New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-24

The nomination of Mr.. HAsKIN By on influential
portion of bis constituents and his frank accept
ance on the platform Of perfect independence are
among the most gratifying signs of the times. In
the British Parliament, in other representative
bodies charged with the legislative interests Of q
great ard free people, there has almost always
been respectable and often numerous body Of
independent members, asking nothing of the Mind
tIy expecting nothing from the success of the Op-
position, but voting now with this aide, then with
that, to-day in solid phslanI, tomorrow divided
according to the individual convictions of the intel
ligent and conscientious gentlemen who maintain
this honorable and responsible position. No other
LEGISLATORS have been 80 useful in correcting abuses
and impelling improvements; ard IL Great Britain
the position Of An Independent hos SO oonnehoeo
itself to public favor that at lesst one huedred
Members of the present House of Commons claim
to be of this elass--a number which holds at all
times the balance Of power between the two AIRS
tccratic parties and changes Ministries at pleasure
So great aid growing is the power Of the IndePend-
ents in Parliament that it has been publicly pro-
claimed that Parliamentary Government-that is,
Government by Ministry acting through aud coz
trolling msjorty of the House Of ComnonS-hss
become mpossble-a Circumstance which every
true Liberal should hail with profound gratific.ton.
In Congress, there have usually been two or
three Members-such as John Randolph, j. z. Ad-
ans, Horace Mann, &c.-whose allesi to party
was Of very fragile and questionable character;
but L numerically powerful body Of Independents
has rarely been known there. But tie signs of tic
times forebode change. We rotice that Mr. A.
W. yepable ore Of the nblest ard mOet influential
Democrats in the XXXth and in tie XXXIst Con-
eress from North Carolina, has announced himself
an Independent candidate for the next House.
Massachusetts, bids fair to EJECT two or three hide
pendents; Pennsylvania viii add to their numbers
so, We are confident, will New-YoTk.
Mr.. Haskin represents District in which no
single party has majority Of the entire vote; the
poll in 1856 standing Haskin DEM 7.l95; Strang
(Rep.) 5935; Cobb (Ap.) 5,O6i-Haskn over
Strapg !, 26O; Strarg and Cobb over Haskin. ORA
But, while the District is thus divided party wise
we are confident that Dir. Haskn's independent
course as Member has been AID is regarded with
profound satisfaction by very large majority CT
his constituents. To those constituents he has ap-
Peh!eu lOr IntT Feic!cI on LIS cVtiso, o1u NO Csu
not doubt their response. We trust 10 attempt
will be made TO brig out Republican candidate IN
opposition to Mr. Hsship; but, if there should be,
it Will make no difference with US, nor, we are con-
fdent, with the great body Of the Republicans.
All We ask of Mr. Hsskin ia adherence to his own
chosen platform of absolute Independence CT all
parties and clques aid inheIble hostility to cor
ruption and prodisality in the Public Expenditures,
aud We are with him to the end Of the contest