New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-23

garb and array himself appropriately Win ieAIHe's
o. h.s head rngs round h.. anhes ana q ~"p'Hu
skln about his body. With BIZ costume 10 AreP'oe
BIZ APPEARANCE, The hi- language, weuh nav o"rh
worthy Of Seudsn or Ethiopia. On tbe oa'N' "
the Niger or The Congo be would have y ihe \ a.
cidsd sensation, aud have been pronouncen WIZ
hes'aton a great orator and terrible chieiS'uh
Hls ioes Mould have tr,mbled AID h.s lono"''-
would have beat the tomtom al ught long III hCuo, ,
Of BIZ glory and power. But among ei'hl|.
pee ple-in the civil ,sd States OF the Nortn al i''
Mr.. Toombs should uuderstaGd that th-Se 'uis',
attempts at intimidation provoke only dens''n' az
terd 20 give TO him who uses them the rePntatou u
a wiLd-bsg and e snOb
At % o'clock Mr.. TOoubs ended. and hT. CI.'-
teIden rose to reply. He elOqueniy yindica'e Iie
Missouri COmpromise OF 1920, a. one OF the ".se'
and most benehcent act- Of American history "or'"
more than all tketarff or revenue acts ;hate'eF "e'e
passed, because il gave 10 tbe country revenue ol
peace and harmony for thirty successive !eal'
whose priceless value no money could compute =,
Mr. Crittenden proceeded u answer MI
TOomb.s denial of the facts Of history 10 regard D"
the frauds in K5nsas, which he did very succ''--
fully He then alluded to his position a. SCUM
ern man on this question. 1t was his duty as a
Southern man 20 warn the South against UNJUST
aggression on her part-against committing herfeh 70
wrongful and perllOus cOurse. he >Outh sloull
,eorn to take advantage Of qulbbes and techLca'-
ties TO fix fraudulent claim upon Kansas. IL Wa,
not a question OF Slavery. 1t Vas question o'
Justice, honor and truth. He regretted that the
South had not seen fit to unite in support OF hlsh
and noble policy. He was himself true son oi
the South, but be was also true American citizen
and
The people in the galleries a. this point could no
restrain the enthusiasm which Mr.. Crlttenden
maIly and patriotic speech had created, and broke
ont INTO loud applause. They checked Themselves
instantly, however, before Mr.. Mason could make a
motion Ia turn them out, and Mr.. Crlttenden warm
ing up went on and finished his remarks in the same
high strain. He was followed by John Bel 0f
Tennessee, who had listened with marked lmpa-
tience 10 the speech of the Senator from Georgia.
Mr.. Bell began by sternly rebuking Mr.. Ioom67
for his dsunon sentiments, for calling the Union an
idolatrOus myth which the people of Kentucky loved
too well. This attack upon the Union was the key
to this LecOmptOn business. desire to overtime"
the Union was at the bottom Of il.
What is the history Of Kansas , What Is the
record before US record of well.authenticated,
well confirmed facts, investigated and proved by the
highest authority, by Commissions of Congress, and
by gentlemen Of official standing in the Territory.
What did these facts show :! Frauds frauds Of the
grossest and most shameful character. For ex.
ample census taken in l-55 gave 1900 names OF
voters in the Territory abogt month before the
elections but at that election 5000 votes were re-
turned The Congressional Committee examined
the poll-bOoks and found that of the 300 names
on the census rolls only 800 or 900 were on the
list which contained the 5000 votes returned BY
the judges of election.
Mr Toombs interrupting, said that he could not
comprehend this statement. Mr.. Bel promptly
replied that it was very evident from the speech
which he had Just made that he did not understand
it, and that moreover be did not understand the
Kansas case at all. He had totally Inexperienced
the facts, and his speech showed throughout that
he had not studied or understood the evidence. He
then explained the point he was discussing, and
Mr.. Toombs tactly admitted that he had spoken
without adequate knowledge Of the facts.
After speaking for al hour, hr. Bell asked for
recess, and at 81 o'clock the Senate adjourned 10
O'Clock this evening.