bt come Slave ate. The Southern men who
have spoken on this subject generally nit that
Mr.. Crttendcn then mentioned the names Of
some Southern men who thought that Slavery
could not be established in Kansss-amons them.
Nr. Kett Of South Carolina. AT this point. Mr..
Hammond Of South Carolina questioned the cor
rectness of this statement about Mr. Keitt
Mr. Crittenden took up pamphlet and read
various citations from Southern speeches, to the
effect that Slavery could not go into Kansas-among
them, citation from speech By Mr.. Keitt Mr.
Green of Missouri here fancied he saw an opportu-
pity to put in hs oar. He rose with his usual air
Of Overwhelming superiority and asked What is
the book from which the Senator readsl'
Mr.. Crittenden replied that it was compilation
On the Slavery question.
Mr. Green, evidently thinking he should bring out
the name of some notorious Abolitionist (the
pamphlet at a distance looked very like TIE
TRIBrNE ALMANAC, demanded the authors name.
Mr. Crittenden adjusted his spectaoles with studied
celebration, examined the title page carefully, then
turned to the impatient and expectant Senator from
Missouri, and said, with peculiar emphasis, The
ssuthor does not put his name on the title page;
he merely states that he is Southern State.
lsupbter redoubed. as, after vainy endeayoring to
find something to say, Mr. Green, with the blsnkest
Of blank looks, slowly subsided into his seat.
After this ipterlude, Mr.. Crittenden went on to
declare that be was Southern man who had always
lived in the South and was attached to Southern in
stitutiops. He would go as far as he who went
farthest in defense Of Southern rights. But reso.
lutte ard Jealous as he was for the maintenance of
the rights of his own Stat, and section, he was
equally resolute aud equally Jealous in upholding
the rights of Others Every argument that could
be used against encroachment on the South applied
sgainst encroachment on the rights Of Kansas.
The venerable Senator then made an eloquent aud
pathetic appeal for the Union, lamentipg the dis
sensions and the alienation that had sprung up be-
tween the different sections of the country, and
deprecating the acrimony with which it had become
common for gentlemen Of one section to speak OF
the character aud condition of the other section.
In conclusion, Mr. Crttenden entered into con-
Constitution if ratified by Congress, the people of
Kansas would have no right to change or amend
that instrument before 1864. The doctrine that
maintained that they could was radical and reyo-
lutionary 1t was dangerous to the Constitution Of
the United States which, if that doctrine prevailed,
might be overthrown by mere Convention of the
people at any time, without regard to the limita-
tons now contained in the Constitution itself
Before sitting down, the Senator gave notice Of
an amer dmeIt to the pending bill, providing for
submission of the whole question to the people Of
Kansas.
Mr. Crittendens speech was two hours long. 1t
had the unbroken attention Of the Senate, and was
listened to by numerous an auditory as could be
crowded into the chamber, including most of the
prominent members of the House Of Representa-
tive. 1t was great speech, worthy of the
best days Of the Senate, and is destined,
when printed and read, to have prodigious effect
upon public opinion. Mr. Trumbull of Illinois,
who followed Mr.. Crittenden in this great debate,
began by compGmentirg in the warmest manner
the spec ch of Mr.. Crttenden, which he hoped
would be universally read at the South, where its
convincing eloquence could hardly fail to render
Iecompton as odous as it was at the North.
Mr.. Trumbull is now making what promises TO
be long and thorough speech on the whole Kansas
question He is discussing the character and results
of the Kar sas Nebraska act.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Thbuns.
WASHINGTON, March Il, 1853.
The great event Of this day, and one OF the most
notable Of the session, was the outspoken and noble
demonstration of John J. Crittenden sgalns. Le-
compton. His fame as an orator was sufficient OF
itself to have thropged the galleries and chamber
with the distinguished auditory which assembled
long before the hour of meeting. But the interest
Of the occasion was dcepened by the importance
attached to his views on the great question which
now engages the attention Of the country, and may
be said to fix the eye Of the civilized world uponthe
proceedings of Congress. Mr.. Crttenden devoted
Lis effort to searching examination OF the whole
subject, proving by the record that the scheme OF
forcing Slavery upon Kansas through C0ns'i'u'
tion which was the work Of faction, had been con-
ceyed in fraud and was sustained by fraud through
out. He anslyZed not only the proceedings OF the
Convention itself, but traced back the history OF
the Legislature which authorized IT, to sustain MS
positions and with force and clearness which car
red conviction to every unprejudiced mind
His dissection Of the action of the Convention, oy
which the whole power of determining the elections
placed in the hands of its continued Presidenl,
who, months after they had elapsed, walked the
streets of Washington carrying the results IN bis
pocket, concealed from the people OF Kansas and
from the public, was terrible, and made the CALLED
jades vince He said justice and honor demanded
the Senate should spurn such contrivance ana no