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

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f.rs had been held 70 IA. kDo~ isdg. snA o.r.p,,
be had par cipa 81 10 no .Ect meeting.
Nj. SMITH IN rGorset that statement,
Dr.. hOhRlS, I'll J. va oonfo~s4 10 such r ,,(,,
eiCewas isld OF e'ed c"n,e ated Sy tie D.morr,
tc numbers OF he oe;-s s,ion de never h.t..,
Ultima 10 rom MIR. DougiaA thst he douglas, ga
uHUeicej by any such motive, did he belle va II 70
bc the fac. lie lad sa,d that he kk d on the IT,
compton movement a. great wrong and violation of
the lfiLoiPies OF tegoNetnneut AMI nes hcr Mr.
DoI. "A. h.s ieLds wOGc Or oue tt TO he sustained
bl lilrols # they gave II their support II Mr. smith
uLdsr,ctd n.ose than this re totally missppreaende1
hp.
NJ. SMITH, Va reiterated to, in oooverS.,,o,
with M. Morris lie stated dr., inct!y And explicit!
that tie ILLINOIS &c egaii"n al he'd conference and
decided 20 the coursc M Douglas -houh pu-see N
order 90 his cCt.on 20 the Senate. II he
correctly Informed Nj Morris related this to other;
that G, ht.cuaa asO informed bm tina. the dale sas>
II Iuc'o- a. the Cincinnati Con, eulun, had rscon-
Iner ded yariOu. appointments 10 the President bit
tia; tie recommendation were tere-srded, aud that
IT,, was ore ot the greN Ancr- On the par OF he
d-legsiian Tho Gentleman from llinoi. rad riIna'
c, nv ersston witt n gentleman from keotucN'
Mr. BURNETT lkyl rsmafked thA' b" IA h"t ite'
n. bbcr,, "a r,pe.t tine cor Se -stlon between Mr.
Now srd lin seli without that gentleman ooo" ut
M MORRIS inquired where TIE cOnversat.oa tCok
Mir. Smith replied !. did no, mater where SO that
~ NORRIS said that the conversst.on tetvoea
Linn I'D NJ Smith December lat 10 pre-eoc'
Of IA. Nor. = family wien he spoke az le'"o'
come plan ght not be- devised b when tne n sa' -
oue.tioo could Doe rcuIed without serioas eonho' on
sfxted that neither Mr.. DOog.~ nor sny other man
Who Lec.nIton could Be elected TO the senate
He rccoeot,d further stating that on his arrival in
Wssbii gtcr upon a~oersining that Nh Douglas would
take \ pc-itiou against L. compton, he engaged IN
copye-ss II III with Col. Richardson and Mr. Douglas
when he Informed the latter that, II he had made Up
his IT I'd - opp, sc I,-comp,on, he rhoUld avail him
~ e tie earliest opportunity 20 deliver his views:
fof ne put 81 h- speech 20 The 2st of December.
Wien a vote WAS 10 be taken IN ksAas. his motives
wouiO be ,pfd, and hls enemies would take ad
ysnt,Re of u. None Of tie Illinois delegation but
himself too, part n the conversation- As s warm
PER, 40. ana point, al friend OF Mr.. Dougla'. VIA,
u.c'' e cou.d he have in mixing ,t.tement to his
d.i,uncft2 lie doubtlsss said TO Mr. Smith tina; the
d-eg aton in Congress but not tne delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention. complain 81 that lllnp,s had
not been vel pro, drd FOR in he Of Offices.
lie ad been greatly misappre hended.
Nj. BURNETT al not pretend 20 give the pric.e
words Of &, conversation he haG had with M. Nor
ris, but lie urdeit"on NJ. Morris to state distinctly
thst tie Democratic incubers from Limos al a
ference, and determined TIA. Nj. Douglas shout
pus present. cOur-e o. tae Kansas question and
hat It's Was the ory mean by which Mr.. Douglas
rou.d sustain himself "a home aud uness IA opposed
lac, mpton defeat would not oniy be iney.sbie -
Nj. Dovcls, but to hi. friends La tina. ooversaticn
Mr.. Morn alec rpOke a. ~ whether means COulc be
l9v.sed ~ which tie Democratic could act together
harmor Ns.y, and sad that Mr.. Douglas cd not
uiend to be " crushed ou, by the Administrators.
Mr.. MARSHALL HI repeated en- authority, that
10 such coueretce as TIA, alluded to had been held
I The statement was wholly untrue.
Mr. SMITH sad trht II WAS true that converss-
ton Wa held by Lm with Nj. Morri- ia presence CT
his family bat lie nj there st Mr.. Morris request,
TO cCDsul, about Oh soldiers claim and the other
subjec, cane up tfic. this WA disposed of. Having
no political secrets hmeel. be held h be hi. duty
TO Ls coCntry TO trace out by proper anc legit
MAZE meas. the secret motives AID private purposes
of public WHO attributed othe! rca.oos Tor thei:
cen6aGt...
~ WEIGHT fCa I AMID r. this Conversation were
not teripated it must of necessity into person
alities. There seemed TO BE- tendency to widen the
breach.
bis settled determination to retail private converse
tons when he thought that the public interests re-
ouiredt. ,
Mr. SMITH explained. He did not say ne would
use private confidential conversations for public uses
but without iDianctions of confidence, he would be at
liberty TO refer 10 them for lie could difference
between public men and public subjects. Ii there are
traitors, could not ne expose the treason
| Mr. MORRIS was glad that Mr.. smith waite over
the mtefess of the country, and will defend every
avenue of liberty TO the last what gentleman would
desire that every private conversation win DIS eur"
members or friends should be publicly exposed Inc
conversation between him snc Mr.. Smith occurred IN
| private but it had been retaed IN speech by the
gentleman from Virginia.
feeling All the difficulty came from the the use OF the
word " conference. -
The House then went into Committee ofthe Whoe.
MIR. LANE, delegate from Oregon, alter speaking IN
support of the admission of that Territory rs State
of tine Union branched off Kansas advocating the
Lecomptop Constitution
Mr. HALL Mass opposed the Lecompton ConTi-
tuition and in the of his remsrks defended the
deeds and memory of the Pilgrim Fathers. he SAID
we live in formation period, and the policy OF the
country is shout to be changed and from the elements
around US the party of the future will be the spring
The elements thus far have been resistant but they
will become conservative, and acquire power and
strength Such party cannot have a faint of Sec
tionasm about it, and from the necessity OF its con-
strucion it impossible that it can become az,
gre.sive On any constitutional or coveDanted right of
the people OF the United STATES. The domluion OF
az II draws IL It's close the star of hope for the reor
ganizaton of this Government on its original pattern
will rise in the ascendant.
| The House then adjourned.